OHV Trail Riding Areas

• Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District

  The Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District provides a multitude of opportunities for recreation year round.  We are in the process of updating this site to provide you with the most current information.  If you cannot find the information you need here, please call our offices at 208-879-4100 for assistance.

  To assist you in planning your trip, we have divided the district into several areas they are:

  • Basin-Vally Creek
  • Bayhorse-Paasasikwana Naokwaide (formerly Squaw Ck)
  • Cape Horn
  • Challis
  • East Fork
  • Pahsimeroi
  • Upper Salmon River Road

  If you click on "Find an Area" and then click on the plus arrow the the left of the "Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District,"  you should see these areas and the trails and campgrounds within them.

• Basin - Valley Cr. Area

  This area encompasses trails and trailheads in the Basin Creek, Basin Butte, and Valley Creek area that are on the Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District.  Joe's Gulch and Kelly creek area are also here.

• Basin Butte-Prospect Creek Trail #4038
• East Fork Valley Trail #4037.03
• Hay-Knapp Creek Trail #4032
• Kelly Creek Trail #4323
• Lower Basin Trail #4349
• Lt Basin Cutoff Trail #4042
• Sunday Creek Trail #4041
• Valley Creek Trail #4039
• Bayhorse - Paasasikwana Naokwaide Creek Area

  This area is a popular destination for a variety of recreation uses.  Paasasikwana Naokwaide was formerly called Squaw Creek.  A partnership with the State Park at the historic Bayhorse Townsite provides ATV trail riding. Camping and fishing at the campgrounds at Bayhorse and Little Bayhorse Lakes draws visitors during the summer months.

• Beef Pasture Trail #4201
• Big Bayhorse Campground
• Birch-Keystone Trail #4369
• Keystone-Ramshorn Trail #4260
• Kinnikinic Creek Trail #4096
• Leg Creek Trail #4350
• Squaw Creek Trail #4149
• Trealor Creek Trail #4159
• Cape Horn Area (MF6)

  This area generally encompasses trails, trailheads, campgrounds and other recreation opportunities in the Cape Horn Country that are outside the Wilderness boundary. Campgrounds in this area include Lola, Beaver, Banner, Bench and Thatcher, just off Highway 21, plus Vader Rest Stop. In the winter, the Cape Horn Guard Station may be rented.

• Cape Horn Lakes Trail #4348
• Knapp Creek Cutoff Trail #4034
• Swamp Creek Trail #4026
• Winnemucca Creek Trail #4035
• Challis Area

  The area around Challis provides many opportunities for day hikes and drives as well as camping and backpacking.  You can check out the Land of the Yankee Fork Interpretive center just south of the town of Challis and start your tour of the Custer Motorway.  You do not have to drive far from Challis to enjoy a variety of recreational activities!

• Black-Alder Creek Trail #4135
• Buster Lake Trail #4152
• Challis Creek Lakes Trail #4268
• Corral Creek Spur Trail #4251.1
• Corral Creek-Hat Cr. Trail #4251
• Fannys Hole Trail #4153
• Spruce Lake Trail #4352
• West Fork Lakes Trail #4234
• West Fork Morgan Creek Trail #4143
• East Fork Area

  The district has several miles of trails in the East Fork of the Salmon River country.  Access for these trails is generally from BLM lands.  Please respect private property when recreating in this area.

• Snake Trail #4356
• Woods Basin Trail #4175
• Pahsimeroi Area

  The Pahsimeroi and Lemhi Mountains provide the setting for some amazing recreational opportunities.  There are two small campgrounds and numerous trails to enjoy.

• Big Creek Campground
• Carlson Lake Trail #4353
• East Fork Patterson Creek Trail #4075
• Iron Creek Point Trail #4193
• Little Morgan-Cow Creek Trail #4243
• Meadow Creek Trail #4353
• North Fork Big Creek Trail #4075
• South Fork Big Creek-Iron Cr. Trail #4078
• Summerhouse Canyon Trail #4177.02
• Upper Salmon River Road Access

  These trails are accessed from Highway 75, generally between the towns of Clayton and Sunbeam. 

