Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Mount Laguna, California

15S05 La Posta Truck Trail is a 7.6-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located within the Cleveland National Forest, Descanso Ranger District. This trail is usually run in conjunction with Fred Canyon to create…
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16S08 Fred Canyon Road is a 6.1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located within the Cleveland National Forest, Descanso Ranger District. This trail is usually run in conjunction with Fred Canyon to create a…
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15S18 Sheephead Mountain Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 located within the Cleveland National Forest, Descanso Ranger District. The trail to the top is a full 6.8 miles, but due to…
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Scenic high desert drive with two overlooks of Carrizo Canyon. Corrizo Overlook, with picnic tables, makes great lunch spot. Take binoculars. Fun hiking trails. Overnight camping at Lark Canyon Recreation Site, fee area. Street-legal vehicles…
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This short single vehicle-width trail connects the Oriflamme Canyon Loop trail with Highway S2, allowing vehicles to enter/exit the Oriflamme Canyon area from the eastern side. It is primarily a dirt road that winds through…
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This one-vehicle-width trail runs into the Indian Valley area of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park and is restricted to street-legal vehicles only. It is an out-and-back route (10 miles round-trip) that is relatively flat…
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Blair Valley Loop is a 7.9-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Blair Valley area is a collection of two small valleys with several attractions to see. The…
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This is an out-and-back spur trail (6-miles round trip) off Indian Gorge Road that leads to a dead-end box canyon. The trail is only single-vehicle wide, relatively flat, and comprised of packed dirt with sections…
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Blair Valley Pictographs is a 2.8-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 out of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This short dirt track ends at a small parking area and trailhead. A BLM informational…
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This trail starts and ends in Banner and loops around Chariot Mountain and goes into the Oriflamme Canyon. The trail is open to all types of 4x4s and dirt bikes, although the entrance through Banner…
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This trail traverses a scenic desert landscape. It is an out-and-back trail with designated areas for dispersed camping. A spur trail offers a scenic and level campsite equipped with a fire ring. Ground fires are…
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Vallecito Creek Road is a 5.9-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). For thousands of years, the course of the Vallecito Wash has been a refuge…
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This is the main east-west connector inside the Corral Canyon OHV area and can be run in either direction. There are some gentle obstacles as this is a poorly maintained forest service road, and can…
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Wrangler Trail is part of the Corral Canyon OHV Area in the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County. Corral Canyon is one of the only remaining OHV areas in San Diego, which attracts offroaders of…
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Arroyo Hueso, also known as Hueso Wash, is a scenic trail located within Anza Borrego State Park. The trail's name is derived from the Spanish word "hueso," meaning bone. The trail offers a moderate difficulty…
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Arroyo Seco del Diablo is a 13.2-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Arroyo Seco del Diablo is Spanish for Devil's Dry Wash and lies amid…
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Mine Wash is a 9.6-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The state park is a "Stay the Trail" area and the trail is restricted to street-legal vehicles.…
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Arroyo Tapiado Trail is a 9.1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. Arroyo Tapiado is…
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Carrizo Canyon is a 13.2-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Street-legal vehicles are only allowed off-road within the ABDSP. Carrizo Canyon starts at State Road 2 (S2)…
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Gunslinger Trail #11 is a 1.8-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in the Corral Canyon OHV recreation area. Corral Canyon OHV is located roughly 30 miles east of San Diego and it offers…
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Sandstone Canyon Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 out of 10 located within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The trail provides the unique opportunity to drive in one of the only slot canyons…
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Hahapa Flat Road is a 3.7-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 out of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. Hahapa Flat is an…
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This trail kicks off from the Sacotone Lookout Jeep Trail, which has more steep transitions, fun boulders, and obstacles than this route. It begins wide enough for an ATV but narrows to a single track…
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This is an out-and-back trail that splits from Fish Creek wash in the Sandstone Canyon area of Anza Borrego State Park. Just before the end of the trail, there is a small fork; to the…
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Fish Creek Wash is a 37-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. Fish Creek Wash is probably one…
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Plum Canyon Road is an out-and-back trail offering scenic vistas. The road's surface comprises smooth sand and granite. The primary road stretches 1.8 miles, with a spur trail leading to the trailhead of the California…
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Diablo Dropoff is a 2.3-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 out of 10 located within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. In the middle of the Deep of the Carrizo Badlands portion of the ABDSP lies the…
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This is an out-and-back trail to a dead-end canyon that begins off Highway 78 next to an Emergency Callbox station. It starts out as a hard-packed, narrow dirt road, which remains fairly level over the…
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This trail cuts through a beautiful stretch of backcountry in eastern San Diego County and passes near hiking trailheads to three different waterfalls. The loop starts and finishes on graded dirt roads and has a…
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Street-legal vehicles only on this winding route through Canyon Sin Nombre; a great spot for its unique geologic features. Follow the sandy washes on to the Butterfield Stage Route. Near the end of the route…
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