Cinder Hills OHV Area 776

Total Miles
5.9

Elevation

2,152.91 ft

Duration

0.25 Hours

Technical Rating

1

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

This wide, maintained gravel road is the main access to the free-to-use Cinder Hills OHV Area and a wonderland for off-road play. You'll find ample camping for rigs of any size along this road. The lighter-colored dots along the side of this road on the satellite map are firm gravel pads with easy pull-offs from the main road designed for use by toy haulers and motorized campers. The entire road is two lanes wide and easily traveled by any street-legal vehicle. You'll see huge diesel pushers hauling toy trailers scattered along this road along with car campers and SUVs with 4-wheelers on trailers. As you continue to the north end of 776, the road flattens out as it follows along the northern border of the OHV area along the base of Sunset Volcano. You'll have cell service along most of this road. You'll discover outstanding views, huge old ponderosa pines, tenacious wildflowers, birds, and maybe an elusive elk. This is a well-used, well-cared-for OHV area with quiet, star-filled nights and fun-filled days testing your mettle in this open riding area.

Photos of Cinder Hills OHV Area 776

Cinder Hills OHV Area 776
Cinder Hills OHV Area 776

Difficulty

This area is closed in winter. 776 is a wide, solid, gravel road designed for travel by vehicles and motorhomes hauling campers and trailers filled with toys!

History

Before becoming a National Monument, Sunset Volcano was a popular OHV area. Once the Volcano came under federal protection, the Cinder Hills area just south of the Volcano was set aside for off-road open riding.

Technical Rating

1

Status Reports

Bantha Overland
May 16, 2024
2021 Ford F-Series Super Duty
Open
Chris Mac
Apr 06, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Chris Mac
Jan 14, 2024
4x4
Open

Access Description

Turn east off of Highway 89 onto 776 at the well-marked Cinder Hills OHV Area sign. Follow 776 for one mile to the beginning of the OHV area. Note: there is no access to 395 at the north end of 776. A locked gate blocks the access because 395 cuts through the National Monument. There is ample space to turn around at the end of 776 for any sized rig.

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