Dirt Bike Trails
Near Orofino, Idaho

Dinner bucket road for 2 2-mile ride one way. Potlatch permit required. At the Y of Forest Service Road 4772. The road is dirt/rock and is an old logging road that runs along a ridge off Park Road. This is usually gated for 50 inch or smaller, but currently the gate is down off the Park road side. I...
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Forest Service Road 3306C off of 4772. 1.8 miles one way, Dirt track through the woods. It is an easy ride, except it is narrow in some places due to overgrowth and downed trees that are over part of the old logging road. Climb up through trees and drop back down into the clear-cut area. Part of thi...
Learn more about Forest Service Road 3306C

This scenic route leaves Pierce via Snake Creek Road before turning off onto Calhoun Road. This is a very easy, well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is a lengthy route that snakes through the mountains and offers some premium views. There are several disperse...
Learn more about Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

This is part of a track that goes up to McGary Butte. There are multiple ways to get to the top. This is an old logging road that goes through clearcuts and has amazing views of the surrounding area. Some run-off areas are harder to navigate on the track. The track surface is dirt, rock, and sand in...
Learn more about National Forrest Development Road 3308

This is a very popular trail that takes you from Elk Creek Reservoir up into the mountains. The trail is usually very muddy almost year-round, especially in the shadier timbered areas so expect to get a little dirty. This trail can be difficult for some, one small section includes some very steep cl...
Learn more about The Bird Road

This trial goes from the top of McGary Butte down to Highway 8. This 4-mile track is rough and harder to navigate in areas due to run-off during spring. Old dirt logging road through the trees off the backside of the butte. The trail is downhill all the way. It is called National Forest Development ...
Learn more about National Forest Development Road 3308

The Partridge Creek Trail is a 50-inch-wide trail that steadily climbs from the Partridge Creek campground and into the mountains towards Elk Butte. It has its share of windy corners, back-and-forth switchbacks, and climbs/drops as you work your way up the hill. Most of the trail is through shady ti...
Learn more about Partridge Creek OHV Trail 8290

This trail takes you from the Elk Creek Basin and up over Shattuck Butte down to Morris Creek. The route starts by climbing up West Fork. Lindley Creek Road and then over several logging roads - some of which are cut with sharp water bars - before descending down Morris Creek back to the Upper Basin...
Learn more about Shattuck Butte

This long dusty road is heavily timbered & logged at this time. The road is wide enough for two vehicles to pass, there are some narrow areas around switchbacks though. Be aware of logging trucks coming off this mountain. Elk River is the nearest town with amenities like fuel, a general store, resta...
Learn more about Grandad Road (Elk River to Dworshak Reservoir)

Easy Forest Service road ride from Elk River to Giant Cedar Grove turn-off. The road follows the Elk Creek through the cedars and other trees. There are several camping options along the way. Watch for other vehicles as this can be busy on weekends. The Giant Cedar is something worth seeing.
Learn more about Elk Creek

This route follows French Creek until it reaches Orogrande Creek. It continues along Orogrande Creek until it meets the north fork of the Clearwater River. This junction includes both the Bungalow Creek Ranger Station and Bungalow Creek Campground as well as several large dispersed camping sites. Th...
Learn more about Pierce to Superior FS 250

Forest service road 4772 gated road for 50 inch or less. Parking area nearby and the Little Bolder campground, along with pit toilets. Rock dirt road with lots of spur roads to go on off this main road. Watch for logging activity at the time of logging the trail. This is an old logging road that has...
Learn more about Little Bolder - FS 4772

Schoolhouse Gulch is a 7-mile out-and-back trail that starts near Little Boulder Campground. It is a slow and steady climb for its entire length, ending at a small clearing. The road surface is mostly smooth gravel, with a few sections of slick mud after a rain. There are a couple of areas where the...
Learn more about Schoolhouse Gulch - FS 4761

This trail, while short, is a nice 50-inch route that cuts over from the area of the Elk Creek Basin to Morris Creek. It is a great addition to a loop route through the area to get some elevation, open views, and some nice shady timber. It has a few good spots to pull off and stretch your legs or ha...
Learn more about Elk-Morris Connection

