Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Post Mountain, California

This single lane dirt road connects from Post Mountain Rd to Highway 3 next to its intersection with Highway 36. It has sections of ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely f...
Learn more about Plummer Gulch Road - FS 30N36

This single-lane natural surface road begins at Philpot Road - FS 31N32 and connects through to Rattlesnake Road. The road is mostly dirt, with some sections of gravel and rock. There are places with ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep. The road has many places to safely meet another vehicle, ...
Learn more about Lower Philpot Road - FS 30N34

This single-lane dirt road starts from Red Mountain Motorway - FS 9N73. It is blocked by several downed trees just shy of 4 miles in. The road surface has some exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length, but...
Learn more about Creek Road - FS 29N57

This single-lane dirt road starts at Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12 and connects through to Bear Wallow Meadow Road - FS 1N10. The first part of the road is a generous single lane and pretty smooth. That character changes after the intersection with FS 1N39. From there, it is narrower and a bit overgrow...
Learn more about Post Road - FS 1N29

This single-lane dirt road starts at Bramlet Rd - FS 30N29 and ends at Blue Point Ridge Road - FS 30N28. It has some erosion damage that is less than a foot deep and exposed embedded rocks or loose rocks up to six inches tall. There are places wide enough to meet another vehicle safely, but much of ...
Learn more about West Duba Road - FS 30N53

This single-lane gravel road connects from Hwy 3 to Hwy 36. The road surface is mostly smooth and in good condition. The road travels through a mixed forest with significant undergrowth. It has some minor erosion damage around six inches deep and some gentle water bars. There are some sections of sh...
Learn more about Blue Gulch Road - FS 30N25

This single-lane road is primarily dirt with some sections of gravel. It begins at an intersection with Dubakella Mountain Road - FS 30N27 and Ditch Gulch Road - FS 30N46. Most of the road surface is in good condition, but there are some sections with ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep. There...
Learn more about Dubak Tie Road - FS 30N18

This single-lane gravel road connects from Bramlet Road - FS 30N29 near Highway 36 to Dubakella Mountain Road - FS 30N27. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length. There are a few narrower sections. The road goes through an old burned area. It is mostly in good condit...
Learn more about Ditch Gulch Road - FS 30N46

This single-lane dirt road starts and ends at the Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12. It is a bit overgrown in places and has a couple of spots with low overhead clearance. Pin striping is possible for a full-size vehicle. There are also a few places with erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed...
Learn more about North Post Creek Road - FS 1N02

This single-lane gravel road begins from Red Mountain Motorway - FS 29N73 and connects to Dubakella Mountain Road - FS 30N27. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for much of its length, but some sections are too narrow for that. It is also overgrown in a few places. There are areas of ...
Learn more about Blue Point Ridge Road - FS 30N28

This single lane dirt road begins from Rattlesnake Road, with significant erosion damage evident right from the start. It ends at the Plummer Gulch Road - FS 30N36. The ruts and erosion damage get around a foot deep, and there are exposed embedded rocks around a foot high. There are places to meet a...
Learn more about Green Gulch Road - FS 30N74

This single-lane dirt road starts at Post Mountain Road - FS 2N07 and connects through to Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12. The road surface has sections of gravel and rock, but is mostly dirt with areas of erosion damage and ruts around a foot deep. Several spots look like they were mud holes in wet weat...
Learn more about Bear Wallow Meadow Road - FS 1N14

This single-lane dirt road starts from Main Tule Road - FS 31N31 and connects through to the Post Mountain Road - 2N07. There's a spot with significant erosion damage close to the FS 31N31 end of this road, around 18 inches deep, but there was a viable bypass where the erosion damage was closer to ...
Learn more about West Side Road - FS 1N30

This single-lane gravel road begins from Rattlesnake Road and climbs up to Plummer Peak Lookout. The road number sign shows open to all vehicles. It travels through a mixed forest as well as open areas. Before the road really starts climbing, there is Philpot Picnic Area right next to the road. The...
Learn more about Plummer Peak Road - FS 30N31

This single-lane dirt road starts from the Post Flume Road - FS 1N13 and connects to Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12. It has places to meet another vehicle safely, but much of it is too narrow or overgrown to do that easily. There are a few spots with low overhead clearance. The route is open to all vehi...
Learn more about North Rattlesnake Road - FS 1N03

This gravel road is a generous single lane wide. It begins at Plummer Peak Road - FS 30N31 and connects through to Main Tule Road - FS 31N31. The MVUM shows this road as open to Highway Legal Vehicles only. The road is in good condition and wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its...
Learn more about East Tule Creek - FS 31N29

This single-lane gravel road connects Blue Point Ridge Road - 30N28 and Bramlet Road - FS 30N29. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length, but there are some sections too narrow for that. The road varies from dirt to gravel to loose rocks, and does have some ero...
Learn more about West Dubakella Road - FS 29N68

This single-lane dirt road begins from Post Mountain Road - FS 2N07 and connects through to Bear Wallow Road - FS 1S14. It has some sections of gravel and some minor ruts and erosion damage around six inches deep in the natural surface areas. There were also a few exposed embedded rocks and loose ro...
Learn more about Naufus Creek Road - FS 1N09

This gravel road begins from Smokey Road - FS 29N76 and connects through to the Red Mountain Motorway - FS 29N73. It is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide, with room to meet another vehicle safely. It has several water bars and a couple of them are a little abrupt. The road surface is otherwise in good condition. ...
Learn more about North Fork Smokey Creek Road - FS 29N48

This single-lane dirt road starts from Red Mountain Motorway - FS 29N73 and connects through to Dubakella Mountain Road - FS 30N27. The road surface varies from dirt to gravel and larger loose rock. There are sections with erosion damage and ruts around a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rock...
Learn more about Dubit Kelly Road - FS 29N55

This single lane dirt road connects from Post Mountain Rd to Highway 3 next to its intersection with Highway 36. It has sections of ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely f...
Learn more about Plummer Gulch Road - FS 30N36

This single-lane natural surface road begins at Philpot Road - FS 31N32 and connects through to Rattlesnake Road. The road is mostly dirt, with some sections of gravel and rock. There are places with ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep. The road has many places to safely meet another vehicle, ...
Learn more about Lower Philpot Road - FS 30N34

This single-lane dirt road starts from Red Mountain Motorway - FS 9N73. It is blocked by several downed trees just shy of 4 miles in. The road surface has some exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length, but...
Learn more about Creek Road - FS 29N57

This single-lane dirt road starts at Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12 and connects through to Bear Wallow Meadow Road - FS 1N10. The first part of the road is a generous single lane and pretty smooth. That character changes after the intersection with FS 1N39. From there, it is narrower and a bit overgrow...
Learn more about Post Road - FS 1N29

This single lane dirt road connects from Post Mountain Rd to Highway 3 next to its intersection with Highway 36. It has sections of ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely f...
Learn more about Plummer Gulch Road - FS 30N36

This single-lane natural surface road begins at Philpot Road - FS 31N32 and connects through to Rattlesnake Road. The road is mostly dirt, with some sections of gravel and rock. There are places with ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep. The road has many places to safely meet another vehicle, ...
Learn more about Lower Philpot Road - FS 30N34

This single-lane dirt road starts from Red Mountain Motorway - FS 9N73. It is blocked by several downed trees just shy of 4 miles in. The road surface has some exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length, but...
Learn more about Creek Road - FS 29N57

This single-lane dirt road starts at Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12 and connects through to Bear Wallow Meadow Road - FS 1N10. The first part of the road is a generous single lane and pretty smooth. That character changes after the intersection with FS 1N39. From there, it is narrower and a bit overgrow...
Learn more about Post Road - FS 1N29