Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Jose Basin
Jose Basin

Jose Basin

This is the primary dirt road running through the Jose Creek Basin in the Sierra National Forest and connects the north end of Jose Basin Road to Auberry Road/Highway 168. It is wide enough in…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Joshua East
Joshua East

Joshua East

Joshua East Trail immediately starts up a hill from the north, climbing over 430 feet in just under 2 miles. The trail meanders through a series of small, rather beautiful hills, with a surface made…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Josuha West
Josuha West

Josuha West

Joshua West Trail is located just off Highway 14, across from the Springs OHV area, and is part of the Red Rocks Canyon State Park. OHVs must have a green sticker and adhere to other…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
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 Flat
Juniper Flat

Juniper Flat

Juniper Flat is a smooth, easy cruise through BLM land on a hard-packed sandy two-track lined with notably large juniper trees that give the trail its name. At a Rating 1, this is about as…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
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 Juniper Pass
Juniper Pass

Juniper Pass

This is a key BLM entry point that serves as a main gateway to the surrounding off-road networks. It's primarily a double-track road, providing plenty of breathing room as you transition from the pavement into…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Winter, Fall, Summer
Learn more about JV Landers Lookout
JV Landers Lookout

JV Landers Lookout

This ridge lookout offers arguably the best panoramic views of Landers and the vast Johnson Valley stretching out below. It's a spectacular spot to kill the engine and just take in the desert landscape from…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, 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 Keddie
Keddie

Keddie

Keddie is a 2-mile-long singletrack on the west side of the Mount Hough Trail System that is less trafficked and more primitive. It starts on the east end at an intersection with Acorn Grotto, then…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about Keeler Route
Keeler Route

Keeler Route

This route bypasses a section that would normally run through a salt pond (on the way back, we took that route, and it was firm, not recommended though). Running on mostly engineered raised berms and…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
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ATV trails in California

Learn more about 10M29
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
Learn more about 11E19-D20
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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