Off-Road Parks for St. Louis and Southern Illinois

Looking for a place to take your Jeep Wrangler or Ford F-150 out for a little off-roading? Luckily, there are some great local area off-roading parks where you can really find out what your 4×4 is capable of. Learn about some of the off-road parks in the St. Louis and Southern Illinois area in this guide from the Auffenberg Dealer Group.

Letz Go Nutz Off-Road Park

A popular spot for off-roading near St. Louis, Letz Go Nutz features 6 miles of wooded trails, including mud bogs and dirt mounds. This park offers plenty of challenges for your 4×4 or lifted truck, and the hard-packed trails have enough ruts, loose rock, and tree roots to make them interesting. Open on weekends (weather permitting), and family-friendly, the park is about an hour’s drive from St. Louis.

Location: 99 Noyes Lane, Foley, MO

Williams Hill Pass OHV Park

Family and pet-friendly, this park features 226 acres of forest and field off-road trails for all ages and abilities, including a ridiculously fun Swamp Run, a children’s track, and a mud pit. One of the top spots for off-roading in Southern Illinois, the park also has hiking trails and catch and release fishing available. The park is open year-round and camping is permitted. Williams Hill Pass is 2 and a half hour drive from O’Fallon.

Location: 1935 Peak Road, Harrisburg, IL

Potawatomi Off-Road Park

With a variety of wood trails, mud bogs, hill climbs, creek trails, and rock gardens to choose from- there’s something for everyone at Potawatomi. It’s about a 90-minute drive from St. Louis, but with plenty of campsites available, you can spend a few days having fun and not have to turn around and make the drive back in one day. There are also lakes in the park where you can swim or go fishing as well.

Location: 245 Bartley Lane, Fulton, MO

Flat Nasty Off-Road Park

About a 2 hour and 25-minute drive from St. Louis, Flat Nasty Off-Road Park has over 850 acres of wooded trails that are especially great for 4x4s and rock crawlers. An extra bonus of visiting this park is the spectacular vistas of the Ozark Mountains. Many off-road events are held here, and given what a blast the trails are, it’s no wonder. Camping is permitted, and there’s even a 2 bedroom log cabin available to rent.

Location: 1775 Highway ZZ, Jadwin, MO

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