Dirt Bike Trails
Near Crystal Springs, Arkansas

This road leaves Hickory Nut Road at the west end and the east end stops at Crystal Springs Resort entrance. Across the main road is a public boat ramp with restrooms and great views of Lake Ouachita. There are nice dispersed campsites along this road. Awesome creek-side camping and group-sized disp...
Learn more about Pipe Spring

This maintained Gravel road goes up to Hickory Nut Vista Lookout. As you travel to the vista you will pass Hickory Nut Campground on the left side of the road. This is a dispersed campground with a pit toilet, picnic tables, and a fire ring. Awesome views of Lake Ouachita can be seen. This road does...
Learn more about Hickory Nut Mountain

This is a dirt 2-track that has it all. Deep mud holes, deep washes, slick clay hill climbs and descents, lake views, and an amazing lakeside campsite at the end. A high clearance 4x4 with 4 low is preferred, and pin strips are possible. The worst washout does have a bypass, but most of the deep mud...
Learn more about Lake Point Trail

The trail starts as a gravel road but turns to a dirt 2-track after about half a mile. It winds through the forest, showcasing the beauty of the Ouachita National Forest. You will have several mud holes to cross that can be easily navigated by any high-clearance 4x4. As you pass the tip of a cove, t...
Learn more about North Shore Road - FS 7492

This quiet forest route follows a maintained gravel road through a mix of pine and hardwood timber, offering an easy and enjoyable drive for travelers looking to explore the area without encountering technical obstacles. The road is generally one to one-and-a-half vehicles wide, with occasional wide...
Learn more about Shooting Range

This unmaintained forest road offers a more remote experience than many of the surrounding gravel routes while remaining accessible to most stock high-clearance vehicles. The trail follows a narrow corridor through dense pine and hardwood forest, winding through terrain with thick vegetation pressin...
Learn more about Woods Branch

This remote forest route winds through a mix of pines, mature hardwood timber, and recently logged sections that provide occasional long-distance views across the surrounding hills. The route is primarily a single-lane road with very few opportunities for two vehicles to pass. The surface consists m...
Learn more about MccKeen

This route is an easy gravel road with lots of creeks, campsites, and old logging areas where there is plentiful firewood. The Buffalo Gap Mountain TH is right after you come off Highway 7. The Bear Creek Trail parking area is the spur road off to the right. This trail is an equestrian/walking trail...
Learn more about Gladstone Road 11

This scenic forest road winds through a mix of mature hardwoods, pines, and open clearings before ending at a quiet recreation area. The route follows a well-maintained gravel surface that is generally smooth and easy to navigate, making it suitable for nearly any vehicle. Along the way, travelers w...
Learn more about River Bluff Road

This 14.5-mile forest road provides a scenic drive through dense pine and hardwood timber with minimal technical challenges. The route is primarily maintained gravel and is suitable for most stock SUVs, trucks, crossovers, and even many passenger cars. Unlike some nearby forest roads, vegetation is ...
Learn more about Muddy Creek

This scenic gravel route travels through a mix of mature hardwood forest, pines, and open clearings filled with seasonal wildflowers. The road is generally well maintained and suitable for most stock vehicles, offering a relaxing drive through the terrain of the Ouachita Mountains. One of the highli...
Learn more about West Springs Branch

This easy scenic route winds through a peaceful forest setting on a well-maintained gravel road. Towering pines and mature hardwoods line much of the drive, creating a shaded corridor that offers a relaxing experience for travelers seeking to enjoy the area's natural beauty. The road is generally wi...
Learn more about Job Corp Road

This easy forest route follows a fairly maintained gravel road through mature pine and hardwood timber within the Ouachita Mountains. The road is generally one vehicle wide, though several wider sections provide opportunities to pass oncoming traffic. The drive winds through a peaceful forest settin...
Learn more about Old Piney Cemetery

This easy gravel route winds through a mix of dense hardwood forest, pines, and small clearings in the Ouachita Mountains. The road is generally well maintained and suitable for most stock vehicles, though travelers should remain alert for occasional narrow sections, including a one-vehicle-wide bri...
Learn more about High Shoals Road

