Wheels Across America: Nationwide Off Road Area List

Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument

• Located: Between Los Angeles and Sacramento off Hwy 395
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia, 559/784-1500
• FYI: Named after the world's largest tree

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

• Located: Along I-5 in central northern CA
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity, 530/226-2500
• FYI: Shasta and Trinity parks became one in 1954

Sierra National Forest

• Located: East of Fresno and west of the Sierra Nevada Crest between Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra, 559/297-0706
• FYI: The John Muir and Minarets Wildernesses are crowded in July and August

Six Rivers National Forest

• Located: Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, and Siskiyou counties; east of Redwood State and National Parks in northwestern CA; can be reached via U.S. Hwy 101 and State Hwy 96
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers, 707/442-1721
• FYI: Six major rivers drain or run through the forest

Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area

• Located: Near Ridgecrest; three hours north of LA in the Western Mojave Desert
• For More Info: www.ca.blm.gov/ridgecrest/spangler.html, 619/384-5400
• FYI: Most popular staging area is Teagle Wash

Stanislaus National Forest

• Located: From Sonora, take State Hwy 120, or Hwy 140 from Merced
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r5/stanislaus, 209/532-3671
• FYI: A hot spot during the Gold Rush for miners, ranchers, and loggers

Stoddard Valley OHV Area

• Located: South of Barstow at Interstate 15 and Hwy 247
• For More Info: www.ca.blm.gov/barstow/stoddard.html, 760/252-6000
• FYI: Stoddard Peak is at 5,000 feet elevation

Tahoe National Forest

• Located: At the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern California
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r5/tahoe, 530/265-4531
• FYI: Donner Pass is named after the Donner Party, who wintered in 1846-47 at camps near what is now Truckee

Colorado
Colorado Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs, www.cohvco.org/ca4wdci/index.htm

Alpine Triangle/Loop

• Located: Enter the Silverton and Ouray entrances from U.S. Hwy 550, south of Montrose or north of Durango. Lake City entrances are by State Hwy 149 south of Gunnison, north of Creede
• For More Info: www.co.blm.gov/gra/gra-rec.htm, 970/240-5300
• FYI: Forests feature Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, and Engleman spruce

Canyons of the Ancient National Monument

• Located: 10 miles north of Cortez
• For More Info: www.co.blm.gov/canm/index.html, 970/882-4811
• FYI: There are no rivers or lakes within its boundaries

Gold Belt Recreation Management Area

• Located: About an hour from Colorado Springs and Pueblo
• For More Info: www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=1700, 719/269-8500
• FYI: The Victor Mining District was world's largest Gold Rush

Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests

• Located: Grand Junction, Delta, Gunnison, and Montrose are the closest cities
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug, 970/874-6600
• FYI: It's the third largest forest in the U.S.

Kremmling Recreation Management Area

• Located: Jackson, Larimer, Grand, Eagle, and Summit counties
• For More Info: www.co.blm.gov/kra/kraindex.htm, 970/724-3437
• FYI: 394,000 acres of BLM land

Mosquito Peaks

• Located: From Fairplay, head west on Mosquito Pass Road for nearly 10 miles
• For More Info: www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=1715, 719/269-8500
• FYI: There are 18 rare plant species

North Sand Hills SRMA

• Located: About 10.5 miles northeast of Walden.
• For More Info: www.co.blm.gov/kra/NorthSandHillSRMA.htm
• FYI: The only sand recreation area in Colorado

Pike-San Isabel National Forests; Comanche and Cimarron National Grasslands

• Located: Central Colorado
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc, 719/553-1400
• FYI: It's made up of nearly 3 million acres

Rio Grande National Forest

• Located: 4 hours north of Denver, 4 hours south of Albuquerque
• For More Info: www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande, 719/852-6271
• FYI: The Continental Divide runs about 236 miles along most of the western border of the forest