Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Van Tassell, Wyoming

West Hat Creek Road can be accessed off of Highway 20 just east of the town of Harrison and runs north to Hat Creek Road. This is a double-wide dirt road that is maintained and graded. Sections can become muddy in wet conditions. The surrounding area consists of large ranches, and you have great vie...
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Hat Creek Road can be accessed off of West Hat Creek Road, just northeast of the town of Harrison, and runs north to Montrose Road. This is a double-wide dirt road that is maintained and graded. Sections can become muddy in wet conditions. The surrounding area consists of large ranches, and you have...
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From north to south, Pants Butte Road takes you through part of western Nebraska that makes you feel like you're driving through a painting. At both ends of the road, you're able to see for miles and miles, and the views do not disappoint. The road surface on the north half is mostly graded dirt, ev...
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The road begins on the west end off of Hat Creek Road and continues east to Toadstool Road. The area is surrounded by ranch land goes through private property with cattle on the road. Unique geologic features can be seen Toadstool area of the Ogala National Grassland. Beautiful views of grasslands a...
Learn more about Orella Road

This is one way to access the tri-point of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. It's a beautiful trail through the Buffalo Gap National Grassland.There are 1-2 water crossings (seasonal) that can be muddy. You will share the road with cattle at times. Located in Fall River County, South Dakota, ther...
Learn more about FR 562-Tri Point

This is a beautiful trail through the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, South Dakota. It has deep ruts and can be muddy. You will share the road with cattle at times. Hunting and camping are possible here, but check local regulations for both activities. You may see mule deer and ...
Learn more about FS 563

This is a trail within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, South Dakota. It's mostly a trail through the scenic prairie and has 1-2 water crossings. There appear to be options for hunting and camping here--check local regulations on both activities. Watch out for mule deer and p...
Learn more about Trail 564

Prairie Dog is an east-west trail that connects Hat Creek Road with Conklin (FR 924). The topography of the trail is very much like the others in the area, with rolling hills covered with mixed-grass prairie. The name of the trail is an obvious nod to the burrowing rodents that have created the thou...
Learn more about Prairie Dog - FR 925

This out-and-back spur trail off Sugarloaf Road is not quite a mile and a half in length, but it's well worth the drive. It's a sandy two-track through the grass for most of the trail, with a little bit of gravel and rock here and there. About 0.8 miles from the trailhead, a rise in elevation provid...
Learn more about Prairie Hills - FR 939

Conklin (Forest Road 924) is an out-and-back trail that runs north-south, meandering over rolling hills in the Oglala National Grassland. The trailhead is located a mile south of the South Dakota-Nebraska border on Hat Creek Road. The entire trail is two-track, on a grass-covered sandy surface that ...
Learn more about Conklin - FR 924

This short spur trail off Sugarloaf Road provides access to the 12-acre Boardgate Reservoir in the Oglala National Grassland. The trail itself has a sand and gravel surface. The trail is out-and-back, and has a turnaround area adjacent to the reservoir. Small washouts from seasonal rains are possibl...
Learn more about Boardgate (FR 910)

Sugarloaf Road is a scenic route that runs east-west about 9 miles south of the Nebraska-South Dakota border, connecting Toadstool Road in Sioux County, Nebraska, with Nebraska Highway 71 in Dawes County, Nebraska. The road weaves its way through buttes and rolling hills blanketed with mixed-grass p...
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This is a 2-track trail that's mainly comprised of hard-pack dirt. The trail has ruts, washouts, and whoops that could fill with mud after rain. A few of the whoops could require a vehicle with extra ground clearance, as they are tall and steep. There is also a small section that's filled with loose...
Learn more about Coffee Mill Butte - FS 702

This is a 2-track trail that is very rough due to it being mainly composed of ruts and washouts. Be prepared to be bounced around quite a bit. It's an out-and-back that offers some amazing views of the area. The trail is mainly comprised of hard pack dirt, but there are a few areas where it becomes ...
Learn more about Outrider - FS 779

This is a two-part trail that's mainly 2-track and is comprised of hard-pack dirt. The trail starts off pretty tame when accessed from Kings Canyon, but conditions worsen after turning onto Trail 214. There are a few spots on 214 where off-camber conditions will reach 18-20 degrees, maybe more if yo...
Learn more about Strong Canyon Run

The trail starts and ends on loose gravel. The center section of the trail is mainly comprised of 2-track hard pack natural dirt. There are several large 'whoops', ruts, and washouts along the center section where additional ground clearance would be preferred. The center section has the potential t...
Learn more about Kings Canyon Trail

This trail is a 2-track that's mainly comprised of hard pack dirt. There are minor to medium-sized washouts and ruts that can fill with mud after heavy rainfall. There are a few areas on the 213 section of this run that will put you in slight off-camber conditions. The majority of this run is in ope...
Learn more about Highline Trail

The three trails that comprise this route are all at or just under 3 miles long. The first two-thirds (Little Wolf East and Highline) are well-maintained gravel;most of the last third is dirt - a portion of which washes out and creates deep, wide ruts. Several areas of the trail also collect runoff ...
Learn more about Little Wolves

Starting from the south end of the trail on Argyle Rd, the trail begins in a lightly treed pine forest and follows a natural dirt and limestone path that is mostly packed and single-car width wide. The route includes several sections of semi-loose rocky hill climbs, with small rocks 3-4 inches in di...
Learn more about Song Dog Road

This short ATV loop reaches the top of Sunset Ridge on the northern end of the Laramie Mountains where you'll find terrific views of the area's larger peaks and Wyoming's eastern plains. The loop begins in a pine forest and uses several tight switchbacks to gain the top of the ridge. From the rocky ...
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From north to south, Pants Butte Road takes you through part of western Nebraska that makes you feel like you're driving through a painting. At both ends of the road, you're able to see for miles and miles, and the views do not disappoint. The road surface on the north half is mostly graded dirt, ev...
Learn more about Pants Butte Road

This is one way to access the tri-point of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. It's a beautiful trail through the Buffalo Gap National Grassland.There are 1-2 water crossings (seasonal) that can be muddy. You will share the road with cattle at times. Located in Fall River County, South Dakota, ther...
Learn more about FR 562-Tri Point

This is a beautiful trail through the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, South Dakota. It has deep ruts and can be muddy. You will share the road with cattle at times. Hunting and camping are possible here, but check local regulations for both activities. You may see mule deer and ...
Learn more about FS 563

This is a trail within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, South Dakota. It's mostly a trail through the scenic prairie and has 1-2 water crossings. There appear to be options for hunting and camping here--check local regulations on both activities. Watch out for mule deer and p...
Learn more about Trail 564

From north to south, Pants Butte Road takes you through part of western Nebraska that makes you feel like you're driving through a painting. At both ends of the road, you're able to see for miles and miles, and the views do not disappoint. The road surface on the north half is mostly graded dirt, ev...
Learn more about Pants Butte Road

This is one way to access the tri-point of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. It's a beautiful trail through the Buffalo Gap National Grassland.There are 1-2 water crossings (seasonal) that can be muddy. You will share the road with cattle at times. Located in Fall River County, South Dakota, ther...
Learn more about FR 562-Tri Point

This is a beautiful trail through the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, South Dakota. It has deep ruts and can be muddy. You will share the road with cattle at times. Hunting and camping are possible here, but check local regulations for both activities. You may see mule deer and ...
Learn more about FS 563

This is a trail within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, South Dakota. It's mostly a trail through the scenic prairie and has 1-2 water crossings. There appear to be options for hunting and camping here--check local regulations on both activities. Watch out for mule deer and p...
Learn more about Trail 564