Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Maricopa, Arizona

This is a short leisurely cruise through the desert. It is great for beginners, sightseeing, or testing out new parts. Parts of this trail pass through Arizona Trust Land, so a pass is required. The…
Learn more about Top Of The World

This is a connection that links the Upland BLM Inlet Trail, Booth Hills Trail, and several nearby dirt roads. This makes it possible to get to the Booth Hills trail from Upland Street and vice…
Learn more about Haley Hills West Leg

This trail connects Desert Valley Road to numerous BLM trails and to the Vekol Wash, which are popular 4x4, SxS, and horse riding areas. One of the southern forks also leads to The Waterfalls Trail…
Learn more about Desert Valley BLM Inlet

Barnes Rd Entrance to BLM Lands and Trails, Barnes Rd Staging area also here on the right and left side of the trail, lots of room for truck/trailer and unloading. There is a nice view…
Learn more about Barnes BLM Inlet

This easy backway to the waterfall trail makes for a fun drive with plenty of stops throughout. Along the way, you will find small and large rock features that will be great for stops for…
Learn more about Backway to Waterfall

This dirt bike trail is a true singletrack through the BLM land north of Interstate 8, compared to the many wide wash trails. It goes through a flat desert terrain for 0.8 miles, on a…
Learn more about Bh1278 Singletrack

This is a fun dirt bike trail through BLM land near the Hawk Hills. Although less than a mile long, it has some fun rocky sections that make it more interesting for the average rider.…
Learn more about Hidden Valley Wash

This is a road-width trail through BLM land that connects BLM route Bh1367 to private property. The trail is unmarked and looks like it gets used by full-width vehicles. It is a mix of sand…
Learn more about Hidden Valley Road

This is a 2.2-mile-long desert trail through the BLM land north of the Table Top Wilderness and Interstate 8. The east end of the trail departs from a more major desert road (Bh1271), and it…
Learn more about Bh1270

This is a 1.3-mile-long segment of primitive dirt bike trail through BLM land, accessed off of BLM Route 1273. The trail is lightly trafficked and faint at times, and will require some good navigation and…
Learn more about Hidden Valley

This is a short trail, 0.8 miles long, on the edge of the Table Top Wilderness and BLM land, easily accessible from the Sonoran Desert National Monument Staging Area. It's mostly an easy desert trail…
Learn more about 8042B

This is a 2-mile-long wash trail through BLM Land north of Interstate 8. The north end starts at the boundary of Arizona state trust land and BLM, accessed through a spur off the Vekol Wash.…
Learn more about Bh1270 Wash

BLM route 8042 starts on the north end as a narrower trail between a couple of paloverde trees, with branches sticking out into the trail. After the initial entrance, it opens up as it goes…
Learn more about 8042

This is the leg of the Vekol Wash from Vekol Valley Road, Continuing South, crossing under the I-8 Bridge, and continuing into other trails leading further south; there is also a curve to the west…
Learn more about Vekol Wash I-8 Bridge Crossing

Take Freeman Road exit about 17 miles east of Gila Bend. BLM. Camping is available, but put some distance between yourself and the interstate. It is an easy drive, though clearance is necessary in some…
Learn more about Sonoran Desert 8009

After traveling down Maricopa Road 238 and exiting on 99th Avenue in Mobile, turn down a gas pipeline road and you will find an easy trail next to Road 8054. This easy but fun trail…
Learn more about Smooth Sailing

This trail is found in the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range, Sand Tank Mountain Area A. A permit is required and easily obtained for free at Luke.isportman.net. Check-in and check-out can easily be done on the…
Learn more about Javelina Mountain Trail

Starts off as a rock smooth road and eventually turns into a dirt road. The track has a few spots of eroded, washed-out washes that cross the trail, so be cautious if traveling at speed.…
Learn more about Sonoran Desert National Monument Trail

AZ State Trust permit required. This scenic trail circles around the Sawtooth Mountains. It is on BLM and AZ State Trust and skirts private land. You will experience forests of cholla, saguaro, and large pear…
Learn more about Sawtooth Mountain Loop

The Eloy Canal Trail travels along the edge of the Arizona state water system on dirt roads parallel to the water. There are trails on either side of the water, with many bridges across. Additionally,…
Learn more about Eloy Canal Trail

This powerline trail provides access to the West Silverbell Mountain Loop from the Sawtooth Mountain Loop. Other side trails give access to the Silverbell Sasco loop as well. This is a massive backcountry area with…
Learn more about Sawtooth Powerline Trail

Explore a relatively easy trail meandering through quintessential Sonoran Desert landscapes. The trail is mostly smooth and has a good flow to it, with a handful of rockier sections. There are great views of the…
Learn more about West Silverbell Mountain Loop

This is a short but easy ATV trail through the BLM land south of Buckeye, Arizona. It's a wide road-width trail for the whole route. It's very easy the whole way, except it has wash…
Learn more about Maricopa Trail BH1175

Margie's Cove Trail skirts the south side of Margie's Peak, splitting the Sonoran Desert National Monument and North Maricopa Wilderness. The trail is mostly a rutted dirt track with long stretches of soft sand. You…
Learn more about Margie's Cove Trail

This trail is a two-track width for the 1.4-mile route. It starts at an unmarked entrance on both ends on a mid-width path, narrower than a Jeep trail, between the bushes. It has some big…
Learn more about BH1106

This is a road-width trail for dirt bikes. It's mostly very easy the whole route, but does have some slightly off-camber spots as it goes around the hillsides. The trail is covered in loose rock…
Learn more about BH1107

This is a short ATV trail through BLM land south of the town of Buckeye, Arizona. It's a wide easy two-track for the entire route, winding between the bushes, in a barren desert terrain. It…
Learn more about BH1074 ATV

This trail is just off Ellsworth Road and takes you right to Bulldog Canyon trail. Most of it is a sandy wash that weaves around the Arizona desert. Expect some canyon walls, with one rocky…
Learn more about Bulldog Wash

This is a short dirt bike trail that is more like an old road. It's road-width the entire way, and it's a gravelly surface over rolling hills. The trail is covered in loose rock, and…
Learn more about BH1112

This is an easy but faint, short dirt bike trail near Buckeye, Arizona. Both entrances are unmarked and hidden, and you'd only know to ride it if you had a map. There are only a…
Learn more about BH1105