Can you ride an ATV in the Thorne Bay Ranger District?

Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 728.2 miles across 500 routes here (year-round). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.

Is this the official Motor Vehicle Use Map?

No. This page is an informational, searchable view of the MVUM route data. It is not a legal document. The controlling document is the district's official MVUM — always carry and follow it.

Are the routes open year-round?

Partly. About 845.3 miles are open year-round and 9.8 miles are seasonal (typically open Jul 1 to Jul 21). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

Thorne Bay Ranger District

Q: How many miles of motorized routes are in the Thorne Bay Ranger District?

860.2 miles total — 644.3 miles of roads and 215.9 miles of trails, across 563 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.

Tongass National Forest · Alaska · 860.2 mi of motorized routes · 563 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Thorne Bay Ranger District in Tongass National Forest (Alaska) has 860.2 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 644.3 miles of roads and 215.9 miles of trails across 563 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 728.2 mi · Motorcycle 728.2 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open Jul 1 and close Jul 21. Every route here is informational and derived from the MVUM data — it is not a legal document; carry and follow the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map. Download the routes as GPX for your GPS or riding app.

Every designated motorized route in the Thorne Bay Ranger District, drawn from the MVUM geometry (simplified, not to scale, north up). The static map is an instant preview — open the interactive map to explore the routes on a USGS topographic or satellite basemap. Download the routes as GPX below.

Motorized routes Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Total motorized miles: 860.2
Roads: 644.3 mi
Trails: 215.9 mi
Year-round miles: 845.3 mi
Seasonal miles: 9.8 mi

Vehicle access

What the MVUM designates for each vehicle class in this district — open miles, route count and season. A blank designation means the class is not designated here; it is shown as such, never guessed. ATV, motorcycle and e-bike classes are highlighted.

Per-vehicle-class access in the Thorne Bay Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class	Open miles	Routes	Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV	728.2	500	Year-round
Motorcycle / dirt bike	728.2	500	Year-round
Other wheeled OHV	728.2	500	Year-round
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50"	512.4	214	Year-round
2WD > 50"	512.4	214	Year-round
Tracked OHV > 50"	512.4	214	Year-round
Other OHV > 50"	512.4	214	Year-round
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50"	728.2	500	Year-round
Other OHV < 50"	728.2	500	Year-round
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1	0	142	Year-round
E-bike Class 2	0	142	Year-round
E-bike Class 3	0	142	Year-round
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle	639.4	272	Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle	639.4	272	Varies by route
Truck	639.4	272	Varies by route
Bus	639.4	272	Varies by route
Motorhome	639.4	272	Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 860.2 motorized miles here, about 845.3 miles are open year-round and 9.8 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 07/01 to 07/21 (MM/DD). Each vehicle class can carry its own season; see the access matrix above, and always confirm current status on the official Motor Vehicle Use Map.

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Named routes

Show the 322 named routes in this district

Named routes on the MVUM and whether ATV and motorcycle use is designated on each. This is a per-district reference, not a separate page per route. Use the filter to find a route.

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Named routes in the Thorne Bay Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.

