Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Seaside, Oregon
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Peter Iredale Coast
This beach front trail is over ten miles of driving on beach access. Occasionally there will be driftwood logs, however for the most part it is just lovely beach driving. The entrances and exits can…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Cole Mtn Ridge
This is a mainline route for an active logging operation but there is plenty of trail to explore. There are several privately dispersed campsites. Unfortunately, the ones closer to the main entrance and outlets are…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Coal Creek
A nice little forest road not too far from the coast. This is a scenic, easy drive that provides access to the Outback Trailhead for hiking as well as a handful of spurs with some…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
This route is a nice backcountry route that leads from HWY 26 towards Nehalem Bay. The first section of this road is paved and then turns into 11 miles of gravel. There are a couple…
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Learn more about Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Shiffman Road
Shiffman Road begins at Miami Foley Road in the west and ends at Miami Forest River Road. It peaks at about 1,500 feet near Foley Peak and dips to its lowest point at the Miami…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
McPherson Road
McPherson Road is a relatively well-maintained gravel road (meaning that potholes are possible) in the Tillamook State Forest, linking the Nehalem River to the west with Lost Creek Road to the east. It runs parallel…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Lost Lake
This is a fairly short route that branches off from Nehalem River Road, taking you to the beautiful Lost Lake in the Oregon Coast Range. The road can get pretty washer boarded with some pot…
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Learn more about Lost Lake
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su
Platt Canyon Road
Platte canyon Road is a small spinoff from Cook Creek Road. It is primarily dirt and gravel with some heavy ascents and descents. Loose gravel can be tricky in spots and may cause some slide…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Firebreak 3 East
Firebreak 3 begins just below Triangulation Point in the east, winding west through the Tillamook Forest. It peaks at just under 2,900 feet and descends approximately 800 feet along its length. The eastern end was…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Osweg Creek Loop
A quick little run right off of Sunset Highway (US Route 26) that traverses the lower portion of the Clatsop State Forest. Don't be fooled by the appearance of a loopback to the main road,…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Butler Creek Mainline
This is the main logging route into the heart of the Clatsop State Forest. This is an easy, scenic drive with numerous spurs to explore. Deadfall could be an issue in the shoulder seasons. Like…
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Learn more about Butler Creek Mainline
Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
A Line
Off the main trail, you will hit A Line which ends at G Line and exits the large network of trails. About half way through the trail A line turns into G Line. This trail…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wage to Walker Ridge
This loop takes you through the primary logging routes of the Clatsop State Forest. Though it's a relatively easy drive, you'll be treated to a variety of scenery across the deep forests, open plains, and…
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Total Miles
16
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Radar Mainline
Radar Mainline is that main trail that has many offshoots to other trails within 30 minutes of Long Beach, WA. This is a relatively well groomed gravel road with few potholes and small patches of…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Cook Creek Road
Cook Creek Road is an easy-going logging road. There are multiple cliff drop sides, but the terrain is very easy to navigate. There are multiple potholes but no real obstacles and the road is primarily…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wolf Point
A steep, infrequently maintained gravel forest service road that climbs from the saddle intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Cedar Butte Road (also sometimes labeled as Wolf Creek Road) up to Triangulation Point, a popular…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
King of the Hill
This route starts from the Jones Creek Exit off the highway and immediately onto a dirt road. You will end up taking North Fork Wilson River Road, the first half of the route you are…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Kilchis Lookout Road
Kilchis Lookout Road starts at Muesial Creek Road to the east and heads up to Kilchis Mountain to the west. From Kilchis Mountain spur you can head back and to the west. It intersects with…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Kilchis Falls Spur
This two-mile portion of Kilchis River Forest Road is used as a spur to access a nearby waterfall while exploring the area. Kilchis Falls is a tall, misty waterfall, found on the winding back roads…
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Learn more about Kilchis Falls Spur
Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Cedar Butte Road
Cedar Butte Road crosses the Wilson River as it begins at Highway 6 and climbs over 2,500' over 6.5 miles up into the Tillamook Range to a saddle just below Cedar Butte where it meets…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
MW10
This short connector trail is less than half a mile long and offers a scenic route through thick mossy spruce trees. Similar to the terrain of Microwave, it includes muddy spots, large root bands, and…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Trunkline
This is the longest OHV trail in the Nicolai Mountain system at 3.4 miles. It offers a fun mix of terrain with big crisscrossing root bands, tight curves through dense forest, and embedded rocks or…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Hunt Creek
