Don't Blame the Lion

Trails change. Roads wash out. Gates close. Trees fall. Weather happens. Maps are wrong. Governments government. A perfectly reasonable dirt road can become an axle-eating nightmare surprisingly quickly.

Difficulty ratings, trail descriptions, GPS tracks, photos, videos, campsite information, and everything else on ARF Quest reflect what we encountered when we were there. Conditions may be completely different when you arrive.

But Little Hammer Made It

Good for Little Hammer.

That does not mean your vehicle will.

Vehicle capability, modifications, tires, driver experience, weather, trail conditions, and an alarming number of other variables determine whether something is passable. A video of us successfully doing something is not an instruction to send it.

Know your vehicle. Know your abilities. Make your own decisions.

Maps Are Not Permission Slips

A road, trail, campsite, or route appearing on ARF Quest does not guarantee that it is currently open, publicly accessible, legal to drive, or appropriate for your vehicle.

Land ownership changes. Seasonal closures happen. Fire restrictions happen. Roads close. Rules change. Occasionally a gate appears where there wasn't one before.

Check current closures, regulations, permits, fire restrictions, vehicle requirements, and land access with the appropriate land-management agency before heading out.

If a sign, gate, ranger, property owner, or current official source disagrees with ARF Quest, they win.

GPS Is Not Magic

GPS tracks are provided as a reference, not as turn-by-turn navigation or a guarantee that the route is correct.

GPS reception can be inaccurate. Tracks can contain errors. Roads can move, disappear, become impassable, or stop being roads entirely.

Bring another form of navigation, know where you are going, and don't blindly follow a line on a screen off a cliff.

We'd prefer you didn't do that.

You Are Responsible for Your Adventure

Backcountry and off-road travel involve real risks.

Vehicles break. People get stuck. Weather changes. Cell service disappears. Fuel runs out. Tires develop an attraction to sharp rocks. Puddles are occasionally considerably deeper than they look.

Bring appropriate recovery equipment, navigation, water, food, clothing, first-aid supplies, and whatever else is appropriate for where you're going.

You are responsible for deciding where you go, what you drive, what equipment you bring, and what risks you take.

ARF Quest cannot guarantee your safety, the condition of a route, or that you'll make it home without acquiring a new and interesting noise from somewhere underneath your vehicle.

Don't Be a Jerk

Stay on designated routes.

Respect closures and private property. Don't create new trails because going around an obstacle looks easier. Pack out your trash. Respect other people using the land. Don't tear up trails just because your vehicle can.

These places only stay available for everyone to enjoy if we don't destroy them.

Leave the place at least as good as you found it.

Information Changes

We try to make ARF Quest useful and accurate, but we don't guarantee that everything on the site is complete, current, or correct.

Prices change. Amenities disappear. Campsites close. Rules get rewritten. GPS coordinates can be wrong. Even information from official sources can change after we publish it.

Use ARF Quest as one source of information, not the only source.

In Short

ARF Quest shows you our adventures. It doesn't guarantee yours.

Conditions change. Information gets old. Maps aren't perfect. Vehicles are different. People are different.

Do your own research. Use good judgment. Be prepared. Don't be a jerk.

And don't blame the lion.