159800 RD EL CAP PEAK	✓	✓
20008789 ROAD	✓	✓
2000930 RD FUNCTION JCT	✓	✓
2030 954 ROAD	✓	✓
2030128 ROAD	✓	✓
2030200 ROAD	✓	✓
2030205 ROAD	✓	✓
2030794 ROAD	✓	✓
2030796 ROAD	✓	✓
2030798 ROAD	✓	✓
2030952 ROAD	✓	✓
2050030 ROAD	✓	✓
2050031 ROAD	✓	✓
2050055 ROAD	✓	✓
2050064 RD	✓	✓
2050305 ROAD	✓	✓
2050332 ROAD	✓	✓
2050390 ROAD	✓	✓
2050405 ROAD	✓	✓
2050705 ROAD	✓	✓
2050710 ROAD	✓	✓
2052030 ROAD	✓	✓
2054181 ROAD	✓	✓
2057220 ROAD	✓	✓
2057240 ROAD	✓	✓
2079050 ROAD	✓	✓
2079200 ROAD	✓	✓
2080000 RD BIG CREEK	✓	✓
2080100 ROAD	✓	✓
2083100 ROAD	✓	✓
2360300 ROAD	✓	✓
2360400 ROAD	✓	✓
2710000 RD TWIN ISLAND 10	✓	✓
2720000 RD CAVERN LAKE	✓	✓
3000270 ROAD	✓	✓
3000272 ROAD	✓	✓
3000575 ROAD	✓	✓
3000576 ROAD	✓	✓
3012140 RD	✓	✓
3012145 ROAD	✓	✓
3017400 RD SWITCHBACK	✓	✓
3017420 RD THORNE BAY	✓	✓
3017422 RD	✓	✓
3018114 ROAD	✓	✓
3025500 ROAD	✓	✓
3030108 ROAD	✓	✓
3030112 R5OAD	✓	✓
3030113 ROAD	✓	✓
3030350 ROAD	✓	✓
3030421 ROAD	✓	✓
3030423 ROAD	✓	✓
3030430 ROAD	✓	✓
3030431 ROAD	✓	✓
3030630 ROAD	✓	✓
3036600 ROAD	✓	✓
3036640 ROAD	✓	✓
3062500 ROAD	✓	✓
3075500 ROAD	✓	✓
AIRPORT ROAD KITKUN BAY	✓	✓
ALDER CREEK	✓	✓
ANGEL LAKE 2030790 RD	✓	✓
ANGEL LAKE AREA	✓	✓
BABY TWIN HILL NORTH 2054180	✓	✓
BALD MOUNTAIN 1425000 ROAD	✓	✓
BAY LAKE	✓	✓
BELOW 750 2050740 RD	✓	✓
BIG CREEK	✓	✓
BIG LAKE	✓	✓
BIRDR LN	✓	✓
BOTTOM OF THE HILL 3018500 RD	✓	✓
BRUSH	✓	✓
BURKES KNOB HILL	✓	✓
BUSTER CREEK	✓	✓
BUSTER RIDGE	✓	✓
BUSTER RIDGE 300 LEVEL 2084100	✓	✓
CABIN CREEK	✓	✓
CAMP ISLAND TTF	✓	✓
CANYON SPUR	✓	✓
CAPE POLE	✓	✓
CAPE POLE 1500000 ROAD	✓	✓
CAPE POLE LTF	✓	✓
CAVE CREEK	✓	✓
CAVERN HILLS 2720100 RD	✓	✓
CAVERN LAKE	✓	✓
CHUM CREEK WEST BANK	✓	✓
COASTA RICA	✓	✓
COFFMAN COVE LOOP	✓	✓
CONE BAY	✓	✓
CONE LAKE	✓	✓
CREEK NO 1 2079100 RD	✓	✓
DEAD TREE 1430310 ROAD	✓	✓
DEER CREEK HEADWATER	✓	✓
DEER CREEK MID-VALLEY	✓	✓
DEER CREEK MID-VALLY	✓	✓
DELORES BYWAY	✓	✓
DOG LEG 1520020 ROAD	✓	✓
DOG SALMON	✓	✓
DUCK 2082000 RD	✓	✓
DUCK CREEK LOOP 2000820	✓	✓
EAGLE CREEK	✓	✓
EAGLE CREEK 3030100 RD	✓	✓
EAST BEAVER CREEK	✓	✓
EAST EDNA BAY TTF	✓	✓
EAST LUCK CREEK HILL	✓	✓
EAST LUCK LAKE	✓	✓
EAST POLK INLET	✓	✓
EAST PRINCE OF WALES	✓	✓
EAST PRINCE OF WALES NORTH	✓	✓
EAST RIO BEAVER SPUR 3012180	✓	✓
EAST SARKAR	✓	✓
ECHO SPUR	✓	✓
EDNA BAY	✓	✓
EDNA BAY BYPASS	✓	✓
EXCHANGE COVE CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
EXCHANGE PENINSULA	✓	✓