Hunt Creek is a 3-mile easy OHV trail that gently descends from south to north through dense forest. The trail features scattered loose rock, embedded root bands, and several road and wooden bridge crossings. It…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Cake Walk
Cake Walk is an easy trail, leaving from the quarry staging area and immediately presenting multiple split lines that can be a bit confusing at first. Once on the main path, the trail stays relatively…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Hunt Loop
This is an easy and flowy loop that adds some extra mileage off of Hunt Creek. It's a wide OHV trail through a forest of spruce and firs for 1.2 miles. Expect some large root…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Porter Ridge
This trail is easy and comfortable, being mostly a narrow gravel road through a beautiful coastal forest. No hard obstacles, just use caution as traffic can be going in either direction and the road is…
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Learn more about Porter Ridge
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wolf Point to Jones Creek
This trail connects Cedar Butte Road with Jones Creek Road with an optional stop at Wolf Point. An open area just below Wolf Point offers great views to the north of Triangulation Point along with…
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Learn more about Wolf Point to Jones Creek
Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
PC20
PC20 is a short and easy connector trail that links the forest road to Plympton Creek trail. About a quarter mile long, it's mostly flat and gradual with a smooth surface and no obstacles. The…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
Jones Creek Road
From the Cook Creek Road Trail (also known as Diamond Mill Road), turn onto Jones Creek Road. There is no signage. Approximately 1.3 miles down Jones Creek Road there will be an intersection; if you…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
PC40
PC40 is a short and scenic connector trail linking Plympton Creek Trail to Plympton Ridge Road. It winds through a lush forest of Sitka spruce and Douglas fir, passing the stumps of a few massive…
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Learn more about PC40
Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa
ATV Trails Near Seaside, Oregon
Peter Iredale Coast
This beach front trail is over ten miles of driving on beach access. Occasionally there will be driftwood logs, however for the most part it is just lovely beach driving. The entrances and exits can…
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Learn more about Peter Iredale Coast
Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
This route is a nice backcountry route that leads from HWY 26 towards Nehalem Bay. The first section of this road is paved and then turns into 11 miles of gravel. There are a couple…
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Learn more about Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Lost Lake
This is a fairly short route that branches off from Nehalem River Road, taking you to the beautiful Lost Lake in the Oregon Coast Range. The road can get pretty washer boarded with some pot…
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Learn more about Lost Lake
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su
Platt Canyon Road
Platte canyon Road is a small spinoff from Cook Creek Road. It is primarily dirt and gravel with some heavy ascents and descents. Loose gravel can be tricky in spots and may cause some slide…
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Learn more about Platt Canyon Road
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Osweg Creek Loop
A quick little run right off of Sunset Highway (US Route 26) that traverses the lower portion of the Clatsop State Forest. Don't be fooled by the appearance of a loopback to the main road,…
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Learn more about Osweg Creek Loop
Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
A Line
Off the main trail, you will hit A Line which ends at G Line and exits the large network of trails. About half way through the trail A line turns into G Line. This trail…
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Learn more about A Line
Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Seaside, Oregon
Peter Iredale Coast
This beach front trail is over ten miles of driving on beach access. Occasionally there will be driftwood logs, however for the most part it is just lovely beach driving. The entrances and exits can…
Learn more about Peter Iredale Coast
Learn more about Peter Iredale Coast
Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp
Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
This route is a nice backcountry route that leads from HWY 26 towards Nehalem Bay. The first section of this road is paved and then turns into 11 miles of gravel. There are a couple…
Learn more about Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
Learn more about Lower Nehalem Road Beach Route
Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Lost Lake
This is a fairly short route that branches off from Nehalem River Road, taking you to the beautiful Lost Lake in the Oregon Coast Range. The road can get pretty washer boarded with some pot…
Learn more about Lost Lake
Learn more about Lost Lake
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su
Platt Canyon Road
Platte canyon Road is a small spinoff from Cook Creek Road. It is primarily dirt and gravel with some heavy ascents and descents. Loose gravel can be tricky in spots and may cause some slide…
Learn more about Platt Canyon Road
Learn more about Platt Canyon Road
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Osweg Creek Loop
A quick little run right off of Sunset Highway (US Route 26) that traverses the lower portion of the Clatsop State Forest. Don't be fooled by the appearance of a loopback to the main road,…
Learn more about Osweg Creek Loop
Learn more about Osweg Creek Loop
Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Butler Creek Mainline
This is the main logging route into the heart of the Clatsop State Forest. This is an easy, scenic drive with numerous spurs to explore. Deadfall could be an issue in the shoulder seasons. Like…
Learn more about Butler Creek Mainline
Learn more about Butler Creek Mainline
Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi