Sourgrass Trail

Total Miles 1.9
Technical Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time Summer, Fall
Trail Type Full-Width Road
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Trail Overview

The trailhead starts at the Sourgrass day use area and goes approximately 2 miles along the river, passing multiple group camp areas. The trail has a bypass for one difficult obstacle, and is a great beginner trail for stock 4x4s to get into the sport. Note, the trail is very short and is a dead end, so be prepared for oncoming traffic. The trail is for street vehicles only, please do not use green or red sticker vehicles on the trail.

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Difficulty

Easy trail, that 1 or 2 harder obstacles requiring stock vehicles to be spotted. For a beginner the trail will seem hard, for anyone with some 4x4 experience, the trail will seem easy.

History

The trail used to be called the "Pine Needle Trail" and on some maps the trail is called "Rattlesnake Creek Road". The Forest Service has officially claimed the trail as the Sourgrass Trail.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

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Chris Rodriguez
Aug 16, 2025
Open
First time on the trail, couple obstacles that looked intimidating. Went up with ease I do have lockers tho. My brother did it in his Gladiator 35” and 2 inch lift. All about line choice.
Greg S
Jul 26, 2025
Open
2nd time running the trail. Couple of tricky spots for vehicles without big tires. I took the bypass around the water crossing, which looked tamer than last year. However, just past that there’s a dry creek bed that is rutted out and in worse shape than last year, big tires or lots of rock stacking needed. The red Jeep in the pics is climbing through that section of trail.
Mark Reid
Jun 21, 2025
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Three technical obstacles right at the beginning. I would rate this more of a 5 than a 4.
Benjamin Grover
Jun 07, 2025
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A few wet spots and standing water at the end which was breeding mosquitoes. Water crossing offered a little challenge. Felt about the same as the first time I ran it in 2019
Thomas Chandler
Apr 26, 2025
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Jose Araiza
Mar 30, 2025
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carlo crivello
Dec 31, 2024
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Zachary Rainbolt
Dec 10, 2024
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Chase Mendosa
Dec 01, 2024
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Definitely not cut out for a full size truck unless you have a differential guard and don’t care too much about your paint. It’s a very cool trail but it’s a little difficult in a larger vehicle. Will definitely be back 👌
Ron Borisov
Nov 16, 2024
Open
Should be rated higher than 4. There were some challenging spots, river crossing was one of them. Be ready to bang the skid plates and rock sliders, a lot of big boulders. Trail is only 4.3 miles, but it will take some time to complete. Great trail, did not disappoint
David W
Oct 27, 2024
Open
This trail never disappoints. I’ve run it twice with a stock 4Runner. In my group was a Bronco and a full size truck (lifted). There are plenty of spots that you can bang your under armor and running boards on. Best to have actual sliders or know that you may need to jump on your running boards to get them back in shape. You can pick the hard routes or the “bypasses”. It can get crowded out here but this trip it wasn’t that at all.
Victor Romo
Jun 01, 2024
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Joe M
May 27, 2024
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Gerardo Corrales
Dec 23, 2023
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Andrew Connors
Jul 31, 2023
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Sourgrass Trail Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High Clearance
  • Full Width

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