More than a tour company.
We’re a locally owned team obsessed with one thing, giving you the best day in the Sonoran Desert on the closest trails to Scottsdale. Small groups, private guides, and a genuine love for this place.
Led by someone who lives for the desert
Desert Dog Offroad Adventures is owned and led by Michelle. For more than fifteen years she’s guided families, friends and VIP groups across the Sonoran Desert, learning every trail, overlook and hidden wash along the way.
She built Desert Dog Offroad Adventures around a simple idea: treat every guest like a friend, and every ride like it’s your own. That means a real person on the phone, a private guide who knows the terrain, and a team that won’t rest until your day is perfect.
MichelleOwner & Outdoor Enthusiast
The real desert, since 1997
Scottsdale was once one road in and one road out, with open Sonoran Desert on either side. We have run these trails since 1997, watched the town grow into a metropolis, and never left the backcountry that built it. The polished valley is new. The desert we ride is not.
Meet the real desert →The promises behind every ride
Safety, always
CPR-certified guides, thorough briefings and constant trail support, on every single ride.
Personal service
A real office, a real person on the phone, and a guide who actually knows your name.
Respect for the desert
A proud Tread Lightly supporter, we ride responsibly and leave the land as we found it.
Genuine fun
Small private groups and routes built around your pace, your people and your thrill level.
The Sonoran Desert, up close
We ride the Sonoran Desert and Tonto National Forest just outside Scottsdale, a landscape of towering saguaro, sandy washes and mountain overlooks. As a US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management permitted outfitter, we take you to exclusive routes and hidden gems most visitors never see.
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Serving Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe & Glendale
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