Azusa Canyon OHV Area
Azusa (San Gabriel Mountains, off the 210) · near Azusa / Los Angeles · Los Angeles / SoCal
Off-Road
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner
- Size
- A compact all-in-one OHV area with mud pits, hill climbs, and obstacles
- Best season
- Year-round (weekends/holidays only) · Mud pits best after rain · Summer hot
Permits and booking
- Permit
- Managed OHV area (Angeles National Forest / local) — open weekends and holidays only. Adventure Pass may be required. Green Sticker or street-legal registration. No cell service — plan ahead. Bring recovery gear for the mud pits.
What is here
- Terrain
- desert-wash · rock-crawling
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Off-Road detail
- Nickname
- LA's Mud-Pit Backyard
- Vehicles
- atv-utv · dirt-bike · 4x4-jeep · any-ohv
- Signature routes
- The mud pits · Hill climbs & obstacle course
- Intl tip
- Azusa Canyon is off the 210 in the San Gabriel Mountains, minutes from the LA basin. The mud pits are best after winter rains. Combine with San Gabriel Canyon recreation or the East Fork of the San Gabriel River. Bring recovery gear and a friend — no cell service, and the mud is serious.
The guide
Azusa Canyon is Los Angeles's mud-pit backyard — a compact, all-in-one OHV area in the San Gabriel Mountains just off the 210 F…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Azusa Canyon OHV Area — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.169, -117.85