Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Rio Dell, California

As you enter from this northern part of the trail, you'll be surrounded by trees covered in moss, beautiful views of the ocean peaking in through the trees, and well-grated gravel. There are parts of the trail that are narrow with some wash-out sections and some drop-off sections on the west side of...
Learn more about Usal Road (Northern Portion)

This single-lane gravel road begins at Hennessy Road - FS 5N40 and ends back at Underwood Mountain Road - FS 5N60. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep and exposed embedded and loose rocks up to six inches high. The road travels through a mixed forest with quite a bit of undergrowth. There i...
Learn more about Round Knob Road - FS 5N27

This single-lane gravel road starts across FS 60 from Big Lake Road - FS 5N09. Patches of old pavement remain from years past, though they now serve more to channel and concentrate erosion than provide a usable road surface. The road has areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with loose an...
Learn more about Hennessy Road - FS 5N40

This single-lane road is mostly gravel with some natural surface areas. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length. The road surface is mostly good, but it has some erosion damage and areas with loose, exposed embedded rocks up to a foot deep or higher. In August, Big La...
Learn more about Big Lake Road - FS 5N09

This single-lane road is mostly gravel with some areas of natural surface. It is wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely for much of its length, but does have sections too narrow for that. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep and loose and exposed embedded rocks up to a foot high...
Learn more about Eagle Rock Road - FS 4N11

This single-lane gravel road begins and ends on the paved FS 5N60 road. The road surface is mostly good, with minor ruts and erosion damage. There are also a few places with rocks less than six inches high scattered across the road. The road travels through a mixed forest for most of its length, but...
Learn more about Clark Creek Loop - FS 4N25

This single-lane gravel road connects Corral Bottom - FS 47 to Eagle Rock - FS 4N11. The lower section is wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely, but parts of the upper section are pretty overgrown and narrow. The road goes through both mixed forest and an old burn area. The road surfac...
Learn more about Hayshed Creek Road - FS 4N05

This single-lane gravel road connects Eagle Rock - FS 4N11 to Eagle Lookout - FS 4N11A near the old lookout site. It has places wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely, but many places are too narrow for that. It is pretty overgrown in some places, so pinstriping is possible for a full-s...
Learn more about Eagle Road - FS 4N32

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 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 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 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 natural surface road is mostly dirt, but also has some areas of gravel. It begins at Hwy 3 and connects through to East Kingsbury Road - FA 1N42. It has some 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 w...
Learn more about Goods Gulch Road - FS 31N38

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 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 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 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 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 gravel road begins at Hennessy Road - FS 5N40 and ends back at Underwood Mountain Road - FS 5N60. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep and exposed embedded and loose rocks up to six inches high. The road travels through a mixed forest with quite a bit of undergrowth. There i...
Learn more about Round Knob Road - FS 5N27

This single-lane gravel road starts across FS 60 from Big Lake Road - FS 5N09. Patches of old pavement remain from years past, though they now serve more to channel and concentrate erosion than provide a usable road surface. The road has areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with loose an...
Learn more about Hennessy Road - FS 5N40

This single-lane road is mostly gravel with some natural surface areas. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length. The road surface is mostly good, but it has some erosion damage and areas with loose, exposed embedded rocks up to a foot deep or higher. In August, Big La...
Learn more about Big Lake Road - FS 5N09

This single-lane road is mostly gravel with some areas of natural surface. It is wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely for much of its length, but does have sections too narrow for that. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep and loose and exposed embedded rocks up to a foot high...
Learn more about Eagle Rock Road - FS 4N11

This single-lane gravel road begins at Hennessy Road - FS 5N40 and ends back at Underwood Mountain Road - FS 5N60. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep and exposed embedded and loose rocks up to six inches high. The road travels through a mixed forest with quite a bit of undergrowth. There i...
Learn more about Round Knob Road - FS 5N27

This single-lane gravel road starts across FS 60 from Big Lake Road - FS 5N09. Patches of old pavement remain from years past, though they now serve more to channel and concentrate erosion than provide a usable road surface. The road has areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with loose an...
Learn more about Hennessy Road - FS 5N40

This single-lane road is mostly gravel with some natural surface areas. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length. The road surface is mostly good, but it has some erosion damage and areas with loose, exposed embedded rocks up to a foot deep or higher. In August, Big La...
Learn more about Big Lake Road - FS 5N09

This single-lane road is mostly gravel with some areas of natural surface. It is wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely for much of its length, but does have sections too narrow for that. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep and loose and exposed embedded rocks up to a foot high...
Learn more about Eagle Rock Road - FS 4N11