Off-Road Trails in California

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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 Sunrise
Sunrise

Sunrise

Sunrise is a 1.4-mile-long connecting route between Butcher Ranch Trail and the Sierra Buttes Trailhead. This trail is generally easy, being smooth and flowy, with big banked corners, wide gradual switchbacks, and minor embedded rock.…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Superstition Mountain - BLM 341
Superstition Mountain - BLM 341

Superstition Mountain - BLM 341

This out-and-back trail serves as a main artery going from Wheeler Road to the southeast side of Superstition Mountain. The surface is fine sand and is 2 to 3 vehicles wide, providing excellent room for…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Superstition Mountain South
Superstition Mountain South

Superstition Mountain South

This out-and-back trail starts at Lucky Lady Towers and follows the power line through sandy terrain with whoops, washboards, and off-camber sections, creating a varied and challenging ride. There are some small but very deep…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Winter, Fall, 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 Creek
Taylor Creek

Taylor Creek

Taylor Creek is a fun single track that starts near the Four Corners Trailhead in the Mount Hough trail system. It winds for 5.6 miles through the low alpine hills, gradually ascending over 1,600 feet…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Fall
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

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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
Learn more about 15EV105
15EV105

15EV105

This is a wide and easy ATV trail that cuts through the middle of the Interface OHV trail system, acting as an easy access route to access several other trails. It has minor loose rock…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, 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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