Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Stanley, Idaho

This is a little dirt road just on the outskirts of the town of Stanley. It grants access to a wooden bridge over the Valley Creek River and has stunning views of the town and…
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An easy dirt loop trail that picks up from Lower Stanley, gains slight elevation and has a stunning view of the Sawtooth Mountain Range, and looks down over the town of Upper Stanley. There are…
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Joe's Gulch can be accessed from Highway 75 and ends at the intersection of Noho Creek (FSR #328). It is a 1 lane, scenic maintained forest service road that winds along the mountainside and an…
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This is an easily graded trail with lots of room to pass oncoming traffic. It leads to the very popular iron creek hiking trailhead, and there are plenty of camping along the way in established…
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At the end of a well-maintained paved road, you will find access to beautiful Redfish Lake. This lake is set up against the mountains and is large enough to support boat access. There are at…
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Noho Creek starts at the intersection of Kelly Creek Road and Kelly Creek ATV Trail (FSR #4323). It begins as a 2 lane road and turns into a 1 lane dirt road with a forest…
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This is a 2-lane, maintained forest service road intersecting at Stanley Creek Road. This road brings you past extensive Stanley Basin mining encampment ruins. There are many opportunities for dispersed camping. Kelly Creek Road ends…
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Fun switchback style dirt trail with steeper climbs towards the end to reach the Basin Butte Lookout Tower. Stunning views of the mountain ranges from the top where the tower is. The trail begins crossing…
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This trail is accessible from the town of Upper Stanley to the popular Nip & Tuck trail with excellent views of the sawtooth mountain range and dispersed wild camping. Several other off-road trails can also…
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This is an easier single track near Stanley that is great for newer dirt bikers looking for a fun and easy ride with minor challenges. It starts at the Little Basin Creek Trailhead, and there…
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The Kelly Creek ATV trail is a short and easy two-track that has a few more features than the connecting Lower Basin ATV trail. It's unmarked from the intersection with Lower Basin Creek and starts…
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This is a 2-mile connector trail that starts at Basin Butte Road on the border of the Sawtooth National Forest and the Challis National Forest. It's mostly flat, but gradually climbs up to the intersection…
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This 3-mile ATV trail starts at Basin Creek Road and steadily goes slightly uphill to the intersection with the Hay Knapp Creek single track. It's an easy two-track ride through a grassy valley at the…
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This is an easy trail up Basin Creek that ends at an ATV 50" max-width trailhead to continue up Basin Creek. There are camping spots right at the Trailhead. The forest is burned and offers…
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This is an easy 2-lane forest service road that leads to many dispersed camping sites, several hiking trails, and views of the Sawtooth Mountains. Heavily treed with lots of wildflowers but also evidence of recent…
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A nice out and back drive up the hill to a campground at the Rough Creek hiking trailhead. The easy graded road may be impassable in winter. Watch for downed trees and boulders that have…
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Easy, 2-lane forest service road leaving Stanley Lake and ascending through the forest to various dispersed campgrounds. The Elk Mountain Hiking Trailhead also starts alongside the entrance to the forest service road. At the top,…
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This dirt trail is right off highway 21. There are dispersed camping spots immediately at the beginning in the open valley. These have fantastic views of the surrounding mountains. The trail continues into the trees…
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Can you spot the geodesic dome house in the trees? This is a fun twisty dirt trail through the trees. It starts in a large open valley with lots of dispersed camping and views of…
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Upper Harden Creek ATV Trail is a 2.8-mile two-track that accesses the Hay Knapp Creek single-track and ATV trail. The south end starts on Lower Harden Road, and it climbs 1,100 feet up to the…
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Get off the highway and take this stunning scenic trail. The trail can be run in either direction, but it's recommended to run it towards the town of Stanley because the constant views of the…
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The Hell Roaring Trail is an out and back trail in Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho. This trail has many campsites throughout. At the west end of the trail is the Upper Hell Roaring Trailhead,…
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The Custer Motorway is an approx 43-mile dirt road traveling the old Challis Bonanza Toll Road beginning at the Historic site of Sunbeam, Idaho, and ending in Challis, Idaho. The road starts as a wide…
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This is an out-and-back 4x4 trail that runs along Yellow Belly Lake through the trees. There are no views of the lake from the trail;views of the lake can only be seen from the hiking…
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This is a quick and beautiful little area right on the Salmon River just off Highway 75. This is an out-and-back. The journey begins driving across a neat metal bridge crossing over the Salmon. Upper…
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Pettit Lake is a beautiful clear blue lake with mountains rising behind. The best view is from the official Day Use area. It has a little beach with picnic tables and some fire pits, as…
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This approximately 26-mile road starts off from the Custer Motorway and ends in the Frank Church Wilderness. The road starts following Jordan Creek and passes by the Lucky Boy Mine before starting up the switchbacks…
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This is a nice scenic shelf drive along the Salmon River. There are many spots for fishing and a few dispersed camping spots around. Be sure to watch for the metal fire rings that mark…
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This trail is a dispersed campers' dream. The trail is a loop and has large dispersed sites at either end that can accommodate trailers. The middle section of the trial is narrower and would require…
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Lucky Boy is a 2-mile-long dirt road through Challis National Forest that leaves the Custer Motorway and goes up to private property. The south end has been gated off at private property, so it has…
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