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Custer National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Custer National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 3 ranger districts in Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV133 mi11 mi144 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)51 mi0 mi144 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in51 mi0 mi107 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower51 mi0 mi107 mi
4x4 / Jeep51 mi0 mi107 mi
High-clearance vehicle477 mi63 mi540 mi
Passenger car189 mi9 mi540 mi
Motorhome189 mi9 mi540 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

133 mi of Custer National Forest's 144 mi of roads designated for ATVs are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
133 mi
Outside their season
11 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • Dec 1: 11 mi on 6 roads open
  • After Apr 15: 12 mi on 10 roads close

Seasonal roads for ATVs (16)

  • Lost Farm/Belltower Divide (FR 3819) · 4 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • Sage Creek (FR 2144) · 4 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • Beaverslide (FR 2097) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • Blarney Castle (FR 3145) · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • Stevens Draw (FR 2073) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • Tie Flats (FR 2104) · 1 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • FR 3125B · 1 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • FR 31481 · 1 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • FR 31482 · 1 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • FR 31483 · 1 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
  • FR 2002A · 0.8 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • Roberts Bench (FR 20972) · 0.6 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • FR 2104A · 0.3 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • FR 2002A1 · 0.2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • Guard Station Green Cabin (FR 2097A) · 0.1 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
  • Dispersed Campsite (FR 2073H) · 0.1 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 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 Montana

Parks, rentals and guided rides near Custer National Forest.

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Common questions

Forest road questions

On Tue, Oct 27, 133 mi of the 144 mi of Custer National Forest roads designated for ATVs are in season, and 11 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

Dec 1: 11 mi on 6 roads open. After Apr 15: 12 mi on 10 roads close. 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.

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