Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Lumberton, New Mexico

Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small area to the right as you turn on to the road is available to air up or down. There are some tremendous views with multiple di...
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Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from the beginning, after that it becomes rut roads with a few rocks and possible mud holes. The trail crosses several ...
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The Blanco River road runs off of Hwy 64 between Pagosa Springs and Chama, NM. As you drive along the Blanco River there are four pull off spots for primitive dry camping along the river. At the end of the road is a very nice group campground which is available by reservation. It is situated along t...
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This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is graded regularly. A gravel road bed has been added in most places to k...
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Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile long and an easy rut road with a few rocks and some dips through pine trees and meadows of wildflowers in the late spring and early summer...
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The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with views to the North towards Pagosa Springs and the San Juan mountains. The fire lookout tower is closed to the public, but the swe...
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Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This road goes through some large open meadows, which can be spectacular with wildflowers in season. At the very end...
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Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forks left with Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forking to the right at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This road is a delightful drive through fields of flowers and trees to the end where you might be able to camp, but ...
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Eight Mile Mesa C (#651C) forks left off the main road about 5 miles from the beginning of the USFS road. It's about 4.5 miles to the end where there were a few disturbed primitive campsites, as well as a few sites along the way. In late spring/early summer there are often plentiful wildflowers. The...
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Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651) will take you to the top of Eight Mile Mesa South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a network of trails leading to different points of the mesa. After turning off of Hwy 84, the road goes about a mile through a housing area with the USFS road starting at the Forest Service...
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This trail isn't technically challenging, though mud, weather, and the isolated nature of most of the terrain should all be serious considerations, as there is little-to-no cell service along most of the trail. The trail starts off of the north side of Route 64 in Carson National Forest close to the...
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This is a quick spur that takes you from the Cedar Springs Loop to the Gas Buggy Interpretive Site. Not quite wide enough for two cars in many places, it still is suitable for most vehicles, though some side road opportunities require a high-clearance vehicle with 4WD, and there are corrals for trai...
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This narrow but fairly well-maintained road acts as something of a hub for most of the trails in the southern part of this slice of Carson National Forest. Cedar Springs primitive campground, the Gas Buggy Interpretive Site, horse corrals and several Forest Service roads that lead east off of the me...
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Fawn Gulch road, along with the E and F branches, offer multiple spots for primitive dry camping with pull off spots as soon as you enter the San Juan National Forest. The first mile is private property. It is an easy road five miles up to the Coal Creek Trailhead. Fawn Gulch E and Fawn Gulch F will...
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Snow Ranch Road - FS 628 is a dirt road that begins near the National Forest entrance from Turkey Springs Road. The beginning of this dirt road is very well-maintained, but as you progress further, it becomes rocky and uneven in some areas. There is also a low-water concrete crossing near the end o...
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This route starts at US Route 64. Initially following oil roads on BLM land, it climbs a little over 700 feet through sagebrush, juniper and pinon pine to the top of Laguna Seca Mesa and Carson National Forest. There are a lot of stunning views and vistas on both sides of the trail, out to the S...
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Fawn Gulch E is the first branch road you will reach turning to the right. This was a great road for primitive dry campsites. Shortly down the road you will come to a closed gate. There are disturbed primitive sites on both sides of the gate in this area with views of the valley below. After passing...
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Chris Mountain Road is a moderately challenging, fun trail that starts from the south end of the trail at Snow Ranch Road (FR628). The trail has multiple areas of rocky terrain that can be challenging for a beginning rider on an ATV or motorcycle, as it can really bounce you around. The beginning of...
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The west end of South Brockover starts on Turkey Springs Road. It goes along the rim of a mesa, overlooking the mountains, intersects with Circle T, and continues east on an easy two-track. The majority of this trail is pretty easy. It has intermittent sections of loose rock and chunky embedded laye...
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Fawn Gulch F was an interesting road and drive. When turning off of the main road the first 3/10 of a mile is a gravel-maintained road to the gate for Fawn Gulch Ranch. Here you make a hard-left turn to follow the Fawn Gulch F road as it changes to a rut road. Following the road for another 7/10 of ...
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Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small area to the right as you turn on to the road is available to air up or down. There are some tremendous views with multiple di...
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Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from the beginning, after that it becomes rut roads with a few rocks and possible mud holes. The trail crosses several ...
Learn more about Fr Road 664

This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is graded regularly. A gravel road bed has been added in most places to k...
Learn more about Carracas Mesa/ NFS 218

The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with views to the North towards Pagosa Springs and the San Juan mountains. The fire lookout tower is closed to the public, but the swe...
Learn more about Lookout Tower & Views-USFS Rd #651A

Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small area to the right as you turn on to the road is available to air up or down. There are some tremendous views with multiple di...
Learn more about Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663

Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from the beginning, after that it becomes rut roads with a few rocks and possible mud holes. The trail crosses several ...
Learn more about Fr Road 664

This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is graded regularly. A gravel road bed has been added in most places to k...
Learn more about Carracas Mesa/ NFS 218

Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile long and an easy rut road with a few rocks and some dips through pine trees and meadows of wildflowers in the late spring and early summer...
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