Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Lewiston, California

This single-lane dirt road begins and ends at the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It is a bit overgrown in places, and pin striping would be likely for a full-size vehicle. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, and exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road goes throug...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Loop - FS 33N48

Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y leads travelers through a serene timberland setting within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, transitioning from lush creek-side greenery to open evergreen stands. This well-traversed connector route is accessed directly off local forest arterials and serves as a vital thorou...
Learn more about Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and begins from the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It ends at an intersection with the Barker Creek Road - FS 32N03 and the closed FS 32N03 road. The road number marker shows the road is open to all vehicles. The road surface is in good condition, with some r...
Learn more about Soldier 10 Road - FS 33N84

This is a wide-open easy trail from the Chappie staging area, past Mammoth Mountain, to a lunch spot. It's easy for all riding abilities, with a ton of overlooks along the way. During the spring, you will find a lot of waterfalls along the road. This route also goes through several burn scars, which...
Learn more about Mammoth Mountain Trail 1

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and starts at the paved Big Creek Road. This track ends where the gravel meets pavement nearly 10 miles later. The motor vehicle use map designates it as open to Highway Legal Vehicles Only. There are a few areas of dirt where the road surface was recently rep...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47

Branching off from the main road and clearly marked by brown Forest Service directional signs, this beautiful journey takes you through a dense pine forest along a road that is generally very wide, exceptionally flat, and clearly well-traversed. As you cruise along the hillside, the surface alternat...
Learn more about Lake Eleanor - FS 36N24

This single lane gravel road begins from Wildwood Road and ends ends at a cattle guard where the road becomes paved at the National Forest boundary, leading to Highway 3. The road has some natural surface sections, with erosion damage up to a foot deep. It also has some exposed embedded rocks and lo...
Learn more about Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19

The overall environment of North Fork Swift Creek provides a beautifully winding, scenic escape that climbs steadily into the lush, shaded reaches of the Shasta National Forest just west of Trinity Lake. Serving as a fantastic woodland connector, this route bridges the Deadhorse Creek area in the no...
Learn more about North Fork Swift Creek - FS 37N55

Swift Creek - FS 36N25 is a highly accessible, beautifully scenic Forest Service road that reaches the trailheads for the Granite Lake and Swift Creek trails in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. As you meander through the dense, towering pine forest, the trail occasionally opens up to offer sweeping, el...
Learn more about Swift Creek - FS 36N25

This single lane gravel road begins from East Kingsbury Road - FS 31N42 and connects through to the Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19. It has some sections that are natural surface, and there are ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep. There are also exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot...
Learn more about Carrier Divide Rd - FS 31N18

This single-lane gravel road begins from the Midas Saddle Road - FS 30N16 and connects through to the Browns Creek Road - FS 30N01. The road surface is mostly in good condition, with some areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep and a couple of sections of more natural surface. The road is a littl...
Learn more about Chanchelulla Gulch Road - FS 30N15

This gravel road begins from the Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04 and connects through to the Browns Creek Road - FS 30N01, but when evaluated, it was blocked by downed trees about 8 miles in. From the condition of the road beyond the trees, they have been there for years. The road is initially good gr...
Learn more about Midas Saddle Road - FS 30N16

This single-lane natural surface road has sections that are dirt, some that are gravel, and some that are mostly rock. The road connects from the Miners Creek Road - FS 4N07 to the Lucky Jeep Trail - FS 31N50. The road is pretty overgrown in several places and is too narrow to meet another vehicle e...
Learn more about Little Creek Road - FS 32N16

This short, unmarked out-and-back spur climbs into a densely wooded, lush evergreen forest that feels incredibly secluded. Starting from the main FS 37N55 road, the entrance can be a bit tricky to spot due to the complete lack of signage or trail markers. The journey begins with a relatively wide up...
Learn more about North Fork Swift Creek Spur A - FS 37N55A

This single lane natural surface road is mostly dirt, but also has some areas of gravel. It begins at Hwy 3 and connects through to East Kingsbury Road - FA 1N42. It has some ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is w...
Learn more about Goods Gulch Road - FS 31N38

This single lane gravel road begins Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19 and ends at a generous turn around. There are a couple of side road options to connect through to other roads to make a loop if desired. It has some areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loos...
Learn more about East Kingsbury Road - FS 31N42

This single-lane gravel road begins from the Browns Creek Road - FS 30N01 and connects through to the Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04. The road surface is mostly in good condition, with the exception of one spot with erosion ruts and damage a little over a foot deep. The road is wide enough to meet a...
Learn more about Hall City Creek Road - FS 29N07

The overall environment of Deadhorse Creek - FS 37N80Y begins as a pleasant, inviting woodland drive featuring sprawling, peekaboo views of Trinity Lake, but it progressively transforms into a rugged, heavily overgrown hillside track. Starting on a relatively clear and open path flanked by thick bla...
Learn more about Deadhorse Creek - FS 37N80Y

This gravel road starts at Wildwood Road and ends at a gate at a private property boundary about 4.6 miles later. Some base maps show it going through to connect back to Wildwood Road, but it doesn't. There's a Forest Service sign at the intersection with the FS 30N16 road indicating it will dead-en...
Learn more about Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04

This single-lane dirt and gravel road begins from Hwy 36 and loops around to String Bean Creek Road - FS 29N28 near Hwy 36. It starts as a gravel road at Hwy 36, but transitions to dirt closer to the 29N28 side. There are plenty of places to meet another vehicle safely, but there are sections too n...
Learn more about McFarland Ridge Road - FS 29N25

This single-lane dirt road begins and ends at the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It is a bit overgrown in places, and pin striping would be likely for a full-size vehicle. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, and exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road goes throug...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Loop - FS 33N48

Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y leads travelers through a serene timberland setting within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, transitioning from lush creek-side greenery to open evergreen stands. This well-traversed connector route is accessed directly off local forest arterials and serves as a vital thorou...
Learn more about Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and begins from the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It ends at an intersection with the Barker Creek Road - FS 32N03 and the closed FS 32N03 road. The road number marker shows the road is open to all vehicles. The road surface is in good condition, with some r...
Learn more about Soldier 10 Road - FS 33N84

This is a wide-open easy trail from the Chappie staging area, past Mammoth Mountain, to a lunch spot. It's easy for all riding abilities, with a ton of overlooks along the way. During the spring, you will find a lot of waterfalls along the road. This route also goes through several burn scars, which...
Learn more about Mammoth Mountain Trail 1

This single-lane dirt road begins and ends at the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It is a bit overgrown in places, and pin striping would be likely for a full-size vehicle. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, and exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road goes throug...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Loop - FS 33N48

Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y leads travelers through a serene timberland setting within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, transitioning from lush creek-side greenery to open evergreen stands. This well-traversed connector route is accessed directly off local forest arterials and serves as a vital thorou...
Learn more about Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and begins from the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It ends at an intersection with the Barker Creek Road - FS 32N03 and the closed FS 32N03 road. The road number marker shows the road is open to all vehicles. The road surface is in good condition, with some r...
Learn more about Soldier 10 Road - FS 33N84

This is a wide-open easy trail from the Chappie staging area, past Mammoth Mountain, to a lunch spot. It's easy for all riding abilities, with a ton of overlooks along the way. During the spring, you will find a lot of waterfalls along the road. This route also goes through several burn scars, which...
Learn more about Mammoth Mountain Trail 1