Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Ruth, California

This trail is well maintained for the first 700 feet or so, then becomes increasingly obstructed by storm debris and fallen trees. The route isn’t particularly difficult, but you’ll need to navigate carefully to work around trees and avoid scratching your vehicle. The trail ends because heavy overgr...
Learn more about FS 1S06

This well-maintained trail is a pleasant and enjoyable route through a beautiful, green forest. It climbs steeply at the beginning before leveling out, making for an easier, more relaxed ride farther along. The route passes through a more open forest before entering a denser section, then opens up a...
Learn more about Sixteen

This user-maintained, single-lane trail starts in relatively good condition but becomes increasingly obstructed by natural debris. The route starts with a significant downhill section before climbing back up, with numerous fallen and precariously positioned logs along the way. Following major storms...
Learn more about Swift Creek

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 long, well-maintained trail descends through the forest, then levels out and continues toward the end of the route. Some fallen trees remain along the road, but most have been cut and moved out of the travel path. A few larger logs still require vehicles to drive over them, but they are managea...
Learn more about FS 1S01

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 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 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 at the Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12 and ends at the Bear Wallow Road - FS 1S14. It does continue across this road, but is gated. The road has a few spots of erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to six inches high. It i...
Learn more about Grouse Prairie Road - FS 1N05

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 begins from Bear Wallow Road - FS 1S14 and goes through to Post Mountain Road - FS 2N07. The route is open only to highway-legal vehicles. The road is mostly smooth, with some spots of erosion damage up to a foot deep. There were also some random loose rocks up to six in...
Learn more about Copper Mine Road - FS 1N12

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 Upper Smoky Road - FS 29N75. It travels through a burned area with many standing live trees, ending at the Seven Up Cedars Road - FS 29N59. The road has some erosion damage, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to six inches high. The road is ...
Learn more about Smoky Road - FS 29N76

This single-lane natural surface road is mostly dirt with sections of gravel. It begins at Bear Wallow Road - FS 1S14 and connects through to V-Springs Road - FS 1N14. The surface is mostly smooth with a few areas of ruts and erosion damage around six inches deep and a few random loose rocks up to s...
Learn more about Little Bear Wallow Road - FS 1N15

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 natural surface road has quite a bit of dirt along the way, with sections that are gravel or rocky. On the south end, it starts from Bramlet - FS 29N30 road and ends at Upper Smokey - FS 29N75. The road has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks...
Learn more about Smokey Creek Road - FS 29N49

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 starts at Naufus Creek Road - FS 1N09 near its intersection with the Bear Wallow Road - FS 1S14 and connects through to the Post Mountain Road - FS 2N07. The road has some areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, but it is otherwise in good condition. It has places wher...
Learn more about Plumb Road - FS 1N26

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 trail is well maintained for the first 700 feet or so, then becomes increasingly obstructed by storm debris and fallen trees. The route isn’t particularly difficult, but you’ll need to navigate carefully to work around trees and avoid scratching your vehicle. The trail ends because heavy overgr...
Learn more about FS 1S06

This well-maintained trail is a pleasant and enjoyable route through a beautiful, green forest. It climbs steeply at the beginning before leveling out, making for an easier, more relaxed ride farther along. The route passes through a more open forest before entering a denser section, then opens up a...
Learn more about Sixteen

This user-maintained, single-lane trail starts in relatively good condition but becomes increasingly obstructed by natural debris. The route starts with a significant downhill section before climbing back up, with numerous fallen and precariously positioned logs along the way. Following major storms...
Learn more about Swift Creek

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 trail is well maintained for the first 700 feet or so, then becomes increasingly obstructed by storm debris and fallen trees. The route isn’t particularly difficult, but you’ll need to navigate carefully to work around trees and avoid scratching your vehicle. The trail ends because heavy overgr...
Learn more about FS 1S06

This well-maintained trail is a pleasant and enjoyable route through a beautiful, green forest. It climbs steeply at the beginning before leveling out, making for an easier, more relaxed ride farther along. The route passes through a more open forest before entering a denser section, then opens up a...
Learn more about Sixteen

This user-maintained, single-lane trail starts in relatively good condition but becomes increasingly obstructed by natural debris. The route starts with a significant downhill section before climbing back up, with numerous fallen and precariously positioned logs along the way. Following major storms...
Learn more about Swift Creek

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