Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Three Rivers, Oregon

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Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Three Rivers, Oregon

Lava Cast Forest Trail

Just off highway 97 turn onto Sugar Pine Butte Road. Down this trail you will find beautiful lava roads freckled with juniper trees and forests. Gravel washboard roads with mild hill climbs and descents are…
Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Aspen Boat launch and Day-Use

A short bumpy dirt road through the trees leads down to a day-use parking area and this site accesses the Deschutes River as well as has access to the Deschutes River Trail. Most of the…
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Arnold Ice Cave to Lava Butte

This route, for the most part, follows China Hat Road from the point at which it turns to gravel. Later as you head to the South and West, near Paulina Lake, the roads become narrow…
Total Miles
30.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Bessie to Lava

Easy-going connector trail between Bessie Butte in the China Hat area, to the Lava Cast Forest. During the summer months, this is a beautiful, relatively tame way to get between these two areas. It's a…
Total Miles
12.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi

Reservoir Road - FSR 44

This trail starts off from Cascade Lakes Highway and runs around the back side of Wickiup Reservoir and from there the trail continues down the side of the Deschutes River. This trail has many campgrounds…
Total Miles
15
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Pipeline #2215

Pipeline Road #2215 runs through the Deschutes National Forest, it is an easy gravel road with some sections being a little washboard, other than that this road is very smooth and flat. The road offers…
Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sisters to Tumalo Falls via Trout Creek Butte

This route is a great detour when traveling between Bend and Sisters Oregon. On one end you'll find easy access to Tumalo Falls and on the other easy access to the town of Sisters. Along…
Total Miles
41.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Pickers Paradise

Long washboard roads interrupted by mild rock climbs, small crevasse splits from water run-off, logs, and lots of dust. Can be done stock but 4x4 is highly recommended. Please bring a winch if traveling during…
Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Jones Well #2121

Jones Well Road #2121 is an easy road with some sections having washboards, there is one small spot that is becoming rutted from a small stream that runs through it during the wet seasons. The…
Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bearwallow Butte

This is a fun trail up to a radio tower. Just above the tower, there is a large rock ledge that offers a cool view of the City of Bend below. There is an access…
Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lava Top Bute Caves

This trail leads to the closest point to Lava Top Bute. There are some lava tubes nearby that are worth checking out. There are several caves along a straight line due north of 43.87986, -121.2113.…
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tumalo Reservoir to Pickers Paradise

Looking to connect to the main trail system from Tumalo? This is the route for you! Things to consider before going: 1. Part of this trail passes through private property so be sure to check…
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Green BU #2222

Green BU Road #2222 is an easy gravel road that is smooth and flat, however, some sections have washboards on them. The road runs through the Deschutes National Forest and is inside the East Fork…
Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sparkys Top

This trail starts on a cinder double track road that runs the south perimeter of Wickiup Lake. From there you start traveling upward on a trail named FIR which also is a double track that…
Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Cloverdale FD to 3 Creeks Butte

Looking for the ultimate scenic view to enjoy a picnic and cold beverage? Would also make an epic "big moment" site with unmatched views of 3 Sisters, Broken Top, and most of the valley below.…
Total Miles
16
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sunday Stroll

This trail runs from Upper Three Creek Sno Park to Three Creek Butte Road. This is a fun trail to run as it has many spur roads off it to explore and to disperse camp.…
Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Crater Buttes #2227

Crater Buttes Road Number 2227 is an easy gravel road that drives through the Deschutes National Forest, it also is part of the East Fork Rock OHV trail system so it can get busy with…
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Stage Station #2400

Stage Station Road #2400 is an easy gravel road, with some washboard and a couple of small potholes. The road goes from Highway 31 to Developed Road 22 and drives through the Deschutes National Forest…
Total Miles
15.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Katati #2424

Katati Road number 2424 is an easy gravel road however there are huge potholes some are the size of a small car. If you are not careful this can cause vehicle damage, so please drive…
Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Flat Top

Flat Top road runs through the Deschutes National Forest, it is an easy dirt and gravel mixed road, some sections will become muddy when wet, so be mindful of that when driving this road during…
Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trout Creek Butte Summit

Another great scenic view to enjoy a picnic and cold beverage. This summit specifically has an abandoned fire watch tower still standing. This is also one of the best locations to get to see the…
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sisters to Trout Creek Butte Trails

The fun way to access the Trout Creek Butte trail system is from the town of sisters. The trail is filled with Cars Land (Disney) style rock formations as it winds around the terrain. There…
Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cline Butes Flow Trail

Fun, flowy, banked turns leading to an abandoned quarry. Some slight rock garden areas to pass through at the beginning of the trail. Once you get to the quarry, you can challenge your vehicle on…
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Sisters Campsite Road

A great trail to take for accessing the trail system from the Town of Sisters. This also travels through some of the best camping in the area. The spots are close enough to town for…
Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Whoops rd.

Trail starts very tame, just a narrower dirt road. About a mile in, the whoops start and will continue for the rest of the trail. Once the whoops start, you'll also have some large berms…
Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Spencer Wells

Spencer Wells Road is an easy gravel road with sections that turn into dirt, so in the wet weather the road can become muddy when wet, by the looks of it a very slippery mess,…
Total Miles
27.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sisters Connector

Multiple Forest Service Roads providing off-highway access into the town of Sisters when needing fuel and/or provisions. These roads vary from dirt two-track winding between the trees to established and graded gravel roads. Remember to…
Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Black Butte Backdoor - NF1012-500

Gravel, Forest Service Road that is adjacent two-track paralleling OR-20 used to access Black Butte Ranch when aired down and adventuring in the area. There is an electronic gate at the North end of NF1012-500…
Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

NF-1008000

This wide, smooth cinder forest road parallels the historic McKenzie Highway going West out of Sisters, Oregon. This road is used by Deschutes National Forest users accessing the woods immediately out of town or connecting…
Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lower Cross District Trail

Wide, graded cinder Forest Service Road with occasional rocky sections. This road runs North - South between historic McKenzie Highway and the historic Old Santiam Road. Spur roads to the West dead-end shortly at the…
Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp