Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Deception Creek Circle
Deception Creek Circle

Deception Creek Circle

This fun side loop takes you away from the heavily trafficked Deception Creek Trail. It's narrow with lots of evidence of downed trees. There are deep potholes and puddles from the many springs leeching into…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Deep Creek to Ruben Hollow 7440
Deep Creek to Ruben Hollow 7440

Deep Creek to Ruben Hollow 7440

This is a 50" designated trail in the Caribou National Forest between Malad City and Preston, Idaho. Although designated for ATVs, the trail has narrowed over time as it's probably mostly ridden by dirt bikes,…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Deep Creek/White Canyon
Deep Creek/White Canyon

Deep Creek/White Canyon

This is an easy ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest near Malad, Idaho. The south end of the trail connects to the Trail Hollow to Maple Hollow ATV trail, and it crosses Maple Hollow…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Deer Creek
Deer Creek

Deer Creek

Deer Creek is a more challenging intermediate single track that is very rocky all throughout the trail. It starts elevated above a creek on a narrow trail covered in scree at the bottom of an…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Deer Creek Dugouts
Deer Creek Dugouts

Deer Creek Dugouts

This is a neat and quick little out and back trail across the Salmon River for those looking for some quirky Idaho History. Two of "Dugout Dick's" Cave Cabins have been preserved with a parking…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Deer Ridge
Deer Ridge

Deer Ridge

Deer Ridge is USFS roads #2541 and #2540 in the Kaniksu National Forest which leads to Deer Ridge Lookout. The road is a moderately used, well-maintained, single-lane, gravel road with multiple offshoot roads and trails.…
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Total Miles
9.0
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Dempsey Meadow
Dempsey Meadow

Dempsey Meadow

This route begins as a very easy dirt road that offers sweeping views of the surrounding valley and meadows. There are a few mud ruts to watch out for but aside from that, it's easy-going…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Denver Creek
Denver Creek

Denver Creek

This is a great trail to test your rig, from rock crawling to seeing old mines. There are some bypasses to the harder obstacles. There are off-camber spots. I recommend 35s, a rock slider, skid…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Spring, Fall
Learn more about Derr Point
Derr Point

Derr Point

This narrow, bumpy out and back trail heads into the hills and gets narrower and narrower the further you go. There aren't a lot of spots to camp, but there are plenty of opportunities to…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Devil Peak
Devil Peak

Devil Peak

Devils is a short single track in the CDA National Forest that is a spur off of Independence Creek trail. Riding south to north, the trail is a steady side-hill ascent from Independence Creek to…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
7Difficult
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about Devils Lake
Devils Lake

Devils Lake

This route takes you from the Big eightmile over to devils lake. You will go over a pass and drop in to the lake. The route is very rocky and has lots of switchbacks. The…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
9Difficult
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Diamond Creek
Diamond Creek

Diamond Creek

This is a non-technical trail that winds through the Caribou National Forest and has access to quite a few side spur roads and camp sites. The Johnson Guard Station and Diamond Creek Guard Station can…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Diamond Creek #5126
Diamond Creek #5126

Diamond Creek #5126

This is a short out-and-back easy ATV trail in the Caribou National Forest, starting near the Johnson Guard Station off of Diamond Creek Road. It goes through flat grassy meadows next to some dispersed camp…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Diamond-Bear #5125
Diamond-Bear #5125

Diamond-Bear #5125

Diamond-Bear #5125 is an easy 1.1-mile ATV trail that begins in flat forest terrain at its eastern intersection with Forest Road 50235. The trail winds through open pine forest with widely spaced trees, offering good…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Dinner Bucket Road
Dinner Bucket Road

Dinner Bucket Road

Dinner bucket road for 2 2-mile ride one way. Potlatch permit required. At the Y of Forest Service Road 4772. The road is dirt/rock and is an old logging road that runs along a ridge…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Ditch Creek
Ditch Creek

Ditch Creek

Ditch Creek, a 6-mile-long single track, starts on FS Road 60202 and ends at the Divide NRT single track. This is a difficult trail due to constant embedded rocks, challenging switchbacks, significant exposure, and steep…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
8Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Divide Trail #106 to Twin Creek Ridge Trail
Divide Trail #106 to Twin Creek Ridge Trail

Divide Trail #106 to Twin Creek Ridge Trail

The Divide Trail #106 trail is open to dirt bikes yearlong, however, it is best-ridden from June through September. This single-track trail starts behind (west of) the Lost Trail Ski Area and is accessed from…
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Total Miles
16.7
Tech Rating
5Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Double Headed Dragon
Double Headed Dragon

Double Headed Dragon

This 0.6-mile point-to-point trail is a short but fun side trail of the Lost Canyon Trail. This is a more difficult rock crawling trail that will challenge the intermediate off-roader. With a 3-4' waterfall and…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
6Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Doublespring Pass
Doublespring Pass

Doublespring Pass

Doublespring Pass is a relatively low elevation mountain pass that offers an easy off-road drive and some really great scenery. This is a great spot to see Mount Borah, which is Idaho's tallest peak. The…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
4Difficult
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Drake Creek
Drake Creek

Drake Creek

Drake Creek Trail starts at the Drake Motorized Trailhead in the Targhee National Forest and climbs over 1,100 feet up to the intersection with Rocky Peak and Big Hole Crest. The trail is a narrow…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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ATV trails in Idaho

Learn more about Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248
Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248

Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248

Aspen Range - Middle Sulphur #5248 is an easy 1.9-mile-long ATV trail that starts near the Wood Canyon Motorized Trailhead and offers a smooth, gradual route through forest terrain. From the north end, the trail…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226
Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226

Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226

Dry Fork - Meadow Springs #5226 is a moderately easy ATV trail that acts as a short connector between Dry Fork Road #50130 and the junction with trails #5225 and #5232. Traveling eastward, the trail…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about South Foothill Road
South Foothill Road

South Foothill Road

This cutover trail runs along the foothills of the mountains from Big Dry Canyon across to the water crossing at Birch Creek Campground. It may be wiser to go around the water crossing during times…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about #5234
#5234

#5234

Trail #5234 is an easy 0.5-mile ATV spur that branches off the main Harrington Peak trail. The route is grassy and slightly overgrown in places, winding through the forest on a gradual path that follows…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
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UTV/side-by-side trails in Idaho

Learn more about South Foothill Road
South Foothill Road

South Foothill Road

This cutover trail runs along the foothills of the mountains from Big Dry Canyon across to the water crossing at Birch Creek Campground. It may be wiser to go around the water crossing during times…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about 21 To Nip & Tuck
21 To Nip & Tuck

21 To Nip & Tuck

This trail is accessible from the town of Upper Stanley to the popular Nip & Tuck trail with excellent views of the sawtooth mountain range and dispersed wild camping. Several other off-road trails can also…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer, Spring
Learn more about 3 Sisters
3 Sisters

3 Sisters

This is an easy scenic route that can give you access to the 3 Sisters. The loop is very easy with any type of vehicle circling back to town on FS 297. There are great…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about 4th July - Copper Creek - 3097
4th July - Copper Creek - 3097

4th July - Copper Creek - 3097

This route starts out from the 4th of July Pass recreation parking lot and takes you through Curran Saddle over to Marie Saddle Road #412. From there, it's just 2.3 miles back to North Fork…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Fall, Summer
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