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Sierra National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Sierra National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 2 ranger districts in California.

Vehicle	In season	Outside its season	Designated
ATV	1,635 mi	118 mi	1,754 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)	1,618 mi	118 mi	1,736 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in	1,618 mi	118 mi	1,736 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower	1,618 mi	118 mi	1,736 mi
4x4 / Jeep	1,618 mi	118 mi	1,736 mi
High-clearance vehicle	1,955 mi	120 mi	2,075 mi
Passenger car	1,949 mi	120 mi	2,069 mi
Motorhome	1,949 mi	120 mi	2,069 mi

Forest Roads Open TodaySierra National Forest

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1,635 mi of Sierra National Forest's 1,754 mi of roads designated for ATVs are in season today, Oct 27.

In season: 1,635 mi
Outside their season: 118 mi
Dates not published: 0 mi

Coming up

After Nov 1: 7 mi on 10 roads close
After Nov 15: 12 mi on 68 roads close
After Dec 1: 313 mi on 531 roads close
After Dec 15: 721 mi on 780 roads close

Seasonal roads for ATVs (the 200 longest of 1,942)

Ross Crossing (FR 10S024) · 20 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Central Camp (FR 06S042) · 19 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Ten Mile Grade (FR 04S004) · 17 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Kaiser Loop (FR 06S002) · 16 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Dec 1In season · closes after Dec 1
Rock Creek (FR 07S002) · 14 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Stump Springs Road (FR 07S005) · 13 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Blackrock (FR 11S012) · 12 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Upper Daulton (FR 07S027) · 11 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen May 20 to Dec 1In season · closes after Dec 1
Fish Creek (FR 07S007) · 11 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Whisky Falls (FR 08S070) · 11 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Sycamore Springs (FR 11S002) · 10 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Footman Ridge (FR 05S025) · 10 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Rodgers Ridge (FR 11S007) · 9 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Dec 1In season · closes after Dec 1
Jackass Creek (FR 05S002) · 8 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Chiquito Canyon (FR 05S013) · 8 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Foster Ridge (FR 09S010) · 8 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Sugar Pine (FR 06S090) · 8 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
South Fork Tamarack (FR 09S069) · 8 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Upper Bear Cr. (FR 10S066) · 8 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Sugarloaf (FR 09S008) · 8 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Big Fir (FR 10S013) · 8 mi · High Sierra Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Big Sandy (FR 06S007) · 8 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Pilot Peak (FR 05S012) · 8 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
Greens Mill (FR 04S017) · 8 mi · Bass Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15

See these roads on the map

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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On Tue, Oct 27, 1,635 mi of the 1,754 mi of Sierra National Forest roads designated for ATVs are in season, and 118 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 1: 7 mi on 10 roads close. After Nov 15: 12 mi on 68 roads close. After Dec 1: 313 mi on 531 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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