Hollister Hills SVRA
Hollister (San Benito County) · near Hollister · Central Coast
Off-Road
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Size
- 6,600 acres with 100+ miles of trail
- Best season
- Spring and fall best · Summer heat in the valley · Trails may close during wet winters for erosion control
Permits and booking
- Permit
- California State Parks fee ($10/vehicle day use). California OHV registration (Green Sticker) required for all non-street-legal vehicles. Reservations for camping on Recreation.gov. Trails may be closed during wet conditions — call 831-637-3874 for current conditions before visiting.
What is here
- Terrain
- forest-roads · rock-crawling · mountain-4x4
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Off-Road detail
- Vehicles
- dirt-bike · atv-utv · 4x4-jeep · any-ohv
- Signature routes
- 4x4 Trail Network · Motorcycle / Dirt Bike Loops · Observation Point
- Intl tip
- Hollister is the self-proclaimed 'Motorcycle Capital of the World' — the 1947 Independence Day motorcycle rally here was the event that inspired the 1953 Marlon Brando film The Wild One. The city embraces its motorcycle heritage with annual rallies and a rally museum. Combine an Hollister Hills riding day with a meal in town and some motorcycle history.
The guide
Hollister Hills is Northern California's most complete dedicated OHV state park — 6,600 acres of Diablo Range hillside with ove…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Hollister Hills SVRA — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.8085, -121.352