Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Bronco Peak
Bronco Peak

Bronco Peak

If you are exploring the Corral Canyon OHV Area, this is the main 4-wheel-drive trail. Most of the trails are specifically for ATVs and dirt bikes, but this one is open to 4X4 vehicles and…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Bronson - FS 3S15
Bronson - FS 3S15

Bronson - FS 3S15

This trail connects Ferguson Ridge to the Sweetwater Ridge and Sweetwater Creek junction, climbing 220 feet and dropping just over 500 feet in less than a mile and a half. The very sandy trail cuts…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Brooklyn Mine Trail
Brooklyn Mine Trail

Brooklyn Mine Trail

Venture deep into the the history of Joshua Tree on Brooklyn Mine Trail. Explore the abandoned mining camps in the old mining district, where you will follow a deep sandy and rocky wash deep into…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Brushy
Brushy

Brushy

Brushy is a quick detour off Gasparni. The trail includes a steep and technical hill climb with large buried rocks as well as loose rock. The top of the hill has a nice overlook of…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buck Lake
Buck Lake

Buck Lake

The lower part of the trail from the Mckinney Rubicon to the lake is only a 5-difficulty rating however if you continue to follow the trail above the lake the trail becomes a 7-difficulty rating.…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buck Pasture Trail (East)
Buck Pasture Trail (East)

Buck Pasture Trail (East)

This trail is definitely one of the most challenging legal singletracks for dirt bikes in the area. It is incredibly rocky, very loose, and has a number of hard lines with no ride-arounds. The holes…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buck Pasture Trail (West)
Buck Pasture Trail (West)

Buck Pasture Trail (West)

This trail is definitely one of the most challenging legal singletracks for dirt bikes in the area. The description is similar because it rides very much like Buck Pasture Trail (East). It is incredibly rocky,…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Buck Ranch
Buck Ranch

Buck Ranch

Easy graded logging road in the beginning 1st mile, then it becomes decent rocky terrain, some small climbs, nothing hard. Once you take off from the green route on OnX, this is a really easy…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buck Rock Jeep Trail
Buck Rock Jeep Trail

Buck Rock Jeep Trail

The Buck Rock Jeep Trail is a historical route dating back 100 years and is one of the only real 4x4 trails in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park area that you can actually wheel. "Wheel"…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buckeye Robinson Creek North
Buckeye Robinson Creek North

Buckeye Robinson Creek North

This route climbs more than 500 feet and drops about 80 feet in under 5 miles, making it a scenic but slightly longer way into Buckeye Hot Springs. The trail alternates between about one and…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Buckeye Robinson Creek South
Buckeye Robinson Creek South

Buckeye Robinson Creek South

The trail starts as a paved road but quickly turns into a hard-packed dirt and gravel road that is about two and a half vehicles wide. It climbs high above the valley below, gaining over…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Bucks Meadow Road
Bucks Meadow Road

Bucks Meadow Road

This trail begins in Bucks Meadow just off Highway 120 and ends at Bull Creek Road, covering a primarily downhill route that drops almost 800 feet while gaining only 185 feet over just under 6…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Buena Vista Canyon
Buena Vista Canyon

Buena Vista Canyon

This is a fun route in Indian Wells Canyon. This route includes the Nadeau Magnolia Mine and an amazing rocky peak overlooking the canyon below. This is the northern route that takes you through several…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Buffalo Chips
Buffalo Chips

Buffalo Chips

This route takes you through mostly wide gravel roads. There is a lot of moon dust/thick powder near the town of Westwood. You will be traveling through one of the largest burn scars in California,…
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Total Miles
39.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Buffalo Gulch - FS 4S11
Buffalo Gulch - FS 4S11

Buffalo Gulch - FS 4S11

Buffalo Gulch begins from Feliciana Mountain Road and winds for nearly 2 miles along a narrow shelf road. The track is one vehicle wide, composed of hard-packed sand, and sees a gentle gain of 120…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Buffalo Gulch Road
Buffalo Gulch Road

Buffalo Gulch Road

Starting from Highway 140, this rugged track drops nearly 1,500 feet and climbs less than 300 feet in under 4 miles before connecting with Ponderosa Way at the top. The trail averages 1 to 1.5…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Buffin Meadow Road - FS 5S043
Buffin Meadow Road - FS 5S043

Buffin Meadow Road - FS 5S043

Buffin Meadow Road (FS 5S043) is the kind of trail that weeds out the casual weekenders right from the start. Branching directly off Highway 41 near the quiet hamlet of Fish Creek, this unmaintained two-track…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Bull Creek Road North
Bull Creek Road North

Bull Creek Road North

This trail starts just off Briceburg Road (FS 2S05) and ends at Old Yosemite Coulterville Road. The road then becomes paved. The route climbs almost 300 feet and drops almost 500 feet over 3.5 miles…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Bull Creek Road South
Bull Creek Road South

Bull Creek Road South

Bull Creek Road South climbs 622 feet and drops just over 300 feet in 4.4 miles. The surface is packed dirt and sand, starting off about one and a half vehicles wide before narrowing in…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Bull Frog
Bull Frog

Bull Frog

Bull Frog Loop Trail is a difficult trail located in the heart of Cougar Buttes. Composed of several different obstacles ranging from hard to extreme that will test the driver and the rig. You will…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
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ATV trails in California

Learn more about 16E08 Las Chiches
16E08 Las Chiches

16E08 Las Chiches

Las Chiches is a short trail rated as difficult because of its steep inclines. There are incredible views as you traverse the ridge line in La Panza Range within Los Padres National Forest. The trail…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about 24W09.24
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
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UTV/side-by-side trails in California

Learn more about 24W09.24
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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