Off-Road Trails in California

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Secret Ridge

This single-wide trail features some turnoffs for passing or turning around. It takes you from one side of the ridge to the other, with off-camber sections, small ledges, washes, and ruts. The trail would be…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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Secret Ridge Route

This is more of a fire road that leads you through some private logging property to reach the trails on the other side. The road has rutted sections and multiple small washes. You can maintain…
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Total Miles

2.6

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Section 36 - FS 6S026

Section 36 - FS 6S026

Section 36 (FS 6S026) is the kind of trail that doesn't demand much from you but gives back exactly what you need: peace, quiet, and a place to park your tent. This short, unassuming forest…
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Total Miles

2.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Senator Wash/Cistern Road

Senator Wash/Cistern Road

This is an excellent cut-across trail between Senator Wash and Cistern Rd. It is a rocky trail with fun, deep wash transitions and some nice flexy sections to test your suspension. Also, watch for sharp,…
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Total Miles

3.7

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Learn more about Seven Rocks - FS 7S94

Seven Rocks - FS 7S94

This trail winds along the side of Peckinpah Mountain and is generally only single vehicle-width at best in most places. The surface consists primarily of packed dirt with embedded small and larger rocks. There are…
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Total Miles

4.5

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Seymour Creek - FS 8N05

Seymour Creek - FS 8N05

Probably the best views from any trail in the area, this road winds down the side of the mountain to a scrub bush flat with a few fire pits along the way. On the trip,…
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Total Miles

11.5

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Shady Rest Park Overlook

Shady Rest Park Overlook

This short trail takes you to an overlook high above Mammoth Lake's Shady Rest Park. Beautiful views of the town of Mammoth Lakes as well as Mammoth Mountain can be seen from this viewpoint. It…
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Total Miles

1.0

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Shale Ridge

Shale Ridge

This is a super fun dirt road that winds right through the trees, giving you a killer mix of shaded forest riding and some awesome, peeking views of Silverwood Lake down below. It's a great,…
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Total Miles

0.9

Tech Rating

4Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sharks - FS 5S057

Sharks - FS 5S057

Welcome to the high-country burn scar! This short, intense two-track scrambles up through the devastating 2020 Creek Wildfire burn above 7,900 feet, towards the Ansel Adams Wilderness boundary. The trail offers a dramatic, otherworldly experience…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sharpless Ranch

Sharpless Ranch

This is a simple trail that leads from Lone Pine Canyon Road to Upper Lytle Creek Divide. It is an easy trail that is just a fun little uphill or downhill trail depending on direction…
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Total Miles

2.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Sheep Camp Road - FS4S03

Sheep Camp Road - FS4S03

Sheep Camp Road is the main west-to-east trail in this area. The trail starts off at Owen Gorge Road and travels over eight miles through open pine forest, high desert, and in and around pretty…
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Total Miles

8.1

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Sheep Canyon

Sheep Canyon

This is a very easy trail leading from Swarthout Canyon Road to Lytle Creek Road. No major obstacles, but the uphill portions can be a little slick. Street legal vehicles only.
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sheep Spring

Sheep Spring

Part of this trail is on ridges and is 2-3 difficulty level. Part of this is down in washes with decent-sized rocks, sand, drop-offs, and ramp-ups. It also changes regularly depending on usage and rain.…
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Total Miles

6.4

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Winter

Learn more about Sheep Tank - FS 1S95

Sheep Tank - FS 1S95

Sheep Tank (FS 1S95) is a 2-mile point-to-point trail starting at Highway 120 and ending at Mono Craters (FS 1S07). The trail climbs almost 500 feet over pumice and sand, running one vehicle wide through…
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Total Miles

2.2

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Shell Reef Expressway

Shell Reef Expressway

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

7.4

Tech Rating

3Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Shepherd Road - FS 31354

Shepherd Road - FS 31354

This short connector trail offers a scenic and efficient route between Highway 89 and Leviathan Bypass or Big Springs Road East, making it a useful shortcut for those navigating the area. Access is possible from…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Learn more about Sherman Pass

Sherman Pass

There are a couple of water crossings but the rocks aren't bad under them. Trees are down all over the area, so expect to hop some logs. This trail has quite the elevation change with…
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Total Miles

1.8

Tech Rating

5Moderate

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Sherman Pass 4x4 Jeep Trail

Sherman Pass 4x4 Jeep Trail

This trail is open year-round. It is a typical Sierra dirt-type trail with some rutting and snow left from previous years. The drive to the trailhead is easy, and coming from the west via Kernville…
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Total Miles

7.1

Tech Rating

6Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Sherwin Creek Cutoff FS 4S31

Sherwin Creek Cutoff FS 4S31

This scenic gravel and sand track runs through Inyo National Forest and lands managed by the City of Los Angeles Water District, offering an immersive backroad experience along the base of the Eastern Sierra. The…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

2Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Sherwin Creek Road - FS 4S08

Sherwin Creek Road - FS 4S08

This hard-packed dirt and gravel road begins just outside Sherwin Creek Campground. The first part is surrounded by towering pine trees, offering a scenic drive through the forested lower elevations of the Eastern Sierra. The…
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Total Miles

3.8

Tech Rating

1Easy

Best Time

Fall, Summer

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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

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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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