Text Box: Our Favorite Utah ATV Trails If you are new to ATV riding, it is a fantastic adventure to come to Southern Utah, rent some ATV’s and explore the awesome hinterlands by following the ATV trails. We ride the Utah ATV trails every week of the year. We believe a passionate outdoors and ATV lover learns to experience the outdoors in all seasons and rides in all weather. Life is too short to limit your experience to a few trail rides each year. Bryan and Ana Burrell Text Box:

Coral Pink Sand Dunes

 

This state park is in day trip trailering proximity (about 2 hours) from the heart of the Paiute Trail.  It makes an interesting diversion to try a different kind of ATV ride from the Paiute trail riding. It boasts beautiful pinkish sand dunes made from the Navajo sandstone formations of that part of southern Utah. It has Ponderosa Pine forests interlaced into the dunes. There are a few steep dunes for the power ATV enthusiasts as well as many intermediate and beginner sand trails. There is a minimal day use fee to ride in the dunes. A safety flag is required on all ATVs in the Park.

 

Casto ATV Trail

 

This two-track ATV trail winds up and through the famous pink hoodoo formations very similar to the Bryce Canyon scenery.  We enjoy riding up this trail and connecting to the Limekiln Canyon trail.  One then comes down Limekiln canyon and loops around to the beginning trailhead of Casto Canyon. The upper section of this loop has a beautiful stand of Bristlecone Pines which are the oldest known living species on the planet. They are known to be as old as 4000 years.

 

Beaver Canyon ATV Loop

 

 We consider this loop out of Marysvale to be the perhaps the best part of the Paiute Trail and a must-see for all who want to see the best that the area has to offer. The road is fairly good but dangerous for the careless as it is a very deep canyon off the sides of the road in places.  The road goes over the pass which is boasted as the highest road in Utah at about 11400 feet or so. It goes through the Tushar Caldera which is the center of an ancient volcano. There is a beautiful little waterfall in the caldera. The higher-than-timberline trail passes by the flank of of Mount Belknap and Mount Delano which are both over 12000 feet high and some of the highest peaks in Utah outside of the Uintas.  Upper Bullion Canyon has some of the best wildflower meadows to be seen as well as good prospects for viewing Rocky Mountain goats and trophy deer and elk in the high country.  From the top one can come back down Beaver Creek or  continue the loop through spectacular  forest and mountain country and come back through Circleville or Junction to Marysvale via the valley roads. If one takes the full loop we recommend a little extra gas be taken.

 

South Monroe

Elbow Ranch Valley Desert Wildflower Ride

 

 We especially recommend this ride around the end of May when the desert wildflowers are in bloom. It goes over a variety of desert and mid-elevation mountain terrain.  It includes high desert sagebrush and forest that has plenty of wildlife including trophy elk, mule deer, and sage grouse areas.  This loop is not far from Marysvale Utah. It is good for a half day ride but could be stretched to a day if one likes to try some of the side spur trails.  There are some expert technical riding trails that can be taken off from this trail. This loop also travels through spectacular dry creek canyon with it its unique waterfall and interesting geologic  formations.

 

Cottonwood Canyon ATV Loop

 

 This is a great half-day loop out of the heart of the Paiute Trail at Marysvale. It is accessed via the beautiful Bullion Canyon or also known as Canyon of Gold. This road takes off just beyond the bridge in Bullion Canyon and climbs via many switchbacks through meadows and Fir and Aspen stands to over 11000 feet to climb over ‘horse heaven’. There is a side trail with a spectacular view of the Marysvale valley and old miners cabin perched on the edge of a 200 foot cliff. Another side trail gives a view of the upper Bullion wilderness. The sighting of the mountain goats are a real possibility from the high parts of this trail. Many wildflowers are available in season. The trail then drops off into secluded cottonwood canyon with the mysterious cabin perched out on the rocky outcropping. This road eventually crosses Highway 89 and allows one to loop around to Marysvale.

 

Bullion Canyon or

 Canyon of Gold Trail Area

 

This beautiful area is part of the Paiute Trail Network. It is considered by many to be the best part of the Paiute Trail.  Stretching up into the high Tushar Mountains out of Marysvale, Utah it boasts old mining camps, the beautiful Bullion Falls, fishing, Mountain Goats and other animal viewing, and the beautiful fall colors of maple, oak, and aspen.  The connecting cottonwood loop trail reaches about 11000 feet elevation.

 

Text Box: Copyright , all rights reserved, 2006-2008 Contact Bryan L. Burrell for permission Text Box: Disclaimer ATV riding in general and travel in the Utah backcountry is dangerous by nature and could result in property damage, injury or death. If you ride these trails, you acknowledge this danger and assume full responsibility. You are the final judge as to whether a trail is safe on any given day and whether your driving skills and equipment capabilities are adequate for a safe trip on these trails. Text Box: Bryan and Ana Burrell’s Favorite Southern Utah Vacation Excursions

Fremont ATV Trail

 

The Fremont trail is  a fifty mile stretch made of existing roads between Circleville Utah and Tropic Reservoir near Bryce Canyon. At Circleville, the trail connects to the Paiute Trail.  One of our favorite side loops on this trail is the Casto Trail –Limekiln Canyon loop.

 

The Paiute ATV Trails

 

The Paiute Trail complex has some of the best ATV and off-road vehicle trails in the world and is our favorite.   Marysvale Utah is situated in the heart of the Paiute Trail .  The ATV-friendly atmosphere of the local people combined with the awesome beauty and diversity of the mountains, canyons, and deserts of this part of Utah make it one of the quad trail capitals of the world. 

 

For info on Paiute Trail weather and seasons click here.  For  a map of the general Paiute ATV Trail area click here.  If you would like to ride some of these trails  and would like more information then email your questions to us and we’ll answer you or direct you to the information you want.

 

Deer Creek ATV Trail

 

We have recommended this trail to many and it has never been a disappointment. This trail follows the old 19th century mining road up into the Kimberly mining district that has deteriorated to basically a two-track ATV trail. The bottom part winds through a spectacular deep canyon that makes you feel like you’re in a national park. It climbs in elevation from about 6000 feet to about 10,000 feet at the top. It goes through beautiful meadows and stands of Douglass Fir and Aspen. It crosses beautiful deer creek several times. The creek is small but fishable in places. This trail is not too far from Marysvale via the Beaver Canyon Trail.

 
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    Bullion Falls Side Trail in November

    Friends coming off the trail