Off road trails and roads near Walla Walla
After searching the net and realizing no one had any reccomendations on off road trails near Walla Walla, I said fine, I will create a page with this information. Please note, this is a work in prorgress.
I live in Walla Walla and have a dual sport motorcycle, ATV, and a 4x4 pickup and ride the area often.
| Vehicle type | Area Name | Short Description | Difficulty | Seasonal? | Special Notes | Map |
| Dual sport motorcycle/4x4 Vehicle, ATV* | Goverment Mountain Road | Gravel road from the valley to the USFS | Medium | Doable during the winter, but be prepared. Officially its closed but often 4x4's are on the road | County road that the local off roaders ride | Unload Area here |
| Dual sport motorcycle/4x4 Vehicle | Table Rock Fire Lookout | Gravel roads from Walla Walla to Dayton Loop (Millcreek, table, rock, Kendal skyline, Godman (optional), and down to Dayton) | Medium/Low | Closed during the winter, its a snowmobile trail. Early summer its often snowed in. | Long off road loop, 60 miles, great views, make sure you got a full fuel tank! | Staring area here |
| Dual sport motorcycle/ATV | Godman ATV trails | From the Touchet Corrals (Just below ski bluewood) up to godman, and down the Tucannon canyon, all on ATV/Dirt bikes | Medium/Low | Closed during the winter due to snow, typically open in May/June | Great off road loop for begginers on ATV's and dirt bikes. | Unload area here Ending/turn around area here |
| Dual sport motorcycle/4x4 Vehicle | Lincton Mountain Road | Go from the Walla Walla River to the Tollgate Chalet | Medium/Low | Officially closed and part of the road turns into a snowmobile trail | One of my favorite motorcycle rides from the valley | Start area here End/turn around here |
| ATV/Motorcycle/4x4 vehicle | Kendal Skyline | You start/unload at Bald mountain, then ride the Kendal Skyline road to the top of tiger canyon | Low | Closed all winter (Its a snowmobile trail) | Its a single lane road that is open to ATV's during the summer. Nothing real difficult, good beginner ride, lights of view points along the way | Unload/start area here End/Turn around area/another unload area here |
| Dual sport motorcycle/4x4 Vehicle, ATV* | Pikes Peak | Nearest mountain peak from Walla Walla | Medium | Officially its closed during the winter and used to be gated. | Rocky steep road up to my weather station and webcam up on the mountain | Unload/start here Top of Mountain here YouTube timelapse video |
| Dual sport motorcycle/4x4 Vehicle, ATV* | Mormon Grade | Links up to Pikes Peak road, good 4x4 road. | Medium | Officially its closed during the winter and used to be gated during winter. | An off road loop not too far from Walla Walla | Unload here |
| Off road motorcycles | Walla Walla River Trails | Motorcycle and hiking trails just out of Walla Walla | Very difficult | Lower elevations will most likely be open during the winter, higher up will be snowed in. | Motorcycles, Hikers, and Horses only on these trails. ATV's and 4x4's are strictly not allowed. Some areas Some areas are very steep | Unload here |
| Other areas nearby to consider | ||||||
| Dual sport /Off road motorcycle, ATV, 4x4 vehicle, (Anything with a flag) | Juniper Dunes | Sand dunes outside of Pasco | Low | Open year round, it gets hot during the summer though | Good place to play on the quads during the winter | Unload area here |
| Dual sport /Off road motorcycle, ATV, 4x4 vehicle | Morrow County OHV park | OHV/ORV park just outside of Heppner Oregon | Low to High | Closed during the winter. During the mid summer it gets warm and dusty. | The best ORV/OHV park I have ever visited. Cabins and camping are onsite. Huge park, cannot ride the entire place in one day. Highly reccomended. | Main camp area here |
| Dual sport /Off road motorcycle, ATV | Pomeroy | National Forest area with OHV trails | Low | Closed during the winter due to snow | A good area to ride ATV's, UTV's, and dirt bikes. You can make a loop, roughly 30 miles long. All trails are beginner level, mostly dirt, and dry camping areas are available. Referred to the locals as our secret area | Boundry camp /unload area #1 here Rose Springs/Unload area #2 here Clearwater lookout tower here |
| Dual sport / Off road motorcycle, ATV, 4x4 vehicle | Mount Emily recreation area | A multi use OHV/ORV area just outside of La Grande, Oregon | Low to Medium | Unknown during winter | Smaller ORV park, I would say 20 miles or so of trails and roads. Its an old logging area the county has taken over. | Unload area here |
| Motorcycles/ATV | The Bike Pit | A motocross track just out of Pendleton, Oregon | Unknown | Open I believe | This is a free motocross track, I have never been to this location. | Track area is here |
| Motorcycles/ATV | Horn Rapids Motorsports Complex | A motocross track just out of Richland WA (Tricities) | Low to Medium | Open all year long | This is a motocross park just outside of Tri-cities. Its not free, you have to pay at the gate to gen in. I would say there is 10 acres or so to play on with an ATV or dirt bike. The place is really geared towards MX | Track area is here |
| Motorcycles/ATV | Moses Lake Dunes | Sand dunes and beach next to the water | I have never been here, rumor is there is no big dunes but you can run the quad right down the beach next to the water | I think the unload area is located here | ||
| Motorcycles/ATV | Spokane ORV park | An off road park just out of Spokane | Low | Open all year long | This is an off road park open to all kinds of vehicles just out of spokane. You can ride the whole place in about one day | Unload area here |
| Motorcycles/ATV | Monastash lake | |||||