Hungry Valley SVRA
Gorman (Tejon Pass, I-5 between LA and Bakersfield) · near Gorman / Frazier Park · Los Angeles / SoCal
Off-Road
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner
- Size
- 19,000 acres · 130+ miles of trails · Third-largest SVRA in California
- Best season
- October–May · Summer is hot but ridable early/late in the day
Permits and booking
- Permit
- State Vehicular Recreation Area (California State Parks). Day-use and camping fees apply. Green Sticker or street-legal registration required for all OHVs. Helmets required. Spark arrestors required. Stay on designated trails.
What is here
- Terrain
- desert-wash · mountain-4x4 · forest-roads
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Off-Road detail
- Nickname
- SoCal's Big All-Levels Playground
- Vehicles
- atv-utv · dirt-bike · 4x4-jeep · any-ohv
- Signature routes
- The 130-mile trail network · Pronghorn Trail (Rock Wall Climb) · Free OHV safety training
- Intl tip
- Hungry Valley is at Gorman off I-5, an hour from the LA basin — the closest major SVRA to the city. Combine with a stop at the Tejon Ranch or the spring wildflower displays on the Tejon Pass grade. The nearby Frazier Park and Gorman have basic services; fuel and stock up before you ride.
The guide
Hungry Valley is Southern California's big, welcoming, all-levels off-road playground — 19,000 acres and over 130 miles of trai…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Hungry Valley SVRA — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.776, -118.856