Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Shongopovi, Arizona

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rim Trail Road

This 1.5/2 lanes wide forest road runs through a beautiful rolling Ponderosa Pine forest sprinkled with meadows and open areas. Large primitive camping sites abound, with most being large enough for 5th wheel trailers and…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
2 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

Dry Runoff Track (2762)

This rough two-track gets its name from all of the dry creek crossings that could pose potential problems in the rainy season. While weaving through the forest of Ponderosa Pine, you might encounter elk, wild…
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Total Miles
3.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 417

Forest Road 417 is a mellow, wide, and rolling dirt road in the Coconino National Forest. This dirt road has no cell service on it, but also no obstacles and its sprawling meadows give a…
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Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Heart Prairie

This is a continuation of the White Horse Trail. It is pretty easy, and you will only find it to be a Forest Service road with washboard, some exposed rock, and the occasional root from…
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Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

FR 685

This rocky two-track trail is a great place to spot elk and wild horses. From the meadow of the Southern boundary, you'll head up a rocky trail to the top of a small hill. While…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Old 301 Road (Southern Section)

This mostly smooth forest road rolls gently through the Kaibab National Forest. This portion, on the Southern End, is mostly wide open with vistas of the San Francisco Peaks to the south. As you roll…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Wildlife Way

This is a fun, beautiful loop trail around Horseshoe Hill in the Coconino National Forest. You'll experience a mix of ponderosa pine forests and high-elevation meadows. Due to the location, and depending on the time…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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

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

682 Road

This rocky single track's entrance is well marked off of 64, leaving Grand Canyon National Park via the East Entrance (near Desert View). It's a beautiful trail that starts along many offshoot trails and primitive…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa