Dirt Bike Trails
Near Darwin, California

Death Valley is famous for its barren valleys and soaring vistas, but few people wander into its more remote regions like Saline Valley. The road into this area is dirt and often heavily corrugated and strewn with rocks or sand. Most vehicles with AWD or 4WD can tackle the trail, but good tires, a s...
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North Haiwee Road departs from the CA-190 / US-395 junction and makes a run through open desert toward the North Haiwee Reservoir, one of the storage facilities in the Los Angeles Aqueduct system. The hard-packed sand surface and generous two-vehicle width make this one of the more approachable trai...
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This limited-use area trail cuts across Highway 395, starting just above the South Haiwee Reservoir, a private lake owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Hard-packed sand with embedded rocks forms the surface as it slowly climbs from the reservoir. The route is open to both...
Learn more about Haiwee Canyon Road - BLM SE776

This 1.5 vehicle-wide sandy trail follows power lines while offering views of both the Coso Range Mountains and Eastern Sierra Mountains, creating layered scenery. Nice views of the Haiwee Reservoir appear as you navigate. The route is lined with lots of smoke trees and other brush, with a few Joshu...
Learn more about BLM SE781

Fall Road begins off Old US-395 at the edge of Olancha, threading through a low-desert farming area lined with juniper trees and scattered Joshua trees. The first mile is relatively calm. It is a flat, sandy, and shaded by the junipers as the trail eases away from the highway corridor. Around mile ...
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Starting just off Highway 395 on the north side with no access from southbound lanes, this sandy route navigates through lush desert flora, including large Joshua trees, smoke trees, and creosote bushes, creating unusually dense vegetation. Overgrown bushes crowd the middle of the path, growing thic...
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BLM SE741 picks up from the south end of BLM SE740 and continues the power line corridor through open Owens Valley desert, rolling up and down hills and threading through small washes in a meandering route that gradually reveals its teeth before ending at Sage Flat Road. The surface is loose sand wi...
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The trail departs from the intersection of BLM SE741 and SE740, making a circuit through the open desert foothills before rejoining SE741. The mixed surface of hard-packed sand in places, loose sand with embedded rocks and boulders in others, keeps conditions variable and attentive driving rewarded....
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BLM SE743 is a short, accessible out-and-back spur that branches off Walker Creek Road and makes for an easy add-on to that route or a standalone mellow desert run. The trail travels through open BLM land before terminating at a locked gate marking the boundary of private property, which is the site...
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BLM SE740 is a trail tracing a course parallel to US-395 beneath a series of power line corridors. The route offers a useful link trail in the Olancha area network while delivering a solid mix of soft sand, light technical terrain, and open desert scenery. The surface is soft sand throughout, with e...
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Road climbs rapidly through wilderness corridor to ridge atop Inyo Mountains. Great views, wildflowers and historical mining structures including a large tramway station. Route goes past Cerro Gordo Mines and Ghost Town. This private property was once open to guided tours, but an online posting says...
Learn more about Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road

Pleasant Canyon offers offroaders an engaging and scenic climb from the salt flats of Panamint Valley up into the rugged Panamint Range, making it an ideal adventure for those seeking a mix of mining history and challenging high-elevation shelf roads. Starting near the historic ghost town of Ballara...
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Nemo Canyon Road is an easy two-track that runs about 2.5 miles to two mine sites. The trail has minor ruts and rocks and follows the canyon to an old mining area where the route splits. Continuing straight a short distance leads to the Christmas Mine, a filled-in shaft that was worked for silver an...
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This 4-mile out-and-back trail starts at Highway 395 and travels through a landscape marked by dramatic mountain backdrops in both directions. The Eastern Sierra provides a stunning backdrop when traveling west, while eastbound drivers are rewarded with expansive views of the mountains rising above ...
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Near Death Valley National Park, experienced riders will enjoy this challenging route. There are two first-come, first-serve cabins open to the public. Green-sticker ATVs and dirtbikes can explore above camp on a narrow bridge to Thorndike Bridge. Stop at the national park boundary.
Learn more about Briggs Camp

