California OHV trails & MVUM routes
California has 32,444.2 miles of motorized national-forest routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map, spread across 58 ranger districts in 16 national forests — 29,300.8 miles of roads and 3,143.4 miles of trails. ATV routes are designated across 55 of them. Filter by vehicle type to find where you can legally ride an ATV, dirt bike, side-by-side, 4x4 or e-bike, then open a district for miles, seasons, a route map and GPX. Informational only — always follow the official MVUM.
Statewide totals California · U.S. Forest Service MVUM
- Total motorized miles
- 32,444.2
- National forests
- 16
- Ranger districts
- 58
- ATV districts
- 55
29,300.8 mi of roads · 3,143.4 mi of trails across 58 ranger districts.
National forests in California
| Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 7 | 4,723.5 | 4,677.1 | 46.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas National Forest | 3 | 3,939.7 | 3,566.4 | 373.3 |
| Klamath National Forest | 6 | 3,612.2 | 3,596.6 | 15.6 |
| Lassen National Forest | 3 | 3,194.4 | 3,015.9 | 178.5 |
| Stanislaus National Forest | 4 | 2,339 | 2,099.5 | 239.5 |
| Tahoe National Forest | 4 | 2,316.2 | 1,898.4 | 417.8 |
| Sierra National Forest | 2 | 2,263.8 | 2,077.5 | 186.3 |
| Inyo National Forest | 4 | 2,252.6 | 1,920.3 | 332.3 |
| Eldorado National Forest | 4 | 2,033.5 | 1,714.5 | 319 |
| Mendocino National Forest | 3 | 1,975 | 1,714.9 | 260.1 |
| Sequoia National Forest | 3 | 1,798.8 | 1,431.8 | 367 |
| Los Padres National Forest | 5 | 851.6 | 528.9 | 322.7 |
| San Bernardino National Forest | 3 | 843.5 | 798.9 | 44.6 |
| Cleveland National Forest | 3 | 296.4 | 256.1 | 40.3 |
| Six Rivers National Forest | 2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Modoc National Forest | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
Ranger districts by vehicle & miles
Every ranger district in California, ranked by motorized miles. Choose a vehicle to show only districts that designate it, or type to filter. Each district page has the full access matrix, seasons, a map and GPX.
| Mt. Hough Ranger District | Plumas National Forest | 1,430.6 | 1,220.8 | 1,244.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCloud Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 1,357.5 | 1,149.8 | 1,149.8 |
| Feather River Ranger District | Plumas National Forest | 1,345.8 | 1,108.9 | 1,153.8 |
| Bass Lake Ranger District | Sierra National Forest | 1,217.9 | 1,077 | 1,063.1 |
| Grindstone Ranger District | Mendocino National Forest | 1,208.2 | 1,013.9 | 1,023.5 |
| Beckwourth Ranger District | Plumas National Forest | 1,163.3 | 1,000.2 | 1,005.4 |
| Eagle Lake Ranger District | Lassen National Forest | 1,097.6 | 883.7 | 883.7 |
| Almanor Ranger District | Lassen National Forest | 1,056.7 | 825.9 | 825.9 |
| High Sierra Ranger District | Sierra National Forest | 1,045.9 | 847 | 842.1 |
| Hat Creek Ranger District | Lassen National Forest | 1,040.1 | 813.4 | 813.4 |
| Kern River Ranger District | Sequoia National Forest | 930.5 | 229.9 | 530 |
| Mono Lake Ranger District | Inyo National Forest | 895.7 | 870.2 | 874.3 |
| Goosenest Ranger District | Klamath National Forest | 892.7 | 627.6 | 627.6 |
| Yuba River Ranger District | Tahoe National Forest | 889.2 | 597.1 | 709.7 |
| Oak Knoll Ranger District | Klamath National Forest | 887.3 | 759.2 | 759.2 |
| Mi-Wok Ranger District | Stanislaus National Forest | 787.1 | 547.6 | 586 |
| Placerville Ranger District | Eldorado National Forest | 741.1 | 396.5 | 471.5 |
| Mt. Shasta Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 740.2 | 629 | 629 |
| White Mountain Ranger District | Inyo National Forest | 727.1 | 673.2 | 684.5 |
| Groveland Ranger District | Stanislaus National Forest | 719.6 | 433.5 | 433.5 |
| Hayfork Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 682.1 | 462.7 | 462.7 |
| Happy Camp Ranger District | Klamath National Forest | 674.6 | 499.2 | 499.2 |
| Yolla Bolla Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 601.3 | 436.4 | 436.4 |
