Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Olla Wash
Olla Wash

Olla Wash

This is an out-and-back trail that splits from Fish Creek wash in the Sandstone Canyon area of Anza Borrego State Park. Just before the end of the trail, there is a small fork; to the…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Omega (#5)
Omega (#5)

Omega (#5)

This is a 4-mile-long easy singletrack in the Burlington Trail System. The entrance off of FS 32-004 starts out as a wide corridor between the trees, more like an old shelf road, as it gradually…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Omega Overlook (#54)
Omega Overlook (#54)

Omega Overlook (#54)

This easy singletrack runs along the north side of the Burlington Trail System, north of Highway 20. The west end crosses the highway to access the rest of the Burlington Trail System, while the east…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Opal Canyon
Opal Canyon

Opal Canyon

Fun desert route meanders through Red Rock Canyon State Park, then drops over 600 feet to historic Cudahy Camp in bottom of Last Chance Canyon. Great views of multicolored bluffs as you descend. Green-sticker vehicles…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Oriflamme Canyon Loop
Oriflamme Canyon Loop

Oriflamme Canyon Loop

This trail starts and ends in Banner and loops around Chariot Mountain and goes into the Oriflamme Canyon. The trail is open to all types of 4x4s and dirt bikes, although the entrance through Banner…
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Total Miles
14.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Orosco Ridge Truck Trail 12S02
Orosco Ridge Truck Trail 12S02

Orosco Ridge Truck Trail 12S02

This trail winds its way through the Cleveland Forest from Pamo Road to the Guejito Truck Trail. The trail is not very well maintained. It is very rutted. The trail takes you up and over…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail
Otay Mountain Truck Trail

Otay Mountain Truck Trail

This route goes up and over Otay Mountain with sweeping views over the San Ysidro Mountains, and a little bit of San Diego in the distance. The road is made up entirely of dirt and…
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Total Miles
14.0
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer
Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Lower Trail)
Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Lower Trail)

Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Lower Trail)

This is a well-maintained road that needs high clearance just for potholes and washouts. It has some beautiful views of the Otay mountains with a lot of little offshoots to explore, given you have the…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Upper Trail)
Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Upper Trail)

Otay Mountain Truck Trail (Upper Trail)

This is a well-maintained road that needs high clearance just for potholes and washouts. It has some beautiful views of the Otay mountains with a lot of little offshoots to explore, given you have the…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Otay Mtns Truck Trail
Otay Mtns Truck Trail

Otay Mtns Truck Trail

This route goes up and over Otay Mountain with sweeping views over the San Ysidro Mountains, and a little bit of San Diego in the distance. The road is made up entirely of dirt and…
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Total Miles
14.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer
Learn more about Outer Limits
Outer Limits

Outer Limits

This is one of the longer trails in Johnson Valley. If you start at the bottom, the trail gets harder and harder as you go up. The trail is pretty far out, so be prepared…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
9Extreme
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Outlook - FS 9s010w
Outlook - FS 9s010w

Outlook - FS 9s010w

This 1.9-mile trail spur is a scenic and easy access road, designed for fast transit to one of the high country's primary ridgeline overlooks. The road is a clear two-track with a smooth, firm base…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Owen's River Road
Owen's River Road

Owen's River Road

Owen's River Road actually starts at Hwy 395. It is paved for the first four miles. This trail starts when the paved turns to dirt, traveling over twelve (12) miles before ending at Benton Crossing…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Owens Gorge Loop - FS 4S05
Owens Gorge Loop - FS 4S05

Owens Gorge Loop - FS 4S05

This is a very sandy trail that stays mostly flat, with a gentle climb near the end. The track is about a single vehicle wide, though there are occasional pull-offs for passing. The trail begins…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Owens Gorge Road
Owens Gorge Road

Owens Gorge Road

This full trail actually starts off just off Highway 395 in the locale of Sunny Slopes. It is paved until after it crosses the Long Valley Dam at Lake Crowley. This mapped trail starts just…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Owls Hole Springs
Owls Hole Springs

Owls Hole Springs

This corrugated road is the only access to the Owls Hole mining area, which is known for--among other minerals--ramsdellite, which is used in lithium batteries. It is perhaps the most remote backcountry road in the…
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Total Miles
22.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Oyster Shell Wash
Oyster Shell Wash

Oyster Shell Wash

The Oyster Shell Wash is a beautiful canyon that goes for miles, but you are stopped after one mile for vehicle traffic due to a narrow shelf of rocks over 20 feet tall. The track…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about P-Town Loop Out
P-Town Loop Out

P-Town Loop Out

As a recent legal addition to the local OHV network, this trail represents the ongoing effort to provide sustainable and sanctioned riding opportunities in the area. It features a great variety of technical sections and…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pachalka Road
Pachalka Road

Pachalka Road

Pachalka Road starts at Valley Wells Smelter and heads Northeast to Pachalka Spring, then back to Excelsior Mine Road. Pachalka Spring is at the base of Clark Mountain at the North end of the Mojave…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Pack Rat Wash
Pack Rat Wash

Pack Rat Wash

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
4.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

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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