Off-Road Trails in California

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Campbell 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

5.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Campfire Lookout

Campfire Lookout

This fun little lookout section sits at the base of a large camp area with a big fire pit and makes for a great quick detour off the main trail. You'll hop over a small…
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Total Miles

0.3

Tech Rating

9Extreme

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Campground Connector

Campground Connector

A nice, easy, and wide single track that has a really nice flow to it, this trail connects Troy Meadow Campground with Fish Creek Campground, another super fun single track in the area. There will…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Canada Hill

Canada Hill

This trail winds along a ridge, offering views on either side. However, it can be narrow in certain sections, a full-size will rub the brush. The trail also has washes, ruts, and sections with shale…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Candy Rock Road

Candy Rock Road

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is due to the fire road are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes it out…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Candy Rock Road P.2

Candy Rock Road P.2

As of May 26, 2023. This road is accessible by vehicles of higher clearance than sedans. This is because the fire roads are not as flat and maintained as Google Maps makes them out to…
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Total Miles

1.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

Learn more about Cannell - FS 24S12

Cannell - FS 24S12

Cannell FS24S12 is a 10 mile out and back that winds through young and mature pine trees within Sequoia National Forest, climbing over 900 feet and dropping over 550 feet across just over 6 miles…
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Total Miles

11.8

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Cannell Meadow - FS 24S56

Cannell Meadow - FS 24S56

Cannell Meadow FS 24S56 is a 7-mile out-and-back winding through young pine trees within Sequoia National Forest, passing by Cannell Station and the Cannell Meadow Public Horse Camp along the way. The gentle and balanced…
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Total Miles

3.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Canyon Deep Road/Cavanah Deep - FS 44

Canyon Deep Road/Cavanah Deep - FS 44

Open to Highway Legal Vehicles 4/1-12/31. Driving along this gravel road, taking in the views of various canyons, quail, pine, and chipmunks amongst the manzanitas. While it may be easy to glance at the shimmering…
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Total Miles

13.4

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Canyon Sin Nombre

Canyon Sin Nombre

Street-legal vehicles only on this winding route through Canyon Sin Nombre; a great spot for its unique geologic features. Follow the sandy washes on to the Butterfield Stage Route. Near the end of the route…
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Total Miles

4.3

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Capinero - FS 23S05

Capinero - FS 23S05

Despite the significant elevation loss of 1,100 feet, the hard-packed dirt and gravel surface is well managed and the switchbacks are gradual enough to keep this accessible to street legal vehicles. The single vehicle width…
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Total Miles

3.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Caribou

Caribou

This trail takes you up the side of the canyon on multiple different shelf roads, ending in trees and a wider trail. It stops at Butt Valley Dam/Reservoir. Looks to have a road around it…
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Total Miles

4.8

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Carpenter Creek - FS 11N47

Carpenter Creek - FS 11N47

Expect a mellow route as you drop down to the South Fork of the American River. Leave water crossings behind as you traverse dense forests, cross over private lands, and finally meet up with Carpenter…
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Total Miles

2.4

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer

Learn more about Carpenter's Tie - FS 10N36

Carpenter's Tie - FS 10N36

This connection starts and ends with a water crossing - but is otherwise a walk in the park. Cross Alder Creek, then cross the meadow and climb above the cattle camp to meet up with…
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Total Miles

1.3

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Carrizo Canyon

Carrizo Canyon

Carrizo Canyon is a 13.2-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Street-legal vehicles are only allowed off-road within the ABDSP. Carrizo Canyon starts at State Road 2 (S2)…
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Total Miles

6.7

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Carrizo Creek

Carrizo Creek

Carrizo Creek is a 6.4-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Offroad travel within the state park is restricted to street-legal vehicles. Carrizo Creek can only be accessed…
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Total Miles

3.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Carrizo Mountain

Carrizo Mountain

The Carrizo Mountain trail is an out-and-back trip to the top of Carrizo Mountain, which is surrounded by the Coyote Mountains Wilderness Area. The trail starts with a leisurely drive through scenic Painted Gorge Canyon…
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Total Miles

4.4

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Winter

Learn more about Casa Diablo Mine Cut Off - FS 04S04

Casa Diablo Mine Cut Off - FS 04S04

Casa Diablo Mine Cutoff, also called FS 04S04, drops 600 feet over six miles. This mostly sandy trail does have various rocky sections and ruts to handle. Use caution as they come out of nowhere.…
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Total Miles

6.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Casa Diablo Mountain FS S134

Casa Diablo Mountain FS S134

This challenging trail wanders around and over the Casa Diablo Mountain. It climbs 700 feet from the valley floor. It is sandy and rocky with some steep spots which can be very challenging when snow…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Casa Diablo Road

Casa Diablo Road

Casa Diablo Road is a twenty-one-mile dirt road that connects Benton Crossing Road to the Bishop Area. It starts at 7414 feet and drops down over 3000 feet to 4170 feet. The first part, off…
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Total Miles

21.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

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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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