Potlatch River is a 3.5-mile point-to-point power-line road that starts at the end of Fork Rd on the southwest side, snaking up through a section of the Clearwater National Forest before breaking out into a clearing and following power lines for the rest of its length, connecting with ID8 just south...
Learn more about Potlatch River - FS 3332

Army Corp campground with OHV access only. 1.3 miles (10 minutes) off PFI road to Grandad bridge around mile marker 19 1/2. There is a sign for this trail just past Grandad Bridge. The road goes through clear cut before there is a gate with a 50-inch access opening you need to use to head down to th...
Learn more about Little Meadow Creek OHV Campground

Brush Creek is a 2.7-mile out-and-back gravel road following a creek of the same name. The route terminates at a gate with a 50-inch width restriction located just past a three-way intersection. The final section of the trail transitions from gravel to dirt, which becomes slick, soft mud in wet cond...
Learn more about Brush Creek - Trail 289

This is a 5-mile easy one-way gravel road off of the main road to Grandad Bridge (PFI road). Potlatch Corp ground permit may be required if you leave the main road. The road winds through areas of clear-cuts and forest with lots of different types of vegetation to see. The track follows the creek fo...
Learn more about Little Meadow Creek Road

This is a short trail up to the Elk Butte Lookout Tower. The trail begins at Captain's Cabin which can be accessed by riding up Aquarius Road and then Elk Butte road. From Captain's Cabin you'll ride a wider dirt road until you reach a gate where the trail begins to narrow. Once the climb up the Bu...
Learn more about Elk Butte Lookout

Potlatch Permit required. Camping spot right before a gated road off East Fork main road 50" or less to go around. This is an overgrown logging road that goes along the tree line. 3.5 miles one way ride turn around when the road ends. Best to ride in the Spring or Early summer since there can be tal...
Learn more about Tree Line Track

Dinner bucket road for 2 2-mile ride one way. Potlatch permit required. At the Y of Forest Service Road 4772. The road is dirt/rock and is an old logging road that runs along a ridge off Park Road. This is usually gated for 50 inch or smaller, but currently the gate is down off the Park road side. I...
Learn more about Dinner Bucket Road

Forest Service Road 3306C off of 4772. 1.8 miles one way, Dirt track through the woods. It is an easy ride, except it is narrow in some places due to overgrowth and downed trees that are over part of the old logging road. Climb up through trees and drop back down into the clear-cut area. Part of thi...
Learn more about Forest Service Road 3306C

This scenic route leaves Pierce via Snake Creek Road before turning off onto Calhoun Road. This is a very easy, well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is a lengthy route that snakes through the mountains and offers some premium views. There are several disperse...
Learn more about Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

This is part of a track that goes up to McGary Butte. There are multiple ways to get to the top. This is an old logging road that goes through clearcuts and has amazing views of the surrounding area. Some run-off areas are harder to navigate on the track. The track surface is dirt, rock, and sand in...
Learn more about National Forrest Development Road 3308

This scenic route leaves Pierce via Snake Creek Road before turning off onto Calhoun Road. This is a very easy, well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is a lengthy route that snakes through the mountains and offers some premium views. There are several disperse...
Learn more about Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

This is a very popular trail that takes you from Elk Creek Reservoir up into the mountains. The trail is usually very muddy almost year-round, especially in the shadier timbered areas so expect to get a little dirty. This trail can be difficult for some, one small section includes some very steep cl...
Learn more about The Bird Road

This trail takes you from the Elk Creek Basin and up over Shattuck Butte down to Morris Creek. The route starts by climbing up West Fork. Lindley Creek Road and then over several logging roads - some of which are cut with sharp water bars - before descending down Morris Creek back to the Upper Basin...
Learn more about Shattuck Butte

This long dusty road is heavily timbered & logged at this time. The road is wide enough for two vehicles to pass, there are some narrow areas around switchbacks though. Be aware of logging trucks coming off this mountain. Elk River is the nearest town with amenities like fuel, a general store, resta...
Learn more about Grandad Road (Elk River to Dworshak Reservoir)