Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Summit Cutoff - 5S009X
Summit Cutoff - 5S009X

Summit Cutoff - 5S009X

This is an easy, two-lane Forest Service road that efficiently climbs out of the Fish Camp area and connects to the high-country Chowchilla Mountain Road network. The surface is a mixed bag of graded dirt,…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Summit Flats 280
Summit Flats 280

Summit Flats 280

This relatively flat trail connects Summit Road with Gas Line Road 281, running from west to east. The trail is one vehicle wide and mostly sandy. You'll encounter some washboards and whoops along the way.…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Summit Lake
Summit Lake

Summit Lake

Summit Lake Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back trail located near Truckee, California. The start of the trail is relatively smooth as it winds through Johnson Canyon, with a great view of Donner Lake when you…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Summit Road
Summit Road

Summit Road

This 4.5-mile trail connects Bradshaw Trail with Summit Flats Road. The surface is sandy and hard-packed with some ruts less than 12 inches deep. Coming from the Bradshaw Trail, the trail opens up into a…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Summit Staging Entry
Summit Staging Entry

Summit Staging Entry

Entry point to Summit Staging area. Dirt road access that is well-maintained. All vehicle types should be able to access and get through most of this road. Once you pass the Summit Staging area, the…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
Learn more about Sunbonnet Pass
Sunbonnet Pass

Sunbonnet Pass

We ran the trail in both directions; however, running from South to North takes you up the bigger rocks and has you go down the more mellow side. The views from the top are amazing;…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
9Extreme
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Swamp Lake
Swamp Lake

Swamp Lake

Contrary to what its name implies, Swamp Lake Trail is a high-elevation mountain route climbing over 9,500 feet at one point. Although much of the trail is heavily forested, the scenery is very impressive from…
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Total Miles
14.4
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road
Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road

Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road

Road climbs rapidly through wilderness corridor to ridge atop Inyo Mountains. Great views, wildflowers and historical mining structures including a large tramway station. Route goes past Cerro Gordo Mines and Ghost Town. This private property…
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Total Miles
31.6
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Sweetwater Ridge - FS 3S012
Sweetwater Ridge - FS 3S012

Sweetwater Ridge - FS 3S012

Sweetwater Ridge climbs almost 500 feet and drops almost 800 feet over just 3.6 miles, though this 7-mile out-and-back trail starts at Feliciana Mountain Road. The trail begins as a gravel surface and transitions to…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Table Ridge
Table Ridge

Table Ridge

This desert run is all about speed and flow, featuring plenty of fast sections that let you really open things up. You are going to hit some larger sandy stretches where having a bit of…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Learn more about Tack Hammer
Tack Hammer

Tack Hammer

Tack Hammer is a relatively easy trail with a couple of fun challenging obstacles, each with an easy bypass. This trail can be fun for just about anyone. There is a fun little optional rock…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Tade
Tade

Tade

This trail offers a mix of smooth, rocky, and rutted sections. Some areas become quite tight with brush, enough to touch a full-size. There are multiple dispersed sites along the trail, and most of them…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Tade Spur Camp
Tade Spur Camp

Tade Spur Camp

From the Tade trail, this is a short spur off the trail. The trail is covered in shale rock but is mostly flat, with only one wash. It gets a bit tight, but a full-sized…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Tamarack Creek - FS 9s066
Tamarack Creek - FS 9s066

Tamarack Creek - FS 9s066

This 1.9-mile road is a dead-end spur. The trail is a clear one-lane track with a smooth, packed dirt and decomposed granite (DG) surface, allowing for quick speeds, confirmed by the efficient travel time. While…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer
Learn more about Tamarack Lakes 12E33
Tamarack Lakes 12E33

Tamarack Lakes 12E33

This trail starts across from Packer Lake. There is a staging area at the bottom if you need to trailer your rig. The trail heads up to Tamarack Lakes. The two lakes are almost the…
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Total Miles
1.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Tanglefoot Canyon
Tanglefoot Canyon

Tanglefoot Canyon

This trail is located in the El Dorado National Forest in Amador County, FS Road 8N14. It's a nicely graded gravel route for a quarter of the way in. You will cross two bridges across…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Tarantula Wash
Tarantula Wash

Tarantula 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
6.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Tassajara
Tassajara

Tassajara

This is a beautiful, graded, well-maintained dirt road surrounded by the Ventana Wilderness. The road initially climbs an easy grade to Chews Ridge, then narrows and starts to descend a slightly more rocky and steep…
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Total Miles
14.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Tataviam Trail
Tataviam Trail

Tataviam Trail

It is a flowing trail accessible only to dirt bikes and quads. This one-way-only trail gives you a nice piece of mind that no one will be coming the other way around a corner. The…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Winter
Learn more about Taylor Lake/Lucky S Mine/Kettle Rock Lookout Loop
Taylor Lake/Lucky S Mine/Kettle Rock Lookout Loop

Taylor Lake/Lucky S Mine/Kettle Rock Lookout Loop

The trail has smooth flowing sections, loose, rocky climbs, and hardpacked rocky roads with seasonal low water crossings. The road up to the lookout is steep with loose rock. Leading up to and past Taylor…
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Total Miles
19.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, 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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