Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about JT Sand Hole
JT Sand Hole

JT Sand Hole

This open sand area is a total playground that starts with a spicy downhill drop to get your blood pumping. Once you are down at the base, you can loop through the sand to your…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Juan Diego Flat
Juan Diego Flat

Juan Diego Flat

This is the descending trail from Red Mountain Trail to Reed Vally Road. The beginning of the trail has some washed-out sections and tight switchbacks and becomes smoother as you descend the mountain. Sweeping vistas,…
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Total Miles
6.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about June Lake Shortcut - FS 1S32
June Lake Shortcut - FS 1S32

June Lake Shortcut - FS 1S32

This route runs parallel to Highway 395, winding back and forth through open meadows lined with bushes. The trail offers beautiful views of Crater Lake, Mono Lake, Reverse Peak, and the Eastern Sierra range, including…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Juniper Flats Southern Access
Juniper Flats Southern Access

Juniper Flats Southern Access

This generally easy trail leads from the Bowens Ranch gate past the hot springs trailhead parking area and into the vast area of Juniper Flats. This large flat area up in the mountains is full…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Kaiser Loop - FS 6S002
Kaiser Loop - FS 6S002

Kaiser Loop - FS 6S002

This 15.5-mile high-country road is designed for speed. The main surface is wide and smooth, composed of fast, packed decomposed granite, allowing for quick transit. However, the entire route runs through the extensive 2020 Creek…
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Total Miles
15.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kaiser Pass Road
Kaiser Pass Road

Kaiser Pass Road

Kaiser Pass Road, built in the early 1920's as part of the Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, opened up access to the remote High Sierra. After two years of building, the road was…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Kamook - FS 6S041
Kamook - FS 6S041

Kamook - FS 6S041

Kamook (FS 6S041) is the breezy, open-air sibling in the Miami Mountain family. Serving as the primary east-west artery through the Miami Mountain OHV system, this 1.5-lane gravel forest road is designed for speed and…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kates Camp - FS 5S015
Kates Camp - FS 5S015

Kates Camp - FS 5S015

Kates Camp (FS 5S015) is a forest road that feels like a greatest hits album of the Sierra National Forest. This route offers a diverse tread that keeps the driving interesting, alternating between packed dirt…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kavanaugh Ridge
Kavanaugh Ridge

Kavanaugh Ridge

This fun trail climbs 1,800 feet in just 4.5 miles, reaching the cliff's edge at an elevation of over 11,000 feet. The sandy and rocky trail winds up through valleys and forests. Several sections with…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Kayla's Mountain Trail
Kayla's Mountain Trail

Kayla's Mountain Trail

Kayla's Mountain Trail is an easy-moderate trail found easily off Borrego Salton Sea Way as you enter Anza Borrego from the Salton Sea side. It starts off in a nice easy sandy wash where you…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Keltz Mine
Keltz Mine

Keltz Mine

This trail is steep, overgrown, and narrow. Typically home to lots of poison oak and fallen trees but the reward at the end is totally worth it! Keltz Mine road takes you down to the…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kern Canyon 31E75
Kern Canyon 31E75

Kern Canyon 31E75

A tight, technical, meandering single-track trail with points of high exposure that provide beautiful views of the Kern Valley Canyon. A trail not for the faint of heart or those afraid of heights. Downhill exposure…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kern River Getaway - 27S30
Kern River Getaway - 27S30

Kern River Getaway - 27S30

To get to this trail, you will first need to come down Black Gulch Jeep Trail heading West from Hwy 155. You will continue driving until the pavement turns to dirt at the last public…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kernan
Kernan

Kernan

This mostly single-track trail is hard-packed with some rock gardens and bigger boulders that you can ride around. Starting at the top from the eastern side off of Long Valley Road, the trail begins with…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Kings Veto
Kings Veto

Kings Veto

Kings Veto is a short nasty trail. The boulders are large and like to hang up even the most capable of rigs. As with any trail in Johnson Valley, the rocks move around making the…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
9Extreme
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Kiss The Boundary
Kiss The Boundary

Kiss The Boundary

This trail is a fun blast through the hills with bermed corners, some washes, and occasional deep whoops. This trail just kisses the boundary between the Spangler OHV Area and BLM land. The trail is…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Knickerbocker - FS 2N08
Knickerbocker - FS 2N08

Knickerbocker - FS 2N08

Running through the San Bernardino National Forest just south of Big Bear Lake, Knickerbocker Road (FS 2N08) is a scenic, easy-going forest route that follows Knickerbocker Creek up the slopes toward the high ridges that…
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Total Miles
4.0
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Kona's Crossing
Kona's Crossing

Kona's Crossing

Kona's Crossing is a moderate trail that takes you across the scenic landscape of the Volcanic Tablelands right to Casa Diablo Mountain (If you start from Fish Slough). This trail consists of varying soil types,…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Kramer Arch
Kramer Arch

Kramer Arch

An awesome quick side trail in the Calico Mountains off Phillips Canyon West Trail. Loop around the mountain where you will be welcomed with a short, rocky climb before you drive down (or up, depending…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Kramer Arch Side Trail
Kramer Arch Side Trail

Kramer Arch Side Trail

This side trail starts about an eighth of a mile up Odessa Canyon. It is a narrow trail with steep canyon walls on both sides. It is suitable for a 68-inch or narrower 2-seater SxS…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
6Moderate
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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