Manastash Ridge is a great place to spend several days camping and riding. There are two campgrounds within a mile of each other, with many spots large enough for groups with multiple trailers. No reservations, arrive early to make sure you get the spot you want. Both campgrounds offer direct trail access. There is a…

What you will find at Umatilla is a fairly sparse forest on a desert landscape with ridges to ride on and valleys to look out over. This book covers most of the portion of the Umatilla Forest that is in Washington State. Great scenery. High speed runs on very long roads. Umatilla National Forest allows…

This entire region is covered with old mining and logging roads that can be enjoyed on your off-road vehicle. The terrain ranges from wide open well-maintained service roads to old, forgotten roads that now look more like trails, way up in the mountains. None of it is particularly difficult, but all of it is beautiful…

The Cat Creek area of Gifford Pinchot National Forest is currently the only area where roads are open to all vehicles. Even with your “street legal kit” and green restricted plate with ON-ROAD tabs, you are still not legal anywhere other than the roads marked for All Vehicles on the MVUM at this time. Those…

I would be more inclined to call this area “Juniper Sand Trails” than Dunes. The majority of the area is covered in scrub brush. Pick a direction you want to go, and there are sand trails through the brush headed that direction. There are a few open dune areas. Taller dunes can be found further…

This area provides a mixture of easy and technical trails through lush evergreen forest. There are three official 4WD trails. There is not much parking at the trailheads, certainly not enough for a toy hauler or large trailer. However, there is a large area with a lot of primitive camping available. You can bring a…