EXCHANGE SPUR ONE 3000550 RD	✓	✓
FALLS CREEK	✓	✓
FIDDLER CREEK	✓	✓
FISH CITY	✓	✓
FLICKER CREEK	✓	✓
FLICKER CREEK A	✓	✓
FLICKER CREEK B	✓	✓
FLICKER RIDGE	✓	✓
FRONT SPUR	✓	✓
FUNCTION JCT	✓	✓
G AND G LAGOON	✓	✓
GAS ROCK 1446000 ROAD	✓	✓
GO WEST	✓	✓
GRAVEL CREEK	✓	✓
GUTCHI CREEK	✓	✓
HALIBUT HARBOR	✓	✓
HALIBUT HARBOR 1505000 ROAD	✓	✓
HALIBUT HARBOR 400 1505400	✓	✓
HALIBUT HARBOR EAST 1520030	✓	✓
HARRIS RIVER ROAD	✓	✓
HECETA ISLAND SPUR DA 1400070	✓	✓
HIGHWAY 2000813	✓	✓
HOLE IN WALL	✓	✓
HONKER	✓	✓
KAGUR COVE 2051040 RD	✓	✓
KINA COVE	✓	✓
KLINO 3030420 RD	✓	✓
L E D-SPUR	✓	✓
L.E. A-SPUR	✓	✓
L.E. C-SPUR	✓	✓
LABOUCHERE BAY	✓	✓
LABOUCHERE BAY DOCK-TTF	✓	✓
LAKE BAY	✓	✓
LAKE ELLEN ROAD EAST	✓	✓
LAKE ELLEN ROAD WEST	✓	✓
LAKE NO. 3 CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
LAVA	✓	✓
LAVA 3075000 RD	✓	✓
LAVA SPUR TWO 3075600 RD	✓	✓
LITTLE 217 HILL	✓	✓
LITTLE DUCK	✓	✓
LOG	✓	✓
LOG DUMP	✓	✓
LOG JAM	✓	✓
LOG JAM LAKES TIE 3000380 RD	✓	✓
LOG SPUR ONE 2056200 RD	✓	✓
LONG LAKE NAUKATI SOUTHWEST	✓	✓
LONG LAKE SOUTH TIP	✓	✓
LOON LAKE	✓	✓
LOON LAKE 2060100 RD	✓	✓
LOON LAKE 120	✓	✓
LOON LAKE OVERLOOK	✓	✓
LOOP	✓	✓
LUCK LAKE ACCESS	✓	✓
LUCK POINT NO BEACH SLOPE	✓	✓
MARBLE ISLAND NORTH 1480000	✓	✓
MARBLE ISLAND NORTH H 1480200	✓	✓
MAYBESO ROAD	✓	✓
MEMORIAL BEACH	✓	✓
MEMORIAL BEACH SPUR 6	✓	✓
MOUNT FRANCIS 1530100 ROAD	✓	✓
N.THORNE/LITTLE RATZ	✓	✓
NECK LAKE	✓	✓
NORTH PRINCE OF WALES ROAD	✓	✓
NORTH STANEY	✓	✓
NORTH THORNE	✓	✓
NORTH THORNE RIVER	✓	✓
NORTH TUXEKAN ROAD	✓	✓
NORTH TWIN 2050600 RD	✓	✓
NUNDEI COVE	✓	✓
NUNDEI SLOPE	✓	✓
ONE FIFTY 2075000 RD	✓	✓
OVER SECTION 6	✓	✓
OVERLOOK 3018100 RD	✓	✓
PIE PAN LAKE 2000610 RD	✓	✓
PINE POINT	✓	✓
PINE POINT 2079000 RD	✓	✓
PLATEAU SPUR 2050060 ROAD	✓	✓
POLE ANCHORAGE 05 1505120	✓	✓
POLE ANCHORAGE 1505100 ROAD	✓	✓
POLK CAMP	✓	✓
POLK CREEK	✓	✓
PORT ALICE	✓	✓
PORT ALICE LOCAL 300	✓	✓
PORT PROTECTION DOCK	✓	✓
PROTECTION HEAD SPUR	✓	✓
R10 BEAVER EAST 100 3012100	✓	✓
RD 2050300 TWIN SPUR	✓	✓
RD 2730000 SINK HOLE	✓	✓
RD 2730200 SIDEWAY J	✓	✓
RIDGE	✓	✓
RIDGE 3000160 RD	✓	✓
RIDGE SPUR	✓	✓
RIO BEAVER	✓	✓
ROCK PIT CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
ROCK POINT	✓	✓
RUSH PEAK RIDGE	✓	✓
RUSH PEAK WEST VALLEY	✓	✓
SADDLE 150	✓	✓
SADDLE SPUR	✓	✓
SADDLE SPUR 2050050 ROAD	✓	✓
SALMON CREEK HEADWATERS	✓	✓
SARKAR HILL	✓	✓
SARKAR HILL SPUR ONE 2000661	✓	✓
SECTION 7	✓	✓
