Dirt Bike Trails
Near Anderson, California

This is a fantastic trail located in the Chappie OHV area. Expect beautiful views and a nice trail that can be done in a stock UTV, dirt bike, or 4-wheeler. Be sure to stop and look at Shasta Dam, Iron Mountain Mine, and the old hang glider ramp. Bring a lunch. Multiple places along the trail are wi...
Learn more about Matheson Trams

This route takes you to the top of Midway Ridge. The trail starts as a nice wide road. The road is maintained very well and follows a mid-slope road. The trail narrows at the first creek crossing and winds through the forest. At this point, it's still easy for a side-by-side or quad. A dirt bike is ...
Learn more about Midway Ridge

This is a wide-open easy trail from the Chappie staging area, past Mammoth Mountain, to a lunch spot. It's easy for all riding abilities, with a ton of overlooks along the way. During the spring, you will find a lot of waterfalls along the road. This route also goes through several burn scars, which...
Learn more about Mammoth Mountain Trail 1

Bowerman Ridge - FS 36N35 winds through an open, pine-dominated forest undergoing active timber management within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Accessed directly from Trinity Alps Road or local forest connectors, this scenic ridge route is often utilized by off-road enthusiasts and outdoor vis...
Learn more about Bowerman Ridge - FS 36N35

This is a fun drive up through the mountains that will require 4x4 high clearance. However, it does not require lockers. Bring a lunch and enjoy the backcountry, with some great views of valleys and mountains.
Learn more about Jack's Backbone

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

This single-lane dirt road starts from the Chanchelulla Gulch Road - FS 30N15 and connects to Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04, but was blocked by downed trees about 1.4 miles in when evaluated. By how overgrown it is, it has been this way for several years. Pinstriping is very likely for a full-size v...
Learn more about Wilson Point Road - FS 30N21

This single-lane gravel road begins from the Browns Creek Road - FS 30N01 and connects through to the Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04. The road surface is mostly in good condition, with the exception of one spot with erosion ruts and damage a little over a foot deep. The road is wide enough to meet a...
Learn more about Hall City Creek Road - FS 29N07

This single-lane dirt road starts from Highway 36 and connects through to the McFarland Ridge Road - FS 29N25. Near its high point, the road passes by a microwave tower. The grade of climb is fairly steep, and there are several abrupt 18-inch high water bars interrupting the available traction. The ...
Learn more about Micro Tower Road - FS 29N29

This single-lane dirt and gravel road begins from Hwy 36 and loops around to String Bean Creek Road - FS 29N28 near Hwy 36. It starts as a gravel road at Hwy 36, but transitions to dirt closer to the 29N28 side. There are plenty of places to meet another vehicle safely, but there are sections too n...
Learn more about McFarland Ridge Road - FS 29N25

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 and dirt road starts at the South Fork Goods Creek Road - FS 29N27, crosses the McFarland Ridge Road - FS 29N25, and ends at Stuart Gap Road - FS 28N10. The road was a little overgrown in places and had some loose rocks up to a foot in diameter. There is minor erosion damage ...
Learn more about Baker Flat Road - FS 29N41

This single-lane gravel and dirt road starts at the String Bean Creek Road - 29N28 and ends at a turnaround about 4.6 miles later after looping around onto a ridge near but at a higher elevation than its starting point. The road is gravel at first, but becomes dirt shortly after its intersection wit...
Learn more about South Fork Goods Creek Road - FS 29N27

This gravel road starts at Wildwood Road and ends at a gate at a private property boundary about 4.6 miles later. Some base maps show it going through to connect back to Wildwood Road, but it doesn't. There's a Forest Service sign at the intersection with the FS 30N16 road indicating it will dead-en...
Learn more about Potato Creek Road - FS 30N04

This single-lane dirt road starts from Stuart Gap Road - FS 28N10 and connects through to the String Bean Creek Road - 29N28. It has areas of ruts and erosion damage up to 18 inches deep, along with exposed embedded rocks and loose rocks around a foot high. All three of those show up on some climbs ...
Learn more about Reagan Meadow Road - FS 28N68

