Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Tillamook, Oregon

Gravel Forest Service road accessing Buzzard Butte from Sand Lake Road in the hills just off the beach along the Oregon Coast. These roads are rarely traveled and offer an alternate to the paved roads…
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Gravel Forest Service Road climbing up over Buzzard Butte on the Oregon Coast. This is a segment of a longer 'City to Coast' route that traverses the Tillamook Range with the most off-pavement milage possible…
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Kilchis Lookout Road starts at Muesial Creek Road to the east and heads up to Kilchis Mountain to the west. From Kilchis Mountain spur you can head back and to the west. It intersects with…
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Shiffman Road begins at Miami Foley Road in the west and ends at Miami Forest River Road. It peaks at about 1,500 feet near Foley Peak and dips to its lowest point at the Miami…
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Foland Creek road is an easy gravel road with sections that turn into a more natural surface. A couple of spots clear out for a pretty view of the valleys. The road runs through the…
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Start by turning off Highway 6 onto Cedar Butte Road, then take a left onto Wolf Creek Road, which eventually becomes Muesial Creek Road. You can also reach the opposite end of Muesial Creek Road…
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Hembre Ridge Road is a gravel forest service road that starts off of Jordan Creek Road and climbs quickly and steeply up onto Hembre Ridge in the Tillamook Range. It is over 12 miles long…
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Grindstone View road runs through the Tillamook State Forest and Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy gravel road with sections that become more natural, some spots can be muddy when wet. There are some…
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This is one of the main arteries leading deep into the Tillamook State Forest from the Trask River Road. Follow it up the North Fork Trask River and on to Yamhill if you wish, passing…
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Cedar Butte Road crosses the Wilson River as it begins at Highway 6 and climbs over 2,500' over 6.5 miles up into the Tillamook Range to a saddle just below Cedar Butte where it meets…
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Platte canyon Road is a small spinoff from Cook Creek Road. It is primarily dirt and gravel with some heavy ascents and descents. Loose gravel can be tricky in spots and may cause some slide…
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This trail connects Cedar Butte Road with Jones Creek Road with an optional stop at Wolf Point. An open area just below Wolf Point offers great views to the north of Triangulation Point along with…
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Firebreak 3 begins just below Triangulation Point in the east, winding west through the Tillamook Forest. It peaks at just under 2,900 feet and descends approximately 800 feet along its length. The eastern end was…
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Cedar Creek is an easy gravel road with a couple of sections of washboard, and some parts with gradual inclines, but nothing technical. The road runs through Siuslaw National Forest. There are a few camp…
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This two-mile portion of Kilchis River Forest Road is used as a spur to access a nearby waterfall while exploring the area. Kilchis Falls is a tall, misty waterfall, found on the winding back roads…
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Gauldy is an easy gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. There are a couple of large camp spots that could fit at least up to 5 rigs along this route, and a…
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A steep, infrequently maintained gravel forest service road that climbs from the saddle intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Cedar Butte Road (also sometimes labeled as Wolf Creek Road) up to Triangulation Point, a popular…
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Jordan Creek Road is a five-mile gravel FS road that follows along Jordan Creek before connecting to Hembre Ridge Road and then eventually ending at the Jordan Creek 003 Moto/ATV trail. It accesses numerous other…
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Square Top Road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is an easy one-lane gravel road with pullouts. Some sections of this road can get slippery when wet, and at one end of it, there…
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Mount Hebo Road is an easy gravel and natural mixed-surface road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. Be mindful of the large potholes and water puddles, as well as slippery sections of mud when…
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This route travels north/south on the beach between two different entrances. The north entrance is easier terrain and right off the road, but the sand can be softer and may be easier to get stuck…
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From the south side, the trail to Tahoe Lake starts with the Dovre Peak Bypass, either from Fan Creek Campground or Elk Bend Campground. There are several options where the Dovre Peak Bypass meets the…
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Cook Creek Road is an easy-going logging road. There are multiple cliff drop sides, but the terrain is very easy to navigate. There are multiple potholes but no real obstacles and the road is primarily…
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Rough rocky one-way steep terrain to beach south access entry point of this beach trail. North access is easier but softer sand to get stuck in. Soft and firm sand are both accessible. Easy to…
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McPherson Road is a relatively well-maintained gravel road (meaning that potholes are possible) in the Tillamook State Forest, linking the Nehalem River to the west with Lost Creek Road to the east. It runs parallel…
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Gobblers Knob is a 3,054-foot hill in the Tillamook State Forest south of the North Fork Trask River. It offers a spectacular view of the surrounding forest and mountains, especially to the south. The trail…
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This route is a nice backcountry route that leads from HWY 26 towards Nehalem Bay. The first section of this road is paved and then turns into 11 miles of gravel. There are a couple…
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This is a well-maintained gravel trail that accesses the South Lake Dispersed Camping Area and the lake. The trail travels through a tall pine forest with lush greenery, flowers, and berries. Designated numbered dispersed campsites…
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Zig Zag Road is an easy 3.8 mile gravel forest service road in the Tillamook Range. It is split into three sections (ZigZag Road North - 2.8miles, ZigZag Road South - .5 miles, and the…
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Niagara Road runs through the Siuslaw National Forest. It is a one-lane gravel road with turnouts. Some sections of the road are more natural surfaces with sections that get muddy and slippery when wet. There…
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