Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

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Scout Mountain

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Creek - Cow Camp

This is the most easily runnable Public-Land only route from 10 Mile Pass / Indian Creek area to the Cow Camp area. It is all dirt starting from the Indian Creek trailhead off of 10-mile…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Slate Trail #3119

Slate Trail #3119 is a 0.9-mile-long ATV spur forming a short loop with Trail #3118 off of Trail #3331. This easy route follows a mostly flat and gradual path through tall grass and mixed vegetation,…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Oneida Narrows Reservoir

This is an easy trail. You'll be able to do it in 2WD as long as there is no snow. It's a beautiful high desert scenery that follows the river and ends at a lake.…
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Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bailey Ridge #3118

Bailey Ridge #3118 is a 1.4-mile-long ATV spur that branches off Trail #3331 and travels across sagebrush-covered hillsides and wide open meadows. The trail follows a gradual grade with a dry, dusty surface that includes…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cow Fork Bench #3373

Cow Fork Bench #3373 is an easy 1.4-mile-long ATV trail that begins at a gate with space for a 50-inch vehicle to enter. It travels north across the base of a hillside on mostly flat…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Third Creek to Ruben Hollow 7445

This is a short and easy ATV trail that can be used as a connection to the Ruben Hollow single track. From the south end, it starts at a shallow short creek crossing at the…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Deep Creek/White Canyon

This is an easy ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest near Malad, Idaho. The south end of the trail connects to the Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow ATV trail, and it crosses Maple Hollow…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Deep Creek to Ruben Hollow 7440

This is a 50" designated trail in the Caribou National Forest between Malad City and Preston, Idaho. Although designated for ATVs, the trail has narrowed over time as it's probably mostly ridden by dirt bikes,…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak ATV 7433 (Part 1)

This short ATV trail is part of the trail system in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is a moderately challenging trail for ATVs and dirt bikes due to lots of small and…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Moonlight Meadow #3404

Moonlight Meadow #3404 is a 1.5-mile-long primitive ATV trail that begins at a marked intersection with Trail #3442 and forms a half-loop up to a connecting forest service road. The trail is very faint with…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Maple Hollow

This short ATV trail starts as a steep road-width trail off of Old Highway 191 near Malad, Idaho. The entrance is unmarked and across from a small dirt pull-off on the side of the paved…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Clifton Basin to Weston Peak Single Track - 7433

This is one of several awesome single tracks in the Caribou National Forest near Preston, Idaho. It is fun, fast and flowy, and very narrow. The single track traverses across the side of a green…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow

This ATV trail starts at a cattle gate at the intersection with Deep Creek/White Canyon. Depart from the gate to the left, and follow the two-track through the grassy rolling hills of the Caribou National…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Trail Hollow (Malad)

This is a short ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest that can be explored in combination with several other easy ATV trails near Malad, Idaho. The trail is two-track width and flows over several…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

North Middle #3443

North Middle #3443 is a 1.2-mile ATV connector trail that links Trail #3404 to Forest Service Road #30401. The route begins at the west end as a more defined path exiting the meadow, making it…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Two-Mile Canyon

Nestled near Malad, Idaho, this scenic pass offers a smooth and enjoyable drive from Malad to Weston and vice versa. The trail is a well-maintained dirt road, making it accessible to most vehicles, including those…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Trail Hollow #3368

Trail Hollow #3368 is a 4.4-mile-long ATV trail that forms a mellow loop through forest and open ridgelines. When ridden clockwise from its intersection with Trail #3332, it starts flat and winds easily through grassy…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Sky Line

This 9-mile trail, winding along the ridge of the Bannock Mountain Range within the Caribou National Forest, offers an enjoyable drive. Starting near Malad and finishing near Weston (or vice versa), the route features mostly…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Emigration #3359

Emigration #3359 is a 2.6-mile-long ATV trail that begins at the north end on a wide, rocky path with no trail sign marking the start of its 50-inch designation. The initial section is filled with…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run

This route is easily passable by any overland rig and most family SUVs. It takes you through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. You will pass through rolling sagebrush hills and several…
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Total Miles
38.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Three Ponds #3367

Three Ponds #3367 is a short and easy spur trail branching off Trail Hollow #3368, offering some extra mileage and scenic views. The route begins in wide open meadows with a faint, grassy track that…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Birch Creek Road 407

