It’s shorter than the other two we have done, but it has the most gorgeous views! Look out for bikers and quads guys and drive safe. The rock that is big enough, high enough and noticeable enough to claim the name of this entire trail. Great trail to take for my first time off-roading. A right / south will take you on 2N36 which leads down the hill. The trails are mostly wide but hard packed forest roads with occasional loose chunk rock and some elevation changes, making this a good choice for jeeps or dual sport motorcycles. Good tire placement likely. Fees are $23 per 1 vehicle for the night, however fees increase and a 3 night minimum is enforced on holiday weekends. This washed-out area can get rocky, muddy, and mildly strenuous. Definitely going to visit again. The first significant offchute after waypoint 7 is deeply rutted, One of our rigs broke a CV axle here (3rd gen Toyota 4runner) so a rear locker is definitely a plus. About 6 miles in, the snow was nicely tracked from vehicles that wore a good path. Was able to do some of the off shoots in my 20 Tacoma (TRD Off-road package). Options to choose easy to moderate off shoots. Wouldn’t recommend 2wd unless you have significant weight over the wheels, serious tires and air down. JL Rubicon stock, JK Rubicon stock, JL Sahara sport and a Rodeo made it through fine tho the Rodeo had to air down . North Shore Campground has potable water and flush toilets. We staged off the 138 Highway above Silverwood Lake at the Pilot Rock Conservatory we rode our CRF450's up to Devils Hole via Millers Canyon. Q: Do you guys have plans on reviewing 2N17X? The OHMVR Division Off-Highway Adventure Guide has been updated. Will definitely try this trail again. Thanks. Passing by lots of people in Jeeps, a few of them laughing when seeing our little car up there and one guy giving us a salute with a “good luck making it down in that” lol. Miller Canyon staging are … From there we went right onto Pilot Rock Ridge Rd which brought us down to the 138. Some of these are not marked with signage, and some marked as "Open" and some have ratings of black diamond or "More Difficult". Went last week with a few friends the trail is still open. Trail was fun and was a Saturday well spent. Awesome trails, beautiful views. Continue straight to stay on Pilot Rock. The Trailhead is about 75 yards east of this location. ... Binns Hill Staging Area Hood River National Forest Hood River, Oregon 97000 . I never felt uncomfortable with the trail and there was plenty of rocks, off camber and rain ruts to have fun with. Back track to Waypoint 17, then 16 to get back on the main trail and continue east. I did 2n17 a few weeks ago in my Cherokee (XJ) The gatekeeper is more intimidating than anything, but if you have a rear locker it's not hard. Please. The Miller Canyon/Pilot Rock area is a popular Off - Highway Vehicle (OHV) riding area … The trail is primarily used for nature trips and ohv/off road driving and is accessible year-round. Can be steep, but with good traction. Trail was really fun! Visitors can also access this system via the Pinnacles OHV Staging Area (50 inches or less), which is north of Lake Arrowhead, and via the state park parking lot (during park hours) at the west end of Pilot Rock OHV Road (2N33), which is on the north side of Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area. Lots of good off shoots to try and had to put the CRV in the water at the end. Ruts and shelves and V notched sections are plentiful along the ridge. This long mountain trail serves up one amazing view after another starting with Waypoint 6 which overlooks Silverwood Lake from a steep ledge. Thanks for the replies. Very cool road! Eventually 2N17x meets up with the regular trail about halfway through. Nice & scenic trail! For individual use only, not to be shared. For obvious reasons this was a problem, we got too far in to get back out and ended up doing the whole trail and ending up in Crestline. Miller Canyon Staging Area Various Trails I was solo, so I opted to throw a bit of caution seeing the 1-2' depths on the North facing slopes and on the trail in the shade. I sadly only have a Tacoma 2WD I can’t wait to get a 4x4 to drive harder trail options. It will be part of a future installment we have planned. Miller Canyon OHV Road 2N37; Miller Canyon OHV Staging Area; Pilot Fuelbreak OHV Route 2N17X; Pilot Rock OHV Road 2N33; Pilot Rock Ridge OHV Road 2N36; Pinnacles OHV Staging Area; Plantation OHV Road 2N29Y; Rouse Ranch OHV Road 2N25; Skyline OHV Road 2N27Y; Willow Bypass OHV Road 3N34X; Lytle Creek - Cajon Pass Recreation Area We were 2 JK's; one stock with Wildpeak tires and one with 2" lift and KO2's. Silverwood Lake Campsites in the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area offers group site camping, RV camping and tent camping. Meeting time is still 8am, at the staging are if that works for everyone? A few sections are narrow with long drops on one or both sides and don’t leave much room for error. That also would put it at Pilot Rock Ridge Route 2N36 and then on to Pilot Rock 2N33 the main trail through the region. Be careful around this turn.The trail loops around the edge of the ridge at this point. Northshore Workcenter & Ohv Host Post Reconstruction & Development Project. Kennedy Meadows. 3W14 is limited to vehicles less than 50" wide. I can’t wait to come back to this trail again. 