Dirt Bike Trails
Near Groveland, California

This trail starts just off Highway 120, located 2.7 miles east of the Groveland District Ranger Office, and begins as a 1.5-vehicle-wide gravel trail with some sand sections. Lined with Ponderosa pine trees and bushes, the route provides a pleasant forest driving experience within the Stanislaus Nat...
Learn more about Boneyard Road - FS 1S07

This trail climbs over 600 feet and drops almost 1,200 feet across just over 5 miles of diverse terrain that spans BLM land and Stanislaus National Forest, though it begins on private land requiring respectful passage. Starting at Smith Station Road and ending on Wild Rose Road, the route begins as ...
Learn more about Wagner Ridge Road - FS 2S08

This 5-mile point-to-point trail runs along HWY 120. The trail runs along the ridge of the Tolumne River Valley and gives excellent views of the valley below. The trail is mostly one vehicle with shallow mud holes less than 12" in depth. There is a short section of HWY 120 which must be traveled. Th...
Learn more about Tolumne Road/120 Bypass

This trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back trail that drops almost 700 feet and climbs over 100 feet in just under 2 miles. The trail sometimes runs along shelf roads lined with trees and brush, providing natural corridors and periodic exposure as it descends toward the valley floor. Pleasant views of fa...
Learn more about FS 2S37

This trail drops over 800 feet in just over 4.5 miles, starting on Smith Station Road (FS J132). The route begins in a neighborhood area requiring respectful behavior, initially following a crushed granite gravel road surface. After the first mile, private land ends and the trail continues through t...
Learn more about Jordan Creek Road - FS 2S17

This trail climbs over 1,200 feet and drops 100 feet across just over 4 miles, creating a sustained and challenging ascent from Smith Peak Lookout Road 1S16 to Jordan Creek Road. The sandy surface varies from one and a half vehicles wide to single vehicle width, surrounded by dense forests that some...
Learn more about FS 1S15

This trail climbs over 400 feet and drops almost 400 feet across almost 3 miles of forested terrain, starting near the junction of Forest Service Roads 2S28 and 1S15 and ending at FS1S29. The sandy surface creates very dusty conditions throughout the journey, with numerous trees surrounding the trai...
Learn more about Smith Ridge - FS 1S28

This trail climbs over 200 feet and drops over 200 feet across just over 2.4 miles, starting conveniently just off Highway 120 within the Stanislaus National Forest. The first section features a previously paved surface that is quickly deteriorating to dirt, providing a transition from highway condi...
Learn more about FS 1S22

This trail climbs over 600 feet and drops over 450 feet across just over 5 miles, but has become a 10-mile in-and-out trail due to the closure of the north side bridge, eliminating through-passage options. Starting just off Bucks Meadow Road, 3 miles south of Bucks Meadow, the route immediately cros...
Learn more about Moore Creek Road - FS 1S29

This is a lightly traveled trail with a dirt floor. Uneven, rutted dirt trail with erosion. Potential water crossings up to a foot deep, in the winter, and in some spots the rut is 3ft deep steep grades. Roads are typically one vehicle wide with places to pass. The wet season sky rockets the rating ...
Learn more about The Rut

Looking for a nice day trip? Paper Cabin is a decently long drive and can get pretty rough at times. This trail switchbacks up the canyon and to the top of the ridge where it then drops back down to an old mining cabin. There are tons of mines in the area including Buchanan Mine and others, with ple...
Learn more about Paper Cabin Ridge Trail

This trail starts and stops on Buck Meadows Road, creating a point-to-point route that climbs almost 800 feet and drops just under 600 feet over just under 4 miles of challenging terrain. From the south entrance, the trail features hard-packed sand and dirt that has been recently graded, though the ...
Learn more about FS 2S09

The original road leading into Yosemite Valley, this trail first opened in 1874. Enjoy panoramic views as you climb a well-maintained Forest Service road to Pilot Peak and follow a ridgeline towards Trumbull Peak. The surroundings become lush as you make a fun, short, and twisty descent to Little Ne...
Learn more about Old Yosemite Coulterville Road

This trail drops almost 400 feet in under 2 miles, beginning from the north entrance with immediate challenges, including ruts from water runoff as the route climbs a small hill. A small downed tree blocks most of the trail early in the journey, though passage is possible around it with the acceptan...
Learn more about FS 2S41

