Off-Road Trails in California

Discover off-road trails in California

Childago Canyon Road

The road is typically graded depending on the time of the year. It's mostly crushed dirt with a few small broken rocks along the trail. The east-to-west trail can be run in either direction. The…
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Total Miles

10.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about China Lake Border Run

China Lake Border Run

A challenging trail that leads to the china lake military base fence. The trail features sandy sections, a loose rocky hill, and many sharp rocks that could puncture a sidewall. There are a few dispersed…
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Total Miles

5.1

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about China Wells - FS 6S015

China Wells - FS 6S015

China Wells (FS 6S015) serves as the primary "spinal cord" of the Miami Mountain OHV system. This wide, well-graded forest service road runs north-south through the network, connecting the popular Kamook Staging Area to the…
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Total Miles

4.6

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Chipmunk - FS 6S018

Chipmunk - FS 6S018

Chipmunk (FS 6S018) is a scruffy, spirited little side-quest located in the high country above Bass Lake. Accessed via Beasore Road and a short hop along Central Camp Road, this 1.3-mile unmaintained two-track is the…
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Total Miles

1.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Chloride City

Chloride City

This rough and rocky cliff road has numerous spurs accessing the mine sites around historic Chloride City requires 4x4 and high clearance. That said, it is only a moderately challenging trail. It also has numerous…
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Total Miles

5.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Chloride Cliffs Road

Chloride Cliffs Road

Chloride Cliffs Road starts off of Daylight Pass Road in Death Valley National Park and climbs over one-thousand feet up onto the Chloride Cliffs before descending again towards the CA/NV border. It changes its name…
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Total Miles

9.2

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Chocolate Thunder

Chocolate Thunder

This is a very short trail; however, this is where the crowds hang out to watch the carnage. The canyon is littered with bonus lines and Saturday night mayhem. The main run has one basic…
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Total Miles

0.1

Tech Rating

9Extreme

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cholla Chaos

Cholla Chaos

Holy forest of jumping cacti. They are almost impossible to avoid. There are pieces lying alongside the trail, taunting you, grabbing your boot as you go by. Aside from all that sticky mess, the trail…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Choose Your Own Adventure Whoops

Choose Your Own Adventure Whoops

Dirt trail that runs parallel to a set of private "active" train tracks. The beginning of this route off of Trona road is wide and used to be paved. It narrows quickly and turns into…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Chowchilla Mountain Road - FS 5S090

Chowchilla Mountain Road - FS 5S090

Chowchilla Mountain Road (FS 5S09) is the legendary "backdoor" into Yosemite National Park that every overland explorer dreams of finding. Starting from Harris Cut Off Road, the trail begins deceptively tame as a well-graded double-track.…
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Total Miles

11.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about City Highline Road

City Highline Road

This non-technical dirt road follows the power lines along the hills of San Francisquito Canyon. There are some neat views of the California aqueduct, and tons of little side roads. Most of the side roads…
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Total Miles

9.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Clark Dry Lake

Clark Dry Lake

This hidden gem is part of Anza Borrego Desert State Tark. From the Boreggo Salton Seaway turn into Rockhouse Canyon Road. The sign at the intersection says "no exit" but the road is long and…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Clark's Grade - FS 1N54

Clark's Grade - FS 1N54

Clarks Grade is an off-road trail in the San Bernardino National Forest. Driving this trail is a journey back to the origins of the Big Bear Lake area since this was one of the first…
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Total Miles

7.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Clarks Summit

Clarks Summit

Explore the back side of Snow Summit Ski Area in the picturesque San Bernardino National Forest. The upper portion of Clarks Summit offers spectacular scenic lookouts and connects with Skyline Drive (Trail #73), which leads…
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Total Miles

29.5

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Clavey Crossing to Bourland Meadow

Clavey Crossing to Bourland Meadow

This route has creek crossings as well as river crossings! This is a very pretty and scenic area with plenty of areas to camp along the water. The trail has some larger rocks and ruts…
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Total Miles

6.5

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

Learn more about Clawhammer

Clawhammer

This is a fun little trail that is a little less intense than trails like Jackhammer or Wrecking Ball. Many of the obstacles on this trail have a bypass. Of course, if you choose to…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Claypit Cutoff - FS 3S07

Claypit Cutoff - FS 3S07

This trail runs through wide open meadows with panoramic views of the Eastern Sierra, the Glass Mountains, and the White Mountains. The track is mostly sand and pumice with sections of gravel and rock that…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Cleghorn Bar

Cleghorn Bar

This is a fun drive with varying terrain. Green-sticker vehicles allowed and staging is available toward the beginning of the ride. Look for the sign that starts the 4WD riding. This routes takes you through…
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Total Miles

11.7

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Cleghorn CA-15 Overlook

Cleghorn CA-15 Overlook

This trail offers a solid mix of easy riding and great scenery. The main road stays mostly clear and well-maintained, making it friendly for 4x4s and dual sport or dirt bikes. Surface conditions are usually…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Cleghorn Ridge

Cleghorn Ridge

Cleghorn Ridge features excellent views and challenging obstacles. There is plenty of space at trailheads to pull over and air down\up. Weekends can get busy, but most of the trail has room to pass. Some…
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Total Miles

13.9

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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ATV trails in California

Learn more about 10M29

10M29

This is one of only a few ATV options in the Mount Hough Trail System. It starts near the Mount Hough Trailhead on the north end at a marked entrance, and descends down several wide…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about 11E19

11E19

11E19 is a 0.7-mile-long ATV trail with a red dirt surface winding through a forest of sugar pines. The route is wide and mostly gradual, with only a couple of very small rolling hills. It…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about 11E19-D10

11E19-D10

11E19-D10 is an easy ATV spur trail measuring just under half a mile long, often ridden together with 11E19 and D20 near Brimstone Campground. The trail allows two-way traffic with decent visibility, and it is…
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Total Miles

0.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about 11E19-D20

11E19-D20

11E19-D20 is a 0.9-mile-long, easy ATV trail that runs mostly gradual with a few hairpin turns. The route passes through a mix of environments, with some sections more lush and lined with leafy Pacific dogwoods,…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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UTV/side-by-side trails in California

Learn more about 24W09.24

24W09.24

This is apart of Ballinger OHV. Considered desert highlands that has junipers, pinyon pines and scrub brush. Trail 24 (24W09.24) is the main trail that ranges between sandy and hard pack and potentially muddy sections.…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N26

3N26

Trail head starts on Angeles Crest Highway at the Vincent Gap Turnout. It is a very short trail that leads to a locked gate at Jackson Flat Camping Area. The scenery during this trail consists…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

3N267 Fenner Saddle (4N12)

The trail starts at the third quarter into marked trail 3N26. There is shade for more than half of the trail from mature tree and a hillside for the majority of the trail. During certain…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

8Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about 3S120

3S120

This sandy trail takes you through the Inyo National Forest. It climbs just over 400 feet in just under two miles. There are many downed trees to navigate around. This trail is part of the…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

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