Dirt Bike Trails
Near Springdale, Montana

The trailhead is located just minutes from the historic downtown of Livingston, with plenty of opportunities to get fuel and other supplies. The trailhead is also roughly 29 miles from Chico Hot Springs and Resort. The trail consists mostly of gravel but does degrade into a dirt road toward the top ...
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Iron Mountain Road is a very scenic gravel road that becomes slightly narrower the further along you drive. Once passing the entrance gate you officially enter Gallatin National Forest and dispersed campsites can be found along the road with fire rings. From the entrance is at 7.6 miles to campsite ...
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A well-established trail, with some paved and gravel patches leading to the National Forest, the last 5 miles are the main dirt trail. The trail can be driven up to the Tie Cutter Gulch TH; from that point, vehicle width is restricted to less than 50 inches and dates of use. One will encounter some ...
Learn more about West Bridger Creek Cruise

Enjoy this easy cruise, along Bridger Creek, off of Bridger Creek Road, named Main Bridger Creek Road. This route leads into the Gallatin National Forest; via sections of private and BLM land, the road starts out wide and clear gravel with room for passing vehicles as the route gets into the Nationa...
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Willow Creek South is a less trafficked and easy ATV trail through the Gallatin National Forest. The east entrance to this trail is on Willow Creek Divide Road #6957 when the road fades and it turns into more of a two-track, but there is no sign right at the beginning. If you keep following the trac...
Learn more about Willow Creek South ATV

This is an easy ATV route through the Gallatin National Forest. This trail connects North Fork Willow Creek Road #6901 and Willow Creek Road #6600. From the north end, the first 2 miles climb up several hundred feet elevation, with several steeper spots. It's overall an easy two-track though, with s...
Learn more about Willow Creek North Spur ATV

The Willow Creek North ATV Trail connects Jackson Creek Road #977 to the North Fork Willow Creek Road #6901. Most of the 3 miles go along a wide shelfy path cutting across the grassy mountainside full of tall skinny pine trees. A couple of sections have more embedded rock surfaces and chunky loose r...
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Jackson Divide Trail is a 1-mile connector ATV trail between the Willow Creek North ATV Trail and the Bishop Park ATV Trail. It's very easy, the majority of it being a smooth dirt two-track that is very similar to the rest of the ATV trails in the area. There are small loose rocks on the surface of ...
Learn more about Jackson Divide ATV

Jackson Creek is an 11-mile ATV loop in the Gallatin National Forest that is open to vehicles 50" or less from 6/16 - 10/14. There is a staging area on the west side of the loop at the Jackson Creek Trailhead. You can access several other easy ATV trails in the area off of this loop. This trail is o...
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The Bangtail Creek Loop Trail is a straightforward ATV trail open June 16th to Oct 14th to vehicles 50" or less. It starts on a mountain top as a grassy, overgrown two-track. The trail's most challenging part is small ruts, small loose rocks, and wide gradual switchbacks. Sometimes, there are sudden...
Learn more about Bangtail Creek Loop ATV

This is a half mile long single track that connects the Bishop Park ATV trail to the Bangtail Divide single track. It's easy, fast, flowy, and smooth, with no rocks. It goes through grassy meadows, and has some braided lines up some of the steeper hills. The first quarter mile is flat, and then it g...
Learn more about Bishop Park Connector

This is a 2.7-mile segment of the Bangtail Divide single track that parallels the Bishop Park ATV Trail. The south end starts at the intersection with the Bishop Park Connector Trail and a nonmotorized trail that goes to the Doyle Cabin. It goes north as a narrow trail through pine trees along the e...
Learn more about Bangtail Divide

This is a nice drive through the Bridger range that most vehicles can do. The trail forks to Skunk Creek, which has some deep puddles, but nothing a stock truck or SUV wouldn't be able to handle. There are nice views of the Bangtail divide and Crazy Mountains when you reach the top.
Learn more about Olsen Creek

