Off-Road Trails in California

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Blue Quartz 2N71

During dry seasons, Blue Quartz 2N71 is a beautiful dirt road with ample tree coverage and plenty of spots to stop and enjoy the scenery. Sections of the trail allow for dispersed camping with views…
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Total Miles

4.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Blue Ridge Truck Trail

Blue Ridge Truck Trail

This trail is a pretty drive along Blue Ridge in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains. The trail overlooks Mount Baden-Powell, Vincent Gulch, Pine Mountain/Pine Mountain Ridge, the Mountain High ski resort, Wright Mountain, and of…
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Total Miles

8.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Blueberry

Blueberry

This trail starts off in a sandy canyon, marked by a "Blueberry" rock at the entrance. The trail gets busy right away with a boulder field and a slight climb uphill. This trail is always…
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Total Miles

0.4

Tech Rating

7Difficult

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about Bluejay - FS 17N38

Bluejay - FS 17N38

This is an out-and-back trail that leads to off-highway specific trails. It is also shared use, so be cautious of others. There are dispersed camp sites along the way, and it ends in a bigger…
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Total Miles

3.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Bluff Road - FS 6S011X

Bluff Road - FS 6S011X

If you are looking for a shortcut between Greys Mountain Road and the Sivils Ranch Loop, Bluff (FS 6S011X) is your ticket, but don't expect to get there quickly. This trail is a slow-speed "granite…
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Total Miles

1.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Blythe Intaglios Trail

Blythe Intaglios Trail

15 miles north of Blythe, California, on SR-95 is the entrance to the Blythe Intaglios, six large figures/geoglyphs that were carved into the ground between 450-2,000 years ago along the Colorado River. While best viewed…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Blythe Junction Railroad

Blythe Junction Railroad

This trail is an old railroad route abandoned in 2011. It follows a smooth sandy path with sections of firm sandstone, making it manageable for most vehicles. Although the route parallels the former railbed, driving…
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Total Miles

12.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about BM Back Door

BM Back Door

This trail consists of a well-maintained dirt road that serves as a vital artery for riders looking to access the northern residential boundaries. It is a highly practical route that bridges the gap between the…
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Total Miles

0.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about BM Bush Run

BM Bush Run

This cool little access trail serves as a vital connector, smoothly linking you to several other major OHV areas in the region. While it lacks heavy technical obstacles, it makes up for it with a…
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Total Miles

0.4

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about BM Shake-Down

BM Shake-Down

This little loop is the perfect spot for a quick test run to make sure your bike or rig is truly dialed in before you commit to the longer trails. Its proximity to the staging…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Boca Hill

Boca Hill

Boca Hill Trail is a 2.5 mile trail. The trail passes the peak of Boca Hill, a great place to stop and get some pictures from above I-80 with many peaks in the background. The…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Bodie Ghost Town

Bodie Ghost Town

This is an alternative, fun, backroad route to Bodie State Historic Park that starts north of Bridgeport. History buffs will enjoy remains of the Chemung Mine and the site of Masonic, as well as great…
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Total Miles

23.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Bodie High Desert Highway

Bodie High Desert Highway

The Bodie High Desert Highway is a scenic and relatively easy off-pavement route that traverses the rolling high desert terrain just outside the historic Bodie Ghost Town area. This trail is often used to explore…
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Total Miles

8.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Boman Lake

Boman Lake

The first part of the trail is paved. About 2/3rds of the way in, it becomes rocky and dirty. High clearance is recommended. There is one tricky hairpin about 1 mile from camp. Other than…
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Total Miles

17.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Bonanza Gulch - BLM EP15

Bonanza Gulch - BLM EP15

This trail serves as a primary access route to the famous Schmidt's Tunnel, the historical Bickle Camp, as well as many other trails. The trail surface is gravel and fine pumice-like sand. The trail sees…
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Total Miles

2.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Boneridge - FS 8s035

Boneridge - FS 8s035

This 2.0-mile trail is a smooth and fast single-lane road designed for scenic travel along the ridge, offering expansive views through the open canopy. The roadbed is predominantly composed of well-graded decomposed granite (DG) and…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Boneyard Meadow - FS 6S072

Boneyard Meadow - FS 6S072

Boneyard Meadow (FS 6S072) is the lively social hub of the Soquel and Greys Mountain neighborhood. While the name might sound ominous, the trail itself is a delightful, tight, and twisty romp through the Sierra…
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Total Miles

1.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Boneyard Road - FS 1S07

Boneyard Road - FS 1S07

This trail starts just off Highway 120, located 2.7 miles east of the Groveland District Ranger Office, and begins as a 1.5-vehicle-wide gravel trail with some sand sections. Lined with Ponderosa pine trees and bushes,…
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Total Miles

3.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Bonta Creek - NF23N33

Bonta Creek - NF23N33

Graded Forest Service road above the CA-70 highway in Graeagle, California that accesses Bonta Ridge, Penman Saddle, and other points to the North in the Plumas National Forest. There is a great brewery - the…
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Total Miles

7.7

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Bonta Ridge - NF23N05Y

Bonta Ridge - NF23N05Y

Bonta Ridge is an occasionally maintained gravel Forest Service road that climbs from Bonta Creek Road above the CA-70 highway up to Penman Saddle and points beyond in this section of the Plumas National Forest.…
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Total Miles

4.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

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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