Branching sharply off Forest Road M22, Ball Rock Summit (FS 25N66) serves as a steep, energetic climbing spur that delivers drivers straight up to the crest of Tatham Ridge. Nestled within the Mendocino National Forest, the trail traverses high-elevation terrain recovering from the massive 2020 Aug...
Learn more about Ball Rock Summit - FS 25N66

Connecting Forest Road M22 and Forest Road M2, Tatham Ridge - FS 24N04 is a thrilling 10-mile ridge run offering expansive valley vistas and cool pine-shaded stretches throughout the Mendocino National Forest. Traversing a high-altitude landscape recovering from the catastrophic 2020 August Complex ...
Learn more about Tatham Ridge - FS 24N04

Set within a dry, mixed pine and oak woodland recovering from past fire impacts in the Mendocino National Forest, Section 17 (FS 25N09B) provides a peaceful side excursion. Accessed directly off of Elder Creek Road (FS 25N09) near the Paskenta-Eel River Road corridor, this route stems off to the rig...
Learn more about Section 17 - FS 25N09B

This single-lane gravel road begins from String Bean Creek Road - FS 29N28 and connects through to Stuart Gap Road - FS 28N10. It has some areas of erosion damage up to a foot deep, and also one spot that has eroded away the side of the road a few feet. It has some random loose rocks up to a foot in...
Learn more about Strong Road - FS 29N39

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 is a fantastic trail located in the Chappie OHV area. Expect beautiful views and a nice trail that can be done in a stock UTV, dirt bike, or 4-wheeler. Be sure to stop and look at Shasta Dam, Iron Mountain Mine, and the old hang glider ramp. Bring a lunch. Multiple places along the trail are wi...
Learn more about Matheson Trams

This route takes you to the top of Midway Ridge. The trail starts as a nice wide road. The road is maintained very well and follows a mid-slope road. The trail narrows at the first creek crossing and winds through the forest. At this point, it's still easy for a side-by-side or quad. A dirt bike is ...
Learn more about Midway Ridge

This is a wide-open easy trail from the Chappie staging area, past Mammoth Mountain, to a lunch spot. It's easy for all riding abilities, with a ton of overlooks along the way. During the spring, you will find a lot of waterfalls along the road. This route also goes through several burn scars, which...
Learn more about Mammoth Mountain Trail 1

Bowerman Ridge - FS 36N35 winds through an open, pine-dominated forest undergoing active timber management within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Accessed directly from Trinity Alps Road or local forest connectors, this scenic ridge route is often utilized by off-road enthusiasts and outdoor vis...
Learn more about Bowerman Ridge - FS 36N35

This is a fantastic trail located in the Chappie OHV area. Expect beautiful views and a nice trail that can be done in a stock UTV, dirt bike, or 4-wheeler. Be sure to stop and look at Shasta Dam, Iron Mountain Mine, and the old hang glider ramp. Bring a lunch. Multiple places along the trail are wi...
Learn more about Matheson Trams

This route takes you to the top of Midway Ridge. The trail starts as a nice wide road. The road is maintained very well and follows a mid-slope road. The trail narrows at the first creek crossing and winds through the forest. At this point, it's still easy for a side-by-side or quad. A dirt bike is ...
Learn more about Midway Ridge

This is a wide-open easy trail from the Chappie staging area, past Mammoth Mountain, to a lunch spot. It's easy for all riding abilities, with a ton of overlooks along the way. During the spring, you will find a lot of waterfalls along the road. This route also goes through several burn scars, which...
Learn more about Mammoth Mountain Trail 1

Bowerman Ridge - FS 36N35 winds through an open, pine-dominated forest undergoing active timber management within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Accessed directly from Trinity Alps Road or local forest connectors, this scenic ridge route is often utilized by off-road enthusiasts and outdoor vis...
Learn more about Bowerman Ridge - FS 36N35