Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Sheridan, Oregon

Bell Mountain is located in the Upper Nestucca OHV Area west of McMinnville, Oregon. Bell Mountain is 2,608 feet and once housed a fire lookout tower which was removed in 1951. You can park nearby…
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Start just west of McGuire Reservoir, turn left into an opening, and look for a bridge. This is a 6.7-mile route. Be aware that it crosses through Weyerhaeuser land with gates. The gates may be…
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Mount Hebo Road is an easy gravel and natural mixed-surface road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. Be mindful of the large potholes and water puddles, as well as slippery sections of mud when…
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Right before you head up this loop you will go through an unnamed road. You will go through a big puddle and up a steep, loose hill with water running down one of the rutted…
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As of early April 2024, there is a landslide just to the east of the Elk Bend Campground blocking the Nestucca River Road. This bypass is from the Fan Creek Campground up to Dovre Peak…
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Niagara Road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is a one-lane gravel road with turnouts. Some sections of the road are more natural surfaces with sections that get muddy and slippery when wet. There…
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From the south side, the trail to Tahoe Lake starts with the Dovre Peak Bypass, either from Fan Creek Campground or Elk Bend Campground. There are several options where the Dovre Peak Bypass meets the…
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Agency Creek Road begins as a paved route in the Grande Ronde Agency, branching off Highway 22. After about 7.5 miles, it reaches a Y intersection, veering north and transitioning into a gravel surface. The…
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Square Top Road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy one-lane gravel road with pullouts. Some sections of this road can get slippery when wet, and at one end of it, there…
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The route consists of basic logging roads similar to much of the Tillamook State Forest area. There is a modest climb to the viewpoint at approximately 2,500 feet. The viewpoint overlooks the valley of the…
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Grindstone View road runs through the Tillamook State Forest and Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy gravel road with sections that become more natural, some spots can be muddy when wet. There are some…
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Crazy Lakes Road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest, it is an easy one-lane gravel and natural surface road with pull-offs. There are some larger potholes and water puddles so be mindful. There is a…
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Start at the Yamhill Reservoir on Northwest Turner Creek Road, about 8 miles northwest of Yamhill, Oregon. The Yamhill Reservoir is a small body of water on the south side of the road, and just…
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Little Hebo Access road is an easy short gravel, it is a quick road to access a bunch of other roads. This road however is beautiful with thick beautiful trees and vegetation. The road runs…
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This is a well-maintained gravel trail that accesses the South Lake Dispersed Camping Area and the lake. The trail travels through a tall pine forest with lush greenery, flowers, and berries. Designated numbered dispersed campsites…
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Little Hebo is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. There are a couple of camp spots on this trail some small ones, and a larger one as well. No cellphone…
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Sourgrass Ridge is an easy road that any vehicle could do, but it is not winter-maintained. The road is very busy, so be mindful of that when going around corners. Some cars go very fast…
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Gobblers Knob is a 3,054-foot hill in the Tillamook State Forest south of the North Fork Trask River. It offers a spectacular view of the surrounding forest and mountains, especially to the south. The trail…
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Zig Zag Road is an easy 3.8 mile gravel forest service road in the Tillamook Range. It is split into three sections (ZigZag Road North - 2.8miles, ZigZag Road South - .5 miles, and the…
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Zig Zag Road is an easy 3.8 mile gravel forest service road in the Tillamook Range. It is split into three sections (ZigZag Road North - 2.8 miles, ZigZag Road South - .5 miles, and…
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Hiack is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. Be mindful this is a very easy road, and some cars go very fast around corners due to the road being very…
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This is one of the main arteries leading deep into the Tillamook State Forest from the Trask River Road. Follow it up the North Fork Trask River and on to Yamhill if you wish, passing…
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Cedar Creek is an easy gravel road with a couple of sections of washboard, and some parts with gradual inclines, but nothing technical. The road runs through Siuslaw National Forest. There are a few camp…
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Hembre Ridge Road is a gravel forest service road that starts off of Jordan Creek Road and climbs quickly and steeply up onto Hembre Ridge in the Tillamook Range. It is over 12 miles long…
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Foland Creek road is an easy gravel road with sections that turn into a more natural surface. A couple of spots clear out for a pretty view of the valleys. The road runs through the…
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Gauldy is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. There are a couple of large camp spots that could fit at least up to 5 rigs along this route, and a…
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This is the easy side of 7 Up. It is fun and not as extreme as the hard side of 7 Up. Winding through the forest, there is a little bit of rutted-out dirt trial,…
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Jordan Creek Road is a five-mile gravel FS road that follows along Jordan Creek before connecting to Hembre Ridge Road and then eventually ending at the Jordan Creek 003 Moto/ATV trail. It accesses numerous other…
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Gravel Forest Service Road climbing up over Buzzard Butte on the Oregon Coast. This is a segment of a longer 'City to Coast' route that traverses the Tillamook Range with the most off-pavement milage possible…
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West Fork Austin road number 1633 is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. There are a couple of small potholes on this road but other than that it is a…
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