Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Point Roberts, Washington

Olympic National Forest, Quilcene Range

This is a well maintained single lane gravel road that becomes pavement if continuing south further from the trail. It can be driven by any 2wd or 4wd vehicle. It offers a large climb and…
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Total Miles
5.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

West Harrison to 20 Mile Bay

West Harrison forest service road in British Columbia is a well used route. There are many recreational sites and wild camping locations along the way. The road, while easily driven, is rough with many areas…
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Total Miles
30.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

S. Skagit Hwy to Gee Point

The first 17 miles of this trail is ideal for beginners, due to its mellow, packed gravel roadway, 1.5-vehicle width, and few sections of potholes. Therefore, it can be run in any type of vehicle.…
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Total Miles
25.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mystery Creek Road

This road starts from West Harrison Road, which is well maintained with heavy traffic, and leads to a camping area on Chehalis Lake. It could be pretty busy there during weekends and especially on holidays.…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Overlook of Seattle Campsite

This trail is hardly a trail and more of some backwoods exploring through an old logging and quarry site. The best part of this loop is the campsite is well worth the short trek. Due…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

W50-A

Just off Highway 14 (West Coast Road) along the coast of Vancouver Island are a number of logging roads. One of those roads is W40 which quickly leads to W50-A. W50-A is primarily dirt and…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hamma Hamma Trail with View of The Brothers

This is a non-technical drive through the forest up to a viewpoint overlooking the valley and The Brothers. Viewpoint has space for about 5 rigs to pull over and take a lunch break. There a…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Kloshe Nanitch Observation Lookout - 3040

If you're looking for a fun forest trail that leads to an amazing lookout, look no further! The route begins at the Snider Forest Service Station and heads up into the hills from there. You'll…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su

Pinstripe Alley

On maps, this trail seems like a promising, fun mountain route. In actuality, it is narrow, severely overgrown, and virtually impassable, except for dirt bikes. Vegetation and branches are swallowing up the trail, and even…
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Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

NF Road 1131

This National Forest Road leads up to the Boulder Ridge Trailhead. This trail was full of twists and turns and was unmaintained and quite overgrown. Guaranteed to leave pinstripes. It was dirt and gravel with…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Kugel Creek

This out-and-back route is a classic forest trail. A beautiful, lush forest surrounds you as you make your way up the mountainside. (Kept hoping for an overlook of the valley but never quite got one…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road is an easy, windy, single-width Forest Service gravel and dirt road that takes you up and around the Baker Lake area. It is a mostly well maintained dirt road with minimal potholes,…
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Total Miles
10.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Baker River Road

Baker River Road is a combination of paved, dirt and gravel roads at varying points. This is an easy and not rutted out and back trail that drives around multiple locations of Baker Lake, including…
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Total Miles
9.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hamma Hamma Falls

Drive through the forest on a pavement/dirt road to Hamma Hamma Falls. You can take a walk down to the water and see the falls from up close. At the parking lot also is a…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Sitkum Soleduck Dead End

Once upon a time, this route was a paved road. But that pavement is progressively fading back into the Earth. Once upon a time, this road lead up and into part of the Olympic National…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Hole In The Wall/Hunger Repeater Road - 2922

This easy forest route begins as pavement but turns to dirt. On maps, it seemed promising as a fun trail up into the mountains. But unfortunately, at the time of mapping (June 2022), the trek…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Olympic National Forest Service Road 30

A typical maintained forest service road with minimal loose gravel. The road presents no real obstacles or true challenges, just beautiful green, lush plants and trees. There is an abundance of old, overgrown forks off…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

The Ferns on French Creek

A short trail that takes you to an awesome camp spot near a small waterfall and creek. Old-growth type forest lines the trail and the last section to the camp spot is lined with ferns.…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sitkum Soleduck

Trail is mostly smooth dirt and starts out wide. Once pulling off Sitkum Soleduck the trail begins to wind and narrow. It's passable with most any Subaru, SUV, or small truck. A few good pull…
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Total Miles
21.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Graves Creek Camp Trail

After passing a very inviting lake and community, expect a dusty dirt road with some winding turns and potholes in the road. Mostly one vehicle wide. No RV or trailers are allowed at the campground…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

North Mountain Trail

The North Mountain Trail is an out and back in Mount Baker National Forest. It passes through private land so be mindful if camping. There are a few campsites along the trail, with the most…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bacon Creek

A typical maintained forest road, with lots of potholes and overgrown parts. Beautiful plants and trees, very green and lush as most trails are in this area. Parts of this trail run parallel to the…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Oil City Road

This is a well maintained gravel road that has a mixture of pavement in some areas. Once passing several homes and private property the road becomes dirt and less maintained until reaching the Oil City…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa