Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Preston, Nevada

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Farm View Road

A quick and simple road that can be done in any vehicle type, car, bike, horse, feet, or dog. You name it, you could ride it on here. If your tired of driving the freeway…
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Total Miles
17.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Powerline Road

Take a detour along the powerlines! There are hill climbs to test your vehicle and loose rock to slip around on. The road is easy, but the hill climbs and loose gravel make it more…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Valley View Road

Are you bored while driving on the freeway and wish there was a quick dirt road to get your mind off the drive? This road is perfect for you! Take a detour in the woods,…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Garnet Hill

The Garnet Hill trail is just 10 miles northwest of Ely, Nevada. This public recreation area is managed by the BLM. The trail is maintained, and most passenger vehicles should be able to drive it…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Success Loop

The Success Loop is one of the most scenic drives in all of Nevada. The route runs along the Schell Creek Range of mountains and has incredible views. It is a scenic drive that starts…
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Total Miles
15.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dave Deacon Camp Dr. and Hot Creek

A nice graded main route into the area. This trail ends at the warm springs recreation area inside the Kirch Wildlife Management Area. It passes a nice established campground with large sites complete with shade…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Su / Fa / Sp

Adams McGill Reservoir Crossover Road

An easy two-lane washboard road to cross the reservoir. There is a nice established campground on the west side and access to highway 318 to the east. There are some clear dispersed camping trails outside…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Moon River Viewpoint

Mild sandy and gravel mostly two-track road out to a scenic point. It runs along the wilderness boundary fence. It ends at an overlook with views of the mountains and the reservoir. Burro and cattle…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Adams McGill Reservoir Scenic Drive

A nice wide, graded gravel road that runs parallel to the Adams McGill Reservoir. This is part of the Nevada Department of Wildlife land. There are two boat launches and a few day-use areas scattered…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Spur to Cold Springs Reservoir

Dead end to wildlife area boundary. Single lane wash with deep ruts turns to seldom-traveled two-track along the boundary fence. This trail down could be flowing during the rainy season. There is an old gate…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Belmont Mine

This easy route will reward travelers with scenic views and a trip back in history. Head deep into the hills of White Pine county to the remains of the historic Belmont Mill. The trail is…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Adams McGill Reservoir Scenic Loop Part 3

This is a well-maintained, wide, graded gravel road that can be connected with part 1 and part 2 of the Adams McGill Reservoir scenic trail to make a complete loop back to the 318 highway.…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Cave Valley Dry Lake Bed Crossing

This trail is a mostly straight shot across the dry lakebed connecting the West Cave Valley trail to the Silver State Trail. This trail starts in the West a bit rocky and bumpy with a…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Silver King to Middle Silver State Trail

A very easy graded trail. A nice access road to get to the network of trails in the area. Expansive views of the desert with wide-open planes leading to foothills with Juniper forests. There is…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Middle Silver State Trail to OHV Marker

A middle section of the Stunning Silver State Trail. This trail has a ton of history and goes on in a network of trails for over 260 miles. This section passes through a dense forest…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Adams McGill Reservoir Loop Part 2

This section of trail picks up at the bottom of the Tule Fields Reservoir, where the wildlife management area ends, and the BLM land begins. The trail is not as well maintained. There are many…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Strawberry Creek Road

Strawberry Creek Road is on the north end of Great Basin National Park and starts through private property off Nevada Highway 6/50. The road itself is no challenge, and the use of 4WD is probably…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Snake Creek Road

Located at south of Great Basin National Park, Snake Creek Road is a pleasant trip up into the mountains. There are two ways to get to the road; the first is off Nevada Highway 487/21…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dry Lake Road

The beginning of this trail is a fascinating old mining complex complete with what appears to be three remarkably intact old coke ovens. Some even seem to have fire pits in the center, which would…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Bristol Pass

This broad dirt road heads from Highway 93 over the pass and into the valley on the other side. It's an excellent access point for the Silver State OHV trail to bring campers and trailers…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Lower Pond Road

This easy narrow road cuts across the higher side of the dry lake bed, making it a good option if wet. It's smooth and well-graded with long grasses to rather side. The open range leads…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Pony Express Trail

The historic Pony Express Trail is one of the few domestic overland routes accessible to the public. This route follows as closely as possible to the original trail ridden over 160 years ago on horseback.Make…
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Total Miles
463.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Oreana

North Oreana is an easy road with a mixture of loose dirt, gravel, and sand. Be careful during the rainy seasons as this road can get very muddy and slippery when wet. The road runs…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Weepah Springs Road

Weepah Springs Road runs through the Bureau of Land Management Government Lands and there is no camping on this road but the views on this road are stunning. It is an easy road with a…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bullfrog Reservoir

This fun little loop circles down to the very large Bullfrog Reservoir and then cuts to a much smaller one with some interesting artifacts of ranching days gone by. There's a newer corral near the…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Simpson Road

This fun, narrow road blasts across the desert and is generally smooth and well-graded. Until it isn't, be on the lookout for frequent deep washouts and ruts. When it's wet, entire sections of the road…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Seaman Wash Road

Seaman Wash Road is an easy gravel dirt mixed road, it runs through the Bureau of Land Management Government Lands. There isn't much for camping, but the views on this route are pretty stunning. If…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Black Rock Lava Flow

Did you know that Hawaii is not the only place to explore lava fields? But would you have guessed that one is in the middle of Nevada? This area of Nevada is actually part of…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Lunar Crater National Backcountry Byway

The Byway itself it around 20 miles total, and is a point-to-point, U-shaped dirt road with two entrance/exit points marked by signs off Nevada Highway 6. You'll experience a mostly flat, graded road with a…
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Total Miles
17.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hatch Road

With the right long travel vehicle, this road would be a blast! With the wrong one, a misjudgment could be catastrophic on the suspension. A better name for this route would be rollercoaster road, as…
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Total Miles
11.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa