Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Lonetree, Wyoming

This trail runs from the Wyoming state line to Hoop Lake, passing by Hole in the Rock, which is easily viewed from the road as you approach from the North. This trail is well-maintained and stays 2 vehicles wide throughout the trail, with only some shallow ruts and small rocks in the trail. This tra...
Learn more about Hoop Lake - FS 80078

This trail runs from just across the Wyoming border, following Henry's Fork River down to where it ends at Henry's Fork trailhead. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road with room to pass other vehicles through most of the trail. Once you pass by the turn heading to Hole in the Rock, the trail ...
Learn more about Henrys Fork - FS 80077

This trail is a short out-and-back spur trail off of Hole in the Rock to Henrys Fork that heads South to where it dead-ends at the Middle Beaver hiking trailhead. This trail is a smooth and well-maintained road with only a few rocks and ruts to watch out for. Along the trail, there are a couple of o...
Learn more about Upper Middle Beaver - FS 80164

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that splits off from Beaver Meadows and Heads Southwest towards Hoop Lake, where it dead-ends at a small loop parking area with lake access at the hiking trailhead. This trail is a well-maintained trail with no obstacles that is only one vehicle wide, with so...
Learn more about Hoop Lake Trailhead - FS 80412

A good mix of valley vistas and alpine mountain travels, this road arcs along the Northern perimeter of Poison Mountain.The most unique characteristic of this road is the incredible diversity of scenery depending on what time of year you travel. In the Spring, the valley floors spreading out below t...
Learn more about Poison Mountain

This short spur branches off of Louse Creek and heads East through the trees to where it enters a clearing and ends at a small loop. At the end are a viewpoint of the surrounding landscape, a couple of picnic tables, as well as an informative sign that points out stuff in the surrounding landscape ...
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This trail runs from the end of Dagget County Road 1 Southeast to the Sheep Creek Geologic Loop near Flaming Gorge. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that remains wide enough for vehicles to pass each other comfortably throughout. The only obstacle on the trail is a one-lane bridge at the ...
Learn more about Hickerson Park-Birch Creek - FS 10221

This trail runs from Hoop Lake to the border of Ashley National Forest, passing over the dam for Beaver Meadow Reservoir along the way. This trail is a little rough, with small rocks scattered throughout most of the trail, as well as being only one vehicle wide in many spots. This trail has some ama...
Learn more about Beaver Meadows - FS 80086

Red Mountain Trail is 7 miles long and travels between China Meadows and Henry's Fork. This trail is a wide, well-maintained gravel trail with no obstacles as it passes over the ridge to Henry's Fork. There is plenty of room for vehicles to pass each other along the trail, but be sure to watch out f...
Learn more about Red Mountain - FS 80017

This trail is a short out-and-back spur that leads to the top of Red Mountain, where there is a small turnaround with space to park and view the surrounding area. The trail up to the top is a little rough and narrow as it climbs through the trees, with loose rock scattered throughout the trail, as w...
Learn more about Red Mountain Lookout - FS 80132

This trail is a 4-mile-long out-and-back trail that branches off of Red Mountain and heads Northeast to where it ends at a gate. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to comfortably pass. As it heads North and crosses into Wyoming, there are many signs of o...
Learn more about Louse Creek - FS 80155

China Meadows (FS 80072) is a scenic, easy-rated off-road route deep in Utah’s Wasatch National Forest, ideal for overlanders, families, and beginners looking for a peaceful high-country escape. This mellow trail leads into the heart of the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District, ending at the China...
Learn more about China Meadows

This trail is a 9.5-mile trail that runs between China Meadows and Red Mountain trails. The trail starts on both ends as a well-maintained, wide gravel road before it becomes narrower and rougher. Most of the trail is not horrible, with just shallow ruts and small rocks, but there are a couple of sh...
Learn more about Cottonwood - FS 40013

This trail runs between Beaver Meadows and Hickerson Park to Birch Creek. This trail is a smooth trail with no obstacles, but it is one vehicle wide and is super dusty when it is dry out. This trail stays in the trees across a flat and does not have any good viewpoints of the surrounding area, but i...
Learn more about North Slope Thornburg - FS 10058

