Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Silver Peak, Nevada

A sandy short dirt crossover with plenty of flat spots for dispersed camping featuring mountain and valley views. The road gets rutted in some spots and quite sandy in others. Do not attempt when wet. The area could be unbearably hot during the summer months, so be sure to bring plenty of water and ...
Learn more about 265 Camping Crossover

Mostly an easy trail with amazing views from the top of the Emigrant pass summit. It can be sandy in spots, especially at wash crossings. You may see Bighorn Sheep and Burros in the area as well as birds of prey. The tail is mostly desert terrain with some jumping cactus and grasslands by the marsh ...
Learn more about Emigrant Pass from "The Crossing" to Silver Peak Road

The route starts at Fish Lake hot springs. The water temp is 100 degrees, and the springs is a concrete tub that can fit 12 people comfortably. There are also vault toilets and camping available. The road is wide, gravel and graded. There may be a lot of day traffic coming and going, and the area ma...
Learn more about Coyote Rd.

This very easy two-lane, occasionally graded dirt road takes you back to "the crossing", which gives access to many other areas' trails. There are a few offshoots leading to some dispersed camping along the way. The trail can get busy, so be aware of oncoming traffic and large RVs and trailers. You ...
Learn more about Teeth Rattler to The Crossing

Begin at the information sign approximately three miles North of the town of Goldfield while traveling on Highway 95. The trail runs West through the rolling hills for approximately three and a half miles. The trail should be done with a high clearance vehicle, ideally during dry times. There is one...
Learn more about Gemfield Access Trail

This is a graded trail, dusty and fairly smooth in the dry months. Very sloppy mud after any rain-expect caked-on mud on your vehicle and slippery conditions. The base is a mix of gravel and soil. Travel by passenger cars is possible during dry times if caution is used.
Learn more about Diamond field Gulch

This is an old borax harvesting route on the west side of the Fish Lake Playa outside of the town of Dyer, Nevada. This trail offers a fairly easy way around the playa and a side trip to see the borax workings and adobe remains. The route can become sandy in spots, as well as a hard mineral-based gr...
Learn more about Fish Lake Playa

Fish Lake Springs Road is an easy, scenic gravel connector ideal for all vehicle types, linking the relaxing Fish Lake Hot Springs to the local saloon in Dyer, Nevada, with minimal highway travel. Spanning approximately 17 miles through the scenic Esmeralda County desert, this well-traveled, wide, a...
Learn more about Fish Lake Springs Rd.

Cabin run via McAfee Road is an ideal adventure for historic mining enthusiasts and scenic explorers seeking a journey from the flat farmlands of Fish Lake Valley deep into the rugged Silver Peak Range. Beginning near the town of Dyer, Nevada, at an elevation of approximately 4,800 feet, this 24-mil...
Learn more about Cabin run via McAfee Road

This route leaves the graded Chrispa Hills road and follows a trail down a seasonal wash. The wash is packed gravel, easy for any 4x4, but could be sketchy during a rain event. The endpoint is at the US government fence/boundary. Access is controlled by the base commander; see details in the second ...
Learn more about Stonewall Trailhead

The lower trail is an easy grader with plenty of washboard and scattered rocks. It begins cutting through the neighborhood and while climbing offers amazing views of the valley below. Once you pass all the housing and cross into Inyo National Forest on middle creek and trail becomes narrow and rocky...
Learn more about Chiatovitch Creek to Middle Creek

A pretty drive to get you from the highway back to a network of fun trails and some dispersed camping spots. The drive takes you all the way through rocky canyons and alongside marshy tall grasses. Once you crest the hill, the valley is laid out before you, showing some of the wetlands and marshy, g...
Learn more about Emigrant Trail to "The Crossing"

This 8.5-mile trail runs north to south. It can be ridden either way. It drops from 5,358 feet down to the valley at 3,418 feet. Starting from the top in the Piper Mountain Wilderness, the trail is a nice dirt double track. It starts fairly wide with good views of the desert flora and canyon walls. ...
Learn more about Horse Thief Canyon

Sometimes you go exploring and find things you do not expect. This may be an adventure of that sort for you. Getting to this trail, you'll travel a nice and easy graded trail through the high desert. You'll reach an unassuming side trail that quickly starts to change. Huge and beautiful rock formati...
Learn more about Willow Creek Road to Pigeon Springs

This easy trail takes you all the way to the mining complex to the east and the historic mining complex. There are many structures still standing and plenty of kiosks and information about the area. It's a nice stop and even a great place to camp with established fire rings and a great view out the ...
Learn more about Red Rock Quicksilver Mine

This beautiful and quiet grove in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest includes the world's largest bristlecone pine, the Patriarch Tree. At Patriarch Grove, you'll find picnic tables, restrooms, and self-guided interpretive trails. Parking for the grove is at the end of the Bristlecone Pine Forest S...
Learn more about Patriarch Grove

This is a nice easy-graded single-track that gives access to the Inyo National Forest trail network. There are some dispersed camping spots along the way with established fire rings. It will get you around to the top of the difficult Rock Creek Trail and allow more access to the range. There are som...
Learn more about The Easy Way Around Rock Creek

This trail is part of the Death Valley/Big Pine Road. It is the summit crossing between the west side where Eureka Dunes is located and the east side at Crankshaft Crossing. The west side starts at 3,300 feet and summits at the Sulfur Mine at 5,226 feet. Then the trail comes down to the east side at...
Learn more about Sulfur Mine Summit Crossing

This trail is an engaging, fast-paced "rip" across the expansive floor of the Ralston Valley. The route offers a unique transition of Nevada’s character, beginning at its southern end near an active gravel pit and concrete plant. In this industrial zone, the road is exceptionally wide but heavily wa...
Learn more about Ralston Valley Road

Peavine Road, commonly known as 12 Mile Road, is a high-speed, well-maintained dirt "highway" that serves as the main north-south artery of the San Antonio Valley. The route begins just north of the massive Crescent Dunes Solar Facility, whose towering central collector serves as a futuristic landma...
Learn more about Peavine Road - 12 Mile Road

A sandy short dirt crossover with plenty of flat spots for dispersed camping featuring mountain and valley views. The road gets rutted in some spots and quite sandy in others. Do not attempt when wet. The area could be unbearably hot during the summer months, so be sure to bring plenty of water and ...
Learn more about 265 Camping Crossover

Mostly an easy trail with amazing views from the top of the Emigrant pass summit. It can be sandy in spots, especially at wash crossings. You may see Bighorn Sheep and Burros in the area as well as birds of prey. The tail is mostly desert terrain with some jumping cactus and grasslands by the marsh ...
Learn more about Emigrant Pass from "The Crossing" to Silver Peak Road

The route starts at Fish Lake hot springs. The water temp is 100 degrees, and the springs is a concrete tub that can fit 12 people comfortably. There are also vault toilets and camping available. The road is wide, gravel and graded. There may be a lot of day traffic coming and going, and the area ma...
Learn more about Coyote Rd.

This very easy two-lane, occasionally graded dirt road takes you back to "the crossing", which gives access to many other areas' trails. There are a few offshoots leading to some dispersed camping along the way. The trail can get busy, so be aware of oncoming traffic and large RVs and trailers. You ...
Learn more about Teeth Rattler to The Crossing

A sandy short dirt crossover with plenty of flat spots for dispersed camping featuring mountain and valley views. The road gets rutted in some spots and quite sandy in others. Do not attempt when wet. The area could be unbearably hot during the summer months, so be sure to bring plenty of water and ...
Learn more about 265 Camping Crossover

Mostly an easy trail with amazing views from the top of the Emigrant pass summit. It can be sandy in spots, especially at wash crossings. You may see Bighorn Sheep and Burros in the area as well as birds of prey. The tail is mostly desert terrain with some jumping cactus and grasslands by the marsh ...
Learn more about Emigrant Pass from "The Crossing" to Silver Peak Road

This very easy two-lane, occasionally graded dirt road takes you back to "the crossing", which gives access to many other areas' trails. There are a few offshoots leading to some dispersed camping along the way. The trail can get busy, so be aware of oncoming traffic and large RVs and trailers. You ...
Learn more about Teeth Rattler to The Crossing

Begin at the information sign approximately three miles North of the town of Goldfield while traveling on Highway 95. The trail runs West through the rolling hills for approximately three and a half miles. The trail should be done with a high clearance vehicle, ideally during dry times. There is one...
Learn more about Gemfield Access Trail