Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Keams Canyon, Arizona

Canyon De Chelly

This park sits entirely on Navajo tribal lands. Beautiful ruins, Indian writings and phenomenal scenery are just a few of the perks you'll experience here. You can take a guide along with you, or use…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Marshall Lake Road

This road/trail starts out easy on black top, then chip n seal, then washboard red dusty dirt. From there, it gets rocky, and is slow. There are all kinds of offshoots and camps along the…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lockett Meadow Trail

This is a simple Forest Service road but has great views and camp sites scattered around as well. The road is a sandy but with the washboard effect! If possible, air down, ride the trail…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

White Horse Trail

This is one of the offshoots of the Locket Meadow Trail. It's mostly a Forest Service road, but it does become narrow in some places. It climbs up and then descends back down. The terrain…
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Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Valley of the Gods

Spectacular 17 mile route through iconic desert spires, buttes, and formations. Think Monument Valley that you can actually drive right next to the monuments and wild camp - for free. This route is not hard,…
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Total Miles
15.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Old 312 Bucklar Road

This rough track is significantly rockier toward the southern end, closer to the Navajo Reservation. With only one rock obstacle near Willows Camp, you'll find this road challenging after rain or snow, due to the…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 2763

This one-lane forest road is sometimes rocky, sometimes off-camber, and all times challenging. The northern end traces a water runoff path that is carved out and rutted, leading to some off-camber driving. The southern portion…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Choppy Waters

This scenic point-to-point loop trail meanders through the beautiful pines and meadows of the Coconino National Forest. Although there are some short sections of smooth dirt, the majority of this trail is covered in loose…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Rim Trail - FSR 310

This single-lane dirt track, though rugged at times, is a beautiful drive through the Kaibab National Forest. With Mule deer, elk, and cattle grazing, there's no shortage of scenery. There are a number of pullouts…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rim Road East

Like Rim Road West, Rim Road East offers tremendous views from atop the Mogollon Rim. Where RRW is passable by all vehicles, Rim Road East is slightly more technical due to erosion and will require…
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Total Miles
52.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Alder Canyon

This is a fast, fun trail that doesn't get much use. It is wide enough for all vehicles, but ideal for SXSs, ATVs and dirtbikes. There are some tight spots and fallen trees, but nothing…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 337

FR 337 is a single dirt track that weaves and winds through the Kaibab Forest on the Coconino Plateau. There are no obstacles on this rough track, though some mud off-camber and slick rock sections…
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Total Miles
5.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Waters Draw

This is a quick, fun and easy trail. You'll get a good variety of views with wooded trails, open power line roads, and a large rocky area next to the trail. There is a loop…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old 64 / Tusayan Road

Old 64 Road is exactly that - the former highway that used to be the main entrance to Grand Canyon National Park from the East. While some of this trail is paved, don't be lulled…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old 2742 Road

Old 2742 Road is a rough track that begins in the open prairie and continues through gullies and canyons back up to the open meadows of the Kaibab National Forest. On this road you'll see…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

00296 Road

This road will become a muddy mess when wet, a few sections of the road are slightly rutted out. There is spotty cell phone service on this road. Possible camp spots. You will find a…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Comb Wash Road

Comb Wash Road follows the iconic Comb Ridge. The road itself is on BLM land and is suitable for most all-terrain vehicles. There are some water crossings in the Spring or when storms are nearby,…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 2743

FR 2743 is a rough, rocky road that will take you from open meadows through the mixed pine of the Kaibab National Forest on the Coconino Plateau. The views on this road are beautiful and…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 313D

FR 313D is a beautiful single track that goes across the prairie of Peterson Flat and into the mixed pine and juniper trees of the Kaibab National Forest. Near the Peterson Flat, you'll find the…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Casner Park

The Casner Park Forest Road is located just West of Mormon Lake, South of Flagstaff, AZ. This trail runs in a general East/West direction through the Coconino National Forest and gives you an easy variable…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

00132d Road

Really cool white dirt in some sections that does turn into a horrible white dust cloud when it's dry out. The road has spotty cell phone service in sections. Not winter maintained. Offers access to…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Mormon Mountain

This fun and scenic out-and-back trail to the top of Mormon Mountain is nestled amongst Ponderosa pines, mixed conifers, and aspen trees. The trail begins with deep ruts, and loose rock, then transitions to areas…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hutch Mountain Lookout

This is a mild trail that starts off Lake Mary Road on FSR 135, and ends at the Hutch Mountain lookout tower. Winding through lush forest, this road is perfect for a family outing. The…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sheep Springs Road

Sheep Spring Road is a wide forest road that takes you into the heart of the Coconino National Forest. This road often dances between ponderosa pine groves, and expansive alpine meadows, called parks by the…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Old Road 2741

This mud-rutted track bobs and weaves the in-between of full-blown forest and wide open meadow and pasture. There are no obstacles on this track, other than deep mud ruts that could prove challenging after a…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Peterson Flat

Peterson Flat trail rolls through beautiful forests of mixed pine to wide-sweeping views and valleys and back again. This interesting trail is a single-lane rock and mud trail, with some ruts and challenging sections. On…
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Total Miles
8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 9010E

Forest Road 9010E is a single-lane dirt trail that could prove challenging after a rain or snowstorm. This dirt track leads through the high grasslands of the Coconino Forest South toward the San Francisco Peaks.…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

310 Connector

This short two mile connector trail links the Old Boundary 320 Road and the Rim Trail Road. This short but pretty trail gains 200 feet of elevation while driving through a burn scar and portions…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Boundary Old 320 Road

Head North on AZ 64 from Williams toward the South gate of Grand Canyon Canyon National Park. 15 Minutes after passing through Valle/Grand Canyon Junction, you'll find the trailhead on the East side of 64.…
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Total Miles
21.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Bar M Road

This rough forest road has sporadic pull-through primitive campsites scattered throughout, though sites are more densely dispersed closer to the I-17. With no obstacles over 12", this road is clearly unmaintained and could prove challenging…
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Total Miles
10.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa