Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Payette, Idaho

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Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Payette, Idaho

Rock Valley Lookout Road

Do you like a muddy road with beautiful views? This road is for you! This trail is very easy and also very short but offers a great spot to camp for a few nights. There…
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Owyhee Oxbow Basin

This rugged, rocky, and rutted dirt road climbs up from the Owyhee River into Oxbow Basin. This is part of a long and very remote route that accesses the backcountry and numerous Wilderness Study Areas…
Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Oxbow Basin Road

This rugged, eight-mile dirt road NW of the Owyhee Reservoir passes through Oxbow Basin. This is part of a long and very remote route that accesses the backcountry and numerous Wilderness Study Areas along the…
Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Dry Creek Road

This occasionally rocky dirt road passes along the West side of the Owyhee Reservoir and accesses the small collection of boat-in homes at the Dry Creek Arm. It terminates at the dirt two tracks that…
Total Miles
22.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Dry Buttes Reservoir

This rugged, rocky, and rutted dirt road spur climbs up into the Dry Buttes WSA and terminates at a seasonal reservoir. This is part of a long and very remote route that accesses the backcountry…
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Oregan Eagle Mountain View

Have a good set of mud tires during the cold and wet seasons on this trail. 4x4 is recommended. You will find awesome views of the Eagle Cap Mountains Public Access Road with a little…
Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Jordan Valley - Leslie Gulch

The road is sufficient for virtually any vehicle, but the 25 miles of gravel and washboard may leave some wanting to air down to add comfort, and there is a spot to do that at…
Total Miles
23.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Eagle Creek Vista

The majority of this trail climbs up a gravel road from Highway 86. There is only a small section when turning off of Eagle Creek Road where the road gets rougher and would most likely…
Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Murphy, ID to Silver City, ID

An easy dirt road to one of Idaho's largest ghost towns. There are some shallow water crossings, and as you get closer to Silver City, there are some small, smooth boulders, but nothing too difficult.…
Total Miles
34.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Fish Lake - Twin Lakes

This route takes you to a couple of beautiful small lakes while providing incredible views of the Whitman National Forest. Overall the route is very easy and straight forward, but there is a section that…
Total Miles
30.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Boise Ridge Road

This is an moderate forest service road starting near Bogus Basin continuing to Rocky Canyon overlooking Boise, Idaho. This road becomes impassable due to the amount of snow in the winter. In the spring you…
Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Rocky Canyon Road

Pretty simple road during the summer months that cuts over to Robbie Creek. A nice alternate route to Hwy 21, or a good road to access the ridge road. The winter months can vary depending…
Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Blue Canyon Trail

This rugged, rocky dirt road climbs two thousand feet up from the Owyhee River onto the rimrock above along the boundary of the Blue Canyon Wilderness. This is a scenic route that has numerous campsites…
Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Kleinschmidt Grade - NFD 105

Starting from Hells Canyon/Snake River, this route will take you up a winding single-lane track with great views and significant exposures. As you get higher, the terrain and flora will transform from rock to grass…
Total Miles
17.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Blowout Reservoir Road

Wide, graded gravel road used by ranchers and explorers alike to access the grazing land and points of interest around the Jordan Craters and the edges of the Owyhee Canyon. There is very little traffic…
Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Prairie Dog Lane

This area of BLM is a spiderweb of trails. This particular one is fairly short but wild and rugged in terrain. The trail is less visible in some places but it is still defined enough…
Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Along The Edge

Another connecting trail to many of the others in the area, this one leads right along the fence line and, at one point, along the edge of the railroad tracks. At times the trail becomes…
Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Standifer Road

This wide-open, easy dirt road connects to many of the side trails in the area. The Southern end of the trail brings you near and to the National Guard Training Area. Please respect all posted…
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Birch Creek Road

This rocky, graded gravel road drops two thousand feet off of the rimrock down to the Historic Birch Creek Ranch and BLM campground along the Owyhee River. The Birch Creek Ranch campground is a beautiful…
Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Hells Canyon Overlook - Dirt Road Approach

The Hells Canyon overlook has both a paved and un paved approach. Both are very scenic, but we highly recommend the dirt route as it offers a number of camp sites and incredible views. Signs…
Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Coffeepot Crater Road

This is a short, rocky dirt spur road accessing Coffeepot Crater. Coffeepot Crater is an interesting point of interest along the edge of the Jordan Craters Lava Beds. It is worth a stop to climb…
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Morcom Road

This rugged dirt and rock road drops 1800 feet off the rimrock plateau to the ruins of the Morcom Ranch homestead on the banks of the Owyhee River below. This is an out-and-back road as…
Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Iron Point Road

This is a rugged dirt road with bits of rock from time to time. It leads out from Morcom Road towards Iron Point on the edge of the Owyhee Canyon. There is very little traffic…
Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Mudlake Reservoir Road

One of the main connector roads in this section of the bench plateaus above the Owyhee Canyon, this sometimes dirt, sometimes gravel route is one of the faster ones to use to transit the area.…
Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Imnaha to Wallowa Mountain Loop

This route traces the Imnaha River between the scenic Wallowa Mountain Loop road and the small town of Imnaha. The road is wide in all but a few places and is pretty well maintained. This…
Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

North Fork River Road

Do you like long drives on a dirt road, river views, and hot springs? This road is for you! Enjoy a dirt road that follows along the Boise River. It is possible to do this…
Total Miles
23.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Danner Loop to Cow Creek

Completion of The Cow Lake and Danner Loop. The road is a wide, graded, gravel road. Some dispersed camping spots are tucked in along the hillsides on the little off-shoot trails. Along the way, you…
Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Jordan Craters Ranch Road

This uninspiring dirt ranch road follows the edge of the adjacent Jordan Craters WSA. The ranch roads in this area are a bit of a spider web through this area of grazing land that mostly…
Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Jackson's Cat Trail

A rough and often fading two-track along the Southern edge of the Owyhee Breaks Wilderness Study Area. This trail includes a lollipop out-and-back that leads out to an overlook of the Owyhee Canyon that looks…
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Bogus Bench Trail

The Bogus Bench Trail is a rough, twisty, and often rocky dirt road that starts at Mud Lake and winds its way along the foot of Bogus Bench and the Bogus Rim as it drops…
Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa