When you wanna explore a new area, California has plenty of public land to offer. Off Road Maps can get you away from the crowds & the main staging areas. Maps can show you prime areas to ride & camp that you may not have ever imagined. Whether you seek secluded stream side camp sites, with some fishing or a dusty, long, desert trail that spans the entire Mojave desert, you can find these secret spots with maps.

All California OHV maps are priced under $10

4×4 Panamint Valley has numerous canyons & ridges to conquer

Here are some of the off-roading maps Total Escape carries:

• JAWBONE CANYON OHV MAP
  Randsburg, California City, Dove Springs, Red Rock, North Mojave Desert Trails
• SAN BERNARDINO OHV MAP
  Big Bear, Arrowhead, Johnson Valley, Stoddard Wells, Barstow, Mojave Desert Trails
• HUNGRY VALLEY OHV MAP
  Los Padres National Forest, Frazier Park Trails, Lockwood, Quatal, Ballinger Canyon
• ANGELES FOREST OHV MAP
  Los Angeles Area, Antelope Valley Desert Trails
• SOCAL OHV MAP SET
  Buy all & get ‘em cheaper. This is a collection of 4 of the California Trail Users maps.
• ROCK CREEK OHV TRAILS (outta print USDA)
  Georgetown, Gold Country California, Sierra Nevada, El Dorado National Forest
• MOUNT PINOS OHV TRAILS (outta print USDA)
  Los Padres National Forest, Frazier Park Trails, Ballinger Canyon

These are awesome California locations that have off-road trails surrounding them:

• PANAMINT SPRINGS
• KERNVILLE, CA
• BORREGO SPRINGS
• BIG BEAR, CA
• TOMS PLACE, CA
• LAKE TAHOE, CA
• BISHOP, CA
• HOLLISTER, CA
• VENTUCOPA, CA
• LAKE SHASTA, CA
• RANDSBURG, CA
• SHAVER LAKE, CA
• Death Valley National Park

MOUNT ABEL, California

So many misspell Abel like Able, its a wonder anyone can find this place.

But what a nice find it is! Camp O Alto Campground, among the giant trees. RV friendly

Cerro Noroeste / Mt Abel / Noroeste Peak
Los Padres mountains, camping on the back roads, mountain biking, hiking, exploring. This gorgeous 8286′ mountain peak sits just to the west of Mount Pinos @ 8831′ (the tallest peak in Kern County). Home of the Jesus Tree, the best sunset spot for miles and the infamous motorcycle road out west, this mountain is one of the lesser known in Southern California. Oddly shaped, Jefferey and Ponderosa pines towering above have their tops stunted and enormous branches hanging down. Maybe from lightning strikes, or maybe from a historic Tejon earthquake that snapped them?

Camp-O-Alto is the official name of this primitive open, FREE campground. First come basis. This place is a perfect option B, instead of the busier Mt Pinos Recreation Area that is located to the east. RV campers love this camp, as there is plenty of room to spread out in between the sites. There is also a large group site at the west end of the campground – available to whomever can grab it first, but you must have a large group to utilize this spot.

Just south of Apache Saddle, there is a faded, large sign that reads Westside Park, but this is the only reference we can find and no one locally calls this mountain by this name. The Cerro Noreste Road gate (near Camp Condor), closes seasonally for winter snow and rock slides.

Once you are past this gate & start climbing from the saddle, there is a great viewpoint a few miles up on the right side, overlooking red dirt beauty of Quatal Canyon. You can see the mountains out near the coast, as well as the high desert, natural wash on the left side and the faint graded dirt road paralleling it to the right side, all mixed up amongst the pinyons & junipers. The Chumash Wilderness is on the left side.

DIRECTIONS TO MOUNT ABEL:

To get here from Interstate 5, exit Frazier & head west, thru Frazier Park, thru Cuddy Valley, turn right on Mil Potrero Hwy (forest road #9N05) & past the golfing community of Pine Mountain Club; continue west to Apache Saddle. At this intersection, turn left on to Cerro Noroeste (#9N25) & drive 10 miles to the top of the mountain.

To get here from Hwy 166, take the Cerro Noroeste Road turn off just east of Hwy 33. Continue 20-something miles up to Apache Saddle ranger station. At this intersection, turn right on to Cerro Noroeste (#9N25) & drive 10 miles to the top of the mountain.

Los Padres Trail # 21W03 / Chumash Wilderness

Hiking Trails / Mountain Bike SoCal

This area is very popular among mountain bikers and sunset seeking couples. The “Peak to Peak” hike is an all day adventure of 6.5 miles, that should be planned well in advance – with another shuttle car at the Pinos parking lot. This is a moderately, strenuous hike that can take up most of the day – with awesome views over the San Joaquin Valley, Lockwood Valley, Pine Mountain Village and San Emigdio range. The area located in between Pinos & Abel is called the Chumash Wilderness.

Map of California Baja: New Baja Almanac

BAJA MEXICO MAP

After a very long and grueling wait of 4+ years, the mysterious Landon Crumpton has finally resurfaced with the much anticipated new version of his very popular Baja Almanac. Now is the time for claiming your copy, as they are in limited quantities and these puppies might not last long.

The Total Escape crew has been using this amazing topo map for Baja Mexico since our the very first excursions in 1990.

The publisher disappeared, to work on another edition and compile the Sur & Norte into one solid booklet, even more popular and sought after than the first one. Total Escape sold thousands of copies of the 2000 edition and ran out in early 2006. Then he disappeared again and no one has heard a peep until last week:

NOV 1, 2009, a mass email was sent out by the Vegas publisher & we quickly jumped to restock our supplies.

The new version is much larger than before measuring nearly 11″ wide x 16″ high.
Scale is 1″ = 5.5 miles

CLICK HERE TO ORDER Baja Maps from Total Escape

CA Kern / western Kern county

Kern County is known for its oil, its agriculture, and outdoor recreation. The Kern River is the highlight of the region with lush, green and grey granite canyons, a big reservoir & the Sequoia trees just up the road. On the western side of Kern County are small towns like Frazier Park, the golfing cabin community of Pine Mountain Club, plus the oil meccas of Maricopa and Taft. Expansive Lockwood Valley enters into Ventura County. Cuyama River borders Santa Barbara & SLO counties.

Much of the western Kern area is rural ranch land, desert or forest. Los Padres National Forest, Chumash Wilderness, Bittercreek Wildlife Refuge, Wind Wolves Preserve, Buena Vista Reservoir, Ballinger Canyon, Hungry Valley and Fort Tejon State Park all call this region home, right on the mighty tangent of the San Andreas fault line. The San Emigdio range and the surrounding mountains of Mt Pinos and Mount Abel design a perpendicular range to the Central Cali coastline, connecting the huge Mojave desert to the ocean. Cerro Noroeste is a very scenic drive.

The 17 mile long Quatal Canyon, where the indian camp of Mahu Tasen hosts a Bear Dance every summer is also a wild place of bird watching, camping and hunting. The indian word for Mount Pinos is “Iwihinmu” – a sacred spot for Chumash Indians, as well as others; Chumash call it the ‘center of the world’. Locals respond regularly with music, hikes, star gazing, drum circles (seasonally) and local festivals (annually) .

PHOTOS: Drum Camp Pinos | Drumming Cerro Noroeste

Tecuya Ridge, Cuddy Valley 4×4 trails can keep you busy for a whole weekend of back road exploring.

boating, camping, dirt biking, fishing, hiking, horseback, hunting, mountain biking, off roading, skydiving, xc skiing

• Frazier Park
• Pine Mountain Club
• Maricopa
• Taft

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