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Huron-Manistee National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Huron-Manistee National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 7 ranger districts in Michigan.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV2,051 mi3 mi2,054 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)2,052 mi3 mi2,054 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in2,051 mi3 mi2,054 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower2,051 mi3 mi2,054 mi
4x4 / Jeep2,051 mi3 mi2,054 mi
High-clearance vehicle2,201 mi4 mi2,206 mi
Passenger car2,201 mi4 mi2,206 mi
Motorhome2,201 mi4 mi2,206 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

2,051 mi of Huron-Manistee National Forest's 2,054 mi of roads designated for ATVs are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
2,051 mi
Outside their season
3 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • After Oct 30: 8 mi on 22 roads close
  • After Nov 30: 271 mi on 222 roads close
  • After Jan 31: 2 mi on 2 roads close
  • May 10: 2 mi on 6 roads open

Seasonal roads for ATVs (the 200 longest of 259)

  • FR 4460 · 6 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Vaughn (FR 4462) · 6 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Stig (FR 4487) · 6 mi · Harrisville Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Big Block (FR 4013) · 6 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • County 40 Road (FR 5405) · 5 mi · Cadillac Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Meridian (FR 4165) · 5 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Evans (FR 4144) · 5 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4194 · 4 mi · Tawas Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 5311 · 4 mi · Baldwin Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Deeter (FR 4472) · 4 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 2120 · 4 mi · Tawas Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4630 · 3 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 7724 · 3 mi · Manistee Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Michelle Benson Trail (FR 9930) · 3 mi · Cadillac Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 2137 · 3 mi · Tawas Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Upper Big Creek (FR 4263) · 3 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4610 · 3 mi · Tawas Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 5451 · 3 mi · Baldwin Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 6645 · 3 mi · Baldwin Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Old Baldy (FR 4979) · 3 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Trout Lake (FR 4075) · 3 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Campjack (FR 3013) · 3 mi · Mio Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Bobcat (FR 4771) · 3 mi · Harrisville Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 6583 · 2 mi · Baldwin Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30

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.

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Common questions

Forest road questions

On Tue, Oct 27, 2,051 mi of the 2,054 mi of Huron-Manistee National Forest roads designated for ATVs are in season, and 3 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Oct 30: 8 mi on 22 roads close. After Nov 30: 271 mi on 222 roads close. After Jan 31: 2 mi on 2 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.

Yes. It is free and needs no account.