Off-Road Trails Near North Fork, California

West Malum Ridge (FS 7S075) is a relaxed, scenic cruiser that invites you to roll down the windows and breathe in the Sierra air. This easy dirt road serves primarily as an access route to some prime real estate for dispersed campers. The trail meanders through a mixed forest of oak and pine, offeri...
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Peckinpah Trail (FS Route 8S009) is a rugged backcountry route in the Sierra National Forest that challenges experienced offroaders with its rocky climbs and tight forested passages. Ideal for high-clearance 4WDs, dirt bikes, and ATVs, this technical trail offers a rewarding escape for those seeking...
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Annex Sale (FS 7S062Y) is a short, sweet, and incredibly useful out-and-back trail for anyone looking to escape the crowds near Bass Lake. Branching off the paved Highland Drive, this easy dirt two-track climbs gently through a mixed conifer forest, serving essentially as a mile-long driveway to som...
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This short trail is a single vehicle-width bypass off Peckinpah Road on the slope of Peckinpah Mountain. The surface is primarily dirt with embedded rocks and a short rocky ledge section. There can be shallow ruts and tight vegetation along the route. The trail can be traveled in either direction, b...
Learn more about Pah - FS 23E276

Central Camp (FS 6S042) is the bustling, dusty artery of the Bass Lake high country. This wide two-lane dirt road serves as a critical link, climbing steadily from Malum Ridge Road on the east side of Bass Lake, passing through the historic (and still active) residential community of Central Camp, a...
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This is a point-to-point trail that creates a loop with Peckinpah Road. It runs past a large meadow area as well as along the mountainside, providing great scenic views of North Fork. The route is at least as wide as a full-size vehicle and has many wider areas allowing vehicles to pass each other e...
Learn more about Peckinpah Meadow - FS 8S26

23E298 is a 1.1-mile-long easy ATV trail through the Whisky Falls trail system in the Sierra National Forest. The south end starts off wide and easy, between scrub oaks and tall pines, with gradual corners, great visibility, a little bit of whoops, but mostly smooth dirt covered in pinecones and pi...
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This is a short, narrow and fun point-to-point trail that connects Peckinpah Road with Peckinpah Meadow. It winds down the slope on the mountainside through a wooded area and a section with some forest fire damage. The surface is primarily dirt, but also has several rock garden sections with obstacl...
Learn more about Peckin - FS 23E232

This trail winds along the side of Peckinpah Mountain and is generally only single vehicle-width at best in most places. The surface consists primarily of packed dirt with embedded small and larger rocks. There are a few short rocky ledge sections, and ruts and mud holes can be present along the rou...
Learn more about Seven Rocks - FS 7S94

This is a main FS road that will take you out towards Whiskey Ridge and through the Fish and Ross Creek areas, where you can access several other trailheads. Panoramic views of the surrounding forest are possible in sections of this route as it passes along the side of the mountain. The road is gene...
Learn more about Fish Creek West - FS 7S007

This is a short ATV trail that connects from the Forest Service road FS 8S065A up to 23E291. It starts off with a semi-steep climb from the southeast end, with loose rocks and shallow ruts, for the first hundred yards. Then it mellows out in grade, continuing with a steady, gradual climb for the res...
Learn more about 23E268

This is a point-to-point route running from the main Peckinpah Road, past the Whiskey Falls campground and Whiskey Falls, and out into the Roush Creek area. The trail mostly consists of packed dirt, but also has short stretches of large gravel and asphalt/concrete where runoff water can be present. ...
Learn more about Whiskey Falls West - FS 8S70

This trail starts at the end of 23E268 and continues north on a similar path. It’s a wide dirt two-track that winds through the pine trees, sometimes with the trees closely lining the path, but with a lot of visibility through the trees. The trail is super easy, being mostly flat, with just minor bu...
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This is a point-to-point trail that runs from Peckinpah Road to 23E284 and 23E285 Browns Trail. The route is at least as wide as a full-size vehicle and has a few wider sections to allow vehicles to pass each other. In some stretches, the trail runs along a steep slope on the western side of the rou...
Learn more about Pierce Mill - FS 7S68

This is an intermediate ATV trail that starts from near the Whisky Falls Campground, and goes west for 1.2 miles. It has several moderate rock ledges over big slabs of rock, that are ramped, but a couple feet high, with embedded roots, ruts, and different sized boulders in the path leading up to the...
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This is one of the longer and easier ATV trails in the Whisky Falls trail system, at 1.4 miles long and rated Easy by the Forest Service. It’s a mostly gradual and wide path through the pine forest, with gradual sweeping curves through the trees, gaining 250 feet during a steady incline from south t...
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This point-to-point connector trail runs through wooded sections and a large meadow area near Roush Creek. The route is at least as wide as a full-size vehicle and has wider areas to allow vehicles to pass each other easily. The surface is primarily dirt with small embedded rocks. There can be occas...
Learn more about Ellis Meadow - FS 7S076

This 1.2-mile-long ATV route is full of embedded rock slabs and embedded boulders that make it more of a moderate route, ideal for riders with more experience. From the north end, it starts through a dry forest terrain and goes over white rock slabs, up and down 1-foot-tall rock ledges and stair ste...
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This is a short, narrow point-to-point trail through a wooded area on the side of Peckinpah Mountain. The trail surface primarily consists of packed dirt with embedded small rocks. There are also ruts and rock garden areas along the route. Depending on the season and weather, there may be several sh...
Learn more about Browns Trail - FS 23E285

This 1-mile-long ATV trail tightly winds through the Sierra National Forest, descending almost 600 feet in elevation from east to west through a shaded section of forest lined with ferns, cedars, and pines, and goes out onto a shelfier section of trail. In general, this trail is a bit tighter and na...
Learn more about 23E284

Peckinpah Trail (FS Route 8S009) is a rugged backcountry route in the Sierra National Forest that challenges experienced offroaders with its rocky climbs and tight forested passages. Ideal for high-clearance 4WDs, dirt bikes, and ATVs, this technical trail offers a rewarding escape for those seeking...
Learn more about Peckinpah

This short trail is a single vehicle-width bypass off Peckinpah Road on the slope of Peckinpah Mountain. The surface is primarily dirt with embedded rocks and a short rocky ledge section. There can be shallow ruts and tight vegetation along the route. The trail can be traveled in either direction, b...
Learn more about Pah - FS 23E276

This is a point-to-point trail that creates a loop with Peckinpah Road. It runs past a large meadow area as well as along the mountainside, providing great scenic views of North Fork. The route is at least as wide as a full-size vehicle and has many wider areas allowing vehicles to pass each other e...
Learn more about Peckinpah Meadow - FS 8S26

23E298 is a 1.1-mile-long easy ATV trail through the Whisky Falls trail system in the Sierra National Forest. The south end starts off wide and easy, between scrub oaks and tall pines, with gradual corners, great visibility, a little bit of whoops, but mostly smooth dirt covered in pinecones and pi...
Learn more about 23E298

Peckinpah Trail (FS Route 8S009) is a rugged backcountry route in the Sierra National Forest that challenges experienced offroaders with its rocky climbs and tight forested passages. Ideal for high-clearance 4WDs, dirt bikes, and ATVs, this technical trail offers a rewarding escape for those seeking...
Learn more about Peckinpah

This short trail is a single vehicle-width bypass off Peckinpah Road on the slope of Peckinpah Mountain. The surface is primarily dirt with embedded rocks and a short rocky ledge section. There can be shallow ruts and tight vegetation along the route. The trail can be traveled in either direction, b...
Learn more about Pah - FS 23E276

This is a point-to-point trail that creates a loop with Peckinpah Road. It runs past a large meadow area as well as along the mountainside, providing great scenic views of North Fork. The route is at least as wide as a full-size vehicle and has many wider areas allowing vehicles to pass each other e...
Learn more about Peckinpah Meadow - FS 8S26

This is a short, narrow and fun point-to-point trail that connects Peckinpah Road with Peckinpah Meadow. It winds down the slope on the mountainside through a wooded area and a section with some forest fire damage. The surface is primarily dirt, but also has several rock garden sections with obstacl...
Learn more about Peckin - FS 23E232