Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Mill City, Oregon
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Niagara Road
The start of this road is steep, with washboards and loose gravel. So put it in four-wheel drive or go slow to help keep them from getting worse. Dispersed camping along the way to get…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Niagara 20
The start of this road is steep, with washboards and loose gravel. So put it in four-wheel drive or go slow to help keep them from getting worse. Dispersed camping along the way to get…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Horse Creek Road
Horse Creek Road connects the Santiam State Forest entrance area with the Molalla River. It starts on South Family Camp Road and goes to the South Fork Molalla River Road. The Santiam State Forest may…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Lucky Butte Lakes
Depending on your starting location, North or South, either end of this trail is an great place to start. There are plenty of campsites and day use areas to stage your group in or just…
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Total Miles
21.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
NF 2212
This route takes you from NF 11 (Quartzville Scenic Byway) to Detroit Reservoir via the Lucky Buttes Lakes Trail and NF 2212. It follows paved NF11 until you reach NF 1155 (Lucky Buttes Lakes Trail)…
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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Moose Mountain- FS 2027
Moose Mountain Road, also known as FS 2027, is accessed from US Hwy 20 by turning at Moose Creek Road and crossing the bridge over the South Santiam River. This road is easy gravel, with…
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Learn more about Moose Mountain- FS 2027
Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi / Sp / Fa
Gordon
Gordon road is a no camping area with signs posted at the beginning. The road offers gravel and a natural mixed surface, that is single wide with room to pull over for vehicles to pass,…
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Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Soda Fork - 2041
This is an easy forest service road that connects US Highway 20 to an extensive forest road network. Much of it is wide enough for two vehicles to meet, but parts are single-lane with turnouts.…
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Learn more about Soda Fork - 2041
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Soda Fork Mainline - FS 2043
This is another easy gravel forest road that connects to the larger road system. There are options to connect to the intersection where FS 2041 and 2027 meet via the FS 2043-320 road or continue…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Green Mountain Road
This is one of the main roads heading up to Goat Mountain. There are many spur roads you can take off of Green Mountain Road; just make sure to check the status of gate closures.…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Green Mountain Gravel Pits
This route takes you off the main Green Mountain Road, up Green Mountain Middle Road, and to a few gravel pit areas. The route provides a few views of the city of Colton and other…
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Learn more about Green Mountain Gravel Pits
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Latiwi Creek
Latiwi Creek road runs through the Willamette National Forest and is an access road to Houserock Falls Trailhead and House Rock Campground. The road is a single-lane road, with spots to pull over, downed trees…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
Gordon Lakes
Gordon Lakes is a short typically unmaintained gravel road, that has been worn down over the years, so in spots, it can be muddy when wet and has a few smaller potholes. The road runs…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Fisher Point 1164
Fisher Point 1164 sits west of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness in the heart of the 1.7-million-acre Willamette National Forest. Mount Jefferson peaks at an elevation of 10,269 feet, the highest peak in the WNF, and…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Blue River 1500
Nestled in the 1.7-million-acre Willamette National Forest, Blue River Road 1500 leads you on an almost 22-mile journey through this 100-mile-long forest. Centrally located in Oregon, it provides an endless opportunity for many different forms…
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Total Miles
20.5
Tech Rating
2
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bear Pass 1509
Bear Pass was most likely named for the black bears that inhabit this area. Bears have been spotted along this route, so take precautions when entering. Bear Pass is located in the 1.6-million-acre Willamette National…
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Learn more about Bear Pass 1509
Total Miles
25
Tech Rating
1
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Quentin Creek
Quentin Creek road number 1513 runs through the Willamette National Forest. It is an easy gravel road with some areas that get steep and curvy. This road is not short of thick beautiful trees and…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Trapper Creek
Trapper Creek Road #1516 runs through the Willamette National Forest. It is an easy single-lane road, with a few small turnouts. The surface is a mix consisting mostly of gravel and natural surface, in some…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
FR 6355
Forest Road 6355 begins tucked away in the dense forest but eventually opens into a shelf trail along the mountainside, with beautiful overlooks of the surrounding forest. The trail itself is not difficult or technical;2WD…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su
Thoughtful Lunch Trail
This is a super easy, dirt and mud trail that leads to a beautiful viewpoint and camp spot. Gorgeous tree covered hills with large devastating burn patches show the harsh reality of the forest fires.…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
National Forest Development Road 4610
National Forest Development Rd 4610 has changed a lot over the last couple of years as the Riverside forest fire ripped through this area. Be advised that landslides, falling trees, and debris can occur in…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
2
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Abbott Road 4610
This road takes you up the mountain past the La Dee Flats staging area out towards the quarries. The staging area has raised loading docks for loading and unloading trailers. It goes past the La…
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Learn more about Abbott Road 4610
Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Cook Creek
