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Is the forest road open today?
Pick a national forest and your vehicle. See which of its roads are in season today, or on the day you plan to ride, from the Forest Service's own map dates.
Forest Roads Open Today
Pick a national forest, or use your location, to see which of its roads are open to your vehicle today.
Source: USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps. Always check the official MVUM and posted signs; this map is not a legal document.
- The Forest Service's own dates
- Your vehicle, any day
- What opens and closes next
Dates from the USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data. Get the official map from the Forest Service. Rules: 36 CFR 212.51, 261.13.
By forest
Forest roads by national forest
Arizona
California
- Cleveland National Forest
- Eldorado National Forest
- Fremont-Winema National Forest
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Inyo National Forest
- Klamath National Forest
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
- Lassen National Forest
- Los Padres National Forest
- Mendocino National Forest
- Modoc National Forest
- Plumas National Forest
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
- San Bernardino National Forest
- Sequoia National Forest
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Sierra National Forest
- Six Rivers National Forest
- Stanislaus National Forest
- Tahoe National Forest
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Common questions
Forest road questions
It is the Forest Service map that says which roads, trails and areas in a national forest are open to which vehicles, and when. Under 36 CFR 212.51, motor vehicle use "shall be designated by vehicle class and, if appropriate, by time of year". This tool reads those designations for the forest roads.
No. Once a forest publishes its map, 36 CFR 261.13 makes it "prohibited to possess or operate a motor vehicle on National Forest System lands" in that unit "other than in accordance with those designations". A road outside its season is closed to that vehicle until it reopens.
From the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map data, published for 105 national forests. It is not a legal document: carry the forest's official map and obey posted signs, which can close a road early for snow, fire or damage.
Some forests are not in the Forest Service's published road data yet. A missing forest means we do not know, never that its roads are closed; get its map from the forest's own office.
Not yet. It covers designated forest roads. Off-highway vehicle trails are on the same official map, and many forests open them on different dates.
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