Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Mina, Nevada

The road to the Simon Lead mine is traveled via a well-maintained dirt road until the last 4 miles. The road then contains washed-out areas and narrow passages. According to https://www.nvexpeditions.com, small amounts of silver-lead ore were discovered and shipped from this district as early as 187...
Learn more about The Road to the Simon Lead Mine

This is a fairly short route that takes you to Douglas Camp, an area of several mines. It loops out through Rebel Canyon. There are active mining claims if you continue up towards Thunder Mountain, please respect the claim owners and don't go beyond posted signs. The Maryann Mine is on the way down ...
Learn more about Rebel Canyon Loop

The route is easy to drive and can be done with almost any vehicle. However, if conditions are wet or snowy, the route is much more difficult. This is a nice half-day trip with several other mine sites that can be visited along the way. To get to the route, take Simon Lead Road east from Mina.
Learn more about Mina Mercury Mine Loop

This route takes you from the Mina area to Little Huntoon Valley. It is easy and can be completed in dry conditions with a 2WD full-size vehicle. You cross Garfield Flat where Aerojet General uses the dry lakebed for a test facility. After the dry lakebed, you can follow Rattlesnake Flats Road for a...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Canyon

A pretty drive to get you from the highway back to a network of fun trails and some dispersed camping spots. The drive takes you all the way through rocky canyons and alongside marshy tall grasses. Once you crest the hill, the valley is laid out before you, showing some of the wetlands and marshy, g...
Learn more about Emigrant Trail to "The Crossing"

Cloverdale Ranch Road is a quintessential "desert highway," offering a wide, well-graded, and high-speed dirt corridor that crisscrosses the expansive Nevada landscape. Because the road consists of well-compacted gravel and native materials, it is one of the most reliable routes in the district when...
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This is an old borax harvesting route on the west side of the Fish Lake Playa outside of the town of Dyer, Nevada. This trail offers a fairly easy way around the playa and a side trip to see the borax workings and adobe remains. The route can become sandy in spots, as well as a hard mineral-based gr...
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Willow Springs FS 44427 serves as a primary artery leading explorers from the wide-open desert floor into the rugged, high-altitude foothills of Mount Ardivey. The first 5.7 miles of the route offer a fast and enjoyable drive on a wide, well-graded two-track dirt road. As you reach the junction with...
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Dicks Road is a surprisingly well-maintained and "well-grained" single-track trail that provides a delightful shortcut across the expansive valley floor. Connecting the Cloverdale-Peavine corridor to the Gabbs Pole Line Road, this route offers a smooth and efficient way to navigate the basin. The dr...
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The Four Mile Spring Bypass is a rewarding, technical mountain route that traverses the rugged spine of the Toiyabe Range, cresting at the impressive Golden Summit at an elevation above 7,000 feet. This trail offers a premier high-altitude experience, winding through a picturesque forest of Pinyon P...
Learn more about Four Mile Spring Bypass - FS 44428

Mississippi Springs is a charming out-and-back trail. While the springs may not flow with the volume of their famous namesake river, this site is a critical oasis in an otherwise arid landscape. The trail serves as a dedicated corridor leading from the high-speed Cloverdale-Peavine Road deep into th...
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This is a nice easy-graded single-track that gives access to the Inyo National Forest trail network. There are some dispersed camping spots along the way with established fire rings. It will get you around to the top of the difficult Rock Creek Trail and allow more access to the range. There are som...
Learn more about The Easy Way Around Rock Creek

Mostly an easy trail with amazing views from the top of the Emigrant pass summit. It can be sandy in spots, especially at wash crossings. You may see Bighorn Sheep and Burros in the area as well as birds of prey. The tail is mostly desert terrain with some jumping cactus and grasslands by the marsh ...
Learn more about Emigrant Pass from "The Crossing" to Silver Peak Road

Well Road Trail is a surprisingly enjoyable and diverse east-west corridor that cuts across the vast desert basin between Cloverdale-Peavine Road and Gabbs Pole Line Road. This route offers a more intimate, secluded experience than the nearby, graded highways. The journey begins on the eastern side ...
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The route starts at Fish Lake hot springs. The water temp is 100 degrees, and the springs is a concrete tub that can fit 12 people comfortably. There are also vault toilets and camping available. The road is wide, gravel and graded. There may be a lot of day traffic coming and going, and the area ma...
Learn more about Coyote Rd.

This very easy two-lane, occasionally graded dirt road takes you back to "the crossing", which gives access to many other areas' trails. There are a few offshoots leading to some dispersed camping along the way. The trail can get busy, so be aware of oncoming traffic and large RVs and trailers. You ...
Learn more about Teeth Rattler to The Crossing

This is a rugged, east-to-west traverse that follows the boundary between BLM land and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. This trail is characterized by its unrelenting "bumpy" nature, because the track runs perpendicular to the natural drainages flowing from the high peaks to the north. Drivers ...
Learn more about East Cloverdale

A sandy short dirt crossover with plenty of flat spots for dispersed camping featuring mountain and valley views. The road gets rutted in some spots and quite sandy in others. Do not attempt when wet. The area could be unbearably hot during the summer months, so be sure to bring plenty of water and ...
Learn more about 265 Camping Crossover

This easy trail takes you all the way to the mining complex to the east and the historic mining complex. There are many structures still standing and plenty of kiosks and information about the area. It's a nice stop and even a great place to camp with established fire rings and a great view out the ...
Learn more about Red Rock Quicksilver Mine

Peavine Road, commonly known as 12 Mile Road, is a high-speed, well-maintained dirt "highway" that serves as the main north-south artery of the San Antonio Valley. The route begins just north of the massive Crescent Dunes Solar Facility, whose towering central collector serves as a futuristic landma...
Learn more about Peavine Road - 12 Mile Road

The road to the Simon Lead mine is traveled via a well-maintained dirt road until the last 4 miles. The road then contains washed-out areas and narrow passages. According to https://www.nvexpeditions.com, small amounts of silver-lead ore were discovered and shipped from this district as early as 187...
Learn more about The Road to the Simon Lead Mine

This is a fairly short route that takes you to Douglas Camp, an area of several mines. It loops out through Rebel Canyon. There are active mining claims if you continue up towards Thunder Mountain, please respect the claim owners and don't go beyond posted signs. The Maryann Mine is on the way down ...
Learn more about Rebel Canyon Loop

The route is easy to drive and can be done with almost any vehicle. However, if conditions are wet or snowy, the route is much more difficult. This is a nice half-day trip with several other mine sites that can be visited along the way. To get to the route, take Simon Lead Road east from Mina.
Learn more about Mina Mercury Mine Loop

This route takes you from the Mina area to Little Huntoon Valley. It is easy and can be completed in dry conditions with a 2WD full-size vehicle. You cross Garfield Flat where Aerojet General uses the dry lakebed for a test facility. After the dry lakebed, you can follow Rattlesnake Flats Road for a...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Canyon

The road to the Simon Lead mine is traveled via a well-maintained dirt road until the last 4 miles. The road then contains washed-out areas and narrow passages. According to https://www.nvexpeditions.com, small amounts of silver-lead ore were discovered and shipped from this district as early as 187...
Learn more about The Road to the Simon Lead Mine

This is a fairly short route that takes you to Douglas Camp, an area of several mines. It loops out through Rebel Canyon. There are active mining claims if you continue up towards Thunder Mountain, please respect the claim owners and don't go beyond posted signs. The Maryann Mine is on the way down ...
Learn more about Rebel Canyon Loop

The route is easy to drive and can be done with almost any vehicle. However, if conditions are wet or snowy, the route is much more difficult. This is a nice half-day trip with several other mine sites that can be visited along the way. To get to the route, take Simon Lead Road east from Mina.
Learn more about Mina Mercury Mine Loop

This route takes you from the Mina area to Little Huntoon Valley. It is easy and can be completed in dry conditions with a 2WD full-size vehicle. You cross Garfield Flat where Aerojet General uses the dry lakebed for a test facility. After the dry lakebed, you can follow Rattlesnake Flats Road for a...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Canyon