Field GuideCleveland N.F.

Laguna Mtns
Dirt Bike Routes

The Laguna Mountains in San Diego County hold the Corral Canyon OHV Area near Pine Valley, the guide's one real green-sticker network this far south, plus the plated forest roads of the Mount Laguna and Sunrise Highway country. Green-sticker access on the OHV roads is mostly segment-by-segment, with plated dual-sport riding everywhere else. Route geometry and elevation come from the Forest Service's official travel maps and public terrain data.

Laguna Mtns, California · Cleveland National Forest · 10 routes

Plated street-legal bikes are fine on every route here. The badges below show where green-sticker (non-street-legal) OHVs are allowed; that's the part that varies, sometimes segment by segment.

Green sticker OK

Non-street-legal (green-sticker) OHVs allowed on the route.

Green sticker: partial

Green-sticker allowed on some segments only; read the note.

Street-legal plate only

Street-legal, plated vehicles only; no green-sticker OHVs.

Access unverified

Couldn't verify green-sticker access; confirm with the managing agency.

New to this, or riding an electric or 2022-plus bike? The sticker & access guide covers green, red, and tan stickers, street-legal plates, electric bikes (SB 586), spark arresters, the Adventure Pass, and the penalties, all sourced from California government pages.

Where can I ride?

Cleveland National Forest travel map

Every legal motorized road and trail in the Laguna Mtns area, straight from the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). Most numbered roads are open to street-legal plated bikes only; the green routes are the comparatively few where a green-sticker (non-street-legal) bike is allowed. Hover any line for its road number and access.

What can ride here

  • Green-sticker OHV allowed
  • Street-legal plate only
  • Dashed = seasonal access
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Make a day of it

1 suggested loop

Ways to string these routes into a full ride instead of a single road. Mileage is a rough composite; segments overlap and connect, so plan time and fuel with a margin.

Corral Canyon OHV Day

~22mi↓ GPX

The far south's one real green-sticker network, strung into a full day.

Work the Corral Canyon OHV area near Pine Valley: link the Corral Canyon (17S04), Bear Valley (16S12), and Los Pinos (16S17) roads with the green-sticker singletrack on Kernan (802) and Wrangler (901). A genuine OHV-area day for green-sticker bikes, though several of the roads are green-sticker on some segments only, so read each note. Best fall through spring; it bakes in summer. Note that the Cleveland gates these roads on and off: as of 2026 Los Pinos (16S17) and some connectors are closed, so check current alerts and be ready to ride the open segments rather than the whole loop.

Corral Canyon RoadBear Valley RoadLos Pinos RoadKernan TrailWrangler Trail

The Routes

10 rides
GPX Track↑ 1,033 ft↓ 892 ft
3,051 ft3,832 ft

Corral Canyon Road

No. 17S04
Green sticker: partial
Distance
8.2mi
Difficulty
Difficult

Per the MVUM, Corral Canyon Road is mixed: some segments are open to all vehicles (green-sticker OK) and others are open to street-legal vehicles only, so access goes segment by segment. Read the signs at each junction; registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

The namesake road of San Diego's Corral Canyon OHV Area.

17S04 is the spine of the Corral Canyon OHV Area near Pine Valley, a rocky, high-clearance road through chaparral and oak with technical pitches and connections to the area's trail network. It's open to all vehicles on its OHV segments and to street-legal vehicles only on others, so green-sticker access depends on which segment you're on.

Elevation
3,050–3,850 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Rocky, high-clearance OHV-area dirt
  • Heart of the Corral Canyon OHV Area
  • Green-sticker access on part of the road
  • Rocky, technical San Diego backcountry
GPX Track↑ 1,033 ft↓ 823 ft
3,100 ft4,035 ft

Kernan Trail

No. 802
Green sticker OK
Distance
5.5mi
Difficulty
Difficult

Per the MVUM, trail 802 is a designated OHV trail open to motorcycles, so green-sticker (non-street-legal) bikes are allowed. Being narrow-gauge singletrack, it's a true OHV trail, not a road. Registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

The longest singletrack in the Corral Canyon OHV Area.

Trail 802 (Kernan) is the longest dedicated OHV trail in the Corral Canyon system near Pine Valley, narrow, rocky, twisting singletrack through dense chaparral and oak. This is the real reason riders come to Corral Canyon: technical green-sticker trail riding, not fire roads. Open to vehicles 50 inches and under.

Elevation
3,100–4,050 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Narrow, rocky OHV singletrack
  • Longest singletrack in the Corral Canyon system
  • Technical, narrow OHV trail
  • Designated green-sticker singletrack
GPX Track↑ 794 ft↓ 410 ft
3,442 ft3,957 ft

Wrangler Trail

No. 901
Green sticker OK
Distance
3.6mi
Difficulty
Moderate

Per the MVUM, trail 901 is a designated OHV trail open to motorcycles, so green-sticker (non-street-legal) bikes are allowed. Being narrow-gauge singletrack, it's a true OHV trail, not a road. Registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Classic Corral Canyon OHV singletrack loop trail.

Trail 901 (Wrangler) is one of the signature OHV trails in the Corral Canyon network, a twisting green-sticker singletrack through chaparral that links the area's loop system. Tighter and more technical than the roads, it's prime dirt-bike trail riding, open to vehicles 50 inches and under.

Elevation
3,450–3,950 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Narrow OHV singletrack, rocky and sandy
  • Signature Corral Canyon trail
  • Twisting green-sticker singletrack
  • Links the area's loop system
GPX Track↑ 581 ft↓ 312 ft
3,314 ft3,638 ft

Peace Maker Singletrack

No. 912
Green sticker OK
Distance
2.6mi
Difficulty
Difficult

Per the MVUM, trail 912 is a designated OHV trail open to motorcycles, so green-sticker (non-street-legal) bikes are allowed. Being narrow-gauge singletrack, it's a true OHV trail, not a road. Registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Motorcycle-only singletrack in the Corral Canyon OHV Area.

Trail 912 (Peace Maker) is designated open to motorcycles only, true narrow-gauge singletrack, the tightest, most technical green-sticker riding in the Corral Canyon system. No quads or wider machines; just dirt bikes threading the chaparral. The heart of why Corral Canyon is San Diego's best forest moto-trail area.

Elevation
3,300–3,650 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Tight motorcycle-only singletrack
  • Motorcycle-only singletrack
  • Tightest, most technical trail here
  • Designated green-sticker (dirt bikes only)
GPX Track↑ 538 ft↓ 669 ft
3,819 ft4,098 ft

Long Valley Loop

No. 16S15
Green sticker OK
Distance
4.5mi
Difficulty
Moderate

Per the MVUM, 16S15 is designated open to all vehicles, so green-sticker (non-street-legal) bikes are allowed. Registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Fully green-sticker loop in the Corral Canyon OHV Area.

16S15 (Long Valley Loop) is a designated loop open to all vehicles in the Corral Canyon OHV Area, the cleanest green-sticker ride here, with rocky and sandy tread through oak and chaparral. A fun, self-contained loop that's a natural centerpiece for a green-sticker day.

Elevation
3,800–4,100 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Rocky and sandy OHV-area tread
  • Fully designated green-sticker loop
  • Centerpiece of the OHV-area network
  • Oak-and-chaparral San Diego backcountry
GPX Track↑ 906 ft↓ 1,119 ft
3,832 ft4,669 ft

Los Pinos Road

No. 16S17
Green sticker: partial
Distance
4.6mi
Difficulty
Moderate

Per the MVUM, Los Pinos Road is mixed: some segments are open to all vehicles (green-sticker OK) and others are open to street-legal vehicles only, so access goes segment by segment. Read the signs at each junction; registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Climb toward the Los Pinos lookout above Corral Canyon.

16S17 climbs toward the Los Pinos fire lookout on the ridge above the Corral Canyon area, a high-clearance road with rocky sections and expanding views over the San Diego backcountry to the desert. Part of it is open to all vehicles, so green-sticker access runs segment by segment.

Elevation
3,850–4,650 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Rocky high-clearance dirt
  • Climbs toward the Los Pinos lookout
  • Green-sticker access on part of the road
  • Big San-Diego-to-desert views
GPX Track↑ 968 ft↓ 1,634 ft
3,215 ft4,619 ft

Bear Valley Road

No. 16S12
Green sticker: partial
Distance
8.4mi
Difficulty
Difficult

Per the MVUM, Bear Valley Road is mixed: some segments are open to all vehicles (green-sticker OK) and others are open to street-legal vehicles only, so access goes segment by segment. Read the signs at each junction; registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Rugged OHV-area road through the Corral Canyon backcountry.

16S12 (Bear Valley) is a rugged high-clearance road in the Corral Canyon country, mixing rocky climbs and oak-shaded canyon bottoms. Part of it is open to all vehicles, with green-sticker access changing by segment, a solid intermediate-to-hard ride that links the OHV-area roads.

Elevation
3,200–4,600 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Rocky high-clearance dirt
  • Green-sticker access on part of the road
  • Rocky Corral Canyon backcountry
  • Connects the OHV-area network
GPX Track↑ 377 ft↓ 1,302 ft
2,904 ft3,868 ft

Skye Valley Road

No. 17S06
Green sticker: partial
Distance
7.9mi
Difficulty
Moderate

Per the MVUM, Skye Valley Road is mixed: some segments are open to all vehicles (green-sticker OK) and others are open to street-legal vehicles only, so access goes segment by segment. Read the signs at each junction; registration + spark arrestor required.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

OHV-area road threading the Skye Valley chaparral.

17S06 (Skye Valley) runs through the chaparral and grassland of the Corral Canyon area, a mix of graded and rockier tread. Part of it is open to all vehicles, with green-sticker access shifting segment to segment, a good intermediate option in the network.

Elevation
2,900–3,850 ft
Best season
Fall–spring (hot in summer)
Surface
Graded-to-rocky OHV-area dirt
  • Green-sticker access on part of the road
  • Chaparral-and-grassland scenery
  • Links the Corral Canyon roads
GPX Track↑ 358 ft↓ 2,933 ft
3,402 ft6,047 ft

La Posta Road

No. 15S05
Street-legal plate only
Distance
10.9mi
Difficulty
Moderate

Per the MVUM, 15S05 is open to street-legal vehicles only: plated bikes, no green-sticker (non-street-legal) bikes.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Long plated forest road on the south side of the Lagunas.

15S05 (La Posta) is a long graded forest road through the oak and chaparral country south of the Laguna crest, a scenic plated dual-sport ride. Open to street-legal vehicles only, it's a good way to cover ground and link the area's backcountry away from the OHV roads.

Elevation
3,400–6,050 ft
Best season
Spring–fall
Surface
Graded dirt with rocky sections
  • Long, scenic plated dual-sport road
  • Oak-and-chaparral Laguna country
  • Quieter than the OHV area
GPX Track↑ 2,096 ft↓ 446 ft
3,701 ft5,407 ft

Pine Creek Road

No. 14S05
Street-legal plate only
Distance
7.7mi
Difficulty
Easy

Per the MVUM, 14S05 is open to street-legal vehicles only: plated bikes, no green-sticker (non-street-legal) bikes.

Source: USFS Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), 2026

Mellow plated road below the Laguna crest near Pine Valley.

14S05 (Pine Creek) is a gentler graded road near Pine Valley below the Laguna Mountain crest, a relaxed plated ride through pine and oak, good for easy miles and reaching the area's trailheads. Open to street-legal vehicles only.

Elevation
3,700–5,400 ft
Best season
Spring–fall
Surface
Wide graded dirt, generally smooth
  • Easy, beginner-friendly grade
  • Pine-and-oak Laguna foothills
  • Trailhead access near Pine Valley (plated only)