SHAHEEN	✓	✓
SHAHEEN G SPUR	✓	✓
SHIPLEY BAY 1530000 ROAD	✓	✓
SHRUB	✓	✓
SIDEWAY J	✓	✓
SINK HOLE	✓	✓
SLIDE CREEK	✓	✓
SNAKEY LAKES	✓	✓
SNAKEY LAKES RIVER	✓	✓
SOUTH DEVIL VIEW 2076000 RD	✓	✓
SOUTH NECK LAKE HILLS	✓	✓
SOUTH NOSSUR 2051100 RD	✓	✓
SPRUCE DOME HILL NORTH	✓	✓
SPURCE DOME HILL 2079300 RD	✓	✓
STANEY 2050402 ROAD	✓	✓
STANEY 2054345 RD	✓	✓
STANEY 2054150 ROAD	✓	✓
STANEY 2054155 ROAD	✓	✓
STANEY CREEK CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
STANEY CREEK SO CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
STEEP	✓	✓
STEEP 2054100 ROAD	✓	✓
STRAIT DUCK SPLIT 2000815	✓	✓
SUEMEZ HIGHWAY	✓	✓
SUEMEZ LTF	✓	✓
SUEMEZ NORTH H SPUR	✓	✓
SUMMIT SPUR	✓	✓
SUMNER STRAIT 2000840	✓	✓
SUPPLEMENT 2052010 RD	✓	✓
SURVEY CREEK 1520080 ROAD	✓	✓
TEN BY TEN 2050020 ROAD	✓	✓
THORNE BAY	✓	✓
THORNE BAY 3018271 RD	✓	✓
THORNE BAY 2030780 ROAD	✓	✓
THORNE RIVER NORTH FLATS	✓	✓
THREE KINGS SOUTH RIDGE	✓	✓
THREE KINGS SPUR A 1525225	✓	✓
THREE KNOBS 1525200 ROAD	✓	✓
TIMBER KNOB	✓	✓
TONOWEK RIDGE	✓	✓
TRUMPETER LAKE	✓	✓
TRUMPETER VALLEY	✓	✓
TUXEKAN PASSAGE	✓	✓
TWELVEMILE ARM TTF	✓	✓
TWIN ISLAND 10	✓	✓
TWIN ISLAND CREEK EAST RIDGE	✓	✓
TWIN ISLAND LAKE	✓	✓
TWIN MOUNTAIN HIGH BASIN	✓	✓
TWIN MOUNTAIN NORTH SLOPE	✓	✓
TWIN MOUNTAIN NORTHWEST SLOPE	✓	✓
TWIN SPUR	✓	✓
UPPER COFFMAN CREEK	✓	✓
UPPER LOG JAM	✓	✓
VILLAGE ROCK POW VIEW POINT	✓	✓
WALL	✓	✓
WARM CHUCK 1425100 RD	✓	✓
WEST FALLS CREEK	✓	✓
WEST LOG CREEK	✓	✓
WEST PORT REFUGIO	✓	✓
WEST RIDGE	✓	✓
WEST TROCADERO	✓	✓
WEST TURN CREEK	✓	✓
WHALE PASS EAST TTF SITE	✓	✓
WHALE PASS WEST SIDE TTF	✓	✓
WILDER LAKE 3018100 RD	✓	✓
WINTER HARBOR	✓	✓
WOODS CREEK 2050330 ROAD	✓	✓
BALLS LAKE	·	·
CHARM SPUR	·	·
COFFMAN COVE TTF	·	·
COFFMAN CREEK WEST FLATS	·	·
CRD HOUSING	·	·
CRD PARKING	·	·
DOG SALMON FISH PASS	·	·
EAGLE NEST CAMPGROUND ROAD	·	·
EAST LUCK CREEK	·	·
EL CAP CAMP	·	·
EL CAP TTF	·	·
FEDERAL WAY	·	·
GULCH CREEK	·	·
HARRIS RIVER CAMPGROUND	·	·
HARRIS RIVER TRAIL ACCESS	·	·
HOLLIS FIELD STATION	·	·
HOLLIS FIELD STATION TTF	·	·
LOG JAM RIDGE	·	·
LUCK CREEK WEST TRIB VALLEY	·	·
NORTH WALL	·	·
ROAD TRAIL	·	·
SAL CREEK	·	·
SANDY BEACH CG	·	·
SNOOSE CREEK	·	·
SOUTH LUCK CREEK	·	·
SPIKE'S ROAD	·	·
STEELHEAD	·	·
STEELHEAD CREEK	·	·
STEELHEAD SPUR ONE	·	·
SWEET COVE SPUR TWO	·	·
TOMS LAKE	·	·
USFS DRIVE	·	·
WEST UPPER TROCADERO	·	·
WHALE PASS	·	·
WOLF PUP	·	·

Data: U.S. Forest Service, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Motor Vehicle Use Map — Roads (layer 1) and Trails (layer 2), retrieved 2026-07-11. A work of the U.S. Government, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). State assignment: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb state boundaries.

Important — informational, not a legal document

This page is a searchable summary of the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data — it is not the official MVUM and not a legal document. Route designations, closures and conditions change. The controlling document is the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map: carry it and follow posted signs when you ride.

Official Motor Vehicle Use Map for Tongass National Forest →

Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.

Nearby districts

The six nearest ranger districts by centroid distance (great-circle) — cross-forest and cross-state neighbours included — for planning a wider trip.

Nearby ranger districts, with total motorized miles and distance.
District	Forest	Total miles	Distance
Wrangell Ranger District	Tongass National Forest, AK	227.7	60 km
Petersburg Ranger District	Tongass National Forest, AK	343.5	102 km
Ketchikan - Misty Ranger District	Tongass National Forest, AK	137.7	103 km
Sitka Ranger District	Tongass National Forest, AK	159.8	224 km
Hoonah Ranger District	Tongass National Forest, AK	172.6	275 km
Juneau Ranger District	Tongass National Forest, AK	50.4	301 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Thorne Bay Ranger District?: Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 728.2 miles across 500 routes here (year-round). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.
How many miles of motorized routes are in the Thorne Bay Ranger District?: 860.2 miles total — 644.3 miles of roads and 215.9 miles of trails, across 563 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.
Is this the official Motor Vehicle Use Map?: No. This page is an informational, searchable view of the MVUM route data. It is not a legal document. The controlling document is the district's official MVUM — always carry and follow it.
Are the routes open year-round?: Partly. About 845.3 miles are open year-round and 9.8 miles are seasonal (typically open Jul 1 to Jul 21). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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See every ranger district in Tongass National Forest, browse all Alaska national-forest routes, or read the methodology behind these figures. New to MVUMs? Start with what a Motor Vehicle Use Map is.