Dirt Bike Trails
Near Rio Verde, Arizona

Trail 160C is an out and back trail that heads due West from the intersection of 160B and 1089. This trail dead ends at a locked gate that is the habitat for Desert Nesting Bald Eagles and does not connect to the Verde River. This trail is mostly through an open desert setting with many loose baseba...
Learn more about 160C - Eagle Viewpoint

The Narrows is a short ATV trail through the Tonto National Forest near Camp Creek that is a unique little oasis in the desert. It goes through a canyon with tall dirt walls and embedded rock at the bottom of the canyon. It goes through some tight bushes and under a big palm tree that is really uniq...
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This is a trail that takes you from the Needle Rock recreation area up along a beautiful ridge into the heart of the Desert Vista OHV area. This section is between Forest Road on the east, and Trail 2123 on the west. This is a trail that is used by the local Jeep Tour company to demonstrate the beau...
Learn more about Trail 2117 - Tonto National Forest - Desert Vista OHV Area

This is a 3.4-mile-long loop off of the powerline trail in the Tonto National Forest that is a mix of washes and fast dirt trail through the desert. It is mostly pretty easy except for one slightly harder climb out of the wash at the southern apex of the loop. You'll go up this climb if going clockw...
Learn more about U2216

1109 is a short and wide dirt Jeep road in a wide-open desert full of massive saguaro cacti. It has uneven ground, ruts, bumps, and rutted corners;it crosses sandy washes and goes past a massive saguaro with a trail sign next to it. It's very easy, with only a couple of spots with slight uphills. Th...
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This is a short and easy Jeep trail in the Tonto National Forest near Camp Creek, Arizona. It's wide, hardpack dirt for most of it, with ruts running straight through the trail, and is mostly straight with some easy corners. The wide-open views here are pretty epic, with huge saguaros and mountains ...
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This is a very nice trail that connects the Camp Creek Wash to Bartlett Lake Road and has very interesting geological features along the way. There is a gentle climb to start, with some amazing old-growth saguaro cacti along the way. Once you get to the mid-point, there is a rocky climb to a ridge t...
Learn more about Camp Creek Wash to Bartlett Lake Road

398 is a longer powerline trail in the Tonto National Forest near Camp Creek, Arizona. It's a main route from the west entrance to this OHV area off of North 14th Street and runs east, accessing tons of 4x4 trails before ending at an overlook of the canyon that is Camp Creek. A lot of it is a wide a...
Learn more about 398 Powerline

You can take this short single track from the staging area off of North 14th Street to access the Powerline Trail, which will take you to the many other off-roading trails in this zone of the Tonto National Forest. The trail is a mile-long meander through the green desert landscape full of saguaros ...
Learn more about Camp Creek Access Single Track

2123 is a fun and scenic trail in the Tonto National Forest near Camp Creek, Arizona. It's a wide rim trail that runs east to west above a little canyon. This area is pretty popular for UTVs and dirt bikes. The trail is generally pretty easy and straight. It has lots of whoops, ruts, uneven ground, ...
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Camp Creek Road is in the Tonto National Forest and requires a pass, which can be purchased at the ranger station. The road is a mixed surface road combination of sand, rocks, and gravel, most of this trail runs in a wash. Please do not attempt when rainy as this area is very prone to flooding, camp...
Learn more about Camp Creek

This is a short ATV trail in the Tonto National Forest that accesses hundreds of miles of trails near Camp Creek, Arizona. Although accessible by ATV, it's more like a single track and is mostly ridden by dirt bikes because it's pretty narrow. It goes flat and straight through green desert terrain w...
Learn more about Camp Creek Access ATV Trail

This is the new entrance trail to the Tonto National Forest Desert Vista OHV Area as of October 2024. The entrance used to be farther north, but after the closure due to fires, the USFS built a new entrance trail to the system. This trail is difficult to find from the trail system, so look for the S...
Learn more about Entrance Trail to the Tonto National Forest Desert Vista OHV

This trail is the most direct way to get down to the Camp Creek Wash (Trail 413) from the 144th Street entrance to the Tonto National Forest trails system. This trail is a mixture of hard-pack dirt, deep sand, rocks, and a mixture of all the above. It is a narrow trail used by SxSs, but Jeeps could ...
Learn more about Tonto Trail 2123/2124 to Camp Creek Wash 413

P5008 connects trail 160 to Singletrack P5007 passing by trail P5010 along the way. As such, this trail can be used as a connector between Singletrack P5010 and Singletrack P5007. The South end of this trail that branches off towards 160 is mostly hardpack with little difficulty while the center sec...
Learn more about P5008 - Rattlesnake

This trail takes you around the West side of West Granite Mountain from trail 3456 on the North end to 160 on the South end (via P5008). Starting from the South end of this trail, you'll encounter some fast, flowy desert singletrack that slowly turns into a mountainous and rocky trail as you come ar...
Learn more about P5010 - Lost Hills

This trail is an exciting ride through a narrow canyon (officially closed to vehicles over 60") and climbing up to a wonderful vista that contains a memorial for a beloved canine companion. The trail features a gentle climb through the canyon and completes with a somewhat technical steep climb up to...
Learn more about Spare Tire Canyon- Bowsers Memorial

This trail is a gentle climb out of the Camp Creek wash, through some pretty amazing canyons, and heading toward Bartlett Lake Road. The trail has blind curves and can be narrow in spots (full-sized vehicles will not be able to navigate some of the turns) and the trail surface can get very rocky at ...
Learn more about Trail 388 Connector

P5007 goes from 3456 on the North side (via connector P5004A) to 160 on the South end. Overall, this trail is not too difficult except for a couple of gatekeeper hill climbs on the North end. These will take some effort to get up due to a few step-ups in the rocky terrain. After these climbs, you go...
Learn more about P5007 - Otero Canyon

Lowrange Uphill Mountainous Incline – This trail is short but leads to a great lookout point. Expect sharp turns and steep grades; 4LO is required on the uphill. Depending on your line choice, some rigs may need to lock a differential. A spotter would be very helpful on the final portion of this tra...
Learn more about LU-MI Trail

Trail 160C is an out and back trail that heads due West from the intersection of 160B and 1089. This trail dead ends at a locked gate that is the habitat for Desert Nesting Bald Eagles and does not connect to the Verde River. This trail is mostly through an open desert setting with many loose baseba...
Learn more about 160C - Eagle Viewpoint

The Narrows is a short ATV trail through the Tonto National Forest near Camp Creek that is a unique little oasis in the desert. It goes through a canyon with tall dirt walls and embedded rock at the bottom of the canyon. It goes through some tight bushes and under a big palm tree that is really uniq...
Learn more about ATV Narrows

This is a trail that takes you from the Needle Rock recreation area up along a beautiful ridge into the heart of the Desert Vista OHV area. This section is between Forest Road on the east, and Trail 2123 on the west. This is a trail that is used by the local Jeep Tour company to demonstrate the beau...
Learn more about Trail 2117 - Tonto National Forest - Desert Vista OHV Area

This is a 3.4-mile-long loop off of the powerline trail in the Tonto National Forest that is a mix of washes and fast dirt trail through the desert. It is mostly pretty easy except for one slightly harder climb out of the wash at the southern apex of the loop. You'll go up this climb if going clockw...
Learn more about U2216

Trail 160C is an out and back trail that heads due West from the intersection of 160B and 1089. This trail dead ends at a locked gate that is the habitat for Desert Nesting Bald Eagles and does not connect to the Verde River. This trail is mostly through an open desert setting with many loose baseba...
Learn more about 160C - Eagle Viewpoint

This is a trail that takes you from the Needle Rock recreation area up along a beautiful ridge into the heart of the Desert Vista OHV area. This section is between Forest Road on the east, and Trail 2123 on the west. This is a trail that is used by the local Jeep Tour company to demonstrate the beau...
Learn more about Trail 2117 - Tonto National Forest - Desert Vista OHV Area

This is a 3.4-mile-long loop off of the powerline trail in the Tonto National Forest that is a mix of washes and fast dirt trail through the desert. It is mostly pretty easy except for one slightly harder climb out of the wash at the southern apex of the loop. You'll go up this climb if going clockw...
Learn more about U2216

1109 is a short and wide dirt Jeep road in a wide-open desert full of massive saguaro cacti. It has uneven ground, ruts, bumps, and rutted corners;it crosses sandy washes and goes past a massive saguaro with a trail sign next to it. It's very easy, with only a couple of spots with slight uphills. Th...
Learn more about 1109