The overland trails featured here will hopefully inspire you to go explore the amazing outdoors and backcountry of the deserts and mountains of California. The Adventure Portal has personally over landed each trail and our write ups are photographic accounts of each of our trips. We utilize and test all of our camping gear, tents, electronics, and rigs to give you our experiences and opinions of best usage. All of these are here to inspire you to get outside and have your own off-road and Vehicle Supported Adventures.
When tackling a new Vehicle supported adventure trail, we highly encourage you to check the trail conditions first.
TAP Note: Trails change with weather conditions so be prepared for an ever-changing environment.
Click on any BLUE TEXT LINK below to take you to a detailed overland trail report and potential off-roading areas to explore.
Desert: CA
- Red Canyon Trail: Orocopia Wilderness
- Bradshaw Trail: Orocopia Wilderness
Mountains: CA
- Los Pinos Trail : Cleveland National Forest
- Thomas Mountain Trail : Santa Rosa Mountains
Sierra: Inyo National Forest
- Mazourka Peak Trail: Inyo National Forest
- Papoose Flat Trail : Inyo National Forest
- Laurel Lake Trail : Eastern Sierra
- Buttermilk Country Loop Trail: Eastern Sierra
- Coyote Creek Trail: Eastern Sierra
- Coyote Flat Trail: Eastern Sierra
- Wyman Canyon Trail: Inyo National Forest
- White Mountain Road: Inyo National Forest
- Movie Flat Trail: Eastern Sierra
- Silver Canyon Trail: Inyo National Forest
- Wheeler Ridge Trail: Eastern Sierra
- Sand Canyon: Inyo National Forest
Death Valley National Park
- Chloride City Trail
- Titus Canyon
- Lippincott Mine Road
- Racetrack Road
- Saline Valley Road
- Cerro Gordo Road
Joshua Tree National Park
Anza Borrego Desert State Park
- Lower Coyote Canyon Trail
- Fonts Point Trail
- Sandstone Canyon Trail
- Oriflamme Canyon
- Pumpkin Patch
- Calcite Mine
- Slot Canyon Trail
- Canyon Sin Nombre
- Arroyo Seco Del Diablo Trail
- Grapevine Canyon
- Mortero Wash
The Mojave Road
Most of the overland trails listed here are easy to moderate and many can be done by stock high-clearance SUVs or pick-ups with 4×4.
- Please be aware when traveling overland in the desert, you should be prepared for pin-striping.
- Some vehicle supported adventure trails described here definitely require good off-road tires with 4-low gearing and lockers.
- Be safe, be prepared, drive slowly and don’t be afraid to back off a trail that intimidates you. Remember adventure does not have an ego.
- Above all: TAP reminds you to TREAD LIGHTLY. We go out in nature to explore, have fun and create memories…we do not go out to destroy the beauty given to us or to injure ourselves or others.