This trail runs between Henrys Fork and Hoop Lake Trails, where it splits just before the trailhead on Henrys Fork and just before Hole in the Rock on Hoop Lake. This trail is mostly well-maintained, but there are sections in the middle where the trail has become a little rutted out, as well as a se...
Learn more about Hole in the Rock-Henry's Fork - FS 80082

This is a very well-maintained and frequently traveled road that brings you to the beautiful and majestic Spirit Lake. Even though the road begins as a wide, 2-lane road, it begins to narrow and become increasingly more winding the closer it gets to Spirit Lake. However, it is still a flat, graded r...
Learn more about Spirit Lake

This trail runs from the end of China Meadows and heads South past a small pond down to where the trail splits at the beginning of the trailhead campground. This trail is well maintained with only a few small potholes on the trail, with the hardest part being a shallow water crossing that can be loc...
Learn more about China Meadows Trailhead - FS 80125

This trail is a tight and rocky trail that follows the ridgeline running North to South. The trail start can be a little hard to spot while traveling down Blacks Fork to China Meadows Trail, so I would recommend having your map open, watching for the trailhead, which will be just after or before a c...
Learn more about Ridge Road - FS 80076

This trail branches off of Gilbert Creek heading East and starts as a relatively easy trail, being a smooth one-lane road traveling through some meadows and trees, but transitions into being tighter and rockier as it turns to the North and follows the ridgeline. The trail ends after a short descent ...
Learn more about Johnson Meadow - FS 80207

This trail branches off of Hickerson Park - Birch Creek trail and heads North to where it dead-ends at the parking lot and boat ramp for Long Park Reservoir. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that has no major obstacles and stays two vehicles wide for most of the trail. This trail travels ...
Learn more about Long Park Reservoir - FS 10014

This trail runs from the Wyoming state line to Hoop Lake, passing by Hole in the Rock, which is easily viewed from the road as you approach from the North. This trail is well-maintained and stays 2 vehicles wide throughout the trail, with only some shallow ruts and small rocks in the trail. This tra...
Learn more about Hoop Lake - FS 80078

This trail runs from just across the Wyoming border, following Henry's Fork River down to where it ends at Henry's Fork trailhead. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road with room to pass other vehicles through most of the trail. Once you pass by the turn heading to Hole in the Rock, the trail ...
Learn more about Henrys Fork - FS 80077

This trail is a short out-and-back spur trail off of Hole in the Rock to Henrys Fork that heads South to where it dead-ends at the Middle Beaver hiking trailhead. This trail is a smooth and well-maintained road with only a few rocks and ruts to watch out for. Along the trail, there are a couple of o...
Learn more about Upper Middle Beaver - FS 80164

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that splits off from Beaver Meadows and Heads Southwest towards Hoop Lake, where it dead-ends at a small loop parking area with lake access at the hiking trailhead. This trail is a well-maintained trail with no obstacles that is only one vehicle wide, with so...
Learn more about Hoop Lake Trailhead - FS 80412

This trail runs from the Wyoming state line to Hoop Lake, passing by Hole in the Rock, which is easily viewed from the road as you approach from the North. This trail is well-maintained and stays 2 vehicles wide throughout the trail, with only some shallow ruts and small rocks in the trail. This tra...
Learn more about Hoop Lake - FS 80078

This trail runs from just across the Wyoming border, following Henry's Fork River down to where it ends at Henry's Fork trailhead. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road with room to pass other vehicles through most of the trail. Once you pass by the turn heading to Hole in the Rock, the trail ...
Learn more about Henrys Fork - FS 80077

This trail is a short out-and-back spur trail off of Hole in the Rock to Henrys Fork that heads South to where it dead-ends at the Middle Beaver hiking trailhead. This trail is a smooth and well-maintained road with only a few rocks and ruts to watch out for. Along the trail, there are a couple of o...
Learn more about Upper Middle Beaver - FS 80164

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that splits off from Beaver Meadows and Heads Southwest towards Hoop Lake, where it dead-ends at a small loop parking area with lake access at the hiking trailhead. This trail is a well-maintained trail with no obstacles that is only one vehicle wide, with so...
Learn more about Hoop Lake Trailhead - FS 80412