Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Los Ranchos, California

Fun loop around Rockfront OHV. This loop shows you everything Rockfront has to offer the Central Coast of California;steep climbs, jumpy fast double track, and lots of dust! This loop also brings you to Baja Campground. Enjoy the double track with anything from a moto to a full-sized 4x4.
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Surrounded by chaparral in the Los Padres National Forest. This trail can be closed due to weather. Please check the LPNF website. The best time to go is in the spring to see the flowers and green hills. There is a first come first serve campground at the base of the mountains.
Learn more about Bates Canyon

Located in the Los Padres National Forest. This road follows a ridge line to McPherson Peak that has a telecommunication tower ending up over 5,700 ft. From there, you can continue on foot to backpacking trails. This is mostly untouched land, surrounded by chaparral shrubs with oak trees. There are...
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San Martin is an easy, 1.8-mile ridgeline trail in the Los Padres National Forest that is perfect for scenic campers and drivers of stock four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking expansive views of the Pacific Ocean from high above the fog line. Branching off from the South Coast Ridge Road as Forest Route...
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The majority of the road is smooth and graded. However, there are sections that can have sticky mud, washed out from seasonal creeks that have a potential for high clearance. Carrizo Plain can get very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. The best time to go in the spring to check out the ...
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This is a relatively short, flat, singletrack trail restricted to dirt bike and ATV use. It runs alongside Trail 40 and connects this trail with Trail 41. There are a few rock obstacles midway as well as some stretches of shallow sand and small whoops. There are also a couple of areas where the surr...
Learn more about Trail 43

This is a short, point-to-point singletrack trail for dirt bikes only that connects Trail 40 with Trails 24 and 39. It is fairly flat and runs through a wash canyon over shallow sand and dirt with both small loose and embedded rocks. There are also occasional stretches of closely spaced but small wh...
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This is a fast and flowy 50" trail through open fields on the northern edge of the Ballinger riding area. It starts near the Day Use parking area and adjacent campground and will provide a good warm-up ride before heading out to more difficult trails. There are several short, steep, and rutted hill ...
Learn more about Trail 6

This is a point-to-point trail running from the southwest corner to the center of the Ballinger OHV area. The track is generally a little wider than a single vehicle, with frequent places to pull aside to let other vehicles pass. The trail surface is predominantly packed dirt with small embedded roc...
Learn more about Trail 40

This is a short, fun singletrack trail for dirt bikes and ATVs only that connects Trail 24 with Trail 40. From Trail 24, it runs up a hillside through a tree section over a couple short climbs. It then transitions to a shelf trail along an open hillside area before finishing with a fast and flowy st...
Learn more about Trail 31

This is a loop trail that climbs to the top of a ridge and then circles back. The start of the trail begins in a sandy wash and then quickly climbs up an adjacent rutted hillside using a series of narrow switchbacks. At the top, the trail flattens out and has occasional whoops, loose rocks, and rut...
Learn more about Trail 17

Fun loop around Rockfront OHV. This loop shows you everything Rockfront has to offer the Central Coast of California;steep climbs, jumpy fast double track, and lots of dust! This loop also brings you to Baja Campground. Enjoy the double track with anything from a moto to a full-sized 4x4.
Learn more about Ride around Rockfront

San Martin is an easy, 1.8-mile ridgeline trail in the Los Padres National Forest that is perfect for scenic campers and drivers of stock four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking expansive views of the Pacific Ocean from high above the fog line. Branching off from the South Coast Ridge Road as Forest Route...
Learn more about San Martin

This is a relatively short, flat, singletrack trail restricted to dirt bike and ATV use. It runs alongside Trail 40 and connects this trail with Trail 41. There are a few rock obstacles midway as well as some stretches of shallow sand and small whoops. There are also a couple of areas where the surr...
Learn more about Trail 43

This is a fast and flowy 50" trail through open fields on the northern edge of the Ballinger riding area. It starts near the Day Use parking area and adjacent campground and will provide a good warm-up ride before heading out to more difficult trails. There are several short, steep, and rutted hill ...
Learn more about Trail 6

Fun loop around Rockfront OHV. This loop shows you everything Rockfront has to offer the Central Coast of California;steep climbs, jumpy fast double track, and lots of dust! This loop also brings you to Baja Campground. Enjoy the double track with anything from a moto to a full-sized 4x4.
Learn more about Ride around Rockfront

San Martin is an easy, 1.8-mile ridgeline trail in the Los Padres National Forest that is perfect for scenic campers and drivers of stock four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking expansive views of the Pacific Ocean from high above the fog line. Branching off from the South Coast Ridge Road as Forest Route...
Learn more about San Martin

This is a point-to-point trail running from the southwest corner to the center of the Ballinger OHV area. The track is generally a little wider than a single vehicle, with frequent places to pull aside to let other vehicles pass. The trail surface is predominantly packed dirt with small embedded roc...
Learn more about Trail 40

This is a loop trail that climbs to the top of a ridge and then circles back. The start of the trail begins in a sandy wash and then quickly climbs up an adjacent rutted hillside using a series of narrow switchbacks. At the top, the trail flattens out and has occasional whoops, loose rocks, and rut...
Learn more about Trail 17