Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Rancho Mesa Verde, Arizona

South Levee Road to Yuma is a wide elevated road with many washboards and several deep potholes. It follows along the Gila Aqueduct until reaching the Colorado River. The confluence is a popular river access…
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Pilot Knob connects Pilot Knob Long Term Visitors Area with Ogilby Road. This sandy remote route is deep with loose sand to the west until meeting up with the powerline road which is better maintained…
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Barney Oldfield Road is a mixed surface road of gravel, sand, and rock. Most of this road runs through a wash, the sand can be deep in areas, and these spots are prone to flash…
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This easy wide section of the Arizona Peace Trail runs alongside the large irrigation canal. There seem to be people fishing in the canal, so be aware of how much dust you kick up. It's…
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Bart is a fun desert singletrack meandering between the base of small desert hills, side-hilling along the edge, and across the tops of the low hills. It is a narrow path on a packed, loose…
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Ryan's Trail is a fun dirt bike trail across the Laguna Hills that is mostly fast and flowy, and ideal for riders of all skill levels. It follows a narrow singletrack across small rolling hills,…
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Flynnagain is a fun 1.5-mile-long singletrack on the southern portion of the Laguna Hills trail system. The north entrance is marked with the name of the trail, and it rides across a barren hilltop full…
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This trail starts just off Ogilby Road, just north of Highway 80, and heads toward Pasadena Mountain to the east with Imperial Dunes to the west, while Mohawk Peak in Mexico can be seen to…
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This trail is a shortcut from Ogilby Road connecting to BLM 920. The surface is hard-packed sand and gravel and has been recently graded, providing excellent conditions. You'll cross various small drainage washes that are…
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Picacho State Park Road is easy to get to and is mainly loose gravel and washes. It is a two-lane at first then turns into a one-lane. The southern part starts wide, then gets narrow…
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Backyard is a short dirt bike trail that connects Bart to Bird Pole. It's about a half mile long, and follows a narrow single track across the base of rolling desert hills, on a smooth…
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This trail is accessed halfway through Ryan's and connects out to another dirt road. It follows the spine of a hill as a narrow single track, side-hilling on the edge of the hill, riding past…
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Foothills Boulevard is a 6.1-mile point-to-point trail that is a dirt road extension of the paved Fortuna Foothills Boulevard. This trail is within the Barry M Goldwater Range and requires a permit to travel on.…
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West Side starts on the edge of one of the dirt roads in the Laguna Hills, and goes across a flat desert terrain that is packed loose rock. There are several rock "goal posts" that…
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Johnnie Walker is a fun singletrack through the Laguna hills that has a mix of side-hilling, spine riding, and rocky washes. It descends gradually from east to west, dropping almost 300 feet in elevation over…
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This short 3.7-mile point-to-point trail is part of the Fortuna Block public trails. This trail system has several intersection points and the trails are named by the beginning and ending intersection points. This trail is…
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Ryan's Trail is a 2.2 mile point to point trail within the Laguna Hills area. This trail turns off of the Laguna Ridge Trail and drops down into a wash crosses the Laguna Ridge trail…
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This easy section of the Arizona Peace Trail is a unique sight along the route. It starts in the fields and canals and crosses the highway as it cuts through the large concrete and gravel…
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This is a super easy graded washboard section of the Arizona Peace Trail. There are plenty of dispersed camping spots all along the trail and lakeside. Be sure to keep an eye out for "Day…
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Connecting Ogilby Road to Sidewinder Road to Picacho Wash trail, this graded, sandy road stretches 2.5 vehicle widths, providing generous room for navigation. Power lines overhead provide a reliable reference throughout the journey. The route…
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This bumpy route leads from the primary residential and RV park area in NE Yuma. Out to the open BLM playground. There's a ton to do out here, from easy to challenging trails, rock, sand,…
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LCR 1827 is a 4.1 mile out and back trail that starts off the Laguna Ridge trail and ends at Gila Gravity Main Canal. This is a great side trip to have lunch at the…
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This is a fun single track through the Laguna Hills that takes you to a picnic table with a scenic view of the surrounding mountains. From the west end, the trail drops down from a…
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This is a fun, almost 2-mile-long dirt bike trail that rides atop a ridge line in the Laguna Hills near Laguna, Arizona. The northern half of the trail has several segments of side-hilling that are…
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El Camino Del Diablo (Stage 1) is a trail that is breathtaking in its own way. This trail has a rocky terrain;airing down is recommended but not required. (This is a good spot to air…
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Champagne is a short trail through the Laguna Hills that continues southeast after the Picnic Table Trail. The trail is almost a mile long, and overall gains a hundred feet of elevation as it rides…
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Valley of the Names is a really cool road, for miles, there are rocks that people have moved and created little sayings and names! It is a cool thing to see! The road is mostly…
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Road 506 is another road that has some really cool rock writing that people have left over the years, it is a cool area to check out as well as camp. It runs through Bureau…
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This is an easy access route from US 95 to the 3 Muggins Mountain Trails: Muggins Mountain West, Muggins Mountain Mid West, and Muggins Mountain East. This trek, if not previously mapped out, can be…
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This trail is an excellent access point up into the hills and the network of trails in the area. It's a popular hiking area with dogs, so be on the lookout for furry friends running…
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