Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Baldy Mesa Staging Corridor

Baldy Mesa Staging Corridor

This popular entry point provides off-road enthusiasts with quick access to some of the closest OHV areas in San Bernardino. Located right off the 15 freeway, the trail begins with a bumpy access road that…
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Total Miles

3.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Banff OHV Trail - 2N28Y

Banff OHV Trail - 2N28Y

Enter the forest on 2N28Y from the residential neighborhood. The road begins as a street-legal-only vehicle dirt road, but will convert to a green-sticker OHV road where it crosses trail 3W13. The roadbed is hard…
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Total Miles

1.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Bank Wash

Bank 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

7.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Barbecue - FS 8S056

Barbecue - FS 8S056

This is an intensely scenic, short climb designed for the thrill of the ascent, but it ends abruptly, partially along a ridge with limited turnaround space. The trail is a steep, loose two-track composed of…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Barker Meadows OHV Trail

Barker Meadows OHV Trail

This trail is narrow. If you are going in with full-size rig or a long rig you will be doing pull-ups and backups. This trail is an alternative trail to get to the Rubicon Trail.…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Barney Oldfield Road

Barney Oldfield Road

Barney Oldfield Road is a mixed surface road of gravel, sand, and rock. Most of this road runs through a wash, the sand can be deep in areas, and these spots are prone to flash…
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Total Miles

16.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Barney Riley

Barney Riley

Ride a mix of open and forested trail and make time to enjoy beautiful aspen groves, stone hot spring pools, and the Carson River. There are places to camp at the end of the ride…
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Total Miles

11.2

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Barrel Spring Trail

Barrel Spring Trail

This wash features three different tracks along the same way, giving you routing options as you navigate through. The route has lots of whoops and washboards that will keep your suspension working and create a…
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Total Miles

1.0

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Spring, Winter

Learn more about Barrett Lake Jeep Trail - 16E21

Barrett Lake Jeep Trail - 16E21

This is a highly technical, beautiful in and out trail located in the Eldorado National Forest on the border of the Desolation Wilderness near South Shore Lake Tahoe. The trail starts near Wrights Lake at…
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Total Miles

5.4

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Fall

Learn more about Bartlett Springs Road

Bartlett Springs Road

Bartlett Springs Road begins southeast of Mendocino National Forest and boasts excellent views. This route passes through BLM land, and there are plenty of offshoots from the trail. There are also opportunities for camping, hiking,…
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Total Miles

10.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring, Winter

Learn more about Basin Wash

Basin Wash

Basin Wash is a 2.9-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 out of 10 located within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Basin Wash falls entirely within the ABDSP and therefore the trail is restricted to only street-legal…
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Total Miles

2.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Bates Canyon

Bates Canyon

Surrounded by chaparral in the Los Padres National Forest. This trail can be closed due to weather. Please check the LPNF website. The best time to go is in the spring to see the flowers…
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Total Miles

7.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring

Learn more about Battalion - FS 21E252

Battalion - FS 21E252

This is a short, fun, and easy dirt Jeep trail through a dense forest environment. The trail features sections of powdery ruts and packed earth that can be driven quickly, making it an excellent connector…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Bawdy - FS 9s040

Bawdy - FS 9s040

This 1.6-mile forest service road is a high-elevation, single-lane administrative road designed for access to maintain an overhead power line passing through the area. The entire road traverses a highly exposed landscape within the 2020…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Baxter Wash Trail

Baxter Wash Trail

This is a 19.5-mile point-to-point trail through the Mojave National Preserve, with a 4 out of 10 technical rating due to the few obstacles around the middle of the trail. 4-WD High Clearance Vehicles are…
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Total Miles

19.4

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Beach Ridge Trail

Beach Ridge Trail

This is another fun scenic single track that comes equipped with a couple of rock sections and some sand. There are a couple of creek crossings, one of which could get a little spicy with…
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Total Miles

6.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Beach Trail

Beach Trail

Beach Meadow pretty much has it all. There are a lot of water crossings through Rattlesnake Creek, some fairly decent elevation changes with some off-camber rocky sections, and a big rock section on the mountainside…
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Total Miles

5.8

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Bear Diversion OHV Route - FS 6S083

Bear Diversion OHV Route - FS 6S083

Bear Diversion OHV Route (FS 6S083) is a slow, mesmerizing crawl through a "granite wonderland" that feels more like driving on a moonscape than a forest road. Accessible via the stunning, winding Edison Lake Road…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Bear Lake Trail

Bear Lake Trail

Bear Lake is a great place to camp or fish located near lake Tahoe. The road to get to Bear Lake has many places to pull off with amazing views. You can get to Bear…
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Total Miles

5.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Bear Spring - FS 96-034-02

Bear Spring - FS 96-034-02

This trail features a narrow path with a mix of terrains. The trail is lush with cedar and pine trees, there is a section of cleared trees to tuck away and camp. Big Tree Picnic…
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Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

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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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