2N17X is a more difficult trail with steep climbs and narrow saddles. Pismo Beach – Oceano Dunes. ** See the Nonresident Permit Vendor List (PDF) list for purchasing information. The current OHV trailering site is approximately 2 acres in size between National Forest System (NFS) road 2N37 and the East fork of the West fork of the Mojave River (hereafter referred to as Mojave River), in Section 10 of Township 2 North, Range 4 West. Offroad Staging area/Fishing A great place to unload motorcycle or other ohv's and head up pilot rock truck trail into the San Bernardino Mountains. Hi Joseph! The whole trail is pretty rutted out from recent rains, but still passable. If you want to skip the path to Pilot rock, Continue to the left and skip to Waypoint 19. Decent snow out there still. Pilot Rock is an awesome fireroad trail. The main trail is easy for an high clearance 2WD, however many of the side trails require 4WD. The east half of the trail we did the optional routes and had a great time. https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r5/alert-notices#orders. The Pilot Rock OHV Staging Area will be about 1 mile ahead. 2 wheel drive pickup would be fine IMO. Most of them are for atv’s. Easy to Difficult depending on which route you want to go. I only did a couple of the easy offshoots that particular day. The staging area is a quarter mile east of the user-created staging area on Forest Road 2N37 (Miller Canyon Rd. Would definitely do again! A watering system sits on the east of the side trail here. The lower elevation part of the trail is loose and embedded rock so if you can air down it will make for a more comfortable ride. No off shoots taken during this ride, kept it nice and mellow. Get the App. Forest Headquarters 602 S. Tippecanoe Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92408 (909) 382-2682 (Voice) (TDD/TTY dial (800) 735-2922) Barton Flats Visitor Center You definitely need to check this trail out. Continue straight to stay on Pilot Rock. If Pilot Rock is not long enough for you, combine it with any or all of. This is only my 3rd overland venture so great trail for beginners! I took the wife, kid and dog up the fireroad. I wouldn’t advise taking a car up there, but it was by mistake. The more trail reviews you give and questions you help answer, those points start climbing pretty fast. The Pilot Rock Truck Trail starts at the east side of Silverwood Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains in the San Bernardino National Forest. The fire road is very easy going except for one section ( See Photo 5 ) towards the end of the trail. Dispersed camping is available off Highway 173 near the east end of this trail, in Arrowhead. Cleghorn Ridge OHV Road: Highway 138 to I-15, Pacific Crest Trail: Silverwood Lake to Wagon Train Road. We went up the trail yesterday and had a lot of fun hitting some offshoots and looking at the views. Message. The Pilot Rock Trailhead is on the south side of the road and marked as Forest Road 2N33. This is such a fun one! Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Even many more then are identified in the original mapping. Fun trail fire road with off shoots which are the fun parts of the trail weekends get really busy, First time ever going off roading and really enjoyed myself. Here is another intersection with the more difficult, parallel route. If you stick to all the easy lines, maybe 1-2 hours. The turnout here leads to a few other trails, but these are marked as restricted. The Pilot Rock OHV Staging Area is a great place to air down and check out the view from the Cedar Spring Dam. I can't wait to go back with some friends and try some of the alternate routes. Fun time though and a locker helps tremendously! Fun trail, especially combined with 2N17X and it's easy to keep going to Lake Arrowhead and head to areas such as Devil's Hole to finish off the day. I may try it point to point with friends by dropping on car at the other end next time. Pilot Rock OHV Staging Area (2N33) This 12.6-mile trail near Cedarpines Park is accessible year-round. XJ is locked in front and my Montero has the factory air locker in the rear. There’s a nice waterfall about 1/2 way for a lunch break. Start at the Silverwood Dam and park at the Pilot Rock OHV Staging Area. Trail is well kept. Continue straight, across Grass Valley Creek. Pilot Rock Truck Trail is a long off-road mountain trail that runs from Silverwood Lake to Lake Arrowhead. Did about half the offchutes. 2N17X intersects with Pilot Rock again at Waypoint 13. Camping is permitted at Corral Canyon and Bobcat Meadows, each providing 20 sites that can … Some of them provided a pretty good challenge, especially if you took the harder lines (see video). We mapped a few trails to the south and ended up going west on Pilot Rock from Miller Canyon, I missed the by-pass on the rough section just west of the Rock and wasn't comfortable continuing without an experienced spotter so we turned around. From the sounds of it we may loose access to the entire area above Silverwood Lake. Still a lot of snow on the trail. There is a serious cliff and an amazing view of the lake here. This is it. Made it to Pilot Rock, but didn’t get all the way up to the rock. So many good views. This trail ends up close to Lake Arrowhead. If you're running the easy route as mapped here, this short detour on the more difficult route is a must to get to Pilot Rock ( the actual rock ). Possibly the most scenic trail in San Bernardino county, Pilot Rock Truck Trail runs between Silver-wood Lake and the small mountain community of Lake Arrowhead. January 22, 2019. nice trail. The ride thru Millers Canyon is a scenic tree lined trail with water crossings all the way towards grass valley. We came across a rattlesnake sunning in the road at the beginning of the trail. Got close for only having stock Cherokee Trailhawk. Even pick some up . I would put it somewhere in the 4-5 rating range. Pilot Rock OHV Road 2N33. Whatever your skill level is this is a great trail to cruise with some great