Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Washakie Ten, Wyoming

A scenic dirt trail that follows a winding path along the edge of the badlands cliff ridge overlooking the river valley. The trail traverses prairie grassland and eroded badlands canyons with spectacular colors and rock formations. Highly recommended to ride this trail near sunrise or sunset as the ...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Ridge Road

An easy trail through wide-open prairie land that seems to stretch to the horizon. Pronghorn, coyote, and rabbits are often seen. Cell service is spotty but available in more than 50% of the trail. Sunrise and sunset are the best times on this trail as the landscape really comes to life in the golde...
Learn more about Torchlight Road

This is a 32-mile trek through the foothills of the Big Horn mountains. This is a National Back Country Byway that crosses mostly BLM land, parallels private land and crosses private land several times but this is a dedicated road. The road is dirt and recommends a high clearance vehicle. 4wd is re...
Learn more about Red Gulch-Alkali Byway

This is a less-traveled road linking the interior of the park with the northeast end of the Outer Loop Road. It connects the Outer Loop Road with Side By Side. With less traffic than other routes of the park, the path is less obvious and sometimes difficult to follow.
Learn more about Lower Road

Short and easy connector trail in the higher region of the park. It provides a quick route to connect from upper Side By Side to the middle of the Picnic Area Trail without needing to drop down into the lower sections. Lower Bobcat provides an easier, shorter connection point.
Learn more about Bobcat - Lower

This is a connector trail leading from the mid-section of Charlie over to Lower Bobcat, and by extension, the middle of the Side By Side and Picnic Area Trails. It's an easy route, but it might be difficult to find during times of heavy vegetation growth. It can provide an easier way to exit Charlie...
Learn more about Bobcat - Upper

Relatively easy trail connecting visitors to the east side of the park, and providing an easy way out after running some of the harder areas of the park. It links up to the middle of the Side By Side Trail, providing quick and easy access to Hanging Bridge. It winds through vast sagebrush and has on...
Learn more about 2 Track Escape

This is an easy trail at the beginning, changing to moderate towards the end. This 4x4 trail travels from Highway 16 through meadows and wooded areas to reach hiking trails that access East Tensleep Lake. The trail starts as an easy dirt road in the pines with a couple of narrow sections with embedd...
Learn more about East Tensleep Lake

The trail is passable by any high-clearance 4x4 and has lots of motorcycle traffic. It has rock fields, open meadows, dense forest coverage, and a couple of ponds. A windstorm recently knocked hundreds of trees down, which makes for great views and looks at the root system of the trees.
Learn more about Paint Rock

This scenic route takes the back roads from Thermopolis to Lysite, Wyoming. The county road travels through private property, so stay on the road. The road is a gravel road until you cross the county line, and then it can become rutted. The road will eventually reach gravel again. There is a section...
Learn more about Buffalo Creek/ Hot Springs County 5

This trail is well maintained and easy to drive, making it a great option for beginners or anyone looking for a relaxing outing. If you start at the north end of the trail, you'll encounter a creek crossing that is roughly 6–10 inches deep. The water is typically slow-moving, making the crossing str...
Learn more about Gold Mine Road

This trail goes southwest from the Copman Tomb to Grouse Creek Trail and goes up to just over 9700 feet in elevation at an overlook of Grouse Creek. The flowers were in full bloom in early July, and the trail was mostly dry. There was still a bit of mud in the shady parts, under the pine trees, but ...
Learn more about Grouse Creek Overlook Spur

Fenton Pass offers an expansive, scenic point-to-point journey through the rugged badlands of the Bighorn Basin, making it an excellent option for overland enthusiasts, SxS riders, and four-wheel-drive vehicles seeking a remote backcountry experience. Starting near Worland, this graded dirt and grav...
Learn more about Fenton Pass

This is a great trail that's mostly dirt but has some muddy areas that are seasonal or weather dependent. This is a partial side spur off of Big Goose and is one of the best ways to get down to Antelope Valley. Here you can find some additional mud that may test out your tires or 4 wheel drive.
Learn more about The Woodchuck

