California
ModerateDeer Valley Road
High desert crossing to forgotten mining country
USA
Overlanding Trails in California
Trails curated for overlanders in California.
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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area
Otherworldly tilted sandstone formations rising from the Mojave, famous as a Star Trek filming location and historic hideout.
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McWay Falls
Iconic 80-foot waterfall plunging directly onto a pristine Big Sur beach, accessible via a short coastal trail.
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Mono Lake Tufa Towers
Ancient limestone spires rising from an alkaline lake, creating an ethereal landscape at the base of the Sierra…
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ModerateBackway to Kings Canyon
Sierra backcountry bypass to Kings Canyon country.
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DifficultRattlesnake Canyon
Technical desert canyon crawling near Joshua Tree
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Cleghorn Pass Dispersed Camping
Rugged high-desert camping scattered across the Cleghorn Ridge area with panoramic views of the Mojave Desert and San…
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Dove Springs OHV Dispersed Camping
Popular dispersed camping area within the Dove Springs OHV zone, offering hundreds of sites scattered across desert washes…
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Big Bear Holcomb Valley Dispersed Camping
Historic gold mining valley with scattered dispersed sites among granite boulders and Jeffrey pines at 7,000 feet elevation…
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Coyote Wash Dispersed Camping
Remote desert dispersed camping along a braided wash system in the Mojave National Preserve backcountry.