Off-Road Trails
Near Culver, Oregon

So easy that a PT Cruiser can do it...wait, no. Please don't. To do this trail, a rear locker and 35-inch tires are recommended. It's short and sweet but an absolute blast and a great intro to teach people how to use the features of their rig.
Learn more about Willow Creek Crossing

This is a dirt road used to access Gray Butte and the adjacent Henderson Flats OHV system from US-97. This area is popular with equestrians, hikers, mountain bikers, and the UTV and moto crowd, all using nearby trails specific to the different activities. Expect traffic. It's occasionally snowbound ...
Learn more about NF-5740

Haystack Overlook is an easy, scenic route ideal for beginners, families, and offroaders looking for a relaxed drive with stunning panoramic views of the Crooked River National Grasslands and Haystack Reservoir. Starting near Madras, Oregon, this 10.7-mile track combines well-maintained gravel roads...
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OHV Trail #10 is an easy 6.5-mile loop through sagebrush and juniper. Expect mostly hard-packed dirt with scattered embedded rocks, low rock ledges, and one short hill climb. Open to dirt bikes and ATVs (under 50" and 800 pounds) only, this scenic trail is well suited for beginner and intermediate r...
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This is an unmaintained dirt road accessing Gray Butte Trailhead and other nearby trails in the Crooked River National Grasslands just north of Gray Butte. There are numerous dispersed camping spots along this road often used by climbers visiting nearby Smith Rocks. This road climbs up over 4,000 fe...
Learn more about Gray Butte - NF-5700

Easy, unmaintained dirt road accessing Gray Butte Trailhead and other nearby trails in the Crooked River National Grasslands just West of Gray Butte. There are numerous dispersed camping spots along this road often used by climbers visiting nearby Smith Rocks. This road climbs up over 4000', so expe...
Learn more about NF-5730

Gray Butte Summit is a steep climb perfect for offroaders seeking panoramic views of the Cascade Range and the surrounding Crooked River National Grassland. Starting near the Gray Butte Saddle Trailhead at approximately 3,700 feet, this 1.8-mile trail gains over 1,400 feet as it winds up toward the ...
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This is a dirt-based forest road in the National Forest near the Cove of the Palisades State Park. The trail has minor ruts and wash, and after rain there will be a couple of mud holes. There is some rock garden and boulders along the trail, but overall this is an easy trail that could be ridden in ...
Learn more about FS 2055-970

This is a dirt-based forest road that is narrow and one vehicle wide with places to pass. The trail has some rock gardens, making for a bumpy ride and some humps/whoops to navigate. You will be traveling on the top of a ridge looking down into a valley. The trail is easy and suitable for any vehicle...
Learn more about FS 1170-300

Gravel Forest Service Road climbing out of the popular Skull Hollow campground up onto the shoulder of Gray Butte in the Crooked River National Grasslands. This road has multiple roadside pullouts used for dispersed camping by climbers visiting nearby Smith Rock State Park. This road climbs up above...
Learn more about Skull Hollow - NF-5710

This is a narrow, dirt-based forest road that is one vehicle wide with places to pass. This trail is closed to all motor vehicles December 1st through March 31st. The trail has several humps/whoops to navigate and runs along a ridge into a canyon. Some portions have newer and loose gravel, and appea...
Learn more about Gunsight Pass - FS 1170-600

FS 6400, signed Montgomery Road, is a wide, graded two-lane gravel road that climbs and winds along the canyon rim above an arm of Lake Billy Chinook and the Metolius River. The route offers sweeping views of the reservoir and surrounding high desert hillsides before dropping back into ponderosa pin...
Learn more about Montgomery - FS 6400

This is a dirt based forest road that is narrow with places to pass. The trail travels through a pine forest that has open meadows that are boulder fields. There are several humps/whoops along the trail as well as rock garden in some areas and some large boulders sticking out of the ground up to a f...
Learn more about FS 1170400

