Off-Road Trails in California

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Learn more about Salt Spring Valley - 18N38

Salt Spring Valley - 18N38

This trail is a combination of dirt and gravel. There are a few small washes along the edges of the trail, but nothing too big, and they can easily be driven around. This trail does…
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Total Miles

4.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Saltbrush Trail

Saltbrush Trail

This is a fun, flowy stretch that stays mostly as a wide, double-track dirt road. For the most part, the surface is smooth and allows for a nice pace, though you'll encounter some deep ruts…
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Total Miles

0.6

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Salton Sea to Bradshaw's Trail

Salton Sea to Bradshaw's Trail

This is an alternate route from the Salton Sea to Bradshaw's Trail. From the 111, take Parkside Drive and make a left on Desert Aire Drive. The road will take you right next to the…
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Total Miles

9.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Sam Lewis

Sam Lewis

This is an easy wide-open access road across from Troy Meadow Campground that leads to some great single track trails in the area. It's a smooth, well-maintained road. It does have some sandy areas to…
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Total Miles

1.5

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Sample Meadow Campground

Sample Meadow Campground

This is a easy two track dirt road that passes a hiking trailhead and eventually leads to a nice Campground by a creek. From there you can explore ample of more National Forest Roads and…
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Total Miles

3.6

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about San Diego and Eastern AZ Railway Run

San Diego and Eastern AZ Railway Run

This section of trail runs along the San Diego and Eastern Arizona Railway Tracks. It's a fun blast that parallels the tracks and shortcuts out a few of the longer loops if you are short…
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Total Miles

2.8

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about San Emigdio - FS 9N34

San Emigdio - FS 9N34

This is an easily navigable dirt road up the mountain that has a few small washouts, but nothing to stop the average explorer. There are a couple of small, undeveloped campsites along the way, and…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about San Felipe Jeep Trail

San Felipe Jeep Trail

When you turn off the pavement, you'll see a few hand-built fire rings off the trail as you adventure through the Plaster City OHV Open Riding Area. The trail is fairly easy for the first…
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Total Miles

7.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Learn more about San Felipe Wash

San Felipe Wash

San Felipe Wash is one of the longest continuous trails within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. The trail is an 18.4-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 and…
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Total Miles

18.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about San Francisquito Motorway

San Francisquito Motorway

This is a relatively easy dirt road just outside Santa Clarita. It is usually low-traffic, and the main road doesn't even require 4x4. There are however several side trails (mostly short) that are steep, rutted,…
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Total Miles

6.2

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about San Jacinto Ridge Trail (FS 5S09)

San Jacinto Ridge Trail (FS 5S09)

San Jacinto Ridge is a two-way trail running East to West between the Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway (SR 243) and Bee Canyon Road (FS 5S07) in the San Bernardino National Forest. Comprised of mostly hard-pack dirt,…
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Total Miles

10.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about San Martin

San Martin

San Martin is a short trail dotted with many campsites along the San Martin Ridgeline. The trail stays mostly above the fog line, offering beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. The trail dead-ends at a…
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Total Miles

1.9

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about San Martin Cliffside

San Martin Cliffside

A short and rough trail for high clearance 4x4s. It leads through manzanitas groves to a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The trail is marked with caution tape and a handwritten note "High Clearance 4x4s…
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Total Miles

0.1

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sanborn - FS 17N63

Sanborn - FS 17N63

Mostly a wide fire road connecting the road to Potato Hill Trail. There are some small washes, and it narrows at a few sections to one vehicle wide. Good views from the top of the…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sand Canyon - FS 2N27

Sand Canyon - FS 2N27

Sand Canyon (FS 2N27) is primarily a hard-packed sand and rocky gravel road. It is an easy ride in the summer months; however, there is no winter maintenance. During times of rain, snow, and ice,…
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Total Miles

3.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sand Canyon Cliff Road - BLM 117

Sand Canyon Cliff Road - BLM 117

Climbing and dropping 300 feet in less than 2 miles, this shelf road clings to a cliff, delivering stunning views of the valley below, spreading to Ridgecrest, mountains in Death Valley, and beyond. The trail…
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Total Miles

1.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Sand Canyon Road - BLM SE117

Sand Canyon Road - BLM SE117

This six-mile out-and-back trail starts on a side road parallel to Highway 395. It starts out as a one vehicle wide loose sand route that navigates through an abundance of desert bushes before culminating in…
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Total Miles

3.1

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Sand Dam Canyon - BLM 336

Sand Dam Canyon - BLM 336

This super sandy trail climbs up into the Superstition Mountains, starting on the south side of the mountain and ending on the north side, creating a dramatic traverse through the range. The route cuts across…
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Total Miles

2.5

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Fall, Spring

Learn more about Sand Dune Expedition

Sand Dune Expedition

Starting near Highway 247 and Pony Road, your adventure likely took you deep into this expansive desert playground, known for its diverse terrain. While Johnson Valley is famous for the extreme rock-crawling "Hammers," the northern…
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Total Miles

11.6

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sand Flat FS 3S38

Sand Flat FS 3S38

This route runs parallel to Highway 395, cutting through a few open sandy meadows while following the power lines. The trail climbs 144 feet and drops 392 feet over just over 5 miles, offering views…
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Total Miles

5.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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ATV trails in California

Learn more about 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 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 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 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

Learn more about 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

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)

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

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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