Need some advice for areas to ride in CA.

[BLR]

Hubby and I are leaving Oregon prolly Dec 21st. And we are looking for places/suggestions where we should ride...
South of Sacramento we will prolly hit Glamis for a day or 2 just to mark it off our bucket list.
Some thoughts are
Johnson Valley
Ocotillo Wells
Buttercup
Superstition mountain
Gordon wells
Whats your thoughts on these areas?

Thanks in advance
Barbara
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[calstyl2]

Johnson Valley, Stage off Bessimmer Mine Rd, Calico Hills, Truckhaven Hills.

 

[Flyingbryan]

Hungry Valley in Gorman, CA

Jawbone Canyon/Dove Springs (Redrock area). About 15 miles north of California City, Ca

Mammoth area but that sounds a little out of the way.

Bryan

 

[MAGNUM OFFROAD]

Can't go wrong with Ocotillo Wells! But try and have someone that knows the park show you around as there is SO much cool stuff to see / ride that most people miss.

Glamis is a given.

 

[Cwb from moval]

Can't go wrong with Ocotillo Wells! But try and have someone that knows the park show you around as there is SO much cool stuff to see / ride that most people miss.

Glamis is a given.

X2 on ocotillo wells!

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[BLR]

Thanks guys ..we happened on Ocotillo Wells by accident several years back and we tagged along with some jeep guys..so Ocotillo was high on our list to hit


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[Slacker]

If you go out to the California City area check out the Burrow Schmidt tunnel and Randsburg. I hear Pismo Beach is best in the winter too. You can also pick up a book by Charles Wells called Guide to Southern California Backroads and 4 Wheel Drive Trails at funtreks.com. It's mostly geared to full size rigs but he tells you when OHVs aren't allowed which is basically in Death Valley. It covers some of the areas you mentioned. I check his site anytime I'm going somewhere new, his books are bar none the best trail books out there. It doesn't matter where you ride as long as you're riding right?

 

[Ali Baba]

All if the above

 

[dkiewicz]

You'll find everything you need, including pictures of the areas here:
http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/

Happy riding.

Dan...

 

[BLR]

You'll find everything you need, including pictures of the areas here:
http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/

Happy riding.

Dan...

Thanks
Ya I have been looking at rider planet, and that is where I get alot of info, I was just wanting some 1st hand experiences also...

 

[Rusty5150]

It looks like if you just went to Glamisnorth.com and stayed there you could access some of the best ridding around. Glamis is close, Ocotillo is close and the cool trails around the park.

 

[BLR]

It looks like if you just went to Glamisnorth.com and stayed there you could access some of the best ridding around. Glamis is close, Ocotillo is close and the cool trails around the park.

Is this the KOA campground?
I checked there and they are all filled up, so we will prolly just dry camp somewhere for 3 or so days then pack up and go to another spot for a few days..
We live at the Dunes here in Oregon so we only wanted to hit Glamis for one day (bucket list) and then take more of the trail rides..and historical sites..

We would love to meet up and ride with fellow peeps when we are down there also...

 

[66cummins]

What is the route you are taking? Maybe we can help point stuff out that would be along the way?

 

[BLR]

What is the route you are taking? Maybe we can help point stuff out that would be along the way?

No planned route after Sacramento, we are open to anything.. kinda like to say on the east side of I-5
We were to go to Glamis for a week at Thanksgiving, (not the best time for us) and the ones we had planned on going with bailed...which ended up working the best for us...
Now we have 10 or 12 days to play at different areas...
We have narrowed our list to these possibilites
Jawbone, Dove Springs, Splangler hills, Stoddard, Johnson Valley & Superstition
if there are other areas we should hit PLEASE tell...

We are for sure going to Octotillo Wells for 3 days
Glamis for a day just to mark it off the bucket list

Hopefully this helps...Barbara

 

[Beach Leo]

Sounds like a fun trip.

Any-way if I was you!!! I would hit Nevada as well.

May-be on your way back home, like that.

Nevada is a lot more wide open and is way-good land for cow grazing...lol

You and your Cow would love it there.

As far as riding, I would take Nevada any-day over Caliphony

 

[BLR]

Sounds like a fun trip.

Any-way if I was you!!! I would hit Nevada as well.

May-be on your way back home, like that.

Nevada is a lot more wide open and is way-good land for cow grazing...lol

You and your Cow would love it there.

As far as riding, I would take Nevada any-day over Caliphony

LOL..Leo...we will prolly do a Nevada trip next year when we go to Sand mountain for Halloween...add a few extra days...

Lance may have my Cow next year if Can-Am comes out with a pure sport...
gonna need a bigger trailer..

 

[Flyingbryan]

Here is a place you can buy maps now and plan some rides.

The maps show areas that you can ride SxS's and lists what trails are what.

Last year they had most of the maps at the Dirt and sand show if you are going to that.

http://www.ctuc.info/ctuc/index.php/maps/34-ctuc-closer-than-ever-to-reaching-goal

 

[BLR]

Here is a place you can buy maps now and plan some rides.

The maps show areas that you can ride SxS's and lists what trails are what.

Last year they had most of the maps at the Dirt and sand show if you are going to that.

http://www.ctuc.info/ctuc/index.php/maps/34-ctuc-closer-than-ever-to-reaching-goal

Thanks Bryan for the info...
I ordered a few of them

 

[dev's rzr]

Some thoughts are
Dumont off the 15 fry
Johnson Valley off the 247
Ocotillo Wells off the 86s
Superstition mountain 86s
Glamis off the 78
Whats your thoughts on these areas? THESE ARE GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT DATES WILL YOU BE IN GLAMIS WE WILL BE THERE FROM ABOUT THE DEC 26TH TO THE JAN 2ND
SOUNDS LIKE A AWESOME VACATION

 

[BLR]

Some thoughts are
Dumont off the 15 fry
Johnson Valley off the 247
Ocotillo Wells off the 86s
Superstition mountain 86s
Glamis off the 78
Whats your thoughts on these areas? THESE ARE GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT DATES WILL YOU BE IN GLAMIS WE WILL BE THERE FROM ABOUT THE DEC 26TH TO THE JAN 2ND
SOUNDS LIKE A AWESOME VACATION

We will be in Glamis one of those days for sure
the ones you listed except for Dumont, seem to be where we are headed, but Jawbone is way up on our list also...
hopefully we can meet up at Glamis..
Thanks for the info...