Off-Road Trails in California

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Sheep Canyon

This is a very easy trail leading from Swarthout Canyon Road to Lytle Creek Road. No major obstacles, but the uphill portions can be a little slick. Street legal vehicles only.
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sheep Spring

Sheep Spring

Part of this trail is on ridges and is 2-3 difficulty level. Part of this is down in washes with decent-sized rocks, sand, drop-offs, and ramp-ups. It also changes regularly depending on usage and rain.…
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Total Miles

6.4

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Winter

Learn more about Sheep Tank - FS 1S95

Sheep Tank - FS 1S95

Sheep Tank (FS 1S95) is a 2-mile point-to-point trail starting at Highway 120 and ending at Mono Craters (FS 1S07). The trail climbs almost 500 feet over pumice and sand, running one vehicle wide through…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Shell Reef Expressway

Shell Reef Expressway

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

7.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Shepherd Road - FS 31354

Shepherd Road - FS 31354

This short connector trail offers a scenic and efficient route between Highway 89 and Leviathan Bypass or Big Springs Road East, making it a useful shortcut for those navigating the area. Access is possible from…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about Sherman Pass

Sherman Pass

There are a couple of water crossings but the rocks aren't bad under them. Trees are down all over the area, so expect to hop some logs. This trail has quite the elevation change with…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Sherman Pass 4x4 Jeep Trail

Sherman Pass 4x4 Jeep Trail

This trail is open year-round. It is a typical Sierra dirt-type trail with some rutting and snow left from previous years. The drive to the trailhead is easy, and coming from the west via Kernville…
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Total Miles

7.1

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sherwin Creek Cutoff FS 4S31

Sherwin Creek Cutoff FS 4S31

This scenic gravel and sand track runs through Inyo National Forest and lands managed by the City of Los Angeles Water District, offering an immersive backroad experience along the base of the Eastern Sierra. The…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Sherwin Creek Road - FS 4S08

Sherwin Creek Road - FS 4S08

This hard-packed dirt and gravel road begins just outside Sherwin Creek Campground. The first part is surrounded by towering pine trees, offering a scenic drive through the forested lower elevations of the Eastern Sierra. The…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about Sherwood Road

Sherwood Road

This is a 43-mile-long trek through dirt logging roads with spectacular views of the northern California redwoods. It is a great way to start a trip up the Mendocino coastline and on your way to…
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Total Miles

41.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Shirttail Canyon

Shirttail Canyon

The main attraction of this route is a popular swimming hole below Colfax-Foresthill Suspension Bridge. Our round-about way of getting there follows a paved road through historic Iowa Hill, then continues on a narrow, winding…
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Total Miles

24.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Short Wash

Short Wash

This trail starts just off Fonts Point Wash and ends on Palo Verde Wash. The route begins on the west end on higher ground with hard-pack sand providing solid traction. The trail eventually drops into…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Short Wheelbase

Short Wheelbase

Short Wheelbase road is a gravel and sandy road that has very large washouts that dip down, a long wheelbase vehicle would have a hard time and may find themselves dragging their rear ends. These…
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Total Miles

4.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Shortcut - FS 96-034

Shortcut - FS 96-034

Open to All Vehicles (Be Cautious of Others). Shortcut is quaint while taking in the secret pocket areas found in established forest ecology. Hearing the sounds of woodpeckers and catching a glimpse of a lodgepole…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Shuteye Peak

Shuteye Peak

4WD section starts at 8.1 miles from the Start of Central Camp Road. There are some off-camber areas and a little "crawling". Water crossings, steep switchbacks, moderate rock obstacles, and amazing views at the Shuteye…
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Total Miles

12.1

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Siberia Creek - FS 2N97

Siberia Creek - FS 2N97

This is a semi-maintained trail. It is primarily a route through chaparral country with dense Manzanita bushes and evidence of the past Line Fire, which required significant brush clearing. The trail has varying surface conditions…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sidewinder

Sidewinder

Total Miles

1.0

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Sidewinder Road

Sidewinder Road

Connecting Ogilby Road to Sidewinder Road to Picacho Wash trail, this graded, sandy road stretches 2.5 vehicle widths, providing generous room for navigation. Power lines overhead provide a reliable reference throughout the journey. The route…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Sidewinder Road to Picacho Wash

Sidewinder Road to Picacho Wash

This point-to-point trail connects the popular camping area on American Girl Mine Road to Yuma. This route takes you up and down steep portions of the Cargo Muchacho Mountains. This area is scattered with old…
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Total Miles

16.7

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV

Sierra Pelona Ridge/Rowher OHV

This rugged backcountry drive climbs high to the ridgeline of the Sierra Pelona. After traversing the ridge for several scenic miles, it switchbacks down the mountain's northern side, offering outstanding views of Bouquet Reservoir. Most…
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Total Miles

14.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Winter, 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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