Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Shelby, Montana

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Sun Canyon Road

This is a two-lane dirt road that gives you access to amazing views, campgrounds, ATV trails, hiking and packing trails, picnic sites, and ending at the amazing Gibson Reservoir. From the Gibson Reservoir, you can…
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Total Miles
23.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

St. Peters Mission

The Adel Mountains are a geologist's dream to experience. Filled with small laccoliths and dikes, this igneous complex dates to approximately 65 million years ago. The resulting topography is that of rolling hills, lush had…
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Total Miles
26.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dead Man Gulch

This is a fun ranch road, typically used as a connector to avoid pavement on a large ADV bike. It's a fast and flowy road on a bike, faster now that it's been recently graded.…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Junior Dam

This is an out-and-back route to a waterfall and scenic area. There is an old pumphouse station along a dam structure. There are very scenic views and a quick little run to get your tires…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Skyland

Great views and free camp spots along this trail. It is an easy gravel road that can easily be used by larger vehicles and campers. A little creek and waterfall can be seen at the…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Meadows

Indian Meadows is a hiking, camping, and equestrian destination area off Copper Creek Road. It's a multipurpose area that serves as a basecamp for local outfitters, trailhead parking for several hiking trails, and the Indian…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Copper Creek Road - FS 330

Copper Creek Road is an out-and-back, well-maintained Forest Service Road that leads to multiple points of interest, including the trailhead spur to Indian Meadows Trail/Indian Meadows campground and the Indian Meadows Guard station, which is…
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Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hungry Horse Reservoir - East

This is an easy, scenic drive down the east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir. Many developed and primitive camping spots, with numerous lake access points and lots of hiking trails. This is considered the higher-traffic…
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Total Miles
47.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hungry Horse Reservoir - West

This is a scenic drive down the west side of Hungry Horse Reservoir. There are plenty of developed and primitive camping spots, and lake access points everywhere. The road is maintained, and paved for the…
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Total Miles
48.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

ATV Trails Near Shelby, Montana

Sun Canyon Road

This is a two-lane dirt road that gives you access to amazing views, campgrounds, ATV trails, hiking and packing trails, picnic sites, and ending at the amazing Gibson Reservoir. From the Gibson Reservoir, you can…
Learn more about Sun Canyon Road
Total Miles
23.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

St. Peters Mission

The Adel Mountains are a geologist's dream to experience. Filled with small laccoliths and dikes, this igneous complex dates to approximately 65 million years ago. The resulting topography is that of rolling hills, lush had…
Learn more about St. Peters Mission
Total Miles
26.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dead Man Gulch

This is a fun ranch road, typically used as a connector to avoid pavement on a large ADV bike. It's a fast and flowy road on a bike, faster now that it's been recently graded.…
Learn more about Dead Man Gulch
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Junior Dam

This is an out-and-back route to a waterfall and scenic area. There is an old pumphouse station along a dam structure. There are very scenic views and a quick little run to get your tires…
Learn more about Junior Dam
Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Skyland

Great views and free camp spots along this trail. It is an easy gravel road that can easily be used by larger vehicles and campers. A little creek and waterfall can be seen at the…
Learn more about Skyland
Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Meadows

Indian Meadows is a hiking, camping, and equestrian destination area off Copper Creek Road. It's a multipurpose area that serves as a basecamp for local outfitters, trailhead parking for several hiking trails, and the Indian…
Learn more about Indian Meadows
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Shelby, Montana

Sun Canyon Road

This is a two-lane dirt road that gives you access to amazing views, campgrounds, ATV trails, hiking and packing trails, picnic sites, and ending at the amazing Gibson Reservoir. From the Gibson Reservoir, you can…
Learn more about Sun Canyon Road
Total Miles
23.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

St. Peters Mission

The Adel Mountains are a geologist's dream to experience. Filled with small laccoliths and dikes, this igneous complex dates to approximately 65 million years ago. The resulting topography is that of rolling hills, lush had…
Learn more about St. Peters Mission
Total Miles
26.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dead Man Gulch

This is a fun ranch road, typically used as a connector to avoid pavement on a large ADV bike. It's a fast and flowy road on a bike, faster now that it's been recently graded.…
Learn more about Dead Man Gulch
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Junior Dam

This is an out-and-back route to a waterfall and scenic area. There is an old pumphouse station along a dam structure. There are very scenic views and a quick little run to get your tires…
Learn more about Junior Dam
Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Skyland

Great views and free camp spots along this trail. It is an easy gravel road that can easily be used by larger vehicles and campers. A little creek and waterfall can be seen at the…
Learn more about Skyland
Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Indian Meadows

Indian Meadows is a hiking, camping, and equestrian destination area off Copper Creek Road. It's a multipurpose area that serves as a basecamp for local outfitters, trailhead parking for several hiking trails, and the Indian…
Learn more about Indian Meadows
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi