Dixie National Forest OHV

The Dixie National Forest encompasses 1.9 million acres of the Colorado Plateau and High Plateaus country in Washington, Iron, Garfield, Kane, and Wayne counties in southwestern Utah: the largest national forest in Utah, occupying the high plateau terrain that rises above Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in one of the most scenic concentrations of landscape in North America. The OHV trail system operates on designated routes across the forest's four districts, with the Cedar City, Escalante, Powell, and Pine Valley districts providing the primary riding terrain accessible from the Cedar City, St. George, and Panguitch gateways. The Markagunt Plateau north of Cedar City (the high volcanic tableland that reaches 11,307 feet at Brian Head), provides the most accessible Dixie OHV terrain: forest roads and designated OHV routes thread across the plateau through the subalpine meadows and spruce-fir forest at 9,000-to-10,000 feet, with views extending south across the canyon country of Zion and the Mojave Desert margin. The Paunsaugunt Plateau (Bryce Canyon's rim country) and the Aquarius Plateau east of Escalante provide additional high-elevation riding zones with the characteristic Colorado Plateau geology, Claron Formation limestone producing the pink and orange hoodoos that define the Bryce landscape, with OHV routes on the plateau margins above the canyon rims. The Pine Valley Mountains in the forest's southwestern reach provide lower-elevation desert mountain riding above the St. George corridor. The proximity to Zion and Bryce Canyon makes Dixie NF the most scenically-positioned OHV forest in the American Southwest. Utah OHV registration required. Cedar City Ranger District (435-865-3700) manages Markagunt Plateau route status.