Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Winterhaven, California

South Levee Road to Yuma is a wide elevated road with many washboards and several deep potholes. It follows along the Gila Aqueduct until reaching the Colorado River. The confluence is a popular river access…
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Picacho State Park Road is easy to get to and is mainly loose gravel and washes. It is a two-lane at first then turns into a one-lane. The southern part starts wide, then gets narrow…
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Barney Oldfield Road is a mixed surface road of gravel, sand, and rock. Most of this road runs through a wash, the sand can be deep in areas, and these spots are prone to flash…
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Pilot Knob connects Pilot Knob Long Term Visitors Area with Ogilby Road. This sandy remote route is deep with loose sand to the west until meeting up with the powerline road which is better maintained…
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Valley of the Names is a really cool road, for miles, there are rocks that people have moved and created little sayings and names! It is a cool thing to see! The road is mostly…
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Road 506 is another road that has some really cool rock writing that people have left over the years, it is a cool area to check out as well as camp. It runs through Bureau…
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This easy wide section of the Arizona Peace Trail runs alongside the large irrigation canal. There seem to be people fishing in the canal, so be aware of how much dust you kick up. It's…
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This is a super easy graded washboard section of the Arizona Peace Trail. There are plenty of dispersed camping spots all along the trail and lakeside. Be sure to keep an eye out for "Day…
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Short Wheelbase road is a gravel and sandy road that has very large washouts that dip down, a long wheelbase vehicle would have a hard time and may find themselves dragging their rear ends. These…
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This trail starts just off Ogilby Road, just north of Highway 80, and heads toward Pasadena Mountain to the east with Imperial Dunes to the west, while Mohawk Peak in Mexico can be seen to…
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This trail is a shortcut from Ogilby Road connecting to BLM 920. The surface is hard-packed sand and gravel and has been recently graded, providing excellent conditions. You'll cross various small drainage washes that are…
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Ryan's Trail is a 2.2 mile point to point trail within the Laguna Hills area. This trail turns off of the Laguna Ridge Trail and drops down into a wash crosses the Laguna Ridge trail…
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LCR 1827 is a 4.1 mile out and back trail that starts off the Laguna Ridge trail and ends at Gila Gravity Main Canal. This is a great side trip to have lunch at the…
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Connecting Ogilby Road to Sidewinder Road to Picacho Wash trail, this graded, sandy road stretches 2.5 vehicle widths, providing generous room for navigation. Power lines overhead provide a reliable reference throughout the journey. The route…
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Road Number 662 is a mix surface of gravel, rock, and sand, with some sections more rutted and washed out. Some of these trails have steep inclines and some large rocks. Also, be aware this…
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This area is prone to flooding, some sections of this road either drive in a wash or through one, please be careful in the rainy season. The road runs through Bureau Land Management, in sections,…
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LCR1845 is a 2-mile point-to-point trail in the Laguna Hills area. This is a great side trail when traveling the Laguna Ridge trail or AZPT. LCR1845 takes you off the ridge lines and drops you…
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This easy section of the Arizona Peace Trail is a unique sight along the route. It starts in the fields and canals and crosses the highway as it cuts through the large concrete and gravel…
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Big open views with plenty of spots to pull over and camp. This road runs through Bureau Land Management, it is a mix surface of gravel, road, and sand, with some sections more rutted, rocky,…
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This bumpy out and back provides excellent access to the north shore fee area for camping and water activities. The trail's end features many great spots with shady trees, nice places to camp, pit toilets,…
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This is a much faster trail to the north shore of Senator's Wash Reservoir, suitable for just about any vehicle. It's a graded road with several areas to pass and there are plenty of donkeys…
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This is an easy access route from US 95 to the 3 Muggins Mountain Trails: Muggins Mountain West, Muggins Mountain Mid West, and Muggins Mountain East. This trek, if not previously mapped out, can be…
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Departing Ogilby Road toward the high-rising Picacho Peak Wilderness mountains, this route navigates terrain lined with many small rocks and scattered vegetation, including ocotillo, desert brush, and grasses. Off-camber sections, ruts, and drops into various…
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Part of the limited-use area requiring staying on trails, this hard-packed gravel route departs Ogilby Road heading straight for the Imperial Sand Dunes with determination. Very little vegetation surrounds the trail bed initially, though overgrown…
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Launching from BLM 701 toward the high-rising Picacho Peak Wilderness mountains towering to the east, this hard-packed sand route wears a gravel overlay throughout. Vegetation stays sparse with just a few desert bushes and ocotillo…
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This bumpy route leads from the primary residential and RV park area in NE Yuma. Out to the open BLM playground. There's a ton to do out here, from easy to challenging trails, rock, sand,…
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Departing Walker Way northbound toward BLM 702, this route briefly starts in a wash before quickly jumping onto a plateau and heading toward Picacho Peak Wilderness. Hard-packed sand and gravel create the surface with very…
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Starting at BLM 801 near the base of Picacho Peak Wilderness and ending at Walker Way, this hard-pack sand and gravel route crosses both Ogilby Road and BLM 701 along its journey. The section north…
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This wash is full of prospector fun. It is loose river gravel with a few sand areas. 4WD is recommended. There are many things to do and see. It's an out-and-back, single-lane road with little…
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Hyduke Mine is an open gravel road that crosses many washes and becomes more technical the further east you travel. It is narrow in a few areas when crossing washes with some large ledges climbing…
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