Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Purple Sage, Wyoming

This backcountry drive follows Flaming Gorge Road, which is located on the east side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The route offers numerous access points to the lake while staying high enough to offer terrific overlooks of the countryside. The scenery continuously changes as you climb over ridges and...
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A grand tour of Wyoming's northern Red Desert passing a variety of points of interest and landscapes, including sweeping views of the Wind River Mountains in the distance. The route begins on County Road 17, a wide and well-graded two-lane trail passing the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boars Tusk roc...
Learn more about North Red Desert Traverse

The Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour is a backcountry drive that features numerous high overlooks and the probability of spotting wild horses that roam the rangelands of southwest Wyoming. The drive takes you along the rim of White Mountain and past Pilot Butte where you'll get unobstructed views ...
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This trail runs from Wyoming Highway 530 East to where it ends at an intersection with other roads that head down to Flaming Gorge. This trail starts as a smooth gravel road, but as you come down off the hilltop, it becomes less maintained, with small rocks and ruts in the trail, as well as being ov...
Learn more about South Bend - FS 60006

Holmes Crossing - Road 60004, is a gravel road in great condition that will take you to the public boat launch as well as a network of dirt roads giving access to many dispersed campsites. This road has gravel and remains able to be traveled during or after rain where many of the other connecting ro...
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This is a short out-and-back trail that runs from Wyoming Highway 530 east to the shoreline of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that stays two vehicles wide throughout before it dead-ends at a turnaround that is sometimes used as a campsite right on the shoreline ...
Learn more about Haystack Butte Road - FS 60003

This trail is located within Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Haystack South Trail is an amazing spot to camp or to enjoy a day at the lake in isolation away from camper trailers & crowds. The trail will take you out to the end of a peninsula in the middle of the lake with beautiful views of ...
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This trail is an out-and-back trail that splits off of Anvil Draw and heads Southeast to the shore of Flaming Gorge, where it runs parallel through the shoreline brush for a ways before it dead-ends at a small point on the lake. This trail is well maintained up until it reaches the shoreline, at whi...
Learn more about Badger West - FS 60160

This trail is an out-and-back trail that goes from Wyoming Highway 530 west to a boat launch and parking area on the shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that is two vehicles wide throughout. This trail provides views of the surrounding landscape as well as t...
Learn more about Anvil Draw - FS 60001

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that leads from Wyoming Highway 530 east to the shoreline of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that is two vehicles wide throughout, with the only caution being that at the end of the trail, a metal pole has been placed, and...
Learn more about Twin Bridges

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that heads north from Pipeline West Trail down to the shore of Flaming Gorge. This trail is an easy trail as it heads across the flats with a few sections with small rocks to navigate as it crosses over some small hilltops. This trail dead-ends right on the l...
Learn more about Pipeline Complex - FS 60086

This trail starts off Wyoming Highway 530 and heads West towards Flaming Gorge, where it dead-ends at an intersection with Pipeline West Trail. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles except for the short climb up from the end of the trail, at which point it ...
Learn more about Pipeline Access - FS 60164

If you find yourself near Flaming Gorge looking for a good spot to camp, Pipeline East Road is an excellent spot to set up shop and explore a bit. For the most part, the road is an out-and-back gravel washboard track on a small peninsula, but there are a few fun ATV trails and routes on it. Other th...
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Rifle Range Road (FS 10542) is a 1/10 out-and-back trail in Flaming Gorge Recreation Area. While its name and predominant claim to fame are a public shooting range, the geology in the canyon is worth the short trip out and back. The road is easily passable by all vehicles and is generally rocky dirt...
Learn more about Rifle Range Road - FS 10542

This is a scenic desert drive between County Road 19 and Fort La Clede. The remains of the La Clede Stage Station are about a mile before the Fort. The Station and Fort were located along the Overland Trail; a stagecoach route operated in the mid-1800s. Ruins include a few remaining stone walls and ...
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This is a two-track trail passing through a variety of landscapes leading to Manuel Gap, a high point overlooking the Adobe Town basin and rock formations below. The trail begins in a wide-open plain covered with clusters of sage and yellow flowers in the spring. Wild horses are a frequent sight as ...
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This trail is an out-and-back trail that starts at Utah Highway 44 and heads East to a scenic overlook of Flaming Gorge. This trail is a smooth, well-maintained road that is two vehicles wide throughout, with plenty of room to turn around and park at the overlook. Be sure to watch out for livestock ...
Learn more about Dowds Mountain - FS 10094

Deep Creek Road offers an easy and scenic dirt-and-gravel route through Utah’s Ashley National Forest, making it perfect for beginners, overland campers, and families seeking a relaxed mountain drive. Connecting Highway 44 on the east with Forest Road 218 on the west, this well-maintained corridor w...
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This is a primitive section of powerline trail that is accessible from the Red Spring Campground. It doesn’t connect to the rest of the trail system except via US Highway 191, for which you must be street legal. The trail is unmarked and a bit overgrown, entering the pine trees from the entrance of ...
Learn more about Don Hatch Memorial #1160

This is a short spur off of Hickerson Park to Birch Creek trail that travels up to the top of Ute Mountain to an old fire lookout. This fire lookout allows public access to come up to the top of the tower and look around when there is an employee present. The trail is a well-maintained dirt road tha...
Learn more about Ute Mountain Lookout - FS 10005

This backcountry drive follows Flaming Gorge Road, which is located on the east side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The route offers numerous access points to the lake while staying high enough to offer terrific overlooks of the countryside. The scenery continuously changes as you climb over ridges and...
Learn more about Flaming Gorge

A grand tour of Wyoming's northern Red Desert passing a variety of points of interest and landscapes, including sweeping views of the Wind River Mountains in the distance. The route begins on County Road 17, a wide and well-graded two-lane trail passing the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boars Tusk roc...
Learn more about North Red Desert Traverse

The Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour is a backcountry drive that features numerous high overlooks and the probability of spotting wild horses that roam the rangelands of southwest Wyoming. The drive takes you along the rim of White Mountain and past Pilot Butte where you'll get unobstructed views ...
Learn more about Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour

This trail runs from Wyoming Highway 530 East to where it ends at an intersection with other roads that head down to Flaming Gorge. This trail starts as a smooth gravel road, but as you come down off the hilltop, it becomes less maintained, with small rocks and ruts in the trail, as well as being ov...
Learn more about South Bend - FS 60006

This backcountry drive follows Flaming Gorge Road, which is located on the east side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The route offers numerous access points to the lake while staying high enough to offer terrific overlooks of the countryside. The scenery continuously changes as you climb over ridges and...
Learn more about Flaming Gorge

A grand tour of Wyoming's northern Red Desert passing a variety of points of interest and landscapes, including sweeping views of the Wind River Mountains in the distance. The route begins on County Road 17, a wide and well-graded two-lane trail passing the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boars Tusk roc...
Learn more about North Red Desert Traverse

The Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour is a backcountry drive that features numerous high overlooks and the probability of spotting wild horses that roam the rangelands of southwest Wyoming. The drive takes you along the rim of White Mountain and past Pilot Butte where you'll get unobstructed views ...
Learn more about Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour

This trail runs from Wyoming Highway 530 East to where it ends at an intersection with other roads that head down to Flaming Gorge. This trail starts as a smooth gravel road, but as you come down off the hilltop, it becomes less maintained, with small rocks and ruts in the trail, as well as being ov...
Learn more about South Bend - FS 60006