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Gifford Pinchot National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 3 ranger districts in New Mexico and Washington.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
4x4 / Jeep40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
High-clearance vehicle2,989 mi26 mi3,015 mi
Passenger car2,975 mi26 mi3,002 mi
Motorhome2,975 mi26 mi3,002 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

40 mi of Gifford Pinchot National Forest's 41 mi of roads designated for ATVs are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
40 mi
Outside their season
0.6 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • After Nov 30: 22 mi on 1 road close

Seasonal roads for ATVs (2)

  • N710-N819-N844 (FR 3200000) · 22 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Blue Hole (FR 1273000) · 0.6 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 15Outside its season · opens May 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 New Mexico

Parks, rentals and guided rides near Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

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Common questions

Forest road questions

On Tue, Oct 27, 40 mi of the 41 mi of Gifford Pinchot National Forest roads designated for ATVs are in season, and 0.6 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 30: 22 mi on 1 road 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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