Birch Creek Road connects the Cub River Road to the community of Mink Creek on State Route 36. The byway allows access to the German Dugway and Telegraph roads. This is an unimproved forest road…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

RCD Connector #3375

RCD Connector #3375 is an easy, flat ATV trail that links the RCD Campground with the Emigration Winter Sports Parking Area. The north end begins at a marked trail sign for 50-inch vehicles near a…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Midland #3309

Midland #3309 is a 5.1-mile-long ATV trail that begins at the Emigration Winter Sports Parking Area and travels south through a mix of forest and open hillsides. The trail starts as a wide, easy dirt…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

North Sulphur Canyon #5245

North Sulphur Canyon #5245 is an easy 0.7-mile ATV trail that begins at the intersection with trail #5244 and descends steadily into the forest along the boundary between National Forest and BLM land. The trail…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Middle South Sulphur Canyon #5243

Middle South Sulphur Canyon #5243 is an easy 2.1-mile-long ATV trail that begins at a marked entrance off Sulphur Canyon Road #50126 on the north end. The trail follows a wide, well-used, and maintained path…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248

Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248 is an easy 1.9-mile-long ATV trail that starts near the Wood Canyon Motorized Trailhead and offers a smooth, gradual route through forest terrain. From the north end, the trail…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Wood Canyon Loop #5249

Wood Canyon Loop #5249 is an easy 2.3-mile ATV trail that winds through pine forest and open meadows with scenic aspen groves. The route includes semi-steep grades as it climbs up to a ridgeline and…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cranes Flat Cutoff

This trail is a graded gravel cutoff road between Blackfoot Reservoir Road and Bone / Grays Lake Road. It is a generally smooth road through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. It…
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Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

ATV Trails Near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

Scout Mountain

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down…
Learn more about Scout Mountain
Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Creek - Cow Camp

This is the most easily runnable Public-Land only route from 10 Mile Pass / Indian Creek area to the Cow Camp area. It is all dirt starting from the Indian Creek trailhead off of 10-mile…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Slate Trail #3119

Slate Trail #3119 is a 0.9-mile-long ATV spur forming a short loop with Trail #3118 off of Trail #3331. This easy route follows a mostly flat and gradual path through tall grass and mixed vegetation,…
Learn more about Slate Trail #3119
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Oneida Narrows Reservoir

This is an easy trail. You'll be able to do it in 2WD as long as there is no snow. It's a beautiful high desert scenery that follows the river and ends at a lake.…
Learn more about Oneida Narrows Reservoir
Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bailey Ridge #3118

Bailey Ridge #3118 is a 1.4-mile-long ATV spur that branches off Trail #3331 and travels across sagebrush-covered hillsides and wide open meadows. The trail follows a gradual grade with a dry, dusty surface that includes…
Learn more about Bailey Ridge #3118
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cow Fork Bench #3373

Cow Fork Bench #3373 is an easy 1.4-mile-long ATV trail that begins at a gate with space for a 50-inch vehicle to enter. It travels north across the base of a hillside on mostly flat…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

Scout Mountain

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down…
Learn more about Scout Mountain
Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Creek - Cow Camp

This is the most easily runnable Public-Land only route from 10 Mile Pass / Indian Creek area to the Cow Camp area. It is all dirt starting from the Indian Creek trailhead off of 10-mile…
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Total Miles
12
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Oneida Narrows Reservoir

This is an easy trail. You'll be able to do it in 2WD as long as there is no snow. It's a beautiful high desert scenery that follows the river and ends at a lake.…
Learn more about Oneida Narrows Reservoir
Total Miles
13.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Two-Mile Canyon

Nestled near Malad, Idaho, this scenic pass offers a smooth and enjoyable drive from Malad to Weston and vice versa. The trail is a well-maintained dirt road, making it accessible to most vehicles, including those…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Sky Line

This 9-mile trail, winding along the ridge of the Bannock Mountain Range within the Caribou National Forest, offers an enjoyable drive. Starting near Malad and finishing near Weston (or vice versa), the route features mostly…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run

This route is easily passable by any overland rig and most family SUVs. It takes you through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. You will pass through rolling sagebrush hills and several…
Learn more about Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run
Total Miles
38.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa