Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Valentine, Texas

Pinto Canyon Road is a mostly graded dirt road suitable for almost all vehicles, but even for the serious off-road driver, the scenery makes it worth it. Pinto Canyon Road starts where the pavement of…
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Cat Spring is a 4WD High Clearance Unmaintained Road that offers two water springs along its way. Cat Spring and Chupadero Spring. This road is primarily a two-track and is not maintained. Nature is reclaiming…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Papalote de la Sierra Road reaches the farthest northern section of the Ranch. This remote section is part of the higher elevation known as the Cienega Region. This…
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Lower Alamito is a high-clearance 4WD Unmaintained road that wanders through some very large Ocotillo plants that resemble forests of Saguaro cactus. In bloom, these plants display a brilliant red flower-type bud. The Ocotillo can…
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Street legal vehicles only. A permit is required from the Ranch Visitor Centers. West Casa Ramon is a two-track road through the rocky area of the North Cienega region and has a designated campsite near…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. This is currently an out-and-back, as there is an eight-foot wall near the RR tracks at the north end of the road. This two-track wanders through the southern…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Cerro Prietto Road is a non-maintained road and should be approached as so. This road edges across hilltops and ridgelines in the Northern section of the Ranch. There…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Vasquez House Road is a non-maintained, two-track road and could require plenty of rock stacking after the monsoon season. The Ocotillo shows its dominance in this section of…
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The main road into the park is a graded road, and 2WD High Clearance is recommended. Street legal vehicles ONLY in the park. This is the only way in and out of the park. There…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Yadre Road is a narrow, out-and-back, unmaintained two-track with loose rock and plenty of pinstriping. Yadre Road ends at a Hiking Trailhead parking area. This road holds two…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. La Mota Road is an out-and-back road that receives minimal maintenance when needed to keep access to the Leyva Hiking Trailhead open. La Mota offers 4 designated campsites,…
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4WD High Clearance, Street Legal Only. Oso Loop is a clean two-track that provides access to two other roads that host views and designated camping sites. Rolling hills and long views are what to be…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Las Burras is a nice out-and-back, past three designated camp sites, and ends at a dry creek bed. This two-track starts near the Nopalera Hiking Trailhead and wanders…
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Street Legal, 4WD, High Clearance vehicles only. This road leads to one of the most scenic views in the Park. Expect rolling hills, some loose rocks, and the highest level of pinstriping in the Park…
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Street Legal Vehicles ONLY. 2WD High Clearance. This road offers many side spurs along its way to the Tres Papalotes group campsite. This road has multiple dry creek bed crossings; use caution during heavy rains.…
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Street Legal, 2WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Llano Loop is an easy-going drive around the south side of the BBRSP Landing strip and accesses the Puerta Chilicote Hiking Trailhead. Both roads are well-maintained. This road…
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This is a meandering dirt road through the high desert and hills of Big Bend Ranch State Park. This is the most direct route to Madrid Falls Overlook & Chorro Vista Campground. One of, if…
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This trail is non-maintained, and 4WD High Clearance is recommended. Las Burras Loop is a nice two-track that leads to the base of a mesa that contains plenty of historic art. The road follows a…
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Los Alamos Road is a narrow two-track, loop-type drive through the far East section of the park. The road traverses past one of the Park's Official residence locations. Los Alamos is a 4WD High Clearance…
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This road is for street-legal vehicles only. 4WD High Clearance is recommended. The road is non-maintained. This is not a technical drive, but very slow and rough. Lots of pinstriping is to be expected with…
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Fresno Canyon Road is open only to street-legal, high-clearance 4WD vehicles. The route offers a scenic descent into the canyon along the western edge of the Solitario. For more than two miles, the road follows…
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Street Legal vehicles only. This 5 mile stretch is an out and back 4WD High Clearance two track, that ends at the Madrid Falls Hiking Trailhead and the Chorro Vista camp site. Along this road…
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Street Legal, 2WD, High Clearance vehicles only. Solitario West (AKA McGuirks Tanks) is a maintained road to keep easy access to the Burnt Camp Hiking Trailhead. Wide enough for oncoming traffic to pass. Solitario Road…
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This trail requires 4WD, High Clearance, and is non-maintained. This road is a through road with an off-camber hill climb to the tanks. There is a section of deep wash running down the road with…
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North County Road is one of only a few publicly accessible roads in the magnificent Terlingua Ranch Subdivision. Being a county road, it is fairly well-maintained and smooth with no need for 4WD or high…
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Scenic Drive runs south from CR137/Queens HWY to the southern most portion of the Guadalupe range and begins as a very well maintained gravel road. There is a paved bridge over a low-lying wash early…
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South County Road is one of only a few public dirt roads through the Terlingua Ranch Subdivision. It is a mostly smooth road without any obstacles but excellent desert scenery. All of the property along…
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This is an amazing drive in the Terlingua ranch area. This public road takes you deep in to the desert where there's a hidden gem. The remnants of an abandoned Resort and what looks like…
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Canyon Road is a maintained dirt road in the Christmas Mountains area of Big Bend. Canyon Road travels through scenic desert landscapes with mountains and plenty of cactus and brush along the way. There are…
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This trail is a total of 52 miles and connects the town of Dell City to NM Highway 137 which can go to Queens Nm or to the far campsite of Dog Canyon in the…
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