Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about The Narrows
The Narrows

The Narrows

This is a challenging, but fun trail through the El Paso Mountains, known for the abandoned mines and cabins of years past, and amazing camping. The highlight of the trail is a narrow, rocky section…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about The Outs
The Outs

The Outs

A very scenic ride that leaves the Spangler OHV Area through an impressive garden of large boulders. There is one very technical section near the west end that can be bypassed by taking the trail…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about The Reward Mine
The Reward Mine

The Reward Mine

This is a moderate trail that starts on a broken road just off the 395 Freeway on Manzanar Reward Road. You will climb up and over the hillside where you will be welcomed with an…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about The Road Not to the Top of Sugarloaf
The Road Not to the Top of Sugarloaf

The Road Not to the Top of Sugarloaf

Have you always wanted to see what is at the top of Sugarloaf Mountain? Me too; however, right as you arrive at the base of the mountain, there is a very heavy-duty gate with many…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about The Road to Nowhere
The Road to Nowhere

The Road to Nowhere

Out and back trail. Steep, rocky terrain that winds tightly through the trees. There are two steep climbs that have soft dirt and rocks requiring the driver to maneuver around two very large trees. This…
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Total Miles
2.0
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about The Rocky Narrows
The Rocky Narrows

The Rocky Narrows

A beautiful alternate route in the Inyo Mountains that can be run as a loop with Papoose Flat Road, or as a connecter to the nearby Mazourka Canyon portion of the CABDR trail. The trail…
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Total Miles
14.7
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about The Rut
The Rut

The Rut

This is a lightly traveled trail with a dirt floor. Uneven, rutted dirt trail with erosion. Potential water crossings up to a foot deep, in the winter, and in some spots the rut is 3ft…
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Total Miles
3.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about The Stairway
The Stairway

The Stairway

This trail is a challenging off-road adventure known for its steep inclines, deep ruts, and rugged terrain. The path climbs sharply from the base, demanding both driver skill and a well-equipped 4x4 vehicle. Traction becomes…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about The Trek to McIver's Cabin
The Trek to McIver's Cabin

The Trek to McIver's Cabin

The trail begins at the Dove Springs OHV Area/Robbers Roost Ranch just off California State Route 14, approximately two miles south of the junction with California State Route 178. The first several miles of the…
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Total Miles
20.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about The Uncivilized Trona Road
The Uncivilized Trona Road

The Uncivilized Trona Road

If you love big, deep whoops, then this is the road for you. There are some off-camber sections and sandy washes that await any thrill seeker. This trail takes you from the hardball of Trona…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Thimble Trail
Thimble Trail

Thimble Trail

Thimble Trail is a 2.1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 within the California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The trail is restricted to street-legal vehicles. Thimble Trail provides the shortest off-road route to the Borrego…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Thomas Hunting Grounds
Thomas Hunting Grounds

Thomas Hunting Grounds

The Thomas Hunting Grounds Trail (1N12), often also referred to as the Morton Peak Trail, is an easy dirt road that takes you from the chaparral and shrubs of Mill Creek to the oaks and…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Thomas Mountain West Approach
Thomas Mountain West Approach

Thomas Mountain West Approach

This trail connects the Rouse Ridge via Cottonwood trail to the Thomas Mountain Campground via the western end of Thomas Mountain Road. During dry months, the trail is an easily passable dirt road, requiring only…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Thor's Hammer
Thor's Hammer

Thor's Hammer

Since this trail started a bypass has been created to get around some of the fun stuff. Running the gut of this trail is super fun with big boulders everywhere. The steep tough part is…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
9Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Tierra del Sol
Tierra del Sol

Tierra del Sol

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
7.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Titus Canyon
Titus Canyon

Titus Canyon

Titus Canyon is a scenic one way dirt road from East to West, doable in any stock SUV. In just 26 easy miles you will drive through mountains, a ghost town, along petroglyphs and through…
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Total Miles
26.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about To the Edge and Back
To the Edge and Back

To the Edge and Back

This is a heavily trafficked and challenging trail from the boundary of the OHV area at Randsburg Wash Road to the main Wagon Wheel Camping area off Trona Road. The main camping area has pit…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Tobacco Flats
Tobacco Flats

Tobacco Flats

This trail takes you near the 395 up to a viewpoint just below Mono Jim Peak. It travels through a valley where cows graze up to an area overlooking Convict Lake, Mono Lake, Mount Morrison,…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Tolumne Road/120 Bypass
Tolumne Road/120 Bypass

Tolumne Road/120 Bypass

This 5-mile point-to-point trail runs along HWY 120. The trail runs along the ridge of the Tolumne River Valley and gives excellent views of the valley below. The trail is mostly one vehicle with shallow…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Tower - FS 25E314
Tower - FS 25E314

Tower - FS 25E314

This is an extremely short, 0.7-mile spur trail that provides direct access to a spectacular summit and the Bald Mountain fire watchtower destination. The trail starts as a relatively clear two-track, but the difficulty ramps…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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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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