Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Port Orford, Oregon

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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

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

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

Gasquet Mountain Road - FSR 17N49

Gasquet Mountain Road (GMR) is just one of many routes available to access the beautiful Six Rivers National Forest. GMR is a single-lane gravel road that will reveal stunning views of the surrounding mountains. The…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

Howland Hill Road

Howland Hill Road is an old stagecoach road nestled in the old-growth redwoods. Few places still exist where you can drive alongside trees as tall as 300'. The main section of Howland Hill Road is…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

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

Oregon Coast Trail to Sea Lion Caves

This trail runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy gravel road with a very dense forest with lots of old-growth trees. There are multiple side trails to run for further exploration, including…
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Total Miles
20.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cal Barrel - Redwood National Park

Cal-Barrel is a dirt road to more trails in Redwood National Park. The road is gravel with some potholes and an incline nearly all the way to the end, where hiking trails begin. There are…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

5800

Road 5800 runs through the Siuslaw National Forest, it is an easy gravel road with pretty trees, and only a few small potholes. There are a few small spots off the side of the road…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Backroads to Swiftwater to Peel Oregon

Great viewing points of the N. Umpqua River and the area of Thunder Mountain. There are lots of opportunities for mudding and enjoying a nice day on the mountain. It is a great trail for…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
2 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

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

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

Lower Emily

Lower Emily road is an easy gravel road that leads you to access Grotto Falls Trailhead. There is a pit toilet at the trailhead right after the bridge. The road after that gets tight and…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

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

ATV Trails Near Port Orford, Oregon

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

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

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

Gasquet Mountain Road - FSR 17N49

Gasquet Mountain Road (GMR) is just one of many routes available to access the beautiful Six Rivers National Forest. GMR is a single-lane gravel road that will reveal stunning views of the surrounding mountains. The…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Port Orford, Oregon

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

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…
Learn more about Onion Mountain, Shan Creek
Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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…
Learn more about Hellgate Recreation Site
Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Gasquet Mountain Road - FSR 17N49

Gasquet Mountain Road (GMR) is just one of many routes available to access the beautiful Six Rivers National Forest. GMR is a single-lane gravel road that will reveal stunning views of the surrounding mountains. The…
Learn more about Gasquet Mountain Road - FSR 17N49
Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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…
Learn more about Lower Stratton Creek Road
Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

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…
Learn more about Right Fork Hellgate Recreation Site
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su