Dirt Bike Trails Near Golden Shores, Arizona

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Topock Slot Canyon

From Window Rock, proceed west to Topock and hang a right. The trail winds along a ridge line before diving into a nice, tight slot canyon. Longer wheelbase vehicles will have a bit of a…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

AZPT Segment Lake Havasu to Kingman

This 19.7-mile point-to-point trail is a small segment of the Arizona Peace Trail, a 675-mile off-road trail through western Arizona. This segment takes you from Golden Shores to Bullhead City on Lake Havasu to the…
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Total Miles
18.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Eagle Pass

A simple, but bone-jarring, trail through a canyon in the Sacramento Mountains near Needles, California. We did this trail starting at Exit 148 south of Needles, but it can be done either way. Eagle Pass…
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Total Miles
28.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Warm Springs

This road forms the boundary of Warm Springs Wilderness for over half the way. This is a very bumpy, and quite boring, trail that makes a loop along the edge of Warm Springs Wilderness. We…
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Total Miles
26.9
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Yellowstone Passage

Lots of fun going up, down, and around short, steep hills. This is a fairly quick trail near Havasu Heights that is a lot of fun to drive. You can see part of this trail…
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Total Miles
15.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage is a fairly easy Jeep trail south of I-40. Visit one old and one active mine and do some mild rock crawling in a wash. The trail can be run in any direction,…
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Total Miles
20.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Washboard Wash

Washboard Wash is part of the Havasu to Kingman connector trail and is best accessed from the south trailhead off State Highway 95 north of Lake Havasu City. You will need to air down if…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

Klaner and Doolin Pits

Follow the track along the south side of the tracks and stop at the waypoint for Hobo graves. Continue along the south side of the tracks, cross over to the north side and view the…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Havasu Heights to Stagecoach Ranch Trails

This is an easy SxS run/moderate Jeep run that is a pathway to Stagecoach Ranch Trails. The terrain is light with few obstacles and easy clearance. There are a few wash crossings that have departure…
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Total Miles
17.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Highline

This trail starts from a residential area of Lake Havasu and then wanders north along the west side of the Mohave Mountains, ending on Highway 95. Kinda follows a powerline. This is an enjoyable ride…
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Total Miles
23.2
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa / Wi / Sp

Joy Lane to Rock Quarry Part 1

This trail is mostly decomposed granite, with several washes which are dry most of the year. The majority of the trail is one vehicle length wide. Best in the spring for the wildflowers. Many sharp…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Backway to Bunker Bar

Tired of fighting all the cars on Thirsty Lizard Road? Ready to take a break for a cold drink and some good food? Take this secret passage behind Havasu Heights to get to the Bunker!…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi

Joy Lane to Quarry Part 2

This trail is mostly decomposed granite, with several washes which are dry most of the year. The majority of the trail is one vehicle length wide. Best in the spring for the wildflowers. Many sharp…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Pass Canyon

This is a very rugged trail in mining country that borers a closed wilderness. There are some interesting old mining structures to see at the Moss Mine ruins. There are a lot of side roads…
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Total Miles
15.5
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Maggie Slot Canyon

This is a beautiful trip--wow! Drive a 3-mile slot canyon and hike 2 narrow slot canyons off to the sides of the driveable one. This canyon is a long way from anywhere but do not…
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Total Miles
59.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Anniversary

This is a GREAT 6-rated trail. There are steep loose hills, off-camber situations and a number of "where's the road?" pinnacles along the way. Throw in some expansive scenery as a bonus. Probably not a…
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Total Miles
24
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bison Falls

Trailhead is in the northeast corner of town past a residential area. This is a really enjoyable little road, espcially after a rainstorm when water starts flowing over Bison Falls. its ideal for checking out…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Hightower Trail

This is a fun trail that follows the high line poles out into the desert. If coming from Lake Havasu on the Whipple Mountain Loop Trail, you can stay straight and follow this trail down.…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Buck Wash to Pass Canyon Connector

This 2.2-mile point-to-point trail is a connector between the Buck Wash Area and the Pass Canyon Area. This double-track trail skirts the Mount Nuts Wilderness Area, with beautiful views of the Black Mountains. This is…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Secret Pass Technical Trail

This 16.2 mile out-and-back trail is part of the Secret Pass Trail System. The first 5.9 miles is an easy trail with obstacles under 12". There is a sign indicating the beginning of the technical…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hualapai Mountains

The road meanders along ridges and climbs to over 7,000 feet. There are enough side roads here to spend an entire afternoon adventuring. Low desert runs can be extremely hot during the summer, so this…
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Total Miles
31.8
Tech Rating
5 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Secret Pass Cutoff

This steep trail will not get you off-camber and does not have any difficult obstacles. I think it would be much harder if you had both differentials open because of how steep/loose some of the…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Not Quite Over the Top

The approach to this trail from the highway is a super bumpy/rocky kidney basher, but once you get to the actual foothills, the trail gets fun. During the approach, beware of the flag thief; it…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Jupiter Mine

This is a moderate paced ride with a little bit of wash riding, rock crawling, and sightseeing to one of the most remote canyons in the Havasu area. At the end of the ride, you'll…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Tyro Mine Inside

We started at Katherine's Landing near Bullhead City, but you can also get here from Sleeping Princess. The road is rated 5 either way, although Katherine's Landing side is slightly easier. The first right-hand spur…
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Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sleeping Princess

This is a challenging and scenic Jeep trail through the Black Mountains. Its difficulty depends on the direction driven and the options chosen. This trail can be driven either way but it is recommended to…
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Total Miles
26.6
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Red Line

Red Line is mostly a long series of short, steep hills with enough obstacles thrown in to keep it interesting. This Standard Wash area has an uncountable number of legal Jeep trails. Red Line gives…
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Total Miles
18.9
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Dynamite Canyon Whipple Mountains

An easy and very enjoyable run through the gorgeous Whipple Mountains and deep Dynamite Canyon. This is one of our favorite trails in this Region. It is an easy run and the scenery is great…
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Total Miles
28.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Stonehouse Trail

The Stonehouse Trail is a single-wide dirt road that winds through desert hills in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and passes by an old stone house ruin. The road is not technical but has…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Walnut Creek to Survivalist Camp Trail

This 17.1-mile point-to-point trail takes you along Walnut Creek (seasonal water flow) past Walnut Ranch and the Hualapai Survivalist Camp and connects to the Hualapai Mountain Trail. At 0.7 miles on the trail, right before…
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Total Miles
16.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi