Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Plummer, Idaho

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest of the mountain range. This is a great alternate route from Harrison to Carlin Bay for 4-wheel vehicles as well a...
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

1976 Hill Creek is a 1.9-mile out-and-back trail that starts at 377 Palouse Divide West, climbing around the west and north side of West Dennis, before ending at the border of PotlachDeltic timberland, where the trail becomes restricted to 50-inch and under OHVs. Hill Creek has recently had logging ...
Learn more about Hill Creek - FS 1976

The Korth trail is a 50" trail at McCroskey State Park. Both ends start out pretty wide like a logging road, but you'll drop into the timber where the trail narrows. This is where you'll find more winding and flow on the trail. There are a handful of creek crossings that would likely be pretty seaso...
Learn more about Korth Trail

This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way will teach you some of the history of the area. Just over 6 miles in, you'll come across a day use area with a...
Learn more about Skyline Drive

This is an easy backcountry route between Harrison and Beauty Bay. The route takes you through lots of dense forest and cedars with filtered views into the Rose Lake area. This route can be done with any type of vehicle as it is on well-maintained FS roads.
Learn more about Beauty Bay/Harrison

Mount Coeur d'Alene (439) is a single-width road that begins off East Burma Road and heads east up Mount Coeur d'Alene. After the peak of Mount Coeur d'Alene, it continues towards Red Horse Mountain, ending near Beauty Saddle at a large 4-way intersection with plenty of room to park and some breatht...
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Crane Point is a 3.7-mile out-and-back gravel road that climbs from US95 to Crane Point. The gravel road is well maintained and ranges from one to two vehicles wide. Crane Point serves as the main access point to the Crane Point trail network. There is logging activity, so watch for logging trucks a...
Learn more about Crane Point/FS 1273

If you're in search of breathtaking vistas that stretch as far as the eye can see, look no further than these magnificent trails. Nestled amidst nature's beauty, these paths offer an opportunity to connect with the great outdoors while taking in some of the most stunning panoramic views nature has t...
Learn more about Saint Joe Baldy

Palouse Divide West is a 15.3-mile point-to-point trail that, beginning from the west, starts at the terminus of Big Creek Road. The trail descends the northwest side of Prospect Peak, continuing through a valley along Meadow Creek for several miles before making a sharp left turn as shown in Pictur...
Learn more about Palouse Divide East - FS 377

Waterhole Creek Trail (Trail 15) is an engaging off-road route in the Palouse Trail System of the Hoodoo Mountains, perfect for drivers of high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles and SxSs seeking scenic ridge views and dense forest shade. Spanning approximately 4.8 miles, this trail links Gold Hill...
Learn more about Waterhole Creek

Palouse Divide West (FS 377) is a 15.3 point-to-point trail that, when starting from the west side, begins at the end of Big Creek Road. It winds down into the backside of Prospect Peak into a valley and continues along Meadow Creek for several miles before making a sharp left shown in the second pi...
Learn more about Palouse Divide West - FS 377

This is a gradual and easy ATV route running north from the southern boundary of the ORV park. It begins as a wide, dry, and dusty path that traverses grassy slopes and sparse pine forest, maintaining a fairly straight and level course with only minor elevation changes. The trail is well-suited for ...
Learn more about Straight Shot

Three Tree Butte Trail No. 26 is a really fun alpine single track that is great for beginners or as part of a chill trail ride through this trail system. It starts from the north end as a really wide path, almost as wide as a jeep road. It turns off to the right from the wide path and climbs up a hi...
Learn more about Three Tree Butte No. 26

This is a very nice route through the mountains from the Rose Lake area to the top of 4th of July Pass. The climb out of Kalarney Lake has some amazing views of the small lakes on the valley floor. Once you cross over the ridge, you are greeted by great views of the surrounding mountains. The road ...
Learn more about Kalarney Lake to 4th of July

This is one of the more enjoyable trails in the area, with lots of elevation changes, several banked corners, and switchbacks. It is smooth and flowy, which makes for a great ride. The trail winds through a mix of shady timber and open clear-cut areas. There has been some logging in the area, so the...
Learn more about Chesley Creek Trail 19

1418 Treasure Gulch is a 3-mile out-and-back trail that breaks off from 770 Gold Hill. FS 1418 climbs up and along the west side of the geographical feature by the same name, Treasure Gulch, before cresting the ridge at an intersection with Waterhole Creek, a 50" and under trail. Before the intersec...
Learn more about Treasure Gulch - FS 1418

This trail is a 1-mile easy OHV route that runs north to south through the center of the ORV park. It travels through a mix of grassy meadows and pine forest, with a wide and open layout that narrows slightly in places but remains suitable for ATVs. The trail is dry and dusty with light rutting alon...
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The Beauty Creek Divide Trail is southeast of the city of Couer d'Alene. The trail has multiple viewpoints of the mouth of the Couer d'Alene River. There are a couple of dispersed camp sights and wide pullouts to allow other users to get by. there are some rutty areas and steep cliffside sections. R...
Learn more about Beauty Creek Divide Trail

This is a small piece of trail 224 that starts from the Palouse Divide dirt road that dumps out on a logging road that can be taken to connect to the rest of the 224 single track (Part 1). This is a short section of trail that is flat, wide and easy through overgrown bushes with no obstacles. It lo...
Learn more about East Fork Meadow Creek No. 224 (Part 2)

This is a short spur off of East Fork Meadow Creek that starts off of the main trail at a signed intersection. It continues on a shelf on a trail that looks like an old road so it stays pretty wide and flat. It slowly climbs up and becomes tighter in an overgrown area of trees with branches that whi...
Learn more about 224C

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest of the mountain range. This is a great alternate route from Harrison to Carlin Bay for 4-wheel vehicles as well a...
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

1976 Hill Creek is a 1.9-mile out-and-back trail that starts at 377 Palouse Divide West, climbing around the west and north side of West Dennis, before ending at the border of PotlachDeltic timberland, where the trail becomes restricted to 50-inch and under OHVs. Hill Creek has recently had logging ...
Learn more about Hill Creek - FS 1976

The Korth trail is a 50" trail at McCroskey State Park. Both ends start out pretty wide like a logging road, but you'll drop into the timber where the trail narrows. This is where you'll find more winding and flow on the trail. There are a handful of creek crossings that would likely be pretty seaso...
Learn more about Korth Trail

This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way will teach you some of the history of the area. Just over 6 miles in, you'll come across a day use area with a...
Learn more about Skyline Drive

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest of the mountain range. This is a great alternate route from Harrison to Carlin Bay for 4-wheel vehicles as well a...
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

1976 Hill Creek is a 1.9-mile out-and-back trail that starts at 377 Palouse Divide West, climbing around the west and north side of West Dennis, before ending at the border of PotlachDeltic timberland, where the trail becomes restricted to 50-inch and under OHVs. Hill Creek has recently had logging ...
Learn more about Hill Creek - FS 1976

This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way will teach you some of the history of the area. Just over 6 miles in, you'll come across a day use area with a...
Learn more about Skyline Drive

This is an easy backcountry route between Harrison and Beauty Bay. The route takes you through lots of dense forest and cedars with filtered views into the Rose Lake area. This route can be done with any type of vehicle as it is on well-maintained FS roads.
Learn more about Beauty Bay/Harrison