Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Phoenix, Oregon

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Anderson Butte Road

Anderson Butte Road is exceptionally scenic and can be run in most seasons. There are not many obstacles, though there are a couple of off-shoots that are fun (including Picnic Trail which is a nice…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Long Way to Little Applegate River

This is a connection road between the back side of Talent, OR and the Rogue River/Siskiyou National Forests. The road leaves an area of homes and farms and climbs to about 4,200 feet before descending…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wagner & Siskiyou

This is a great run from Wagner Creek through parts of Siskiyou Pass to Maple Dell Gap. From Maple Dell Gap you can continue on to Squaw Lake or head north and reconnect with Siskiyou…
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Total Miles
37
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Siskiyou Pass

This is segment one of the SW Oregon Overland Adventure Loop. This segment is an easy gravel road between the Mount Ashland Ski Resort and the historic McKee Covered Bridge. It passes by two fire…
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Total Miles
29.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Spur Road

This is a spur road following Palmer creek. There are lots of active mining claims along this stretch of creek. Also lots of side roads that just dead-end. Up by Baily Gulch, there are remains…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Payette Trail - FS 970

Payette Trail #970 is accessible during late summer when the Applegate Lake water levels are lower. It is located at the southeast end of the lake off of Forest Road 1075, which takes you to…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Moon Watch

Bumpy uneasy gravel roads with a lot connections to explore. Logging is active in the area, so be aware of logging trucks. When wet expect plenty of mud and a good chance of getting stuck.…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp / Su

Elderberry Dead End

Lots of little hubs that branch off of this gravel road. There is no connection to candy spur hub as depicted on the GPS, so you can't loop around as it's a dead end. It's…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp / Fa

Onion Mountain, Shan Creek

Onion Mountain is a great place to break away from the crowds in town and take in some beautiful scenery. If you're lucky, you might even see a bear or two. Most of the trails…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Skookum Pond

Starting at Forest Road 22, the route features a well-maintained gravel surface, courtesy of the Forest Service, meandering through dense forests. The brief journey to Skookum Pond offers stunning vistas of the pond and multiple…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Right Fork Hellgate Recreation Site

This is a gravel road with some middle-of-the-road washouts that you will have to straddle with your vehicle. Great overlook of the valley below and the Rogue River about halfway up. The trail is a…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Hellgate Recreation Site

This is a nice trail that is definitely easier during the summer. The technical rating ranges from between a 1 to 3 in difficulty. There are some mud slides, but they are easy enough to…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Lower Stratton Creek Road

This is a nice and easy drive. It is a gravel road with some low branches, but most full-size trucks will fit under them. There are no real washouts on this section, even with all…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Page Mountain

The Page Mountain Trail is an out and back at Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon. It is a very easy ride with one tight spot that could potentially cause pinstripes if not passed with care.…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Little River - Quartz Mountain Rd

The trail is a scenic journey starting just east of South Umpqua Falls, meandering over Quartz Mountain, and culminating at Little River, where it meets Highway 138 in Glide. It provides a magnificent link between…
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Total Miles
24.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Taylor Ridge Road

This trail is best ridden during the summer. It's a great road even in the rain. Lots of trees are down on the road, depending on the time of year, as you will see in…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Snowbird

Snowbird is an easy gravel road with sections that have steep but gradual inclines. It runs through the Umpqua National Forest. This road is filled with gorgeous spots to enjoy views, yet it is a…
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Total Miles
17.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Twin Lakes

Enjoy the views that this road has to offer. You might want to pull over and take a few photos! This road has a hiking, biking, and horseback trail. If you want to get out…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Copeland Creek

Copeland Creek road runs through the Umpqua National Fores. It is an easy gravel road with some gradual inclines. You will find beautiful views ever so often when the trees open up. There are sections…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Doe Head Mountain

Doe Head Mountain is an easy yet tight road where you will get pinstripes in the more overgrown sections of the trail. The road is mostly gravel, but there are parts that have been turned…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Black Rock

Black Rock is easy gravel and the natural surface mixed road that runs through the Umpqua National Forest. There are amazing views on this road, with areas that have been burned but that doesn't stop…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Calfhead T.S.

Calf Head TS road runs through the Umpqua National Forest. It is a mostly gravel road with sections that have become more of a natural surface. The road gets tight in a few spots, and…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rolling Grounds

One thing about Rolling Grounds road is that it offers amazing views, both of rolling grounds, and rolling rocks! This road is a mix of gravel and natural surface, with spots that get a bit…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Incense Cedar Loop

Incense Cedar Loop is an easy gravel road, that runs through Umpqua National Forest, a couple of sections of the road get a bit washed out, but its nothing a two-wheel drive cant do, just…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Panther Creek

Panther Creek road runs through the Umpqua National Forest, it is an easy single-car width gravel road with some spots to pull off. There are a couple of sections in the trees that clear out…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain road runs through the Umpqua National Forest, it is an easy gravel road with sections that can be gradually steep and curvy. There are some sections of this road that have really cool…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Youtlkut Pillars

Youtlkut Pillars is an easy gravel road that runs through the Umpqua National Forest. The name comes from the huge rock Pillars that you will find on this road, it is a really cool place…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Calf Ridge

Calf Ridge road number 4720 is an easy gravel road that runs through the Umpqua National Forest. There are plenty of beautiful views to enjoy on this route, it is in a burned area so…
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Total Miles
12.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Peel to Wolf Creek Job Corps Bypass Route

This route is a bypass for local residents and employees of Job Corps to avoid fire or road hazards that may arise. It is mostly small tire-friendly. Use caution during the week as it will…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bachelor Butte

Bachelor Butte road runs through the Umpqua National Forest. It is an easy gravel road that can be steep and curvy in sections. This road is not short of views, you will be entertained by…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

ATV Trails Near Phoenix, Oregon

Anderson Butte Road

Anderson Butte Road is exceptionally scenic and can be run in most seasons. There are not many obstacles, though there are a couple of off-shoots that are fun (including Picnic Trail which is a nice…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Long Way to Little Applegate River

This is a connection road between the back side of Talent, OR and the Rogue River/Siskiyou National Forests. The road leaves an area of homes and farms and climbs to about 4,200 feet before descending…
Learn more about Long Way to Little Applegate River
Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wagner & Siskiyou

This is a great run from Wagner Creek through parts of Siskiyou Pass to Maple Dell Gap. From Maple Dell Gap you can continue on to Squaw Lake or head north and reconnect with Siskiyou…
Learn more about Wagner & Siskiyou
Total Miles
37
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Spur Road

This is a spur road following Palmer creek. There are lots of active mining claims along this stretch of creek. Also lots of side roads that just dead-end. Up by Baily Gulch, there are remains…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Payette Trail - FS 970

Payette Trail #970 is accessible during late summer when the Applegate Lake water levels are lower. It is located at the southeast end of the lake off of Forest Road 1075, which takes you to…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Moon Watch

Bumpy uneasy gravel roads with a lot connections to explore. Logging is active in the area, so be aware of logging trucks. When wet expect plenty of mud and a good chance of getting stuck.…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp / Su

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Phoenix, Oregon

Anderson Butte Road

Anderson Butte Road is exceptionally scenic and can be run in most seasons. There are not many obstacles, though there are a couple of off-shoots that are fun (including Picnic Trail which is a nice…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wagner & Siskiyou

This is a great run from Wagner Creek through parts of Siskiyou Pass to Maple Dell Gap. From Maple Dell Gap you can continue on to Squaw Lake or head north and reconnect with Siskiyou…
Learn more about Wagner & Siskiyou
Total Miles
37
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Spur Road

This is a spur road following Palmer creek. There are lots of active mining claims along this stretch of creek. Also lots of side roads that just dead-end. Up by Baily Gulch, there are remains…
Learn more about Spur Road
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Payette Trail - FS 970

Payette Trail #970 is accessible during late summer when the Applegate Lake water levels are lower. It is located at the southeast end of the lake off of Forest Road 1075, which takes you to…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Moon Watch

Bumpy uneasy gravel roads with a lot connections to explore. Logging is active in the area, so be aware of logging trucks. When wet expect plenty of mud and a good chance of getting stuck.…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp / Su

Elderberry Dead End

Lots of little hubs that branch off of this gravel road. There is no connection to candy spur hub as depicted on the GPS, so you can't loop around as it's a dead end. It's…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp / Fa