SC Offroad Trails
OffRoadin, Huidaddy, et al,
There are still hundreds of Legal OR trails and areas in SoCAl. If you expand your definition of SoCAl to include SLO, KERN, etc. Counties. There are the National Forests: Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernadino. There are the National Parks: Death Valley, & Joshua Tree. There are the State Parks: Anza-Borrego, Then there's the State OH Veh Rec Areas: Hungry Valley, Ocotillo Wells, Wildomar., The Great deserts (Mostly BLM Land): Mojave, Coloradoan Essex, etc. The Dunes areas, Pismo, Glamis, Kelso, etc. And Then there's always the infamous "TruckHaven": that Serious Explorations does twice a year, in the Salton Sea Area. See pics and trip reports here on the site
I suggest you pick up a copy of Harry "Silver Coyote" Lewellyn's "Backroad Trips and Tips", Aka: "The Glovebox Guide to Unpaved S. CA." It has 101 OR trails with maps Descriptions and directions, land manager contacts, rules, restrictions, etc. A few of the areas have been closed since the book was written, thanks to some thoughtless Off Roaders who don't Tread Lightly, or respect the ecology, but most are still open. The books are availble at many Offroad shops, or directly by sending to Harry Lewellyn, 2234 Catherine Pl. Costa Mesa CA 92627-1815. I think they're under $20. His e-mail is:
SilverCoyote@smac.net, (949)645-7733.
BTW, I will be leading a Trip in the Big Bear area known as the Big Bear Bash, or "Crawlin Crab Flats" July 21 & 22. Contact me or Harry about it if your interested (there is a guide fee).
Bottom Line: there are lots of places in So CA to legally wheel.