This trail climbs 750 feet and drops just under 300 feet over just over 3 miles, weaving its way along shelf roads through canyons and up and down through rolling hills. The route maintains a width of 1.5 vehicles on sandy surfaces that create very dusty conditions throughout the journey. Overgrown ...
Learn more about FS 2S33

This trail drops almost 900 feet and climbs almost 900 feet over almost 6 miles, starting near the junction of Pilot Ridge and Moore Pilot Ridge and ending at Old Yosemite Coulterville Road. Beginning at Pilot Ridge Road, the route descends quickly on a hard-packed sand and dirt surface that forms a...
Learn more about FS 2S62

FS 2N52 branches northeast directly off FS 3N07, serving as a brief out-and-back spur into the backcountry. Set within the Stanislaus National Forest, the track cuts across open timber clearings, young pine regrowth, and mountain chaparral before entering taller conifer stands. This single-lane, nat...
Learn more about FS 2N52

This 11-mile out-and-back trail climbs almost 1,300 feet and drops over 800 feet, starting and ending at Old Yosemite Coulterville Road. The sand and dirt surface varies from 1 to 2 vehicles wide throughout its length, lined with manzanita trees that create natural corridors along the route. Numerou...
Learn more about FS 2S27

FS 1S64 branches off FS 1S09 near Highway 120 and starts easy with a few nice camping spots at the trailhead and one more at the far end. The single-lane gravel and dirt track climbs gradually, beginning as simple packed gravel before the grade steepens and moderate ruts appear on the way up. A natu...
Learn more about FS 1S64

This trail climbs over 700 feet and drops almost 700 feet in just under 5 miles, starting just north of the Bull Creek OHV parking lot within the Stanislaus National Forest. The single vehicle-wide trail consists of sand, dirt, and rocks, creating very dusty conditions throughout the journey. The ro...
Learn more about FS 2S11

This trail starts just off Highway 120, located 2.7 miles east of the Groveland District Ranger Office, and begins as a 1.5-vehicle-wide gravel trail with some sand sections. Lined with Ponderosa pine trees and bushes, the route provides a pleasant forest driving experience within the Stanislaus Nat...
Learn more about Boneyard Road - FS 1S07

This 5-mile point-to-point trail runs along HWY 120. The trail runs along the ridge of the Tolumne River Valley and gives excellent views of the valley below. The trail is mostly one vehicle with shallow mud holes less than 12" in depth. There is a short section of HWY 120 which must be traveled. Th...
Learn more about Tolumne Road/120 Bypass

This trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back trail that drops almost 700 feet and climbs over 100 feet in just under 2 miles. The trail sometimes runs along shelf roads lined with trees and brush, providing natural corridors and periodic exposure as it descends toward the valley floor. Pleasant views of fa...
Learn more about FS 2S37

This trail drops over 800 feet in just over 4.5 miles, starting on Smith Station Road (FS J132). The route begins in a neighborhood area requiring respectful behavior, initially following a crushed granite gravel road surface. After the first mile, private land ends and the trail continues through t...
Learn more about Jordan Creek Road - FS 2S17

This trail starts just off Highway 120, located 2.7 miles east of the Groveland District Ranger Office, and begins as a 1.5-vehicle-wide gravel trail with some sand sections. Lined with Ponderosa pine trees and bushes, the route provides a pleasant forest driving experience within the Stanislaus Nat...
Learn more about Boneyard Road - FS 1S07

This 5-mile point-to-point trail runs along HWY 120. The trail runs along the ridge of the Tolumne River Valley and gives excellent views of the valley below. The trail is mostly one vehicle with shallow mud holes less than 12" in depth. There is a short section of HWY 120 which must be traveled. Th...
Learn more about Tolumne Road/120 Bypass

This trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back trail that drops almost 700 feet and climbs over 100 feet in just under 2 miles. The trail sometimes runs along shelf roads lined with trees and brush, providing natural corridors and periodic exposure as it descends toward the valley floor. Pleasant views of fa...
Learn more about FS 2S37

This trail drops over 800 feet in just over 4.5 miles, starting on Smith Station Road (FS J132). The route begins in a neighborhood area requiring respectful behavior, initially following a crushed granite gravel road surface. After the first mile, private land ends and the trail continues through t...
Learn more about Jordan Creek Road - FS 2S17