Dirt Bike Trails
Near Charleston, Arkansas

This is a nice 4 mile drive on a beautiful forest road. It's mostly a nice somewhat smooth gravel road till you get further down and it gets pretty rough so watch your speed. There's a low water crossing along the way and a beautiful emerald green river off to the right.
Learn more about FR289

This route travels through a mixture of pine and hardwood forest on a lightly traveled two-track. The surface is primarily native reddish dirt with areas of fine gravel and scattered small rocks. Grass and other low vegetation grow between the tire tracks through much of the route, while fallen leav...
Learn more about FS 96053B

This trail is smooth and easy for the most part and mainly follows a dirt road. Conditions were dry during the summer, but they may change during the rainy season. The route includes a few shallow creek crossings, a decent-sized pond, deer sightings, and several nice campsites.
Learn more about Reville

This long, winding trail ascends into the mountains, eventually reaching elevations where the forest transitions almost entirely to shortleaf pine. The road is primarily gravel and generally well maintained, though it narrows in places and becomes rocky and bumpy, with several stream crossings--some...
Learn more about Green Bench Road

The trail was pretty easy for the most part. The paved dirt road leads you into some overgrown grass that’s easy to maneuver through. Part of the trail does get pretty thin and narrow some of it does open up with room to allow others to pass. Plenty of water holes and mud ruts. One mud rut in partic...
Learn more about Turkey Ridge

Girard Road is a gravel road that passes by the Sugar Creek Multi-Use West Trailhead. This road is a maintained gravel road that is dusty when dry and can be messy when wet. Take Wilson Road south to the Sugar Creek Trailhead. The Sugar Creek Multi-Use Trail is a network of looping trails that winds...
Learn more about Girard Road to Sugar Creek Multi Use Trails

This maintained gravel road has the west trailhead of Sugar Creek multi-use trails area at one end and White Oak Forest road at the other. This gravel road can be dusty when dry and messy when wet. There are a few creek crossings that will be dry unless there has been rain. The Sugar Creek Multi-Use...
Learn more about Girard Road to White Oak Road

This trail begins with a steady climb into the mountains, crossing several cattle guards and a shallow stream that may be submerged depending on recent rainfall. Early on, the route passes through stretches of private land, but access becomes more open as elevation increases. The trail winds through...
Learn more about Wicked Creek

This route follows a well-maintained gravel road through a mixture of mature pine and hardwood forest. The surface is predominantly compacted gray gravel with scattered loose stone and occasional areas of exposed native dirt. The roadway is relatively broad, remaining approximately two vehicles wide...
Learn more about Jug Spring

Coming off of Ford Ridge Road onto 1711, you will see some mudholes before you enter the trail in the National Forest/WMA, After the fence, you will go uphill on the gravel road, a very scenic ride through a pine tree section of the forest. There is a super cool rock with a tree growing around it
Learn more about Piney War Trail

This out-and-back route travels through the forested terrain north of Mount Magazine. The route is mostly one vehicle wide and transitions between native dirt, loose gravel, exposed bedrock, and sections covered by fallen leaves and pine needles. Grass and other vegetation are beginning to grow with...
Learn more about Corely

This through route connects St. Louis Valley Road with Arkansas Highway 309 and travels through the Mount Magazine Wildlife Management Area. The road is primarily a maintained gravel surface with sections of packed dirt and loose gravel. Most of the route is wide enough for two vehicles to pass comf...
Learn more about Red Bench

This trail is another easy trail that splits off from Hillside Holler. You will pass a beautiful pond coming from the North end of the trail. During heavy rain or winter snow, this trail could be a bit challenging, but still manageable for most vehicles. This trail comes to a closed road at the sout...
Learn more about Shortcut Central

This trail is a well-maintained but rocky and winding gravel road that leads into the Mount Magazine Wildlife Management Area. It begins between stretches of private land, clearly marked by trees painted with purple rectangles in accordance with the Purple Paint Law, and eventually transitions into ...
Learn more about Lloyd Road

This trail is right off Highway 215. When you come up to the (Y) in the road, you will take a left. This is an easy trail, and the ending of this trail is gated, but it has a sign showing you can walk past the gate and explore the sanctioned area.
Learn more about Hillside Holler

This route travels through a mixture of mature pine and hardwood forest, with dense stands of young pines becoming especially prominent along several sections. The surface varies between compacted native dirt, fine gravel, scattered loose rock, and exposed rock where erosion has worn away the surrou...
Learn more about Beckett

This trail is right off Highway 215 (hidden away pretty well). You start on a piney-covered ground and make your way up the hillside. During spring and summer, this trail can be extremely tight and overgrown. This trail contains some rutted-out sections, which can be pretty deep mud holes depending ...
Learn more about Boney Mountain Trail

This route follows a mostly gravel-based forest road through rolling terrain surrounded by a mixture of mature pine and hardwood forest. The surface varies from relatively fresh, loose gray gravel to older sections where native dirt, scattered rock, and vegetation are beginning to show through. Seve...
Learn more about Forest Road

This trail starts at a very nice dispersed campsite and ends at another dispersed campsite. The end campsite has a rock fire ring and huge oak trees. This campsite has room for several vehicles and it is very nice. The road is white oak 178 on the south side of Round mountain. You will pass a left t...
Learn more about White Oak

Moderate to difficult trail with rocks, ruts, washouts, and steep inclines. This trail is overgrown and gets tight in places, which could give you some pinstripes. This trail provides some fun obstacles created by the rocks and washouts. Some of the washouts get pretty deep with some tire busters at...
Learn more about Brushy Pine

This is a nice 4 mile drive on a beautiful forest road. It's mostly a nice somewhat smooth gravel road till you get further down and it gets pretty rough so watch your speed. There's a low water crossing along the way and a beautiful emerald green river off to the right.
Learn more about FR289

This route travels through a mixture of pine and hardwood forest on a lightly traveled two-track. The surface is primarily native reddish dirt with areas of fine gravel and scattered small rocks. Grass and other low vegetation grow between the tire tracks through much of the route, while fallen leav...
Learn more about FS 96053B

This trail is smooth and easy for the most part and mainly follows a dirt road. Conditions were dry during the summer, but they may change during the rainy season. The route includes a few shallow creek crossings, a decent-sized pond, deer sightings, and several nice campsites.
Learn more about Reville

This long, winding trail ascends into the mountains, eventually reaching elevations where the forest transitions almost entirely to shortleaf pine. The road is primarily gravel and generally well maintained, though it narrows in places and becomes rocky and bumpy, with several stream crossings--some...
Learn more about Green Bench Road

This is a nice 4 mile drive on a beautiful forest road. It's mostly a nice somewhat smooth gravel road till you get further down and it gets pretty rough so watch your speed. There's a low water crossing along the way and a beautiful emerald green river off to the right.
Learn more about FR289

This route travels through a mixture of pine and hardwood forest on a lightly traveled two-track. The surface is primarily native reddish dirt with areas of fine gravel and scattered small rocks. Grass and other low vegetation grow between the tire tracks through much of the route, while fallen leav...
Learn more about FS 96053B

This trail is smooth and easy for the most part and mainly follows a dirt road. Conditions were dry during the summer, but they may change during the rainy season. The route includes a few shallow creek crossings, a decent-sized pond, deer sightings, and several nice campsites.
Learn more about Reville

This long, winding trail ascends into the mountains, eventually reaching elevations where the forest transitions almost entirely to shortleaf pine. The road is primarily gravel and generally well maintained, though it narrows in places and becomes rocky and bumpy, with several stream crossings--some...
Learn more about Green Bench Road