Bishop Park ATV trail is almost 7 miles long running north to south through the Gallatin National Forest. The north end starts on Miles Creek Road, and it ends at the intersection with the Jackson Creek ATV Loop. The majority is a very easy and wide two-track on smooth dirt. It gradually climbs up f...
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This 3.4-mile-long ATV trail goes through the Gallatin National Forest and makes a loop off of Miles Creek Road. This trail is more faint and overgrown and less trafficked compared to the other ATV trails in the area. It's very curvy along the shelfy edge of a mountain, lined with lots of pine trees...
Learn more about Canyon Creek Trail

Pine Creek (West Pine Creek Road 978) offers a scenic and straightforward drive that is perfect for beginner offroaders, campers, and anyone looking for a quick escape into the mountains. Stretching approximately 4.6 miles, this route climbs from an elevation of 5,170 feet up to 6,335 feet, gaining ...
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This route is a standard gravel road that is similar to many roads that take you to remote trailheads in Montana and across the mountain west. There are plenty of potholes and washboard sections of the road, but assuming it's the right time of year, this route presents no real difficult parts or tec...
Learn more about Goose Creek Trailhead

Independence Pass takes you from the bottom of the Boulder River Valley up through a very wooded trail with occasional glimpses of the surrounding mountains up to Blue Lake at the summit. Camping towards the top is abundant with many great places to pull off and make camp. Be aware of the dense bea...
Learn more about Independence Pass

The start of Olsen Creek Road is your basic gravel road, with somewhat deep potholes and parts of it washed out. There are no real obstacles or technical portions. There are tight switchbacks, so be mindful of oncoming traffic as well as the steep shoulders. There are privately owned parcels the rou...
Learn more about Start of Olsen Creek

Bangtail Divide is an almost 13 mile long single track through the Gallatin National Forest. It starts at the Bracket Creek Trailhead off Highway 86, north of Bozeman, Montana. It leaves the large dirt parking lot by crossing a wooden bridge, then immediately goes into several easy and wide switchba...
Learn more about Bangtail Divide Trail #504

The trailhead is located just minutes from the historic downtown of Livingston, with plenty of opportunities to get fuel and other supplies. The trailhead is also roughly 29 miles from Chico Hot Springs and Resort. The trail consists mostly of gravel but does degrade into a dirt road toward the top ...
Learn more about Livingston Peak Road

A well-established trail, with some paved and gravel patches leading to the National Forest, the last 5 miles are the main dirt trail. The trail can be driven up to the Tie Cutter Gulch TH; from that point, vehicle width is restricted to less than 50 inches and dates of use. One will encounter some ...
Learn more about West Bridger Creek Cruise

Enjoy this easy cruise, along Bridger Creek, off of Bridger Creek Road, named Main Bridger Creek Road. This route leads into the Gallatin National Forest; via sections of private and BLM land, the road starts out wide and clear gravel with room for passing vehicles as the route gets into the Nationa...
Learn more about Bridger Creek Cruise

Willow Creek South is a less trafficked and easy ATV trail through the Gallatin National Forest. The east entrance to this trail is on Willow Creek Divide Road #6957 when the road fades and it turns into more of a two-track, but there is no sign right at the beginning. If you keep following the trac...
Learn more about Willow Creek South ATV

The trailhead is located just minutes from the historic downtown of Livingston, with plenty of opportunities to get fuel and other supplies. The trailhead is also roughly 29 miles from Chico Hot Springs and Resort. The trail consists mostly of gravel but does degrade into a dirt road toward the top ...
Learn more about Livingston Peak Road

Iron Mountain Road is a very scenic gravel road that becomes slightly narrower the further along you drive. Once passing the entrance gate you officially enter Gallatin National Forest and dispersed campsites can be found along the road with fire rings. From the entrance is at 7.6 miles to campsite ...
Learn more about Iron Mountain Road

A well-established trail, with some paved and gravel patches leading to the National Forest, the last 5 miles are the main dirt trail. The trail can be driven up to the Tie Cutter Gulch TH; from that point, vehicle width is restricted to less than 50 inches and dates of use. One will encounter some ...
Learn more about West Bridger Creek Cruise

Enjoy this easy cruise, along Bridger Creek, off of Bridger Creek Road, named Main Bridger Creek Road. This route leads into the Gallatin National Forest; via sections of private and BLM land, the road starts out wide and clear gravel with room for passing vehicles as the route gets into the Nationa...
Learn more about Bridger Creek Cruise