This easy forest connector route travels through a mixture of pine and hardwood timber before eventually transitioning to a paved county road near its end. The trail is primarily one vehicle wide, creating a more secluded feel than some of the wider forest roads in the area. While narrow, there are ...
Learn more about Whipperwill

Bear Creek Mountain trail is an off-roading "Jeep" trail as designated by the sign. The surface is mostly dirt with a lot of pine needles on the road. There are some bigger rock,s especially at the south end, but nothing that would hurt the differential if you have a high-clearance vehicle. Cars are...
Learn more about Bear Creek Mountain Road 773

This has to be one of my favorite roads. It's an easy gravel road until you hit the end where there is nothing but small boulders to drive over. Plenty of campsites along this route including one with an American flag and a mailbox (which has little notes in it). 4x4 only as there are several water ...
Learn more about Prater Road 225

Beginning just off Highway 27, this forest road provides an easy drive through a mixture of pines, hardwood forest, and active timber management areas. The route is approximately one-and-a-half vehicles wide for most of its length, allowing comfortable travel while still maintaining a secluded backc...
Learn more about Crystal

This narrow forest access road provides a short but scenic drive through dense timber and young pines. While the route itself presents no significant technical obstacles, it is noticeably tighter than many surrounding roads and is best suited for drivers who are comfortable navigating overgrown fore...
Learn more about Proctor Mountain

Gladstone (Forest Road 11) is an easy, well-maintained gravel road suited for passenger cars, serving as a primary access corridor into the Stillwater area of the Ouachita National Forest. Extending east from AR-27, the route follows the Irons Fork before transitioning toward the Cedar Creek drainag...
Learn more about Gladstone

This road leaves Hickory Nut Road at the west end and the east end stops at Crystal Springs Resort entrance. Across the main road is a public boat ramp with restrooms and great views of Lake Ouachita. There are nice dispersed campsites along this road. Awesome creek-side camping and group-sized disp...
Learn more about Pipe Spring

This maintained Gravel road goes up to Hickory Nut Vista Lookout. As you travel to the vista you will pass Hickory Nut Campground on the left side of the road. This is a dispersed campground with a pit toilet, picnic tables, and a fire ring. Awesome views of Lake Ouachita can be seen. This road does...
Learn more about Hickory Nut Mountain

This is a dirt 2-track that has it all. Deep mud holes, deep washes, slick clay hill climbs and descents, lake views, and an amazing lakeside campsite at the end. A high clearance 4x4 with 4 low is preferred, and pin strips are possible. The worst washout does have a bypass, but most of the deep mud...
Learn more about Lake Point Trail

The trail starts as a gravel road but turns to a dirt 2-track after about half a mile. It winds through the forest, showcasing the beauty of the Ouachita National Forest. You will have several mud holes to cross that can be easily navigated by any high-clearance 4x4. As you pass the tip of a cove, t...
Learn more about North Shore Road - FS 7492

This road leaves Hickory Nut Road at the west end and the east end stops at Crystal Springs Resort entrance. Across the main road is a public boat ramp with restrooms and great views of Lake Ouachita. There are nice dispersed campsites along this road. Awesome creek-side camping and group-sized disp...
Learn more about Pipe Spring

This maintained Gravel road goes up to Hickory Nut Vista Lookout. As you travel to the vista you will pass Hickory Nut Campground on the left side of the road. This is a dispersed campground with a pit toilet, picnic tables, and a fire ring. Awesome views of Lake Ouachita can be seen. This road does...
Learn more about Hickory Nut Mountain

This is a dirt 2-track that has it all. Deep mud holes, deep washes, slick clay hill climbs and descents, lake views, and an amazing lakeside campsite at the end. A high clearance 4x4 with 4 low is preferred, and pin strips are possible. The worst washout does have a bypass, but most of the deep mud...
Learn more about Lake Point Trail

The trail starts as a gravel road but turns to a dirt 2-track after about half a mile. It winds through the forest, showcasing the beauty of the Ouachita National Forest. You will have several mud holes to cross that can be easily navigated by any high-clearance 4x4. As you pass the tip of a cove, t...
Learn more about North Shore Road - FS 7492