Off-Road Trails in Idaho

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Learn more about Indian Hot Springs-Hagerman Route
Indian Hot Springs-Hagerman Route

Indian Hot Springs-Hagerman Route

Take a full day trip across the southern Idaho desert to a hidden hot spring oasis in the Bruneau Canyon. This route takes you from the Hagerman Fossil Beds area across the desert to Bruneau…
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Total Miles
52.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Indian Springs
Indian Springs

Indian Springs

From the frontage road, you head up into the Sawtooth National Forest on a well-maintained gravel road. The road will become narrower and a little more washed out, but it is still very passable with…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Inman Canyon-Big Springs
Inman Canyon-Big Springs

Inman Canyon-Big Springs

Starting at Inman Canyon Motorized Trailhead, this route will take you on the backroads through the Caribou National Forest and the Portneuf Range. This trail starts out easy with a relatively smooth gravel road, and…
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Total Miles
21.1
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Into The Salmon Forest
Into The Salmon Forest

Into The Salmon Forest

Beautiful and scenic, this easy dirt road winds its way up into the Salmon National Forest. Once you begin gaining elevation, the road is generously one vehicle wide with plenty of pull-out places to pass.…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Iowa Creek - 452
Iowa Creek  - 452

Iowa Creek - 452

This is a short little side trail to an old miner's cabin, homemade sleuth, outhouse, and root cellar off the Caribou City Trail. Be careful when entering these dwellings and leave no trace. This trail…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Iron Creek
Iron Creek

Iron Creek

This is an easily graded trail with lots of room to pass oncoming traffic. It leads to the very popular iron creek hiking trailhead, and there are plenty of camping along the way in established…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Iron Mountain- FS 7050
Iron Mountain-  FS 7050

Iron Mountain- FS 7050

The Iron Mountain Trail is 6.4 miles (9.9 miles if you include the lookout) that follows Kelly Creek. This trail connects the Blue Ridge Trail and completes the loop. To make a loop use the…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about IWS Camp Trail
IWS Camp Trail

IWS Camp Trail

This unique little trail offers some fun challenges to get to stunning camping spots above the river. There are some steep off-camber, deep potholes, and tight turns to make it down. Once in the area…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall, Spring
Learn more about Jackalope Flats
Jackalope Flats

Jackalope Flats

Enjoy a fun, easy remote drive on Bell Rapids Plateau. This is the primary East-West road in the area that ties Glenn's Ferry to the Bliss area. The trail is always well maintained, well traveled,…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Jackass Loop Trail (FS 264)
Jackass Loop Trail (FS 264)

Jackass Loop Trail (FS 264)

Jackass Loop is a well-maintained two-way dirt road that crosses the Idaho-Wyoming state boundary in the Targhee National Forest. Running parallel to the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road, the trail weaves through dense birch and pine trees…
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Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
1Easy
Best Time
Summer
Learn more about Jaggles Canyon
Jaggles Canyon

Jaggles Canyon

This is a short but scenic two-track route into a box canyon with excellent views of picturesque peaks, valley walls, and farmland below. Getting there is easy as long as you follow onXmaps. Once you…
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Total Miles
5.0
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall
Learn more about James Creek
James Creek

James Creek

Get high above everyone as you traverse James Creek Road. Take in stunning views in every direction, a waterfall, wildlife, and endless mountains. Start out in the ghost town of Rocky Bar and end your…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Jenkin's Hollow
Jenkin's Hollow

Jenkin's Hollow

Jenkin's Hollow is a fun 50" ATV trail in the Malad range just west of Weston, ID. You can access the trail on the north from Dry Canyon campground. On the south side, you can…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Spring, Fall, Summer
Learn more about Jensen Forest Road
Jensen Forest Road

Jensen Forest Road

Jensen 058 Forest Road is a well-maintained service road through Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Beautiful views, make sure to bring a camera and mosquito repellant. Cell services coverage is limited. Seasonal: Open to ATV, dirt bikes,…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
3Easy
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Learn more about Jerome Creek - FS 788
Jerome Creek - FS 788

Jerome Creek - FS 788

Jerome Creek (FS 788) is a 10.4-mile, well-maintained gravel road loop that starts near Idaho Route 6 and climbs up the southeast side of Gold Hill before turning back down and reconnecting with itself. For…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
1
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Learn more about Jersey Mountain
Jersey Mountain

Jersey Mountain

Starting from the Dixie work center, you continue up the road, which is wide, nice, and drivable by anything. The final turn off to the viewpoint is a bit rougher with some slippery rocks, washouts,…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2Easy
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Jeru Creek Loop
Jeru Creek Loop

Jeru Creek Loop

This side loop off of the main Pack River Road is one of the more technically challenging trails in the area. The track is open with minimal overhanging vegetation but narrow with some steep drop-offs.…
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Total Miles
12.0
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Jewel Gulch
Jewel Gulch

Jewel Gulch

Jewel Gulch is a connector from Evolution to Capital Hill forest road. It is narrow with overgrowth and many cut logs that hide in the underbrush. BEWARE: the actual trail does not necessarily follow what…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Fall, Summer
Learn more about Jewel Gulch - 103
Jewel Gulch - 103

Jewel Gulch - 103

Jewel Gulch (103) starts in a excavation area off of Patterson Road and travels North to Evolution. Running South to North it's mostly one long hill climb. The trail has lots of large roots and…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
4Moderate
Best Time
Summer, Fall
Learn more about Jim Creek / Livingston Mine
Jim Creek / Livingston Mine

Jim Creek / Livingston Mine

Jim Creek/ Livingston Mine route #70669 climbs the railroad ridge overlook in the White Cloud Mountains to over 10k feet. The route is rocky and steep, and there is often debris that falls onto the…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
5
Best Time
Summer

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

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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