Dirt Bike Trails Near Cougar, Washington

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Fossil Creek

This is an unmaintained Forest Service road. It is gravel but has very deep potholes and deep ruts. A high-clearance rig is advised with a good approach and departure angle. In the winter months, it…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi

Hunters Bluff

Take the forest-covered path on your right. Deep woods become beautiful cliff sides, camping spots, and an overhang to a small creek where local wildlife comes to sip water. Large scat tracks litter this trail…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Deep Forest Connection Road

This beautiful trail takes you deep into Gifford Forest. Trees line your path as you cross pothole after pothole through gravel and mud. Following this path, you will find yourself with an option to go…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gentle Campers Offroad Creekside Drive

This gentle path is along the East Fork Lewis River. You will find yourself amongst beautiful trees, waterfalls, and free campgrounds. Having recently experienced a fire in 21-22 offshooting paths may see burn damage. This…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Axel Breaker Speed Bump Lane

Follow this trail deep into the woods for unmaintained over-landing, camping, hiking, hunting, foraging, and bird watching as well as practice shooting. This trail is densely forested and potholes will play tricks on your eyes…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

L-1100

L-1100 is located in the Yacolt Burn State Forest which is nestled at the base of the Cascade Mountain Range in Southwest Washington. These roads are well maintained and are gravel with very few potholes.…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Powder horn

Easy scenic route through the woods that can be done in a 2WD with good clearance. There are wonderful views and plenty of side roads to check out and explore. There are also a few…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Creek Gravel Grumbler Road

This is a gentle, mostly un-maintained road that sits along the continuation of the path after Northeast Sunset Falls Road. It is easily assessable from the town of Moulton Washington. The trail is relatively silty…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Deep Woods Brap Adventure

This road is not for the faint of heart or those without a plan. Follow this off-camber, mud-filled, axle-grabbing trail to the end only to unload a smaller off-road vehicle. Overgrown and with no good…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

L-1200

L-1200 is located in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. It's an easy gravel road that is well maintained by the state. Once on the trail, you will first cross the West Fork Washougal River where…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pepper Creek

Pepper Creek is an easy gravel road that runs through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It offers a couple of small camp spots, but the main attraction is the hikes, both Curly Creek Falls and…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Campers Pass

A casual long relatively straight stretch of off-roading experience perfect for testing independent suspension. Found at the end of Szydlo Road, just north of the town of Stabler, Washington. Follow this trail for beautiful mountainside…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Lookout Mountain Road

This is an easy dirt/gravel trail that can be narrow at times, which means depending on the width of your rig, you might pick up some extra trail badges. Lookout Mountain Road offers some magnificent…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Eastside

Eastside is an easy gravel road mixed with dirt, there are a few potholes both small and big, and some of them really sneak up on you. The road runs through Gifford Pinchot National. After…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Larch Mountain L-1500

Larch Mountain L-1500 is located in the Yacolt Burn State Forest which encompasses 90,000 acres of forest in Southwest Washington. During the winter and spring, this area isn't advised for vehicle traffic as it is…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Creek

The eastern end of Big Creek Trail is extremely overgrown with many tree branches in the trail. It will definitely leave pinstripes along an SUV or High-Clearance 4x4. It is a one-way road, with room…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Pinto

Pinto road runs through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and it is a gravel surface road, with a couple of potholes. The road is very easy and enjoyable, you will enjoy sections of rock faces,…
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Total Miles
19.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

FR 6507 - Outlaw Road

Forest Road 6507 is a short connecting trail from the paved Wind River Road to FR 65 (Panther Creek) where the Thomas Lake trailhead is located. The trail is predominantly in dense, thick forest, but…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

FR 30 - Wind River

Forest Road 30 starts/ends at the Lone Butte Sno-Park and is a connecting road to FR 24, which has several campgrounds and hiking trails. The section before reaching FR 24 is paved. The dirt road…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Greenhorn Creek Road

This 15-mile point-to-point trail passes several peaks (some have trails going to the top), Greenhorn Buttes, French Butte, Ferrous Point, and Pinto Rock. Pole Patch Campground is also along this trail. There are also great…
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 65 - Panther Creek

This section of Forest Road 65 leads to a few hiking trails and a horse camp. The road conditions are that of typical mountain road: some potholes and erosion ruts will be encountered. As noted…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Big Lava Bed Trail

This easy gravel route follows NF-65, NF-60, Carson Guler Road. A few interesting stops along the way include Panther Creek Falls, Goose Lake, Guler Ice Caves, and plenty of camp spots on the route. Also…
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Total Miles
20.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Yellow Jacket Creek

Yellow Jacket Creek is a combination of paved, dirt, and gravel roads. While there were some bumps and a couple of potholes, I would consider this very mild terrain. As we climbed up the mountain,…
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Total Miles
17.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 24 - Berryfields

Forest Road 24 is a main trail that leads to nearly a dozen campgrounds and trailheads from off this one road. There are also several offshoot trails to explore. The Pacific Crest Trail passes through…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Washington Backcountry Discovery Route Section 1

This route covers all of section 1 of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WABDR), from Carson to Packwood. Weather and route conditions can vary significantly from one area to the next, especially in early spring…
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Total Miles
124.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bridge Brook Drive

This long beautiful stretch is surrounded by a beautiful pasture that has consumed once logging land. Beautiful open skies and gently sloping hills are interrupted by a fairy tail-like tree cover housing a bridge that…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ames Creek

Ames Creek road is an easy gravel road that runs through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. There are a couple of potholes both big and small, some sneak up on you if you're going fast.…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Burley Mountain Road

This 10-mile point-to-point road takes you from the Cispus Valley up Burley Mountain. This road climbs over 3,500 feet into the Cascade Mountains and the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest. There are multiple locations along this trail…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Schooley Creek

Schooley Creek road runs through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It is an easy gravel road, but there are parts of it that have smooth dirt that can get very dusty during the dry seasons,…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Homestead

Homestead is an easy gravel road that is not winter-maintained, it runs through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. There are some really nasty potholes that sneak up on you, so slow down for them or…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa