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Learn more about Palm Wash

Palm Wash

Welcome to the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicle Recreational Area, the largest SVRA in California with more than 85,000 acres. OWSVRA is over 130 square miles with hundreds of miles of desert track open to all…
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Total Miles

6.5

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Palo Verde Wash

Palo Verde Wash

Palo Verde Wash is a 10.7-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 within both the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. The north end of the trail starts within…
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Total Miles

10.7

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Palomar Divide (9S07)

Palomar Divide (9S07)

The Palomar Divide is an easy drive with beautiful views. It is a single lane with pull-offs throughout. The majority of the trail is dirt, however, it has some old paved sections in the lower…
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Total Miles

11.5

Tech Rating

1 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pandre Madre Mine

Pandre Madre Mine

This trail is an out-and-back if you're not up for doing one of the connecting trails rated 7+. The route starts by going past an active mine and then quickly opens up to the Padre…
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Total Miles

6.0

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Paper Cabin Ridge Trail

Paper Cabin Ridge Trail

Looking for a nice day trip? Paper Cabin is a decently long drive and can get pretty rough at times. This trail switchbacks up the canyon and to the top of the ridge where it…
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Total Miles

15.7

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Winter, Summer

Learn more about Parachute Landing

Parachute Landing

Parachute Landing is an unmaintained paved road and beach trail leading to a decommissioned Naval Auxiliary Air Station. A non-technical but eroding road with sand drifts turns into a dirt path, eventually terminating at the…
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Total Miles

4.7

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pardoe Cutoff

Pardoe Cutoff

This is a fun little cut-off route off the paved road between Bear River Road and Pardoe Road loop within the El Dorado National Forest. It takes you through a beautiful little forest area. Most…
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Total Miles

1.7

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Parker Lake Bench

Parker Lake Bench

This picturesque trail brings one within three-quarters of a mile from Parker Lake, an alternate to the Parker Lake Trailhead route. It is, however, much more challenging. Various sections are very rocky. There are a…
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Total Miles

0.7

Tech Rating

5 Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Summer, Spring

Learn more about Peligreen Jeepway

Peligreen Jeepway

Trail starts with an easy scenic drive through pine trees as it crosses several small creeks. The real fun starts when the road becomes a rough narrow one-lane drive over long volcanic ridges. Scenic views…
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Total Miles

58.0

Tech Rating

6 Moderate

Best Time

Fall

Learn more about Phillips Loop

Phillips Loop

Total Miles

4.6

Tech Rating

5 Moderate

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Picacho State Park Trail

Picacho State Park Trail

Picacho State Park Road is easy to get to and is mainly loose gravel and washes. It is a two-lane at first then turns into a one-lane. The southern part starts wide, then gets narrow…
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Total Miles

14.7

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pichacho Peak Circle

Pichacho Peak Circle

This is a great trail with a lot of views and just as many off shoots. Longer vehicles might be challenged in a few spots, but overall would be fine. There are plenty of small…
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Total Miles

12.8

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pickett Peak Road 31053

Pickett Peak Road 31053

Pickett Peak Road entrance is marked with USFS number 31053. The gradual ascent is typically one vehicle wide with places to pass on this double-track dirt trail. This first 2.5-mile portion of the trail ascends…
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Total Miles

5.5

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail

Pilot Fuelbreak OHV to Pilot Rock Trail

This is a challenging option out of the Pilot Fuelbreak OHV staging area. This route is not for the novice or faint of heart. Mother Nature has made every hill climb of this route a…
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Total Miles

3.3

Tech Rating

7 Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob connects Pilot Knob Long Term Visitors Area with Ogilby Road. This sandy remote route is deep with loose sand to the west until meeting up with the powerline road which is better maintained…
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Total Miles

5.2

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pilot Rock OHV

Pilot Rock OHV

Pilot Rock OHV offers spectacular views and water crossings along the hills near Silverwood Lake and Arrowhead Lake. Some of the surrounding cities include Lugo, Hesperia, and Apple Valley. It can take 1 to 4…
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Total Miles

6.1

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Pilot Rock Road

Pilot Rock Road

Total Miles

8.8

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about Pine Tunnel

Pine Tunnel

This trail is lined with pine trees and features a baby rock garden. It is no longer maintained by the Forest Service and ends where it is blocked by multiple fallen trees. Dispersed camping can…
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Total Miles

0.8

Tech Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Summer

Learn more about Pinecrest Lookout

Pinecrest Lookout

This trail is very scenic. The first half is mostly gravel roads that are easy. Once you turn onto 5N31, you can find some smaller rocks and ruts but nothing too serious. The trail eventually…
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Total Miles

6.8

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about Pinecrest Peak

Pinecrest Peak

This trail is short but a nice addition to the Pinecrest Lookout Trail as well as the Eagle Peak 4x4 trail loop. The trail overlooks Pinecrest Lake as well as Dodge Ridge Ski Resort and…
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Total Miles

1.1

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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