Sunlight Mesa drops from 9500 feet to just under 8000 feet in elevation, and it moves southwest from Hunt Mtn Rd to an overlook of the Big Horn Basin and Lovell down below. There are a couple of gates, and because they use this country for summer cattle and sheep grazing leases, please close any gat...
Learn more about Sunlight Mesa (FSR207)

Between Grouse Creek and Sunlight Mesa, high in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, you find Long Park (FSR 209). With a view to the south in the far distance of Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, the near-distance Copman Tomb (the yellowish/white rock cliff), and the Big Horn Basin to the west. This trail ...
Learn more about Long Park (FSR 209)

You travel south from Hunt Mountain Road and go generally southwest and then southeast along Grouse Creek, ending up at an overlook of Antelope Butte Ski Area. The trail winds through some incredible rock formations but there is only one place you go over the rocks where it requires good ground clea...
Learn more about Copmans Tomb - Grouse Creek (Trails 216 & 219)

Hunt Mountain Road makes a scenic traverse across the backbone of the northern Bighorn Mountains. The rough lane ranges between 9,000 and 10,000 feet, giving a commanding view of the region. On clear days, you can see much of the Bighorn Mountains to the south as well as the tops of the Absaroka Ran...
Learn more about Hunt Mountain Road

Are the wide open spaces calling to you? This fantastic area in the Big Horn Mountains, west of Sheridan, Wyoming, has wide open spaces! Grouse Creek Trail takes you south from Hunt Mountain Road to an overlook of the Big Horn Basin. This area has some 50" trails, but many are wide enough for a full...
Learn more about Grouse Creek (FSR 205)

This is a fairly good road, for an unmaintained road, from Highway 14 to Duncan Lake. There are many scenic views along the way, and the small lake is stocked for fishing as well as being a beautiful high country lake. The road is primarily dirt with a few rocks and low spots that can be mud holes w...
Learn more about Duncan Lake

A scenic dirt trail that follows a winding path along the edge of the badlands cliff ridge overlooking the river valley. The trail traverses prairie grassland and eroded badlands canyons with spectacular colors and rock formations. Highly recommended to ride this trail near sunrise or sunset as the ...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Ridge Road

An easy trail through wide-open prairie land that seems to stretch to the horizon. Pronghorn, coyote, and rabbits are often seen. Cell service is spotty but available in more than 50% of the trail. Sunrise and sunset are the best times on this trail as the landscape really comes to life in the golde...
Learn more about Torchlight Road

This is a 32-mile trek through the foothills of the Big Horn mountains. This is a National Back Country Byway that crosses mostly BLM land, parallels private land and crosses private land several times but this is a dedicated road. The road is dirt and recommends a high clearance vehicle. 4wd is re...
Learn more about Red Gulch-Alkali Byway

This is a less-traveled road linking the interior of the park with the northeast end of the Outer Loop Road. It connects the Outer Loop Road with Side By Side. With less traffic than other routes of the park, the path is less obvious and sometimes difficult to follow.
Learn more about Lower Road

A scenic dirt trail that follows a winding path along the edge of the badlands cliff ridge overlooking the river valley. The trail traverses prairie grassland and eroded badlands canyons with spectacular colors and rock formations. Highly recommended to ride this trail near sunrise or sunset as the ...
Learn more about Rattlesnake Ridge Road

An easy trail through wide-open prairie land that seems to stretch to the horizon. Pronghorn, coyote, and rabbits are often seen. Cell service is spotty but available in more than 50% of the trail. Sunrise and sunset are the best times on this trail as the landscape really comes to life in the golde...
Learn more about Torchlight Road

This is a 32-mile trek through the foothills of the Big Horn mountains. This is a National Back Country Byway that crosses mostly BLM land, parallels private land and crosses private land several times but this is a dedicated road. The road is dirt and recommends a high clearance vehicle. 4wd is re...
Learn more about Red Gulch-Alkali Byway

This is a less-traveled road linking the interior of the park with the northeast end of the Outer Loop Road. It connects the Outer Loop Road with Side By Side. With less traffic than other routes of the park, the path is less obvious and sometimes difficult to follow.
Learn more about Lower Road