Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Weaverville, California

This single-lane dirt road begins and ends at the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It is a bit overgrown in places, and pin striping would be likely for a full-size vehicle. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, and exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road goes throug...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Loop - FS 33N48

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and begins from the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It ends at an intersection with the Barker Creek Road - FS 32N03 and the closed FS 32N03 road. The road number marker shows the road is open to all vehicles. The road surface is in good condition, with some r...
Learn more about Soldier 10 Road - FS 33N84

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and starts at the paved Big Creek Road. This track ends where the gravel meets pavement nearly 10 miles later. The motor vehicle use map designates it as open to Highway Legal Vehicles Only. There are a few areas of dirt where the road surface was recently rep...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47

Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y leads travelers through a serene timberland setting within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, transitioning from lush creek-side greenery to open evergreen stands. This well-traversed connector route is accessed directly off local forest arterials and serves as a vital thorou...
Learn more about Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y

This single lane gravel road begins from Wildwood Road and ends ends at a cattle guard where the road becomes paved at the National Forest boundary, leading to Highway 3. The road has some natural surface sections, with erosion damage up to a foot deep. It also has some exposed embedded rocks and lo...
Learn more about Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19

Branching off from the main road and clearly marked by brown Forest Service directional signs, this beautiful journey takes you through a dense pine forest along a road that is generally very wide, exceptionally flat, and clearly well-traversed. As you cruise along the hillside, the surface alternat...
Learn more about Lake Eleanor - FS 36N24

This single-lane natural surface road has sections that are dirt, some that are gravel, and some that are mostly rock. The road connects from the Miners Creek Road - FS 4N07 to the Lucky Jeep Trail - FS 31N50. The road is pretty overgrown in several places and is too narrow to meet another vehicle e...
Learn more about Little Creek Road - FS 32N16

This single lane gravel road begins from East Kingsbury Road - FS 31N42 and connects through to the Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19. It has some sections that are natural surface, and there are ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep. There are also exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot...
Learn more about Carrier Divide Rd - FS 31N18

This single lane natural surface road is mostly dirt, but also has some areas of gravel. It begins at Hwy 3 and connects through to East Kingsbury Road - FA 1N42. It has some ruts and erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road is w...
Learn more about Goods Gulch Road - FS 31N38

The overall environment of North Fork Swift Creek provides a beautifully winding, scenic escape that climbs steadily into the lush, shaded reaches of the Shasta National Forest just west of Trinity Lake. Serving as a fantastic woodland connector, this route bridges the Deadhorse Creek area in the no...
Learn more about North Fork Swift Creek - FS 37N55

This single lane gravel road begins Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19 and ends at a generous turn around. There are a couple of side road options to connect through to other roads to make a loop if desired. It has some areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loos...
Learn more about East Kingsbury Road - FS 31N42

This single-lane gravel road begins from the Midas Saddle Road - FS 30N16 and connects through to the Browns Creek Road - FS 30N01. The road surface is mostly in good condition, with some areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep and a couple of sections of more natural surface. The road is a littl...
Learn more about Chanchelulla Gulch Road - FS 30N15

Swift Creek - FS 36N25 is a highly accessible, beautifully scenic Forest Service road that reaches the trailheads for the Granite Lake and Swift Creek trails in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. As you meander through the dense, towering pine forest, the trail occasionally opens up to offer sweeping, el...
Learn more about Swift Creek - FS 36N25

This single-lane gravel road connects Eagle Rock - FS 4N11 to Eagle Lookout - FS 4N11A near the old lookout site. It has places wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely, but many places are too narrow for that. It is pretty overgrown in some places, so pinstriping is possible for a full-s...
Learn more about Eagle Road - FS 4N32

This gravel road is a generous single lane wide. It begins at the paved Indian Valley Road - FS 2N10 and connects through to the Post Mountain Road - FS 2N07. The MVUM marks it as open to Highway Legal Vehicles only. It is wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its length. The road ...
Learn more about 31N31 Main Tule Rd

This gravel road is a generous single lane wide. It begins at Plummer Peak Road - FS 30N31 and connects through to Main Tule Road - FS 31N31. The MVUM shows this road as open to Highway Legal Vehicles only. The road is in good condition and wide enough to meet another vehicle safely for most of its...
Learn more about East Tule Creek - FS 31N29

This single-lane dirt road begins from Halfway Ridge Road - FS 3N22 and descends down to Hyampom Road. When evaluated, it had been recently scraped or bladed and was a generous single lane wide. The road surface was in good condition, with a few random loose rocks up to a foot in diameter. There wer...
Learn more about Jud Creek Road - FS 3N07

This single-lane gravel road connects Corral Bottom - FS 47 to Eagle Rock - FS 4N11. The lower section is wide enough to meet and pass another vehicle safely, but parts of the upper section are pretty overgrown and narrow. The road goes through both mixed forest and an old burn area. The road surfac...
Learn more about Hayshed Creek Road - FS 4N05

This gravel road begins from the Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04 and connects through to the Browns Creek Road - FS 30N01, but when evaluated, it was blocked by downed trees about 8 miles in. From the condition of the road beyond the trees, they have been there for years. The road is initially good gr...
Learn more about Midas Saddle Road - FS 30N16

This single-lane gravel road begins from Rattlesnake Road and climbs up to Plummer Peak Lookout. The road number sign shows open to all vehicles. It travels through a mixed forest as well as open areas. Before the road really starts climbing, there is Philpot Picnic Area right next to the road. The...
Learn more about Plummer Peak Road - FS 30N31

This single-lane dirt road begins and ends at the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It is a bit overgrown in places, and pin striping would be likely for a full-size vehicle. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, and exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road goes throug...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Loop - FS 33N48

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and begins from the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It ends at an intersection with the Barker Creek Road - FS 32N03 and the closed FS 32N03 road. The road number marker shows the road is open to all vehicles. The road surface is in good condition, with some r...
Learn more about Soldier 10 Road - FS 33N84

Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y leads travelers through a serene timberland setting within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, transitioning from lush creek-side greenery to open evergreen stands. This well-traversed connector route is accessed directly off local forest arterials and serves as a vital thorou...
Learn more about Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y

This single lane gravel road begins from Wildwood Road and ends ends at a cattle guard where the road becomes paved at the National Forest boundary, leading to Highway 3. The road has some natural surface sections, with erosion damage up to a foot deep. It also has some exposed embedded rocks and lo...
Learn more about Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19

This single-lane dirt road begins and ends at the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It is a bit overgrown in places, and pin striping would be likely for a full-size vehicle. It has some erosion damage up to a foot deep, and exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks up to a foot high. The road goes throug...
Learn more about Soldier Creek Loop - FS 33N48

This gravel road is 1 to 1.5 lanes wide and begins from the Soldier Creek Road - FS 33N47. It ends at an intersection with the Barker Creek Road - FS 32N03 and the closed FS 32N03 road. The road number marker shows the road is open to all vehicles. The road surface is in good condition, with some r...
Learn more about Soldier 10 Road - FS 33N84

Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y leads travelers through a serene timberland setting within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, transitioning from lush creek-side greenery to open evergreen stands. This well-traversed connector route is accessed directly off local forest arterials and serves as a vital thorou...
Learn more about Mule Creek - FS 35N23Y

This single lane gravel road begins from Wildwood Road and ends ends at a cattle guard where the road becomes paved at the National Forest boundary, leading to Highway 3. The road has some natural surface sections, with erosion damage up to a foot deep. It also has some exposed embedded rocks and lo...
Learn more about Bridge Gulch Road - FS 31N19