Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Yellow Pine, Idaho

War Eagle Lookout Tower Trail

This is an easy trail that starts in Secesh and runs up to the War Eagle Lookout Tower at 8214 feet in elevation. This Lookout tower is staffed during the summer months by the Forest…
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Total Miles
13.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Burgdorf to French Creek

Traveling from east to west, this route begins with a flat, wide forest service road that slowly climbs through lush meadows, easily accessible camping and evergreen forest. The route eventually narrows to a single track…
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Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crystal Mountain

This is a short trail that can be combined with the War Eagle Lookout Trail. The trail is gravel/dirt and leads you up to a mountain full of Crystals called Crystal Mountain. After you have…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Full Creek Crossing

This trail is a gravel road with many potholes along the way. The scenery is beautiful, with many different locations to pull over and camp. At the end of the route, you will come to…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lola Creek Trail

This trail is a lovely out-and-back run into the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. It is a wide gravel dirt trail with a few potholes but generally is in good condition. There are…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Bear Valley to Lowman

Starting at over 7,000' and dropping to an altitude of 3,800', this 23-mile dirt road connects the Bear Valley to Lowman from the north. Overall, this route is easy to travel with washboard roads and…
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Total Miles
21.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Marsh Creek Scenic Trail

Get off the highway and take this stunning scenic trail. The trail can be run in either direction, but it's recommended to run it towards the town of Stanley because the constant views of the…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Cape Horn Frontage

This trail is a dispersed campers' dream. The trail is a loop and has large dispersed sites at either end that can accommodate trailers. The middle section of the trial is narrower and would require…
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Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bull Trout Lake

This trail is a dispersed campers' and campground lovers' dream. It is an easy, well-maintained gravel and dirt trail that ends at Bull Trout Lake. There is an official campground at the lake and about…
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Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

The Magruder Corridor

This scenic trail is a must see. It traverses from Idaho to Montana along an historic route. Most of the main trail is graded forest road with some paved sections. It's very remote with no…
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Total Miles
139.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Valley Spur A

Can you spot the geodesic dome house in the trees? This is a fun twisty dirt trail through the trees. It starts in a large open valley with lots of dispersed camping and views of…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Elk Meadow Trailhead

This dirt trail is right off highway 21. There are dispersed camping spots immediately at the beginning in the open valley. These have fantastic views of the surrounding mountains. The trail continues into the trees…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp / Su

Basin Butte Lookout Tower

Fun switchback style dirt trail with steeper climbs towards the end to reach the Basin Butte Lookout Tower. Stunning views of the mountain ranges from the top where the tower is. The trail begins crossing…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Elk Mountain Trail

Easy, 2-lane forest service road leaving Stanley Lake and ascending through the forest to various dispersed campgrounds. The Elk Mountain Hiking Trailhead also starts alongside the entrance to the forest service road. At the top,…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dry Creek

This is an easy 2-lane forest service road that leads to many dispersed camping sites, several hiking trails, and views of the Sawtooth Mountains. Heavily treed with lots of wildflowers but also evidence of recent…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

7 Mile Road

It's not actually 7 miles, but the road winds along the Salmon River. Lots of potholes and no apparent places to camp. There are plenty of pullouts to pass oncoming traffic, and the trail ends…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

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
1.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Sawtooth Mountain Views Loop

An easy dirt loop trail that picks up from Lower Stanley, gains slight elevation and has a stunning view of the Sawtooth Mountain Range, and looks down over the town of Upper Stanley. There are…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Kelly Creek

This is a 2-lane, maintained forest service road intersecting at Stanley Creek Road. This road brings you past extensive Stanley Basin mining encampment ruins. There are many opportunities for dispersed camping. Kelly Creek Road ends…
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Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Noho Creek

Noho Creek starts at the intersection of Kelly Creek Road and Kelly Creek ATV Trail (FSR #4323). It begins as a 2 lane road and turns into a 1 lane dirt road with a forest…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Joe's Gulch

Joe's Gulch can be accessed from Highway 75 and ends at the intersection of Noho Creek (FSR #328). It is a 1 lane, scenic maintained forest service road that winds along the mountainside and an…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

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
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Valley Creek Bridge and Stanley Historic Museum

This is a little dirt road just on the outskirts of the town of Stanley that grants access to a wooden bridge over the Valley Creek River and has stunning views of the town and…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Basin Creek

This is an easy trail up Basin Creek that ends at an ATV 50" max-width trailhead to continue up Basin Creek. There are camping spots right at the Trailhead. The forest is burned and offers…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Little Beaver to Twister Trail

Little Beaver and Twister Trail are popular snowmobile trails in the Boise National Forest. These scenic trails are easy, and can be completed in a rather large vehicle. They are fairly well maintained, with fallen…
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Total Miles
9.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Skyline Spur

The Skyline Spur is an out-and-back trail in Boise National Forest in Idaho. This trail offers incredible views of the surrounding mountains, especially as the elevation climbs. Campsites could be found with creativity. There are…
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Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Custer Ghost Town

Easy scenic trail with a mix of pavement at the beginning and turns into a wide dirt road for the last few miles. The drive runs along the river beginning in a more treed area.…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Skyline Trail

The Skyline Trail is an out and back trail in Boise National Forest in Idaho. It could give access to the rest of the Skyline Trail when the gate to the east is unlocked, however…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Rough Creek

A nice out and back drive up the hill to a campground at the Rough Creek hiking trailhead. The easy graded road may be impassable in winter. Watch for downed trees and boulders that have…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Redfish and Little Redfish Lakes

At the end of a well-maintained paved road, you will find access to beautiful Redfish Lake. This lake is set up against the mountains and is large enough to support boat access. There are at…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa