Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Spencer, Idaho

This road, signed as FS 021 on the ground, is a well-maintained gravel road up to its intersection with the Middle Threemile Road (FS 477). Beyond that intersection, the road narrows, deteriorates, and becomes more suitable for high-clearance 4x4 vehicles. There are several very nice dispersed camp...
Learn more about Threemile Road

This is a short Forest Service Road that leads to a trailhead. There are a few dispersed campsites along this road. But the road itself is pretty rough and narrow, so those campsites are not suitable for bigger camp trailers or RVs. The road surface is rocky.
Learn more about Van Noy-Stoddard Road

This is a lovely little 3.6-mile loop trail that is convenient to the Stoddard Creek campground and the dispersed campsites along Stoddard Creek Road. It twists and turns through impressive stands of large fir trees with aspen occasionally intermixed with the conifers. It is a very scenic trip with ...
Learn more about Stoddard Creek Loop Trail

This trail is a ridgeline trail along its entire 3.5-mile length. Most of that ridgeline is free from timber, so there are abundant opportunities for sweeping panoramic views. The trail tops out at about 7,500 feet in elevation. The high point of the trail is substantially elevated above the surroun...
Learn more about Stoddard Creek Ridge Trail

This is a nice, wide logging road that is suitable for high clearance vehicles. There are a few rocky ruts that need to be navigated carefully, but in general, it is an easy and relaxed trip. It is likely to see wildlife from this road, and there are several dispersed campsites available along this ...
Learn more about Middle Threemile Road

This road is a well-maintained dirt road up to the Forest Service boundary. Beyond that, the road is heavily rutted and presents some moderate challenges to travel. The road follows the creek and passes through a nice stand of fir trees. This road is signed as FS 177.
Learn more about Corral Creek Road - FS 177

This road provides a delightful trip through a beautiful mixture of dense stands of fir, huge patches of aspen, and open meadows. The road is a one-lane dirt track with several sections badly rutted with rocks and ledges to negotiate. This road is signed as FS 889. At the intersection with the Corra...
Learn more about Spring Creek Road - FS 889

This is a fairly typical Forest Service gravel road up the Pete Creek drainage. The mixture of vegetation types in this drainage provides a stunning visual experience. This is a really nice easy drive and would be outstanding in the fall when the aspens and willows are turning colors. This is a grea...
Learn more about Pete Creek Road

This trail takes off from the end of the Camas Creek Road and steadily climbs to the Continental Divide at an elevation of 8,167 feet. The lower portion of the road winds its way through dense forest; the middle portion of the road passes through thinner stands of trees alternating with subalpine me...
Learn more about Camas Creek Trail

This road travels up the Camas Creek drainage for about 4 miles. What is surprising is the visual impact of the foliage to be seen from the road. The mixture of conifers, aspen, and willow distributed over the landscape is truly remarkable. This road is open yearlong to 50" ATVs and motorcycles but ...
Learn more about Camas Creek Road

This trail is the seamless extension of Trail 1013. It follows a ridgeline that begins the descent into the Modoc Valley and eventually to the access road to Interstate 15. The trail starts out in an open grassland environment and gradually leads into a forested area. The tread is quite rocky and ro...
Learn more about West Modoc Creek Trail

This short 1.3-mile trail leads from the end of the Pete Creek Road north to the Continental Divide. It goes through some dense timberland and occasionally breaks out into meadowlands at its upper end. The tread is primarily dirt and there are some washouts to be dealt with. The trail intersects wit...
Learn more about Pete Creek Trail

This route is easy most of the time with a few places that have some large rocks and hills. The trail is open to 50-inch vehicles and is a great ride with amazing views. You will start at the Stoddard Creek Campground and go over to Pleasant Valley. After getting to Pleasant Valley, you will travel ...
Learn more about Stoddard Creek to Indian Creek Butte

This route is a series of Forest Service roads provided to assist visitors from the end of the West Modoc Creek Trail to the service road on Interstate 15. From that point, travelers can find their way on the access roads to the village of Monida to the north or to the Stoddard Creek campground to t...
Learn more about Modoc Roads

The first 7 miles of this BLM road travel through a very dense beautiful mixed conifer forest. After breaking out of the forested area, the road continues to gently descend through open hilly grasslands until it intersects with Red Rock Lakes Road. A turn to the west (left) on the Red Rocks Lake Roa...
Learn more about Price Peet Road

This easy and scenic route connects Montana's Centennial Valley and Ruby River Reservoir. Along its path, you'll pass a well-known bison ranch, trace portions of the Ruby River, and spend most of your trip flanked by the Gravelly and Snowcrest Ranges. Ranchers frequently travel the route, typically ...
Learn more about Centennial Divide

The terrain is pockmarked with collapsed lava tubes and lava domes that have come to form the hills and valleys of this area. While the trail is relatively moderately traversed, lava rock pops out of the dirt and could cause potential issues with tires and low-clearance vehicles. It is not maintaine...
Learn more about Collapsed Lava Dome Trail

This is a fun short ride up a beautiful mountain trail with some fantastic views. Depending upon the time of year, there will be flowers and deep green grasses. Later in the year, the Quaking Aspen trees are full of color. The trail originally took you to the Continental Divide but that has been blo...
Learn more about East Fork Dry Creek

The Civil Defense Cave trail is a well-maintained, grated road for the first 4 miles until the turn off of Crooked Road onto Civil Defense Cave Road. The last mile is not grated but still well traveled. I would recommend a higher clearance vehicle as there is potential for lower vehicles to bottom o...
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Mahogany Peak is an out-and-back trail, or you can return on another route if so chosen. You start at the air-down spot right off of the highway and work your way up into Chandler Canyon. It is fairly easy-going, with some minor obstacles and a rougher road that will require airing down. You will tu...
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This road, signed as FS 021 on the ground, is a well-maintained gravel road up to its intersection with the Middle Threemile Road (FS 477). Beyond that intersection, the road narrows, deteriorates, and becomes more suitable for high-clearance 4x4 vehicles. There are several very nice dispersed camp...
Learn more about Threemile Road

This is a short Forest Service Road that leads to a trailhead. There are a few dispersed campsites along this road. But the road itself is pretty rough and narrow, so those campsites are not suitable for bigger camp trailers or RVs. The road surface is rocky.
Learn more about Van Noy-Stoddard Road

This is a lovely little 3.6-mile loop trail that is convenient to the Stoddard Creek campground and the dispersed campsites along Stoddard Creek Road. It twists and turns through impressive stands of large fir trees with aspen occasionally intermixed with the conifers. It is a very scenic trip with ...
Learn more about Stoddard Creek Loop Trail

This trail is a ridgeline trail along its entire 3.5-mile length. Most of that ridgeline is free from timber, so there are abundant opportunities for sweeping panoramic views. The trail tops out at about 7,500 feet in elevation. The high point of the trail is substantially elevated above the surroun...
Learn more about Stoddard Creek Ridge Trail

This road, signed as FS 021 on the ground, is a well-maintained gravel road up to its intersection with the Middle Threemile Road (FS 477). Beyond that intersection, the road narrows, deteriorates, and becomes more suitable for high-clearance 4x4 vehicles. There are several very nice dispersed camp...
Learn more about Threemile Road

This is a short Forest Service Road that leads to a trailhead. There are a few dispersed campsites along this road. But the road itself is pretty rough and narrow, so those campsites are not suitable for bigger camp trailers or RVs. The road surface is rocky.
Learn more about Van Noy-Stoddard Road

This is a nice, wide logging road that is suitable for high clearance vehicles. There are a few rocky ruts that need to be navigated carefully, but in general, it is an easy and relaxed trip. It is likely to see wildlife from this road, and there are several dispersed campsites available along this ...
Learn more about Middle Threemile Road

This road is a well-maintained dirt road up to the Forest Service boundary. Beyond that, the road is heavily rutted and presents some moderate challenges to travel. The road follows the creek and passes through a nice stand of fir trees. This road is signed as FS 177.
Learn more about Corral Creek Road - FS 177