California
EasyBodie Ghost Town Road — US-395 to Bodie State Historic Park
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
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Overlanding Trails in California
Trails curated for overlanders in California.
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ModerateTruchas Peak Road — Santa Barbara Canyon to Pecos Wilderness Boundary
Ghost town at 8,375 feet — earn the dust.
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ExpertLippincott Road — Racetrack Playa to Saline Valley Floor
Death Valley's loose shale descent to nowhere.
California
ExpertSaline Valley Road — Death Valley North Entry to Saline Warm Springs and Lippincott Mine
Warm springs, salt flats, and a shelf road with no guardrails.
California
ModerateChimney Peak Backcountry Byway — El Paso Mountains to Cinder Cones
Mojave volcanic country nobody bothers to visit.
California
ModerateModoc Volcanic Scenic Byway — Lava Beds to Medicine Lake Highlands
Lava, obsidian, and no crowds. True Modoc country.
California
ModerateOnion Valley to Kearsarge Pass Road — Inyo Mountains Eastern Sierra Approach
Straight up the Sierra's eastern wall.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Mojave Desert Historic Trail
The oldest government road in California.
California
ModerateJohnson Valley to Barstow
Classic Mojave crossing for desert veterans
California
BLM Sheep Creek Dispersed Area
Remote desert dispersed camping along Sheep Creek wash with scattered creosote and good stargazing potential.