| American River Ranger District | Tahoe National Forest | 575.9 | 369.4 | 464.1 |
| Shasta Lake Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 504.1 | 409.2 | 409.2 |
| Georgetown Ranger District | Eldorado National Forest | 493.4 | 242.8 | 341.8 |
| Amador Ranger District | Eldorado National Forest | 492.9 | 283.1 | 302.5 |
| Weaverville Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 485.4 | 368.5 | 368.5 |
| Calaveras Ranger District | Stanislaus National Forest | 480.3 | 317.8 | 328.5 |
| Salmon River Ranger District | Klamath National Forest | 473.2 | 412.9 | 412.9 |
| Upper Lake Ranger District | Mendocino National Forest | 471.2 | 398.4 | 406.6 |
| Sierraville Ranger District | Tahoe National Forest | 458 | 408.8 | 408.8 |
| Scott River Ranger District | Klamath National Forest | 451.8 | 338.8 | 338.8 |
| Western Divide Ranger District | Sequoia National Forest | 446.6 | 301.3 | 305.8 |
| Hume Lake Ranger District | Sequoia National Forest | 421.7 | 279.8 | 284.5 |
| Mountaintop Ranger District | San Bernardino National Forest | 410 | 112.6 | 114.6 |
| Truckee Ranger District | Tahoe National Forest | 393.1 | 339.5 | 364.8 |
| Mammoth Ranger District | Inyo National Forest | 375.3 | 320.6 | 331.5 |
| Mt. Pinos Ranger District | Los Padres National Forest | 364 | 110.6 | 201.2 |
| Big Bar Ranger District | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 352.9 | 240.8 | 240.8 |
| Summit Ranger District | Stanislaus National Forest | 352 | 204.6 | 204.5 |
| Pacific Ranger District | Eldorado National Forest | 306.1 | 197.4 | 198.7 |
| Covelo Ranger District | Mendocino National Forest | 295.6 | 228.3 | 228.3 |
| Front Country Ranger District | San Bernardino National Forest | 265.9 | 32.2 | 32.2 |
| Mt. Whitney Ranger District | Inyo National Forest | 254.5 | 238.9 | 242.2 |
| Santa Lucia Ranger District | Los Padres National Forest | 248.5 | 128.7 | 153 |
| Ukonom Ranger District | Klamath National Forest | 232.6 | 190 | 190 |
| San Jacinto Ranger District | San Bernardino National Forest | 167.6 | 51.3 | 54.3 |
| Descanso Ranger District | Cleveland National Forest | 128.9 | 57.5 | 62.7 |
| Santa Barbara Ranger District | Los Padres National Forest | 108 | 41.9 | 44.2 |
| Trabuco Ranger District | Cleveland National Forest | 97.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Ojai Ranger District | Los Padres National Forest | 75.2 | — | 8.6 |
| Palomar Ranger District | Cleveland National Forest | 70.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Monterey Ranger District | Los Padres National Forest | 55.9 | — | — |
| Lower Trinity Ranger District | Six Rivers National Forest | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doublehead Ranger District | Modoc National Forest | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Warner Mountain Ranger District | Modoc National Forest | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Mad River Ranger District | Six Rivers National Forest | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where can you ride an ATV on national-forest land in California?
- California has ATV-designated MVUM routes across 55 ranger districts (about 23,746.2 designated miles). Use the vehicle filter above to see them, then open a district for its routes, seasons and GPX.
- How many miles of national-forest OHV routes are in California?
- 32,444.2 miles of motorized routes on the Forest Service MVUM — 29,300.8 miles of roads and 3,143.4 miles of trails — across 58 ranger districts.
- Are these Motor Vehicle Use Maps legal documents?
- No. Every figure here is an informational summary of the MVUM route data. The legal document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map, which you must carry and follow.
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New to Motor Vehicle Use Maps? Read what an MVUM is or the methodology. Every figure here is informational, from the U.S. Forest Service MVUM — always carry and follow the official map when you ride.