Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Manatee Road, Florida

The Nature Drive is a 9-mile dirt road through the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into ...
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The Salt Creek Road gives you access to several hiking trails and the Salt Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road ...
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The Homus Pond Road is a 6-mile dirt road through the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Bend WMA. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails and connects County Road 351 and County Road 357. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand,...
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The Dixie Mainline Road is an 8-mile dirt road through the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps and connects County Road 349 and County Road 357. The road conditions are a mixture of packed ...
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The Gate 10 road gives you access to several hiking trails in the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is not always wide eno...
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The Fishbone Creek Road gives you access to the Boat Ramp at Fishbone Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road is no...
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The Pump Mainline Road gives you access to several trails in the Jena Unit of the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area. Be aware that the majority of trails in this part of the WMA are usually flooded all year round. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that...
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This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATV...
Learn more about McCalls Chapel Grade

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
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This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATV...
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This is road 15 in the Big Bend Wildlife Management area. It is a sandy track running from the main trail into the marsh along the coastline. It ends at a sandy flat area with views back to the town of Horseshoe Beach and across the coastal marsh. There is good cell signal in the area. There is no d...
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This trail is located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset. ATVs, SxS, or unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles are permitted following the close of Spring Turkey season until the...
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This trail is located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset. ATVs, SxS, or unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles are permitted following the close of Spring Turkey season until the ...
Learn more about McElvain Camp Grade

This trail is located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset. ATVs, SxS, or unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles are permitted following the close of Spring Turkey season until the be...
Learn more about Deserter's Hammock

This trail is located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset. ATVs, SxS, or unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles are permitted following the close of Spring Turkey season until the ...
Learn more about Lost Dog Road

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
Learn more about L A Bennett Grade

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
Learn more about Tom Gunter Road

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
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The Storm Mainline Road is a dirt road through the southern part (Rise Tract) of the Steinhatchee Springs in the Suwannee River Water Management District (WMD). The trail connects US Highway 19 on the north end and County Road 358 on the south end of the trail and gives you access to several hiking ...
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This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
Learn more about East Mainline

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATV...
Learn more about McCalls Chapel Grade

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATVs,...
Learn more about Road 2

This trail is one of many in the vast network of trails located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset on all trails that are not signed as closed/restricted or private property. ATV...
Learn more about Crapps Tower Grade

This trail is located within the Mallory Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Public access is open year-round from 1 1/2 hours before sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after sunset. ATVs, SxS, or unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles are permitted following the close of Spring Turkey season until the...
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The Nature Drive is a 9-mile dirt road through the southern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into ...
Learn more about Nature Drive

The Salt Creek Road gives you access to several hiking trails and the Salt Creek in the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand, and some deep holes that can turn into 2-foot deep mud holes after rainy days. The road ...
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The Homus Pond Road is a 6-mile dirt road through the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge and the Big Bend WMA. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails and connects County Road 351 and County Road 357. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand, loose sand,...
Learn more about Homus Pond Road

The Dixie Mainline Road is an 8-mile dirt road through the northern part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The trail gives you access to several hiking trails, ponds, and primitive boat ramps and connects County Road 349 and County Road 357. The road conditions are a mixture of packed ...
Learn more about Dixie Mainline Road