Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Butler Peak Fire Lookout - 2N13B
Butler Peak Fire Lookout - 2N13B

Butler Peak Fire Lookout - 2N13B

Butler Peak is a beautiful trail that can be completed in about 1 hour and is a minimal difficulty trail. The trail itself is a well-traveled dirt trail that winds its way up the mountain…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Butte Lake
Butte Lake

Butte Lake

This trail begins at Highway 44, travels through Lassen National Forest into Lassen Volcanic National Park, and concludes at Butte Lake. The trail is not technical, but can be eroded and present long stretches of…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Butterfield
Butterfield

Butterfield

Butterfield Trail delivers a diverse and engaging 4x4 experience just off San Francisquito Canyon Road, offering a medium-difficulty route that combines varied terrain with scenic surroundings. It's a well-balanced trail that gives drivers a taste…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Buttes Pass Road
Buttes Pass Road

Buttes Pass Road

Buttes Pass Road is a 3.6-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. Buttes Pass is the primary…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about By Day Creek - FS 32076
By Day Creek - FS 32076

By Day Creek - FS 32076

By Day Creek is a sandy single-width vehicle trail that climbs almost 700 feet over just 1.4 miles, creating a steep and challenging ascent. This 3-mile in-and-out trail begins on the Buckeye Robinson Creek North…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Cactus Flat - 3N62
Cactus Flat - 3N62

Cactus Flat - 3N62

Cactus Flat - 3N62 is a short trail that begins with a flat, easy drive through the high desert north of Big Bear, offering expansive views and a scenic cruise through scattered Joshua tree groves.…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Cactus Ridge
Cactus Ridge

Cactus Ridge

This is a fun single-track option that feels like a true escape from the wider double-track roads. It's a great stretch to check out if you're looking for a tighter, more focused line through the…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 1
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 1

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 1

This is the first section of a loop that takes you from the Mojave Trail near Afton Canyon Campground around the Cady Mountains. This is an easy loop that can add another day of riding…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 2
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 2

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 2

This section of the loop starts where Loop 1 (AC9602) meets trail AC9476. Make a sharp right turn and continue southwest for 7 miles. The terrain remains mostly hard-packed but this section has some small…
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Total Miles
7.0
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 3
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 3

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 3

Part 3 of the Cady Mountain Loop begins after you make the hard left turn from AC9476 (Loop 2) onto BI9470. It continues for about 11 miles east on a hard-packed trail with some fun…
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Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 4
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 4

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 4

This section of the Cady Mountain Loop starts at an old abandoned oil well and continues east, paralleling the Cady Mountains off to the left. It remains mostly hard-packed dirt but has more sections of…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 5
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 5

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 5

Part 5 of the Cady Mountain Loop continues in the twisting sand wash that runs through a narrow canyon. After about 3 miles, it widens into a wide soft sand wash. This section will require…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cady Mountain Loop - Part 6
Cady Mountain Loop - Part 6

Cady Mountain Loop - Part 6

This last section of the Cady Mountain Loop exits the sand wash and takes you across the desert floor northeast until you reach the railroad tracks. It then makes a sharp left turn and follows…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Cal Barrel - Redwood National Park
Cal Barrel - Redwood National Park

Cal Barrel - Redwood National Park

Cal-Barrel is a dirt road to more trails in Redwood National Park. The road is gravel with some potholes and an incline nearly all the way to the end, where hiking trails begin. There are…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Calcite Mine Road
Calcite Mine Road

Calcite Mine Road

Calcite Mine Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 located within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP). Trails within the ABDSP are restricted to street-legal vehicles. The Calcite Mine Road trailhead…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Calf Creek - FS 25516
Calf Creek - FS 25516

Calf Creek - FS 25516

Calf Creek (FS 25S16) departs from Portuguese Meadow and climbs near Black Mountain Saddle at 6,250 feet in elevation. It is a 8.5 miles of out-and-back travel through dense pine forest. The trail is lined…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Cameron Canyon
Cameron Canyon

Cameron Canyon

This route is a dirt and sand trail with lots of rocks embedded along the path. The trail climbs over 700 feet in just more than 1.5 miles and is just over one vehicle wide…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Camp Marion - FS 9N34
Camp Marion - FS 9N34

Camp Marion - FS 9N34

This is a great little area with two campsites off of it. The first one has bathrooms and fire pits/picnic tables and is very quiet, shady, and relaxed; the second, larger one at the top…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Camp Osito - FS 2N17
Camp Osito - FS 2N17

Camp Osito - FS 2N17

Running along the southern ridgeline above Big Bear Lake, Camp Osito Road (FS 2N17) is part of the broader Skyline Drive trail system, offering some of the most panoramic views in the San Bernardino National…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Camp Wolfeboro
Camp Wolfeboro

Camp Wolfeboro

This is a roughly graded gravel road that is maintained by the Camp Wolfeboro volunteers. It will take you down to a very primitive campground, Sand Flat, along the North Fork of the Stanislaus River…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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ATV trails in California

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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

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

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
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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

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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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