Dirt Bike Trails Near Kino Springs, Arizona

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Bull Springs Road

Experienced drivers will find this trail easy, but it has its share of rough sections, and it is extremely remote. You'll cross through ranchland and then hit Coronado National Forest to climb the lower part…
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Total Miles
24.9
Tech Rating
4 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp

Ruby Road

Scenic views on this trail plus go by the historic ghost town of Ruby Arizona! The road will take you within 2.6 miles of the border with Mexico and along with the views, you'll pass…
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Total Miles
19.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Whipple Obervatory Rally

Are you visiting family in Tucson and want to scratch that dirt road itch? Looking for a quick and easy adventure with sweeping views? Do you want to rally your family's crossover by taking the…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi

Gardner Canyon FR 92

While there are a few rough and bumpy areas with some rather steep descents and some climbing involved, it is unlikely 4WD will be needed. A vehicle with decent clearance should be enough for the…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Wi / Fa

Forest Road 183

Forest Road 183 takes you from the low desert up to nearly 6,000FT in elevation past the hiking trail heads for Elephant Head and Aguas Caliente. The route varies from 2wd high clearance to steep…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Red Springs Pass

Beautiful scenic trail that takes you through the middle of the Tumacacori mountains range. The first leg of the trail heading south from Amado requires high clearance and 4wd to navigate the washes and steep…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su

Box Canyon Road

This is a scenic drive through the Santa Rita Mountains that gets you up and out of the desert and into the oaks. Great views along the way! Coming from the east side of the…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

12 Mile Trail

This 12-mile route contains off-camber turns, steep, short climbs, river bed washes, rocky paths, and beautiful scenery that contains wildlife, mountains, and several herds of cattle. Additionally, this area is highly used by illegal immigration…
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Total Miles
11.6
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Wi

North Tumacacori Trail

Good easy trail with a lot of spurs and views of the Tumacacori Mountains,the Cerro Colorado mountain range as well as Santa Rita mountain range. Also the option of taking a bypass through the saucito…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su

Oak Tree Wash Trail

The trail starts out pretty narrow, but large enough for a Jeep or truck to pass one way. It starts out with a steep, off-camber drop. Drivers beware that normal 4x4 suspension can be damaged…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Horseshoe tank trail

Good desert mountain trail with lots of rock/ledge obstacles. Also send washes that could be dangerous during monsoon season. Best to visit in spring or early summer before the rainy season starts. Along the trail…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su

Yellow Jacket Loop

This is a great dirt trail with scenic views. Go right past the historic "Yellow Jacket Mine" and see all the equipment left there. Plenty of views of the surrounding hills and even all the…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp

Wakefield Canyon

An easy, but scratchy, Jeep trail to an abandoned Buddhist cabin and a natural spring. Empirita Ranch is 3,000 acres owned by Pima County to protect wildlife habitat, provide sustainable cattle grazing, and slowing urban…
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Total Miles
25.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Abril Mine

The Abril Mine is an old zinc and copper mine located high on the western slopes of the Dragoon Mountains in southeastern Arizona. The Middlemarch Road is a passenger car road from Tombstone well up…
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Total Miles
17.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Redington Pass

Redington Pass is a very popular two-lane road with lots of dispersed camping on the western slope overlooking Tucson. This pass varies in difficulty from deep ruts and washouts with many full washes. Most of…
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Total Miles
22.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Slavin to West Stronghold

Slavin Forest Road 687 lies within Coronado National Forest. Most of the trail is smooth sandy gravel with incredible views of Council Rocks. Once reaching the gate at Corazon Ranch and turning onto West Stronghold…
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Total Miles
19.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Alamo Spring

In March one area was deeply rutted mud from the recent snow/rain in the area. At about halfway down in the creek/river bottom, the trail was almost impossible to find. Please come prepared for wenching…
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Total Miles
16.4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Chimney Rock

Often busy on weekends, the easy way into this area is from the south side near the bottom of the wash. The more difficult route comes in from the back. This is a really fun…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

China Peak

This trail begins on the Middlemarch Road (Abril Mine), climbs through the San Juan Mine at Gordon Camp then continues to the top of China Peak at 7073' elevation. There are a couple loose, steep…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
6 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Silverbell Sasco Loop

Titan Missile Interpretive Center, Silver Bell Mine, Silverbell Cemetery, mutant saguaros, and Sasco ghost town. A fun day on easy roads. Our friend that suggested the trip said it could be done "in a lifted…
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Total Miles
50.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

Backway to Mount Lemmon

Many drivers opt to skip this unremarkable backroad. There is a 6-mile section of the road that climbs and winds up the mountain, but other than that, it is pretty uneventful. Unlicensed vehicles are okay…
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Total Miles
45.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Charouleau Gap

Charouleau Gap is a fun and scenic Jeep trail through the Catalina mountains, but it is long and remote with a rating of 7. You will spend all day on the trip. Charouleau Gap trail…
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Total Miles
32.1
Tech Rating
8 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Road to the Summit of Rice Peak

This is a noteworthy forest road spur that culminates atop Rice Peak, in Coronado National Forest, northeast of Tucson, Arizona. Rice Peak Road is a very rugged two-track that runs south along a mountain ridge,…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Charouleau Gap

Charouleau Gap trail is known to be one of the best in the state. Its most intimidating obstacle, "The Step", is optional, but you'll find many more impressive spots that aren't. When Canada Del Oro…
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Total Miles
32
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Sp / Fa

North Pump Station Road

North Pump Station Road is part of Ironwood Forest National Monument and Arizona State Trust Land. This road can be used to complete the long Silverbell Loop around the mountain. It is a smooth well…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Nugget Road and Rolling Hills

This is a mid-mountain forest road segment in Catalina National Forest, northwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is accessible via Peppersauce Canyon and is an enjoyable, mildly challenging primitive route that culminates high on a mountain…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Ascent from Peppersauce Canyon

This route kicks off in the wooded, lower elevations of Peppersauce Canyon, northeast of Tucson, Arizona. It is a primitive, yet well-traveled two-track that runs parallel to a wash, westward into the Catalina Mountains. This…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

North Waterman Mountain Trail

North Waterman Mountain Trail is a narrow overgrown trail that passes through Ironwood National Monument BLM land and Arizona State Trust Land 5 miles south to West Avra Valley Road. This trail goes through many…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Copper Creek Trail

This trail starts out on Arizona State Trust land which requires a permit from the state and are easy to get and last year. It also crosses private land and requires each rig to sign…
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Total Miles
12.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Copper Creek Ridge & Bunker Hill Mine Trail

This trail cuts off the Copper Creek Trail, takes off up the mountain in a series of switchbacks to the top then goes along the ridge. There is a spur trail that goes to the…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Wi / Su