California
ModeratePothole Dome to Tuolumne Meadows — Tioga Road Backcountry Spur via Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp
Granite sky country above 8,600 feet.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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ModerateLakeshore Trail to Lime Point — Shasta Lake Backcountry Road via Packers Bay
Shasta's hidden backside, no houseboats required.
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DifficultMineral King Road — Sequoia’s Switchback Gauntlet to the High Sierra Subalpine
Marmots eat brake lines. Bring spares.
California
ModerateNacimiento Road to Pozo — Los Padres Backcountry Spine via Cuyama Valley Divide
Cold beer at Pozo. Hard miles to earn it.
California
DifficultKellys Grade to Font’s Point — Anza-Borrego Badlands Overlook Road
Sand, badlands, and a view worth every stuck wheel.
California
ModerateBorrego Mountain Wash to Arroyo Salado — Anza-Borrego Badlands Desert Circuit via Seventeen Palms
Badlands, palms, and painted clay at the edge.
California
ModerateHole-in-the-Wall Road — Mid Hills to Wildhorse Canyon via Black Canyon Wash
Volcanic desert bench between two iconic camps.
California
DifficultCoso Range Road — China Lake to Coso Hot Springs via Wild Horse Mesa
Volcanic range, 100,000 petroglyphs, zero shade.
California
ModerateMojave Road East — Soda Dry Lake to Kelso Depot via Lava Tube and Government Holes
Ancient desert road through lava and silence.
California
DifficultBrokeoff Divide to Feather River Canyon — Plumas National Forest High Divide Road
Sierra shelf road most Californians never find.