This short connector starts off Highway 395, delivering access to the Aqueduct Access Road efficiently. Hard pack sand at 1.5 vehicles wide provides comfortable navigation room. Nice views of the Eastern Sierra mountains frame your brief journey to the aqueduct. The trail ends at Aqueduct Road after...
Learn more about BLM SE105

Following the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power aqueduct on BLM land, this seasonally graded soft sand route delivers stunning views of the Eastern Sierras and surrounding mountains to the south. The trail winds up and down through hills at the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Mountains, crea...
Learn more about Aqueduct Service Double Canyon

This route bypasses a section that would normally run through a salt pond (on the way back, we took that route, and it was firm, not recommended though). Running on mostly engineered raised berms and gravel/dirt roads- It is the old state Highway. Towards the end, it cuts through some sand mounds.
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Running parallel to Highway 395 in the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Mountains, this mostly sandy route enjoys slight grading that improves the surface. The trail faithfully follows the second aqueduct of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power infrastructure, providing clear navigation refe...
Learn more about Aqueduct Service Road Deadfoot Canyon

This route runs from Boulder Creek RV camp to the Reward Mine area. There are dirt trails shown next to Highway 136, but they are gone and fenced off, so you need to run 0.7 miles on asphalt. Most of this is wide open, two-lane, but near the Owens River, it is a single vehicle trail.
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North Haiwee Road departs from the CA-190 / US-395 junction and makes a run through open desert toward the North Haiwee Reservoir, one of the storage facilities in the Los Angeles Aqueduct system. The hard-packed sand surface and generous two-vehicle width make this one of the more approachable trai...
Learn more about North Haiwee Road

This limited-use area trail cuts across Highway 395, starting just above the South Haiwee Reservoir, a private lake owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Hard-packed sand with embedded rocks forms the surface as it slowly climbs from the reservoir. The route is open to both...
Learn more about Haiwee Canyon Road - BLM SE776

This 1.5 vehicle-wide sandy trail follows power lines while offering views of both the Coso Range Mountains and Eastern Sierra Mountains, creating layered scenery. Nice views of the Haiwee Reservoir appear as you navigate. The route is lined with lots of smoke trees and other brush, with a few Joshu...
Learn more about BLM SE781

Fall Road begins off Old US-395 at the edge of Olancha, threading through a low-desert farming area lined with juniper trees and scattered Joshua trees. The first mile is relatively calm. It is a flat, sandy, and shaded by the junipers as the trail eases away from the highway corridor. Around mile ...
Learn more about Fall Road North

North Haiwee Road departs from the CA-190 / US-395 junction and makes a run through open desert toward the North Haiwee Reservoir, one of the storage facilities in the Los Angeles Aqueduct system. The hard-packed sand surface and generous two-vehicle width make this one of the more approachable trai...
Learn more about North Haiwee Road

This limited-use area trail cuts across Highway 395, starting just above the South Haiwee Reservoir, a private lake owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Hard-packed sand with embedded rocks forms the surface as it slowly climbs from the reservoir. The route is open to both...
Learn more about Haiwee Canyon Road - BLM SE776

This 1.5 vehicle-wide sandy trail follows power lines while offering views of both the Coso Range Mountains and Eastern Sierra Mountains, creating layered scenery. Nice views of the Haiwee Reservoir appear as you navigate. The route is lined with lots of smoke trees and other brush, with a few Joshu...
Learn more about BLM SE781

Fall Road begins off Old US-395 at the edge of Olancha, threading through a low-desert farming area lined with juniper trees and scattered Joshua trees. The first mile is relatively calm. It is a flat, sandy, and shaded by the junipers as the trail eases away from the highway corridor. Around mile ...
Learn more about Fall Road North