Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Whitecone, 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

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

Porter Mountain Loop

Spring, Summer, Fall - mostly easy trail with some great side spurs with awesome views. Along this route, you will also see an old run-down cabin near the Sawmill tank and an old homestead North…
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Total Miles
16
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

FR283 - Marshall Mountain

You'll find lots of Ponderosa Pine, Some Oak, and Juniper. You'll also see changes to see wildlife such as Elk, Deer, Turkey, Rabbits & Squirrels. This is a nice easy drive through the forest. This…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

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

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

Turkey Mountain

This is a little jumper road between FR182 and FR283 with lots of side trails to explore. It is a really easy grade. It may become impassible in winter. Less than 1/2 hour - more…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Springer Mountain

Springer Mountain is an easy and scenic point-to-point trail through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Lakeside, AZ. The route is graded and covered with gravel and easily passable by most vehicles. Rain may increase the…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rim Road West

Epic vistas and endless possibilities! This trail offers little to no technical challenge but makes up for this with some of the most amazing views in the state. This is a great route for beginners…
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Total Miles
41.6
Tech Rating
1 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red Clay Way

This is a fun point-to-point trail under the pines of the Coconino National Forest near Munds Park, AZ, that can be utilized as a connector to other trails in the area. This 3.5-mile gradual incline…
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Total Miles
3.2
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

09487x Road

Not suited for low clearance vehicles, this road is rough and has a few small sections of rocks to crawl; it's a bumpy slow-moving trail. The road has spotty cell phone service in sections and…
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Total Miles
1.7
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

FR 226

Forest Road 226 runs Northwest to Southeast, opposite the famous "Schnebley Hill". This rocky trail will take you through the mixed pines of the Coconino National Forest through burn scars and past many primitive large…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Howard Trail #245

Not suited for low clearance vehicles. This road is rough and has a few small sections of rocks to crawl. It is a bumpy, slow-moving trail and it will get extremely muddy when wet. The…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

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

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

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

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