Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ocotillo, California

This trail starts on Highway 2 and heads north toward the Coyote Mountains. The surface is fine sand with lots of whoops to test your suspension throughout, creating a bouncy, flowing ride. The trail is…
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This trail ends at BLM 245 and Coyote Wash. The beginning of the trail is a rarely used route that cuts through the heart of the mega power windmills, providing an intimate experience among the…
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This sandy and gravel trail cuts between BLM 137 and Shell Canyon Road, serving as a connector route. The trail has had to be altered because of private property and now goes along the fence…
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This trail starts off at Hidden Canyon and climbs up a shelf ridgeline 30 to 40 feet above the canyon, providing elevated views and dramatic exposure. The surface is sand and gravel with lots of…
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This trail starts on BLM 236 and runs east to west, following the large electrical lines for easy reference throughout. The surface is sand and gravel that alternates between hard pack and loose sand, keeping…
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This trail is all about fast running through desert washes. The western endpoint has easy road access and the eastern endpoint plugs into the extensive trail system north of Ocotillo. The washes are smooth and…
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This trail starts at Highway 2 and is one and a half vehicles wide with a sand and gravel surface. The route cuts through the power windmill area where massive turbines create an impressive industrial…
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This trail runs from east to west, starting near the railroad tracks by Highway 80 and ending at BLM 137. The route runs through a field of teddy bear cacti and various desert bushes, creating…
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This BLM land trail starts off BLM 232 and is a sand and gravel route that cuts through a hidden canyon lined with 20 to 30-foot-tall sand walls, creating a dramatic enclosed environment. After a…
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The trail starts on the south side of the abandoned railroad tracks. It follows Interstate 8 for approximately three miles before it veers off. The trail is wide with soft, loose sand and minimal rocks.…
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This trail starts just off Painted Gorge Road and features a fine sand and gravel surface heading directly toward the Painted Hills. The route is one to one and a half vehicles wide throughout. Vegetation…
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This one vehicle-wide trail starts at BLM 109 North and winds up and down through the desert, lined with ocotillo, sage, creosote, and other desert bushes, creating a vegetated corridor. The surface is mostly fine…
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This trail starts north of Highway 2 and features hard packed sand surface throughout. The route winds its way through a desert of ocotillo, desert brush, and other flora, creating a vegetated corridor. You'll encounter…
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This trail starts on Painted Gorge Road and follows a small power line for reference, making navigation straightforward. The first half mile is adjacent to private land, but this is the access road to the…
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This one-and-a-half-vehicle-wide trail starts at BLM 245 and Coyote Wash. The surface is sand and gravel but relatively smooth, making for comfortable navigation. You'll encounter some whoops and washboards scattered along the way. The route…
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This trail starts at Dos Cabeza BLM 150 and is a windy, sandy road cutting through a desert full of teddy bear cacti, ocotillo, and various desert bushes, creating a densely vegetated environment. The area…
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This trail starts at Highway 2 and is a graded two vehicle-wide sandy trail in the beginning, providing comfortable navigation. The route serves as a main artery for the area, with lots of dispersed camping…
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This trail starts off at BLM 236 and quickly climbs out of the wash, gaining elevation right from the beginning. The surface is packed sand and loose sand with some loose rocks here and there,…
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This cutoff trail connects BLM 236 to BLM 214 Painted Hills, creating a great loop trail option. From BLM 236, the trail cuts into a wash and then climbs up onto a wasteland wash of…
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This long trail starts off Highway 80 and ends at BLM 189, featuring hard pack sand with lots of small rocks throughout. The surface slowly takes you through a rocky, bumpy trail with small ruts,…
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EC 274 Yuha Desert is a 10.7-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. This is a BLM-designated "Open" trail and can be used by all vehicles. The trail can be accessed from…
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EC 311 Yuha Desert is a 3.3-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. EC311 is a BLM-designated "Limited Use" trail and can only be used by street-legal vehicles. The trail can be…
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EC 346 Yuha Desert is a 7.4-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. EC346 is a BLM-designated "Open" route and is accessible by all types of vehicles. Both the east and west…
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EC 282 Yuha Desert is a 2.7-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. EC 282 is a BLM-designated "Limited Use" trail and can only be used by street-legal vehicles. The trail can…
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This trail leads from the main paved highway of Sweeney pass road into the network of trails in the area. It begins as rough washboard and crushed rock and quickly becomes really packed sand as…
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This trail starts off as a very sandy trail that immediately climbs up into some hills and winds its way toward the Fish Lake Mountains. The trail is pretty barren in vegetation except for a…
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EC 285 Yuha Desert is a 2-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. EC 285 is a BLM-designated "Open" trail and may be used by all types of vehicles. EC 285 is…
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This sandy trail starts off Carrizo Wash South and cuts across very sandy terrain with lots of washboards and whoops throughout. You'll enjoy great views of Superstition Mountain, Fish Creek Mountain, and other mountains to…
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This route is a great connector trail from the intersection at the abandoned rail station up and into the Anza Borrego park. The other end connects with the Jojoba Wash Trail and finishes at three…
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EC 19 Table Mountain Road is a 6.1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in San Diego County. EC 19 is also known as Mica Gem Mine Road by locals after the mining group…
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