Rough dirt and rock road accessing Alder Springs Trailhead and Wychus Creek. This road passes through a seasonal gate (and then through a private land easement) to access a section of the Crooked River National Grasslands, which is closed seasonally to protect large game winter range. Additional det...
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This is a narrow, one-lane-wide, gravel-based forest road. The trail has some overgrown vegetation and washboard that make the ride bumpy, but overall it is easy and suitable for any vehicle type. Camping is available along this entire trail, and there are many pre-existing campsites, as well as sev...
Learn more about FS 1160

This is an easy gravel forest logging road connecting NF 1170 to Squaw Ridge (NF-1190). It is primarily used when accessing the small portion of the Deschutes National Forest north of Prairie Creek. This road is tight with manzanita overgrowth. Pinstriping is likely to occur, so if you value your pa...
Learn more about NF-200

This is a narrow, one-vehicle-wide forest road. The trail is dirt-based with tight trees and overgrown vegetation, but any vehicle type could traverse this trail. The trail used to continue and connect to another trail, but now abruptly ends due to a wash and is overgrown. There are some pre-existin...
Learn more about FS 1100-945

This gravel Forest Service road winds through a landlocked section of the Deschutes National Forest above the Deschutes River. This section is accessible from the South and is surrounded by the nearby Jefferson Wilderness and Warm Springs Reservation. This road varies in elevation from 3500'-4000' i...
Learn more about Squawback Ridge - NF119000

This is a gravel based forest road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. There is minor washboard and this trail is suitable for any vehicle type. Camping is available along this trail with multiple pre-existing dispersed campsites. You will have a great view of Mt Jefferson and the surround...
Learn more about FS 1190-100

This is a dirt-based forest road that is narrow and one lane wide with places to pass. The trail has overgrown vegetation, minor ruts and wash, but is overall an easy trail suitable for any vehicle type. Camping is available along this entire trail, and you will have dense forest views. There are no...
Learn more about FS 1100-800

So easy that a PT Cruiser can do it...wait, no. Please don't. To do this trail, a rear locker and 35-inch tires are recommended. It's short and sweet but an absolute blast and a great intro to teach people how to use the features of their rig.
Learn more about Willow Creek Crossing

OHV Trail #10 is an easy 6.5-mile loop through sagebrush and juniper. Expect mostly hard-packed dirt with scattered embedded rocks, low rock ledges, and one short hill climb. Open to dirt bikes and ATVs (under 50" and 800 pounds) only, this scenic trail is well suited for beginner and intermediate r...
Learn more about OHV Trail #10

This is a dirt-based forest road in the National Forest near the Cove of the Palisades State Park. The trail has minor ruts and wash, and after rain there will be a couple of mud holes. There is some rock garden and boulders along the trail, but overall this is an easy trail that could be ridden in ...
Learn more about FS 2055-970

This is a dirt-based forest road that is narrow and one vehicle wide with places to pass. The trail has some rock gardens, making for a bumpy ride and some humps/whoops to navigate. You will be traveling on the top of a ridge looking down into a valley. The trail is easy and suitable for any vehicle...
Learn more about FS 1170-300

So easy that a PT Cruiser can do it...wait, no. Please don't. To do this trail, a rear locker and 35-inch tires are recommended. It's short and sweet but an absolute blast and a great intro to teach people how to use the features of their rig.
Learn more about Willow Creek Crossing

This is a dirt-based forest road in the National Forest near the Cove of the Palisades State Park. The trail has minor ruts and wash, and after rain there will be a couple of mud holes. There is some rock garden and boulders along the trail, but overall this is an easy trail that could be ridden in ...
Learn more about FS 2055-970

This is a dirt-based forest road that is narrow and one vehicle wide with places to pass. The trail has some rock gardens, making for a bumpy ride and some humps/whoops to navigate. You will be traveling on the top of a ridge looking down into a valley. The trail is easy and suitable for any vehicle...
Learn more about FS 1170-300

This is a narrow, dirt-based forest road that is one vehicle wide with places to pass. This trail is closed to all motor vehicles December 1st through March 31st. The trail has several humps/whoops to navigate and runs along a ridge into a canyon. Some portions have newer and loose gravel, and appea...
Learn more about Gunsight Pass - FS 1170-600