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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests roads open today

Which of Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests's forest roads are open to your vehicle today, from the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

Today in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 5 ranger districts in Colorado.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV1,812 mi34 mi1,846 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)1,812 mi34 mi1,846 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in1,812 mi34 mi1,846 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower1,812 mi34 mi1,846 mi
4x4 / Jeep1,046 mi5 mi1,051 mi
High-clearance vehicle2,539 mi54 mi2,593 mi
Passenger car2,537 mi54 mi2,592 mi
Motorhome2,537 mi54 mi2,592 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

1,812 mi of Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests's 1,846 mi of roads designated for ATVs are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
1,812 mi
Outside their season
34 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • After Oct 30: 4 mi on 1 road close
  • After Nov 15: 545 mi on 201 roads close
  • Nov 20: 5 mi on 4 roads open
  • After Nov 20: 13 mi on 6 roads close

Seasonal roads for ATVs (the 200 longest of 408)

  • Elkhorn - Baldy (FR 517.0) · 26 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Wintersteen Park (FR 168.0) · 21 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Pierson Park (FR 119.0) · 20 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Stillwater Pass (FR 123) · 19 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Acme Creek (FR 219.0) · 17 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Sand Creek Pass Cut-Off (FR 336.0) · 17 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Williams Divide (FR 200) · 14 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Killpecker (FR 300.0) · 14 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Jun 15Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • Elkhorn - Baldy (FR 517.0) · 13 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Crooked Creek/Keyser Cr (FR 139) · 12 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Green Ridge Cutoff (FR 177.0) · 12 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Moffat Road (FR 149) · 11 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Muddy Creek (FR 134.1) · 11 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Gravel Mtn (FR 121.1) · 11 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Beaver Creek (FR 133) · 11 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Cabin Creek (FR 112) · 10 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Wintersteen Park (FR 168.0) · 10 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Nov 20In season · closes after Nov 20
  • Aqueduct Road (FR 128) · 10 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Storm Mountain Access (FR 153.0) · 10 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Little Bald (FR 212.0) · 10 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Bear Gulch (FR 195.0) · 9 mi · Canyon Lakes Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Kawuneeche (FR 120.0) · 9 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • South Cabin Creek (FR 112.1A) · 9 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15
  • Keyser Ridge (FR 140) · 9 mi · Sulphur Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Nov 15In season · closes after Nov 15

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.

Off-road parks in Colorado

Parks, rentals and guided rides near Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

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Common questions

Forest road questions

On Tue, Oct 27, 1,812 mi of the 1,846 mi of Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests roads designated for ATVs are in season, and 34 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Oct 30: 4 mi on 1 road close. After Nov 15: 545 mi on 201 roads close. Nov 20: 5 mi on 4 roads open. Pick another vehicle or date in the tool to see its own dates.

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.

Yes. It is free and needs no account.