Cook Creek road runs through the Willamette National Forest, it is an easy gravel road that has been overgrown in some spots. There are a few sections of this road that has big rocks that…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Upper FR 6350 - Grahams Pass
This is the upper section of Forest Road 6350 (Grahams Pass). It connects with a handful of other trails in the area. The trail is a nice and wide typical mountain road with washboards and…
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Learn more about Upper FR 6350 - Grahams Pass
Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su
Oak Grove/Timothy Lake
The Mount Hood National Forest is nestled in the Cascade Mountain Range which is in the Pacific Northwest in Oregon. It encompasses 1.1 million acres of beautiful forested land to include an active volcano called…
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Learn more about Oak Grove/Timothy Lake
Total Miles
14.3
Tech Rating
2
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
FR 6350 - Grahams Pass
Forest Road 6350 is a connector trail from paved FR 46 (Clackamas River Highway) to several other trails in the area. It is a wide-open trail with a few washboarded sections - easy enough for…
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Learn more about FR 6350 - Grahams Pass
Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su
Horn Creek 2257
Horn Creek 2257 is located just west of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness area in the heart of the 1.7 million-acre Willamette National Forest. This starts and ends as a paved route, however, the pavement is…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
3
Moderate
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain road is an easy gravel/natural surface mixed-surface road, with some sections that have a gradual yet steep incline. The road runs through the Willamette National Forest, which has a pretty view on clear…
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Learn more about Buck Mountain
Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
La Dee Flats
Area consisting of many 4x4 and ATV trails that branch off of main roads. The road itself is gravel with many potholes. During the winter, snow will cover a majority of the area allowing for…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Bingham Ridge 2253
Bingham Ridge 2253 is a 5.5-mile gravel road near Mount Jefferson, Oregon. On July 1st, 1993, Willamette National Forest was established, making it the most extensive National Forest in Oregon at 1,666,998 acres. For nearly…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
ATV Trails Near Mill City, Oregon
Moose Mountain- FS 2027
Moose Mountain Road, also known as FS 2027, is accessed from US Hwy 20 by turning at Moose Creek Road and crossing the bridge over the South Santiam River. This road is easy gravel, with…
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Learn more about Moose Mountain- FS 2027
Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi / Sp / Fa
Gordon
Gordon road is a no camping area with signs posted at the beginning. The road offers gravel and a natural mixed surface, that is single wide with room to pull over for vehicles to pass,…
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Learn more about Gordon
Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Soda Fork - 2041
This is an easy forest service road that connects US Highway 20 to an extensive forest road network. Much of it is wide enough for two vehicles to meet, but parts are single-lane with turnouts.…
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Learn more about Soda Fork - 2041
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Soda Fork Mainline - FS 2043
This is another easy gravel forest road that connects to the larger road system. There are options to connect to the intersection where FS 2041 and 2027 meet via the FS 2043-320 road or continue…
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Learn more about Soda Fork Mainline - FS 2043
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Green Mountain Road
This is one of the main roads heading up to Goat Mountain. There are many spur roads you can take off of Green Mountain Road; just make sure to check the status of gate closures.…
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Learn more about Green Mountain Road
Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Green Mountain Gravel Pits
This route takes you off the main Green Mountain Road, up Green Mountain Middle Road, and to a few gravel pit areas. The route provides a few views of the city of Colton and other…
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Learn more about Green Mountain Gravel Pits
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Mill City, Oregon
Moose Mountain- FS 2027
Moose Mountain Road, also known as FS 2027, is accessed from US Hwy 20 by turning at Moose Creek Road and crossing the bridge over the South Santiam River. This road is easy gravel, with…
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Learn more about Moose Mountain- FS 2027
Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi / Sp / Fa
Gordon
Gordon road is a no camping area with signs posted at the beginning. The road offers gravel and a natural mixed surface, that is single wide with room to pull over for vehicles to pass,…
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Learn more about Gordon
Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Soda Fork - 2041
This is an easy forest service road that connects US Highway 20 to an extensive forest road network. Much of it is wide enough for two vehicles to meet, but parts are single-lane with turnouts.…
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Learn more about Soda Fork - 2041
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Soda Fork Mainline - FS 2043
This is another easy gravel forest road that connects to the larger road system. There are options to connect to the intersection where FS 2041 and 2027 meet via the FS 2043-320 road or continue…
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Learn more about Soda Fork Mainline - FS 2043
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Green Mountain Road
This is one of the main roads heading up to Goat Mountain. There are many spur roads you can take off of Green Mountain Road; just make sure to check the status of gate closures.…
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Learn more about Green Mountain Road
Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Green Mountain Gravel Pits
This route takes you off the main Green Mountain Road, up Green Mountain Middle Road, and to a few gravel pit areas. The route provides a few views of the city of Colton and other…
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Learn more about Green Mountain Gravel Pits
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi