Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651) will take you to the top of Eight Mile Mesa South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a network of trails leading to different points of the mesa. After turning off…
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Fawn Gulch road, along with the E and F branches, offer multiple spots for primitive dry camping with pull off spots as soon as you enter the San Juan National Forest. The first mile is…
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Fawn Gulch E is the first branch road you will reach turning to the right. This was a great road for primitive dry campsites. Shortly down the road you will come to a closed gate.…
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Fawn Gulch F was an interesting road and drive. When turning off of the main road the first 3/10 of a mile is a gravel-maintained road to the gate for Fawn Gulch Ranch. Here you…
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The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with…
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Eight Mile Mesa C (#651C) forks left off the main road about 5 miles from the beginning of the USFS road. It's about 4.5 miles to the end where there were a few disturbed primitive…
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Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forks left with Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forking to the right at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This…
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Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This…
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Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile…
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Four Mile Falls, Four Mile Lake and Anderson trails are north on Four Mile road out of Pagosa Springs. These are very popular trails since they are so close to Pagosa Springs and traverse part…
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Plumtaw road is a scenic drive through the Weminuche Wilderness north of Pagosa Springs. It goes through beautiful sections of the San Juan National Forest, with great views of Pagosa Peak. There are peaceful meadows…
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Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from…
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Piedra Road will lead you north out of Pagosa Springs past the airport and a few neighborhoods. It eventually turns into a Forest Service road with two large parking areas and trailheads at the beginning.…
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The east side of Stockdrive starts on Piedra Road at the Turkey Springs Trailhead, which is a dirt staging area. It goes west for less than 2 miles through a sparse forest of ponderosa pines,…
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This is a short connector trail designated for vehicles 50" or less. There is a pinch point on either end of the trail. It connects Brockover Road to Newt Jack Road. The mile-long trail is…
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The west end of South Brockover starts on Turkey Springs Road. It goes along the rim of a mesa, overlooking the mountains, intersects with Circle T, and continues east on an easy two-track. The majority…
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The Blanco River road runs off of Hwy 64 between Pagosa Springs and Chama, NM. As you drive along the Blanco River there are four pull off spots for primitive dry camping along the river.…
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East Fork Road has two very different sections. This lower section is a well maintained graded road suitable for most vehicles. They recommend a higher clearance vehicle, yet compact cars were on this road as…
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The north end of Circle T starts on Monument Park East Road at a big trail sign. It heads south, riding through big open grassy meadows. The trail is pretty flat for the entire route,…
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The east end of this trail starts on Turkey Springs Road, and it switchbacks up towards Chris Mountain Road. The trail is a tight two-track between scraggly gambel oak branches and pine trees. Although the…
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Gordon Creek Road (#625) is a short little road off of Plumtaw Road (#634) that will take you to an unnamed trail available for hiking, biking, horses and snowmobiles. The road is an easy dirt…
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McManus road connects into and runs east from Piedra road. Plumtaw road connects into it and can make for a pleasant drive back to Pagosa Springs. When you arrive at the fork stay left for…
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Trail Spring ATV trail starts at the very end of Monument Park East Road, at a metal pinch point at the entrance to the loop. The entire trail makes a 4.3-mile loop. The route is…
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Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small…
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This ATV trail starts on Snow Ranch Road, and crosses Devil Creek right away, which is a shallow smooth stream crossing. It climbs up the mountain for 4 miles, gradually gaining 900 feet elevation. It…
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Camping, Jeeping and Hunting on Devil Mountain-Fr Rd 626 There is some space when you first turn onto the trail from Hwy 160 to air up or down. After that area the Devil Mountain trail…
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Horse Creek is a fun and easy ATV trail through the San Juan National Forest that descends 1,500 feet from south to north. The south end starts on Mule Mountain and winds through the forest…
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The Devil Creek trail is a short trail leading to the 561 acre Devil Creek Wildlife Management area. Part way up the trail is a very interesting rock on your left. At the end of…
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This almost 2-mile-long ATV trail starts at the very north end of Monument Park-West Road. It's an easy trail that accesses the longer Devil Mountain Trail which is a very popular trail for hunting access…
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This spur makes a loop off of Mule Mountain trail and Spur 2 for some extra mileage. It's an easy two-track with small loose rocks in the trail. It has a couple steep and loose…
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