• Lower Muley Creek Trail #4326
• Yankee Fork Drainage

  The Yankee Fork of the Salmon has a rich history in it's many uses by settlers and prospectors.  Custer Townsite and the Yankee Fork Dredge are two major attractions.  You can stay at one of many campgrounds in the area or enjoy both motorized and non-motorized trails.

• Eleven Mile-Martin Creek Trail #4148
• Estes Mtn Trail #4351
• Upper Harden Creek Trail #4167
• West Fork Yankee Fork Trail #4155
• Leadore Ranger District

  Leadore Ranger District

• Continental Divide NST Trail - Leadore Segment

  The Continental Divide Nst trail is 137.1 miles long. It begins at Morrison Lake In Montana and ends at Anderson Mtn.. The trail is open for the following uses: Horseback Riding, Motorcycle Trail Riding, Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) less than or equal to 50 inches wide

• Lewis And Clark Nht Trail
• Thompson Trail/Baby Joe - #6182 & 6188
• Big Eightmile Campground/Trailhead

  10 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings on Big Eightmile Creek.

  Several dirt roads and trails in the area are open to hiking and mountain biking. Travel up Eighmile Creek Canyon, up Dairy Creek Canyon, or to the historic Blue Jay Mine.

  Never go into abandoned mine shafts!

• Big Eightmile Trail #6183
• Goldstone Mine Trail
• Goldstone Pass Trail
• Carol Creek Trail #6118
• Hood Gulch North Trail
• Irish Boy Springs Trail
• Jakes Canyon Trail
• Kadletz Creek Trail
• Basin Creek Trail #6003
• Big Eightmile Lake Trail #6341
• Big Timber Creek Trail #6183.1

  The Big Timber Creek trail is 10.4 miles long. It begins at End Of Big Timber Cr. Road #105 and ends at Lemhi Divide at Rocky Cr. Trail. #6184. The trail is open for the following uses: Horseback Riding, Motorcycle Trail Riding

• Cabin Creek Trail #6127
• Cheney Trail #6119
• Dairy Creek Trail #6004
• Deer Creek Trail #6160
• Devils Lake Trail
• Everson Creek Trail #6006
• Mollies Gulch Spur Trail
• Patterson Trail
• Rocky Peak Trail
• Salt Creek Repeater Trail #6206
• San-ken Trail
• Sidehill Silver Moon Trail
• Soapstone Spring Trail
• Stroud Creek Trail
• Up Silver Moon Trail
• Wagonbox Springs Trail
• Waugh Gulch Trail
• Way 91 Trail
• Lost River Ranger District

  Lost River District

• Antelope Canyon Area

  This is the area in and around Antelope Canyon, and can be accessed by Road #137.

• Right Fork Death Canyon Trail #4285
• Trail Creek-Cherry Creek Trail #4347
• Arco Pass Area

  This area encompasses the King Mountain Launch Site and the Natural Arch.

• Horsethief Trail #4270
• Hurst Canyon Trail
• Jumpoff Canyon Trail
• Jumpoff Peak Trail
• Copper Basin Area

   road 138

• Golden Lake Cutoff Trail
• Lake Creek Trail #64
• Lake Creek Trailhead & Campground
• Long Lake Cutoff Trail
• Muldoon Creek Trail
• Star Hope Mine Trail
• Lemhi Range Area

  These are the areas located in the Lemhi Mountain Range south of Sawmill Canyon.

• Badger Creek Mine Trail #4204
• Badger Creek Trail
• Birch Basin Trail
• Black Canyon Trail
• Cedar Run Trail
• Foss Mountain Trail
• North Creek Claims Trail
• North Creek Trail
• South Creek Trail
• Uncle Ike Trail
• Mackay Mine Hill Area

  This is the area directly above the town of Mackay that contains the historic White Knob Mining District

• Bedy Canyon Trail
• Corral-Stewart Trail #4070
• East Fork Navarre Trail
• Grant Creek Trail
• Sawmill Canyon Trail #69
• West Fork Navarre Trail
• North Fork of the Big Lost River Area

  This is the area surrounding the North Fork tributary of the Big Lost River.  This area can be accessed by the North Fork Road (#128), which is located off the Trail Creek Road (#128).

• Bartlett Creek Trail
• Bartlett-Burnt Trail
• Little Burnt Trail
• Pass Creek Area

  This is the area in and around Pass Creek, which can be accessed by Road #122.

• Bear Wet Creek Trail
• Blacktail-Mud Lake Trail #4094
• Mike's Trail
• Mud Lake Canyon Trail # 4192
• North Fork Deer Creek Trail
• Sands Canyon Trail
• Van Dorn Canyon Trail #4210
• Sawmill Canyon Area

  This area can be accessed by Road #101.

• Bear Canyon-Sawmill Trail
• Red Rock Creek Trail #77
• Smithie Fork Trail #81
• Snow Bank Trail #76
• Timber Creek Trail #137
• Warm Creek Trail
• Trail Creek Road Area

  This is the area in and around the Trail Creek Road, #208.

• Big Fall Creek Lake Trail #4385
• Garden Creek Blm Connector Trail
• Phi Kappa Trail #54
• Wildhorse Canyon Area

  This area includes the Wildhorse Developed campground and numerous trails in the vicinity of Wildhorse Guard Station.

• Burnt Aspen Trail #4055
• Wildcat Lookout Trail #56
• Middle Fork Ranger District

  The Middle Fork Ranger District office is located in Challis, Idaho. It is one of six districts that comprise the Salmon-Challis National Forest. It administers and oversees over one million acres of land, including over 900,000 acres of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness (FC-RONRW) area, one of the last intact wild places in the lower 48 states.

  A land of steep mountains, deep canyons, and wild rivers, the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness is the second largest Wilderness in the lower 48 states at 2.4 million acres. The FC-RONRW provides outstanding opportunities for primitive recreation experiences and is home to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, a world-renown whitewater river.

  The District oversees the management of the Middle Fork, 104 miles of free-flowing whitewater, where every bend reveals a new dramatic vista and a challenge to boaters’ skills. Visit our Floating the Middle Fork of the Salmon River page.

  Trails of the Middle Fork District - click here to access the Trail Condition Report, Trail Maintenance Accomplishment Reports, and other trail work documents.

   

  We are in the process of updating this site to provide you with the most current information. If you cannot find the information you need here, please call our offices at 208-879-4100 for assistance.

• Beaver-Trail Creek Trail #4033
• East Mayfield-Yankee Fork Trail #4114
• North Fork Ranger District

  North Fork Ranger District

• Badger Spring Trail
• Ax Park Cutoff Trail
• Henderson Ridge Trail - #6141
• Divide Nrt Trail
• East Indian Peak Trail
• Freeman Creek Trail
• Indian Peak Summit Trail
• Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District

  Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District

  This Ranger District is expansive and takes in the Salmon river mountains and most of the forest that one can see from the town of Salmon. From boating at Williams Lake to hiking into the Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness, there is a wide variety of activities to choose from when recreating in "Salmon's Backyard". 

• Beagle Creek Trail #6037
• Big Hat Creek Trail #6093
• Blackrock Trail #6095
• Bob Moore Trail #074
• Daly Creek Trail #6076
• Deep Creek Ridge Trail #6302
• Hornet Creek Trail
• Lee-up Trail
• Little Moose Creek Trail
• Mckim Trail
• Moose Creek Driveway Trail
• Moyer Basin Trail
• Opal Trail
• Perreau Trail
• Prairie Basin Trail
• Sevenmile Trail