Dirt Bike Trails Near North Shore, California

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Mecca Orocopia Jeep Trail

This is the Mecca Orocopia Trail, a connection to the Little Box Canyon Meccacopia Loop. This is an easy dirt road trail where you can admire the beautiful views of the Orocopia mountains. There is…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

Little Box Canyon Meccacopia Loop

Hidden in the Mecca Hills just South of Joshua Tree National Park is a fun little trail that winds you through tight canyon washes surrounded by high vertical cliffs of up to 40 feet. The…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Bradshaw's Trail

Bradshaw's Trail is roughly a 70-mile-long trail stretching from Blythe, CA, to the eastern side of the Salton Sea. The trail runs east to west although it can be traveled from either end, and goes…
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Total Miles
66.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

SR2013 Red Canyon Jeep Trail

Right off the 10 Freeway just South of Joshua Tree National Park is the Red Canyon Jeep Trail. A 13-mile trail that winds its way through the mountains into the Bradshaw Trail. The trail is…
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Total Miles
12.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Kayla's Mountain Trail

Kayla's Mountain Trail is an easy-moderate trail found easily off Borrego Salton Sea Way as you enter Anza Borrego from the Salton Sea side. It starts off in a nice easy sandy wash where you…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa / Su

Cross Over Trail

This is the main route to reach the northern part of Ocotillo Wells SVRA. It provides access to many fun side trails and ends at camping and picnic facilities along Hwy. S22. The north end…
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Total Miles
6.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Ocotillo Wells SVRA

This trail passes west to east through the heart of Ocotillo Wells SVRA and provides an introduction to the area. You'll get a feel for the obscure terrain and have access to many side roads…
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Total Miles
20.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Pumpkin Patch

Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Old Dale Road

An iconic trail in the mountains of Joshua Tree National Park. Start from either the north or the south trailhead and enjoy a trek through the history and beauty of the desert. Visit abandoned mines…
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Total Miles
24.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Ocotillo to Train Bridge

Leaving Highway 78, the wash is large and wide enough for a few cars. As you get further into the trail, the wash tightens up and becomes wide enough for 1 car. The wash turns…
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Total Miles
12.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Offshoot to Fish Creek Train Bridge

Fast pace sandy trail with low shrubs and a lot of turns. Most of the trail is not traveled much so the trail is smooth, single car wide at some points and opens up to…
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Total Miles
12.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Hidden Dinosaurs

This trail leads to two dinosaur sculptures that are often missed by visitors to the area due to the fact that the sculptures are located farther off the highway and unless you know about these…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Brooklyn Mine Trail

Venture deep into the the history of Joshua Tree on Brooklyn Mine Trail. Explore the abandoned mining camps in the old mining district, where you will follow a deep sandy and rocky wash deep into…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Ok Mine Road Route 1937

This is a trail hidden within the mountains of Joshua Tree that detours from Old Dale Road and Brooklyn Mine. It cuts through the mountains on rocky shelf roads that descend and ascend on loose…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Eureka Peak

This trail takes you to Eureka Peak, which is a mountain top viewpoint allowing you to have a 360-degree view of the area from a high elevation. There are hiking trails throughout this area and…
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Total Miles
8.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mortero Wash

This trail leads from the main paved highway of Sweeney pass road into the network of trails in the area. It begins as rough washboard and crushed rock and quickly becomes really packed sand as…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Oriflamme Canyon Loop

This trail starts and ends in Banner and loops around Chariot Mountain and goes into the Oriflamme Canyon. The trail is open to all types of 4x4s and dirt bikes, although the entrance through Banner…
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Total Miles
14
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

EC 274 Yuha Desert

EC 274 Yuha Desert is a 10.7-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. This is a BLM-designated "Open" trail and can be used by all vehicles. The trail can be accessed from…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

EC 346 Yuha Desert

EC 346 Yuha Desert is a 7.4-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 in Imperial County. EC346 is a BLM-designated "Open" route and is accessible by all types of vehicles. Both the east and west…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood

Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood is a trail that scales Rouse Ridge/Thomas Mountain using Cottonwood (6S18) and Thomas Mountain Rd (6S13). This trail offers stunning views in all directions as you ascend and descend the mountain.…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

The Road Not to the Top of Sugarloaf

Have you always wanted to see what is at the top of Sugarloaf Mountain? Me too; however, right as you arrive at the base of the mountain, there is a very heavy-duty gate with many…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Dos Cabezos Road

From the Windmills to the Lumpy Rocks in Anza. What a fun and diverse trail. The lower section begins where the pavement ends down in a forest of windmills. As you travel along the wide,…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop

This trail is a fun loop around the abandoned train track side of sugarloaf hill. There are many left-behind and falling-apart things to look at along the way. Old concrete pads, trash piles, abandoned bicycles,…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Hayden Springs

This trail is an excellent border trail for the area that hits close to and runs through some of the lumpy rock mountains the area is famous for. The trail's eastern section follows the abandoned…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Dos Cabezos Upper Siding

This route is a great connector trail from the intersection at the abandoned rail station up and into the Anza Borrego park. The other end connects with the Jojoba Wash Trail and finishes at three…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Jojoba Canyon

There are massive lumpy rocks everywhere. What a beautiful trail. This easy trail cuts across to connect to a few other routes in the area, and the views do not disappoint. The trail passes by…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
5 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

San Diego and Eastern AZ Railway Run

This section of trail runs along the San Diego and Eastern Arizona Railway Tracks. It's a fun blast that parallels the tracks and shortcuts out a few of the longer loops if you are short…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Cholla Chaos

Holy forest of jumping cacti. They are almost impossible to avoid. There are pieces lying alongside the trail, taunting you, grabbing your boot as you go by. Aside from all that sticky mess, the trail…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp

Return to the Windmills

From the Y in the trail, things immediately start to become interesting. There's a deep sandy rut to cross, followed by a fun, fast, loose hill climb into the bouldery areas. Once at the top,…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Fa / Wi / Sp

Leaving Lark

This route is excellent for heading out from the Lark, OHV area into the hills for some wild singletrack fun. Remember that all bikes on the main road must be plated with licensed drivers. This…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Sp