Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Crater Mountain Loop
Crater Mountain Loop

Crater Mountain Loop

This is a nice easy trail. The first 7 miles are smooth and 2 cars wide, with some small washouts. In a SXS, you can dive comfortably at about 30 MPH or faster. The next…
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Total Miles
22.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Creek Road - FS 32216
Creek Road - FS 32216

Creek Road - FS 32216

This 3.38-mile out-and-back trail starts on Highway 108, 12.6 miles from the 395 junction, climbing almost 700 feet and dropping almost 200 feet. Part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the hard-packed dirt trail with embedded…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Creosote Wash
Creosote Wash

Creosote Wash

This trail is a sandy, rocky two-track on the southern section that leads to the Golden Valey wilderness boundary and access for hiking and equestrian use. The northern section transitions into a single track and…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Crofts Follie Trail
Crofts Follie Trail

Crofts Follie Trail

This is a single-track dirt trail with consistent switchbacks, shelf sections, and a constant climb up from the valley below. Easily accessible from CA 395, high clearance vehicles with 4x4 are recommended on this route.…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Crooked Creek Loop
Crooked Creek Loop

Crooked Creek Loop

Starting at the northern end of the loop via White Mountain Road, the trail starts off through a beautiful valley with a few shallow creek crossings. As the trail climbs out of the valley, it…
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Total Miles
24.5
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Crooked Meadow Road East
Crooked Meadow Road East

Crooked Meadow Road East

Crooked Meadow East offers a scenic and varied drive through a mix of pine and aspen forest with views that open toward the valley below. Beginning from Adobe Ranch Road (FS 1N17), the trail climbs…
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Total Miles
12.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Crooked Meadow Road West
Crooked Meadow Road West

Crooked Meadow Road West

Crooked Meadow West is a scenic forest route that connects Pilot Springs Road to Crooked Meadow Road East, stretching just over five miles through a mix of pine forest and open meadow. The trail begins…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Crooksy
Crooksy

Crooksy

This trail starts at Highway 22 and ends at the San Felipe Wash, beginning as a hard-packed sand trail that's one and a half vehicles wide. The vegetation consists of scattered creosote bushes dotting the…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Cross Over Trail
Cross Over Trail

Cross Over Trail

Welcome to the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recreational Area, the largest SVRA in California with more than 85,000 acres. OWSVRA is over 130 square miles with hundreds of miles of desert track open to all…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Crowley Lake Eastside - FS 4245
Crowley Lake Eastside - FS 4245

Crowley Lake Eastside - FS 4245

This ten-mile, out-and-back trail starts off Owens Gorge Road and ends up at Lake Crowley. It starts off making a winding path through a pine forest, which can be very narrow in spots. It could…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Crystal Peak Mine Loop
Crystal Peak Mine Loop

Crystal Peak Mine Loop

This loop trail offers wide panoramas of endless mountain forests and picturesque views of multiple reservoirs all along an easily traversed dirt road. An exciting surprise awaits at the midway point of the trail--the Crystal…
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Total Miles
27.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Cut Across Trail
Cut Across Trail

Cut Across Trail

Cut Across Trail is an 8-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 out of 10 located mostly within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This trail is an important sand wash because it provides the major transition from…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer
Learn more about Darwin Canyon
Darwin Canyon

Darwin Canyon

This trail is easy to complete in almost any vehicle. Along the way you'll encounter the Darwin Falls trailhead, various side trails, and some interesting abandoned structures. There are some spots with loose sand and…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Dead Blow
Dead Blow

Dead Blow

Deadblow starts at the bottom of the canyon and you will see the sign as you enter. The rocks at the bottom are big and the fun starts right away getting some serious flex out…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
9Extreme
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Deadman Creek Road FS32E03-SNO
Deadman Creek Road FS32E03-SNO

Deadman Creek Road FS32E03-SNO

This sandy and pumice trail is just over one and a half vehicles wide and winds through a beautiful pine forest. Starting at Highway 395 near an open meadow, it slowly climbs almost 800 feet…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Deadman Loop
Deadman Loop

Deadman Loop

This forest service road starts off just off the 395. After a short, straight stint along the DeadMan's creek, it winds through the Inyo National Forest floor. There are many opportunities to stop and soak…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Deadman Loop FS2S25
Deadman Loop FS2S25

Deadman Loop FS2S25

Starting at Deadman Creek Rd and ending at Dry Creek Cutoff, this 2-mile route winds through a scenic pine forest on soft sand and pumice. The trail is mostly flat, with gentle elevation changes, and…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Deadman Pass
Deadman Pass

Deadman Pass

Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Death Valley/Big Pine Road East
Death Valley/Big Pine Road East

Death Valley/Big Pine Road East

This graded gravel road takes you from Scotty's Castle up to Crankshaft Crossing. This is where Tule Canyon Road splits off from Death Valley/Big Pine Road. The road can be relatively smooth when graded but…
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Total Miles
20.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Deer Creek (#25)
Deer Creek (#25)

Deer Creek (#25)

This is a long route that winds through the forest on a smooth dirt path with constant sharp turns. The terrain is very similar through the majority of the route, as the trail winds through…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
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ATV trails in California

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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

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

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

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

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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

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)

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

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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