Dirt Bike Trails
Near Ocotillo, California

This trail starts on Highway 2 and heads north toward the Coyote Mountains. The surface is fine sand with lots of whoops to test your suspension throughout, creating a bouncy, flowing ride. The trail is relatively flat, making navigation straightforward without major elevation changes. The route is ...
Learn more about BLM 229

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, and even washed-out rail bridges with the tracks just hanging around. The route is mostl...
Learn more about Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop

This trail ends at BLM 245 and Coyote Wash. The beginning of the trail is a rarely used route that cuts through the heart of the mega power windmills, providing an intimate experience among the massive turbines. The surface is soft, fine sand throughout, requiring constant momentum. The trail is sur...
Learn more about BLM 116

This trail starts at Highway 2 and is one and a half vehicles wide with a sand and gravel surface. The route cuts through the power windmill area where massive turbines create an impressive industrial landscape. The trail features fine soft sand throughout, requiring constant momentum management. La...
Learn more about Sugarloaf Mountain - BLM 118

This trail runs from east to west, starting near the railroad tracks by Highway 80 and ending at BLM 137. The route runs through a field of teddy bear cacti and various desert bushes, creating a densely vegetated corridor. You're traveling through a large area of mega power windmills where massive t...
Learn more about Dos Cabeza East - BLM 150

This trail is all about fast running through desert washes. The western endpoint has easy road access and the eastern endpoint plugs into the extensive trail system north of Ocotillo. The washes are smooth and have great 360-degree visibility with nothing around. Be forewarned, however, that the tra...
Learn more about Trans-Ocotillo Connector

This sandy and gravel trail cuts between BLM 137 and Shell Canyon Road, serving as a connector route. The trail has had to be altered because of private property and now goes along the fence line instead, following the property boundary. You'll enjoy good views of the Coyote Mountains as you navigat...
Learn more about BLM 139

This BLM land trail starts off BLM 232 and is a sand and gravel route that cuts through a hidden canyon lined with 20 to 30-foot-tall sand walls, creating a dramatic enclosed environment. After a coupleof miles, it enters the hidden canyon showcasing these impressive walls. At mile 3, the trail com...
Learn more about Hidden Canyon

This one vehicle-wide trail starts at BLM 109 North and winds up and down through the desert, lined with ocotillo, sage, creosote, and other desert bushes, creating a vegetated corridor. The surface is mostly fine sand throughout, requiring constant momentum management. You'll encounter washboards, ...
Learn more about BLM 119

This one-and-a-half-vehicle-wide trail starts at BLM 245 and Coyote Wash. The surface is sand and gravel but relatively smooth, making for comfortable navigation. You'll encounter some whoops and washboards scattered along the way. The route cuts along the edge of all the hills, following the terrai...
Learn more about BLM 237

This trail starts off at Hidden Canyon and climbs up a shelf ridgeline 30 to 40 feet above the canyon, providing elevated views and dramatic exposure. The surface is sand and gravel with lots of whoops and washboards, creating a bouncy, challenging ride. You'll encounter some steep hills to climb or...
Learn more about BLM 115

This trail starts north of Highway 2 and features hard packed sand surface throughout. The route winds its way through a desert of ocotillo, desert brush, and other flora, creating a vegetated corridor. You'll encounter a couple of short, steep drop downhills and uphill sections that require momentu...
Learn more about BLM 109 North

This trail starts at Highway 2 and is a graded two vehicle-wide sandy trail in the beginning, providing comfortable navigation. The route serves as a main artery for the area, with lots of dispersed camping opportunities along the way. This trail is located in the Plaster City OHV open riding area a...
Learn more about Painted Gorge Road - BLM 236

This trail starts on Painted Gorge Road and follows a small power line for reference, making navigation straightforward. The first half mile is adjacent to private land, but this is the access road to the public land that lies beyond, so stay on the designated route. The surface is mostly gravel and...
Learn more about Dirt Road - BLM 232

This trail starts on BLM 236 and runs east to west, following the large electrical lines for easy reference throughout. The surface is sand and gravel that alternates between hard pack and loose sand, keeping you adjusting your driving approach. You'll encounter lots of ruts and off-camber sections ...
Learn more about BLM 137

This trail starts just off Painted Gorge Road and features a fine sand and gravel surface heading directly toward the Painted Hills. The route is one to one and a half vehicles wide throughout. Vegetation is sparse, but there are some smoke trees, desert holly, and sage adding greenery to the landsc...
Learn more about BLM 220

This trail starts at Dos Cabeza BLM 150 and is a windy, sandy road cutting through a desert full of teddy bear cacti, ocotillo, and various desert bushes, creating a densely vegetated environment. The area is full of mega power windmills where massive turbines dominate the landscape. You'll encounte...
Learn more about BLM 109

This long trail starts off Highway 80 and ends at BLM 189, featuring hard pack sand with lots of small rocks throughout. The surface slowly takes you through a rocky, bumpy trail with small ruts, off-camber sections, and lots of whoops, creating constant challenges. You'll climb a few steep hills al...
Learn more about BLM 079

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 rail lines for part of it. Some short, steep hill climbs, and ledges may become even more severe after a...
Learn more about Hayden Springs

The Painted Rock Gorge is a famous gorge with a colorful rock system that draws visitors to its spectacular geology. The route features many small rock gardens with most rocks under 12 inches, though you may see a few up to 18 inches scattered throughout. You'll encounter some steps under 18 inches,...
Learn more about The Painted Rock Gorge - BLM 130

This trail starts on Highway 2 and heads north toward the Coyote Mountains. The surface is fine sand with lots of whoops to test your suspension throughout, creating a bouncy, flowing ride. The trail is relatively flat, making navigation straightforward without major elevation changes. The route is ...
Learn more about BLM 229

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, and even washed-out rail bridges with the tracks just hanging around. The route is mostl...
Learn more about Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop

This trail ends at BLM 245 and Coyote Wash. The beginning of the trail is a rarely used route that cuts through the heart of the mega power windmills, providing an intimate experience among the massive turbines. The surface is soft, fine sand throughout, requiring constant momentum. The trail is sur...
Learn more about BLM 116

This trail starts at Highway 2 and is one and a half vehicles wide with a sand and gravel surface. The route cuts through the power windmill area where massive turbines create an impressive industrial landscape. The trail features fine soft sand throughout, requiring constant momentum management. La...
Learn more about Sugarloaf Mountain - BLM 118

This trail starts on Highway 2 and heads north toward the Coyote Mountains. The surface is fine sand with lots of whoops to test your suspension throughout, creating a bouncy, flowing ride. The trail is relatively flat, making navigation straightforward without major elevation changes. The route is ...
Learn more about BLM 229

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, and even washed-out rail bridges with the tracks just hanging around. The route is mostl...
Learn more about Sugarloaf Train Tracks Loop

This trail ends at BLM 245 and Coyote Wash. The beginning of the trail is a rarely used route that cuts through the heart of the mega power windmills, providing an intimate experience among the massive turbines. The surface is soft, fine sand throughout, requiring constant momentum. The trail is sur...
Learn more about BLM 116

This trail starts at Highway 2 and is one and a half vehicles wide with a sand and gravel surface. The route cuts through the power windmill area where massive turbines create an impressive industrial landscape. The trail features fine soft sand throughout, requiring constant momentum management. La...
Learn more about Sugarloaf Mountain - BLM 118