Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Marathon, Texas

Black Gap Wildlife Management Area Road is a well-graded dirt road through one of the most remote portions of West Texas. This management area is home to the first reintroduction of big horn sheep in…
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Old Ore Road is located within the remote wilderness of Big Bend National Park. Old Ore is one of the only trails (if not the only) within Big Bend where cell service is somewhat available,…
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This is an amazing drive in the Terlingua ranch area. This public road takes you deep in to the desert where there's a hidden gem. The remnants of an abandoned Resort and what looks like…
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Christmas Mountain is the premier 4x4 trail in the Big Bend area! You start at the Terlingua Ranch Lodge and traverse up the mountain with numerous switchbacks and steep drop-offs. There's nothing technical about this…
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North County Road is one of only a few publicly accessible roads in the magnificent Terlingua Ranch Subdivision. Being a county road, it is fairly well-maintained and smooth with no need for 4WD or high…
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Canyon Road is a maintained dirt road in the Christmas Mountains area of Big Bend. Canyon Road travels through scenic desert landscapes with mountains and plenty of cactus and brush along the way. There are…
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Grapevine Hills Road is an out-and-back route providing access to five campsites, and the famous Balanced Rock at Big Bend National Park. It starts as a mostly washboarded, wide gravel road. Contents change to a…
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This is a trail off of Maverick Road (one of the main roads going through Big Bend National Park). You begin on gravel for the first portion of the trail. About halfway through you enter…
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Los Alamos Road is a narrow two-track, loop-type drive through the far East section of the park. The road traverses past one of the Park's Official residence locations. Los Alamos is a 4WD High Clearance…
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The main road into the park is a graded road, and 2WD High Clearance is recommended. Street legal vehicles ONLY in the park. This is the only way in and out of the park. There…
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South County Road is one of only a few public dirt roads through the Terlingua Ranch Subdivision. It is a mostly smooth road without any obstacles but excellent desert scenery. All of the property along…
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Street Legal Vehicles ONLY. 2WD High Clearance. This road offers many side spurs along its way to the Tres Papalotes group campsite. This road has multiple dry creek bed crossings; use caution during heavy rains.…
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This trail requires 4WD, High Clearance, and is non-maintained. This road is a through road with an off-camber hill climb to the tanks. There is a section of deep wash running down the road with…
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Street Legal, 2WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Solitario West (AKA McGuirks Tanks) is a maintained road to keep easy access to the Burnt Camp Hiking Trailhead. Wide enough for oncoming traffic to pass. Solitario Road…
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Pine Canyon Road is an out-and-back route accessing the Pine Canyon Trail in Big Bend National Park. Characteristics include loose and chunky rock, rolling hills, blind corners and dry bed water crossings. There are five…
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The Glenn Springs Road runs North to South through Big Bend National Park in Texas. This is a very scenic drive with several campsites which require a permit. This road has some very rutted and…
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Old Maverick Road is a more direct alternative from Panther Junction Road to Santa Elena Canyon. It is also the route to access Rattlesnake Mountain, Ocotillo Grove, and Terlingua Abaja campsites. It is primarily a…
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Fresno Canyon Road is open only to street-legal, high-clearance 4WD vehicles. The route offers a scenic descent into the canyon along the western edge of the Solitario. For more than two miles, the road follows…
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The Juniper Canyon Trail is an out-and-back at Big Bend National Park in Texas. It's a very scenic drive that offers access to a trailhead and 2 campsites with 360-degree views. The Twisted Shoe campsite…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Papalote de la Sierra Road reaches the farthest northern section of the Ranch. This remote section is part of the higher elevation known as the Cienega Region. This…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. La Mota Road is an out-and-back road that receives minimal maintenance when needed to keep access to the Leyva Hiking Trailhead open. La Mota offers 4 designated campsites,…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. This is currently an out-and-back, as there is an eight-foot wall near the RR tracks at the north end of the road. This two-track wanders through the southern…
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Street legal vehicles only. A permit is required from the Ranch Visitor Centers. West Casa Ramon is a two-track road through the rocky area of the North Cienega region and has a designated campsite near…
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Street Legal, 2WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Llano Loop is an easy-going drive around the south side of the BBRSP Landing strip and accesses the Puerta Chilicote Hiking Trailhead. Both roads are well-maintained. This road…
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Cat Spring is a 4WD High Clearance Unmaintained Road that offers two water springs along its way. Cat Spring and Chupadero Spring. This road is primarily a two-track and is not maintained. Nature is reclaiming…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Vasquez House Road is a non-maintained, two-track road and could require plenty of rock stacking after the monsoon season. The Ocotillo shows its dominance in this section of…
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The Black Gap 4x4 Trail is located within the remote Big Bend National Park, which provides amazing wide open views of Texas and Mexico. The trail, if done during summer when it is very hot,…
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This is a meandering dirt road through the high desert and hills of Big Bend Ranch State Park. This is the most direct route to Madrid Falls Overlook & Chorro Vista Campground. One of, if…
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Lower Alamito is a high-clearance 4WD Unmaintained road that wanders through some very large Ocotillo plants that resemble forests of Saguaro cactus. In bloom, these plants display a brilliant red flower-type bud. The Ocotillo can…
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River Road East is a route spanning the length of the southern half of Big Bend National Park from Talley Road east to Park Route 12. It is the access route for several campsites and…
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