Dirt Bike Trails Near Chama, New Mexico

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Brazos Ridge HP

The Brazos Ridge HP skirts the southern half of the 19,000-acre Cruces Basin Wilderness in northern New Mexico. The elevation averages 10,000 feet, with a low point of 8,250 feet and peaking at 10,947 feet.…
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Total Miles
27.6
Tech Rating
4 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Alamosa Conjeos-Fr Rd 250

This section of Alamosa Conjeos road goes to Platoro, Colorado along the Conjeos River and to the Platoro Reservoir. It starts 28 miles north of Chama and 22 miles south of Alamosa off of Hwy…
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Total Miles
27.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663

Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Fr Road 664

Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from…
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Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Valdez Trail

Starting south of the tiny town of Platoro, Colorado, this trail switchbacks up the mountain on a gradual slope with some small rocks in the trail. The trail has a few navigational turns to maneuver…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Willow Mountain Trail

Willow Mountain Trail, near Platoro, Colorado, is a super long single track, almost 10 miles, that has a little bit of everything. It has tons of hills both up and down, gaining 2,300 feet and…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su

San Antonio Mountain Loop

This is an easy route around the base of the San Antonio Mountain. The ride was pretty with grand vistas, an easy trail, and some wildlife. Not recommended for passenger cars, no winter maintenance. That…
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Total Miles
24.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sawmill Gulch Trail

Sawmill Gulch is a short (2-mile) single track that leaves north of the tiny town of Platoro, Colorado. The trail gains 1,000 feet as it heads towards Kerr Road. It has several switchbacks that are…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Eight Mile Mesa Rd-USFS Rd #651

Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651) will take you to the top of Eight Mile Mesa South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a network of trails leading to different points of the mesa. After turning off…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Kerr Lake Road #257

The Kerr Lake Road (#257) will lead you first to a lily pond, then farther to an alpine lake with fishing and disturbed, primitive campsites. The road branches off of the Alamosa Conjeos road (#250)…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Treasure Creek - FSR 243

Treasure Creek road is a delightful drive off of Park Creek road. It has multiple pull off side roads with primitive dry camping spots. Even if not camping and in the area it's worth the…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eight Mile Mesa B-USFS Rd #651B

Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Park Creek South-Fr Rd 380

Park Creek South is the section of Park Creek road (#380) from Alamosa Conjeos road (#250) that goes to private Lake Nolda. You can drive past this lake to connect to Park Creek Road which…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Park Creek Road-FR 380

Park Creek Road starts at Highway 160 to the north of Wolf Creek Pass. It takes you up 4,000 feet to an elevation of 11,627 feet. You will travel through Corral Park and then past…
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Total Miles
26.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Treasure Creek FR 243

Treasure Creek Road is a delightful drive off Park Creek Road. It has multiple pull-off side roads with primitive dry camping spots. Even if you're not camping in the area, it's worth the short drive…
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Total Miles
0
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eight Mile Mesa C-USFS Rd #651C

Eight Mile Mesa C (#651C) forks left off the main road about 5 miles from the beginning of the USFS road. It's about 4.5 miles to the end where there were a few disturbed primitive…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Kerr Road #257-1A

Kerr Road branches off to the right as you reach the Lily Pond on Kerr Lake road (#257). The road leading up to this point has been a maintained gravel road, whereas this road is…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Lookout Tower & Views-USFS Rd #651A

The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eight Mile Mesa D-USFS Rd #651D

Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forks left with Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forking to the right at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E

Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hot Creek Trail

The Hot Creek Trail in the Rio Grande National Forest starts out in terrain with more of a desert feel with red slab-style rock. It gets into the pine trees and turns into a fast…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Upper Section of East Fork San Juan River Rd-Fr 667

The upper section of East Fork Road starts at the cut off for Quartz Meadow. This is perhaps the only real 4x4 rock climbing trail in the area. There is a sign that says 4x4…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Fawn Gulch-Fr Rd 666

Fawn Gulch road, along with the E and F branches, offer multiple spots for primitive dry camping with pull off spots as soon as you enter the San Juan National Forest. The first mile is…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Quartz Meadow Rd #684

The Quartz Meadow Road (#684) is a definite 4x4 WD High Clearance trail near Pagosa Springs. The road's first eight-tenths of a mile are through East Fork Ranch property, so important to stay on the…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pinos Creek and Summitville Roads

Most of this trail (92%) is graded, maintained dirt road traversable in any 2WD car, SUV, or truck in dry conditions. This is the most direct and shortest route from pavement (Del Norte) to the…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Silver Mountain Trail

This trail has it all: epic views and rocky challenges. Silver Mountain is a super-long trail in the Rio Grande National Forest south of South Fork, Colorado. It climbs up over a mountain range through…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su

Lower Section of East Fork San Juan River Rd-Fr 667

East Fork Road has two very different sections. This lower section is a well maintained graded road suitable for most vehicles. They recommend a higher clearance vehicle, yet compact cars were on this road as…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Fork Park Creek Ascent

This trail ascends from the Park Creek Valley up into the mountains around it. The trail starts by crossing Park Creek, and then follows the West Fork ascending to the rim above. The road features…
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Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FS 45 Vallecitos to Petaca

FS 45 is a scenic, well-maintained dirt road that connects two small mountain towns, Vallecitos and Petaca. This can be considered part three of a fun and relaxing set of trails starting in Abiquiu, and…
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Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Double Creek Loop

This loop runs parallel to Park Creek, following West Fork Park Creek on one side and Lost Mine Creek on the other. The trail features mountain meadows and views of the valley, with some shelf…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa