Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Table Rock, Wyoming

This is a scenic desert drive between County Road 19 and Fort La Clede. The remains of the La Clede Stage Station are about a mile before the Fort. The Station and Fort were located along the Overland Trail; a stagecoach route operated in the mid-1800s. Ruins include a few remaining stone walls and ...
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This is a two-track trail passing through a variety of landscapes leading to Manuel Gap, a high point overlooking the Adobe Town basin and rock formations below. The trail begins in a wide-open plain covered with clusters of sage and yellow flowers in the spring. Wild horses are a frequent sight as ...
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The trail (BLM 4412) starts as a flat dirt road departing County Road 19 before arriving at the Adobe Town rim and descending into the basin below. The rim provides a great overview of the rock formations while descending into the basin allows for up-close exploration of the varied rock formations ...
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A grand tour of Wyoming's northern Red Desert passing a variety of points of interest and landscapes, including sweeping views of the Wind River Mountains in the distance. The route begins on County Road 17, a wide and well-graded two-lane trail passing the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boars Tusk roc...
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The Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour is a backcountry drive that features numerous high overlooks and the probability of spotting wild horses that roam the rangelands of southwest Wyoming. The drive takes you along the rim of White Mountain and past Pilot Butte where you'll get unobstructed views ...
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This backcountry drive follows Flaming Gorge Road, which is located on the east side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The route offers numerous access points to the lake while staying high enough to offer terrific overlooks of the countryside. The scenery continuously changes as you climb over ridges and...
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This area is BLM land and the home to some 600 wild horses with a loop through the heart of their land. Many view this loop as a single day or afternoon drive to see the horses, but this can also be a multi-day observation to learn the patterns and herd dynamics of the horses. The loop provides mult...
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Limestone Mountain Road (a/k/a Ed Young Basin) runs from Hwy 28 near Atlantic City, Wyoming, up to the Indian Trail and beyond. Our track stops at the intersection with the Indian Trail. This is a well-maintained dirt road. I don't know if it's open year-round. You go up over the mountains at 8800 f...
Learn more about Limestone Mtn Rd (FS 326)

One of Wyoming's designated scenic backways, this drive utilizes both paved and gravel roads to travel over the rugged Seminoe Mountains and past three reservoirs fed by the North Platte River. You'll discover the unsung mountain ranges of central Wyoming as well as some of the best fishing spots in...
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Stairway to Heaven goes from the south end of Red Canyon Road up onto Limestone Mountain. It's a fun climb, gaining over 1,500 feet in just under 4 miles. In some places, the trail is loose rock, and in other spots, it's dirt. You start in a grassy meadow, but before the top, you move through some t...
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Little Rock is a two-track trail on the west end with the name "Little Rock" and number 368 on the Forest Service map. It begins at Louise Lake Road, and from there, the trail crosses the Shoshone National Forest in an easterly direction, and then it crosses some private property where access is gra...
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This trail connects Limestone Mountain Road at its east end with Little Rock Trail and Christina Lake Trail on its west end. There are amazing places to camp near the east end of this trail. You wind through the trees in places and cross sagebrush flats in others. The trail is rocky in several place...
Learn more about Beaver Creek 4WD (FS 366)

Holmes Crossing - Road 60004, is a gravel road in great condition that will take you to the public boat launch as well as a network of dirt roads giving access to many dispersed campsites. This road has gravel and remains able to be traveled during or after rain where many of the other connecting ro...
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Limestone Trail runs north and south across the top of the mountain in the Shoshone National Forest and ends on the south end at Limestone Mountain, where there is a quarry. You drive across limestone rocks in the trail for most of it. In some places the rocks are embedded in the trail, in others th...
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This trail runs from Wyoming Highway 530 East to where it ends at an intersection with other roads that head down to Flaming Gorge. This trail starts as a smooth gravel road, but as you come down off the hilltop, it becomes less maintained, with small rocks and ruts in the trail, as well as being ov...
Learn more about South Bend - FS 60006

This is a short out-and-back trail that runs from Wyoming Highway 530 east to the shoreline of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that stays two vehicles wide throughout before it dead-ends at a turnaround that is sometimes used as a campsite right on the shoreline ...
Learn more about Haystack Butte Road - FS 60003

Rifle Range Road (FS 10542) is a 1/10 out-and-back trail in Flaming Gorge Recreation Area. While its name and predominant claim to fame are a public shooting range, the geology in the canyon is worth the short trip out and back. The road is easily passable by all vehicles and is generally rocky dirt...
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Indian 4WD Trail is a fantastic 11-mile trail that crosses two mountains, goes through the valleys and pines, goes across Pass Creek and the Little Popo Agie River, and ends at Frye Lake in the Shoshone National Forest. In some places, the trail has loose rocks, but they're navigable. The water cros...
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This trail is located within Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Haystack South Trail is an amazing spot to camp or to enjoy a day at the lake in isolation away from camper trailers & crowds. The trail will take you out to the end of a peninsula in the middle of the lake with beautiful views of ...
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Pipeline East is an easy, scenic 5.6-mile out-and-back route perfect for beginners, campers, and those looking to access the shores of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Starting near Antelope Flat Road, this gravel and dirt track descends roughly 417 feet from a high point of 6,453 feet down to the reservoir...
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This is a scenic desert drive between County Road 19 and Fort La Clede. The remains of the La Clede Stage Station are about a mile before the Fort. The Station and Fort were located along the Overland Trail; a stagecoach route operated in the mid-1800s. Ruins include a few remaining stone walls and ...
Learn more about Overland Stage Route to Fort La Clede

This is a two-track trail passing through a variety of landscapes leading to Manuel Gap, a high point overlooking the Adobe Town basin and rock formations below. The trail begins in a wide-open plain covered with clusters of sage and yellow flowers in the spring. Wild horses are a frequent sight as ...
Learn more about Adobe Town North Rim

The trail (BLM 4412) starts as a flat dirt road departing County Road 19 before arriving at the Adobe Town rim and descending into the basin below. The rim provides a great overview of the rock formations while descending into the basin allows for up-close exploration of the varied rock formations ...
Learn more about Adobe Town Basin

A grand tour of Wyoming's northern Red Desert passing a variety of points of interest and landscapes, including sweeping views of the Wind River Mountains in the distance. The route begins on County Road 17, a wide and well-graded two-lane trail passing the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boars Tusk roc...
Learn more about North Red Desert Traverse

This is a scenic desert drive between County Road 19 and Fort La Clede. The remains of the La Clede Stage Station are about a mile before the Fort. The Station and Fort were located along the Overland Trail; a stagecoach route operated in the mid-1800s. Ruins include a few remaining stone walls and ...
Learn more about Overland Stage Route to Fort La Clede

This is a two-track trail passing through a variety of landscapes leading to Manuel Gap, a high point overlooking the Adobe Town basin and rock formations below. The trail begins in a wide-open plain covered with clusters of sage and yellow flowers in the spring. Wild horses are a frequent sight as ...
Learn more about Adobe Town North Rim

The trail (BLM 4412) starts as a flat dirt road departing County Road 19 before arriving at the Adobe Town rim and descending into the basin below. The rim provides a great overview of the rock formations while descending into the basin allows for up-close exploration of the varied rock formations ...
Learn more about Adobe Town Basin

A grand tour of Wyoming's northern Red Desert passing a variety of points of interest and landscapes, including sweeping views of the Wind River Mountains in the distance. The route begins on County Road 17, a wide and well-graded two-lane trail passing the White Mountain Petroglyphs, Boars Tusk roc...
Learn more about North Red Desert Traverse