views and cool places to pull off and relax. Basically where Pilot Rock begins (after the staging area) it splits off 2 ways...go left to take the harder portion (2N17x) or stay right to take the regular Pilot Rock trail. From there you just hike down the road and start on the trail. We found that it was easy to see the main trail and keep from inadvertently going on one of these alternate routes. Important Note: Non-street legal vehicles must exit 2N33 onto 3W14 just prior to waste treatment plant before State Highway 173. If you need some more action, go right ( the southern trail ), up the harder router. Provided your rig is street legal you can run pilot rock from silverwood lake then merge onto 2n33 headed east which takes you to highway173 you follow that for about 2 miles and then you turn right onto the dirt road to the pinacles staging area. Great trail to visit with a great view. Organizers. The trail is somewhat similar to Cleghorn with the main dirt road which is easy, with the more difficult offshoots that can be bypassed if too difficult. Nestled within a shady, pine-oak forest, the new staging area provides direct access to 21 miles of OHV green sticker routes along 2N37, 2N36, 2N33, 2N17X and 2N34, as well as OHV Trail 3W14, which is for vehicles 50 inches … Continue straight to stay on Pilot Rock. It’s any easy trail with the opportunity to take more technical lines if desired. It’s not really a hard trail, but it’s steep, rutted and can put you off camber. We finished up with lunch on the lake. william g. Mark K. Marcelo R. Antonio. When they are gone they are gone 2N17X connects to Pilot Rock again on the left / north. Went up the gatekeeper with open diffs, no problem after picking the right line. Pilot Rock ends here at Highway 173. Had a blast! This is the second intersection with the more difficult, parallel route. We headed east from there and did all of the optional offshoots. 3W14 is limited to bikes and quads only. Surprisingly, I only crossed paths with 4 other trucks, a few OHV's and a couple quads. Current trail map and GPS points for OHV riding and camping at Miller Canyon in California. We did the Pilot Rock Truck Trail after coming off 2N17X where it meets 2N33. Group sites are as high as $300 per night. Internet Specials and Wholesale Corral View our Internet Specials and save some money on new, discontinued and/or overstock items. Ran as mapped from West to East and continuing down Tunnel Two then finished up through the Miller Canyon OHV trail. A little mud and snow, but nothing difficult. Pilot Rock Day Trip. Want to preface this with saying Apple Maps routed me here one day while trying to get to Silverwood Lake in a little Kia Optima. This campground includes toilets and showers. It was a little sketchy here and there but just went slow and took the easiest route the whole time- made it without any issues. Continue left ( the northern trail ) to stay on Pilot Rock. For a list of OHV opportunities, please reference the new Off-Highway Vehicle Adventure guide [PDF 3.5 MB]. Very easy some technical off shoots if you want. Pilot Rock Conservation Camp #15 is given as the area the fire started and that would put it at Miller Canyon Rd 2N37/Miller Canyon OHV. ), east of Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area off Highway 138. This was our first time doing any type of wheeling and it was a blast! Super excited to find this off roading place. Turn right / north here to reach the rock. To place an order by mail, download a copy of the OHV Permit Order Form. There are several routes to take that range from easy to difficult. Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. Here is another intersection with the more difficult, parallel route. The North Shore Campground is on the east side of Lake Arrowhead, but this campground is only open from late April through early October. Instead we are doing Pilot Rock Trail. Olancha Dunes. Very fun right now. But its a different ballgame when its totally wet, muddy or even icy. If you still want more, turn left and head north for 1.2 miles to connect to. The main trail is a simple dirt road. I'm at a 3" lift, 33's" amd rear locker. Continue straight. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Show more photos. I took my wife and our Akita from Silverwood Lake to Arrowhead in my 2020 Subaru Outback Premium (totally stock with stock tires). I definitely recommend. The Trailhead is about 75 yards east of this location. The Miller Canyon OHV Staging Area is located just east of Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area on Forest Road 2N37 off Highway 138. Pilot Rock has a bench for you and your space. Last hill definitely intimidating but nothing difficult after getting off the rig and walking the line. Great trail with some amazing views. Ran this west to east (followed TrailsOffroad GPX). There are two staging areas: Pilot Rock Staging Area on the north side of the lake by the dam off the 173. Cajon Junction, California. It’s perfect for beginners (like us lol) but have fun options to make it more difficult. Nonresident Use Permits go on sale in October and are valid for the following year. You can contact the company at (909) 382-2790. You can find more information about Pilot Rock OHV Staging Area (2N33) at www.fs.usda.gov. We started off the 173 at The Pilot Rock OHV staging area and drove to the 2N36 intersection. The hills are steep and occasionally narrow, the hardest part is the end hill climb back to PRTT. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/cleghorn-ridge-trail Nice trail by itself but thinking of combining this with Cleghorn for a full day next time. 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