Can you ride an ATV in the Amador Ranger District?

Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 283.1 miles across 229 routes here (varies by route). 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 149.9 miles are open year-round and 343.1 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 1 to Dec 31). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

Amador Ranger District

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

492.9 miles total — 424.7 miles of roads and 68.2 miles of trails, across 321 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.

Eldorado National Forest · California · 492.9 mi of motorized routes · 321 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Amador Ranger District in Eldorado National Forest (California) has 492.9 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 424.7 miles of roads and 68.2 miles of trails across 321 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 283.1 mi · Motorcycle 302.5 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open Apr 1 and close Dec 31. 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 Amador 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 Eldorado National Forest · California

Total motorized miles: 492.9
Roads: 424.7 mi
Trails: 68.2 mi
Year-round miles: 149.9 mi
Seasonal miles: 343.1 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 Amador Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class	Open miles	Routes	Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV	283.1	229	Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike	302.5	245	Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV	283.1	229	Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50"	259.5	223	Varies by route
2WD > 50"	259.5	223	Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50"	259.5	223	Varies by route
Other OHV > 50"	259.5	223	Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50"	259.5	223	Varies by route
Other OHV < 50"	259.5	223	Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1	493	321	Varies by route
E-bike Class 2	493	321	Varies by route
E-bike Class 3	493	321	Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle	450	299	Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle	450	299	Varies by route
Truck	450	299	Varies by route
Bus	450	299	Varies by route
Motorhome	450	299	Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 492.9 motorized miles here, about 149.9 miles are open year-round and 343.1 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 04/01 to 12/31 (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 260 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 Amador Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.

ANDERSON CANYON	✓	✓
ARMSTRONG	✓	✓
ARMSTRONG WATERHOLE	✓	✓
ASTER #2	✓	✓
ASTER #4	✓	✓
ASTER #5	✓	✓
BAR J	✓	✓
BARNEY GULCH	✓	✓
BARNEYS	✓	✓
BARNEYS SOAP	✓	✓
BEAR 'F' SPUR	✓	✓
BEAR BEAVER	✓	✓
BEAR BEAVER SPUR	✓	✓
BEAR OVERVIEW	✓	✓
BEAR RIVER 4WD	✓	✓
BEAVER POINT	✓	✓
BERRY VALLEY	✓	✓
BIG MOUNTAIN	✓	✓
BLUE LAKES	✓	✓
BRUSHY ELLIS SPUR	✓	✓
BRUSHY POINT	✓	✓
BUCKSKIN BEES	✓	✓
CAMP TIE	✓	✓
CAMP WINTON SO.	✓	✓
CAPLES SPUR DEE	✓	✓
CAT CABLE	✓	✓
CAT CREEK OVERVIEN	✓	✓
CAT CREEK RIDGE	✓	✓
CAT NIP	✓	✓
CAT POINT	✓	✓
CHESAPEAKE	✓	✓
COBBLESTONE	✓	✓
COLE MUD	✓	✓
CONTEMPORARY BEAR	✓	✓
COSUMNES HEAD	✓	✓
COSUMNES RAILROAD	✓	✓
COUNTY CURVE	✓	✓
COUNTY RUNNER	✓	✓
DARK CAT	✓	✓
DARK TELEPHONE	✓	✓
DARRELS DELIGHT	✓	✓
DEER LEG	✓	✓
DEER VALLEY 4WD	✓	✓
DEVILS GATE SUMMER HOME	✓	✓
DUFRENE 4WD	✓	✓
DUFRENE CAMP	✓	✓
DUFRENE TIE 4WD	✓	✓
EAST DARK CANYON	✓	✓
EAST DARK SPLIT	✓	✓
EAST FORK	✓	✓
EAST LOGGERS DELIGHT	✓	✓
EAST PANTHER	✓	✓
EAST PANTHER 36	✓	✓
EAST PROTHRO SO	✓	✓
EAST SUGARPINE	✓	✓
EAST SUGARPINE SPLIT	✓	✓
EICHEL STUB	✓	✓
EIGHTY NORTH SPUR	✓	✓
EIGHTY SOUTH SPUR	✓	✓
FIRE TANK SPUR	✓	✓
FIRE WATER	✓	✓
FIVE CORNERS	✓	✓
FIVE CORNERS NORTH	✓	✓
FOSTER SPUR	✓	✓
GAME REFUGE	✓	✓
GOLD NOTE 4WD	✓	✓
GOLD RIDGE	✓	✓
GOLD SPUR	✓	✓
GRELILICH CAMP	✓	✓
GRIFFIN	✓	✓
GRIFFIN NORTH	✓	✓
GROUSE SPUR	✓	✓
HAM SPRING	✓	✓
HAM SPRING SPUR	✓	✓
HAM SPRING WEST	✓	✓
HENLEY ROAD	✓	✓
HIGH WATER	✓	✓
HILLY PEDDLER	✓	✓
HILLY SPUR	✓	✓
HOFFS STRONG ARM	✓	✓
HORSE AROUND	✓	✓
HORSE CANYON	✓	✓
HORSE PEDDLER	✓	✓
HUNTERS CAMP	✓	✓
INDIAN VALLEY 4WD	✓	✓
INTERMEDIATE	✓	✓
JENNYS JOLLY	✓	✓
KENS FOLLY	✓	✓
LAKE VIEW	✓	✓
LEEK HILL	✓	✓
LEEK SPRINGS LOOKOUT	✓	✓
LITTLE BEAR CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
LITTLE DARK	✓	✓
LITTLE MTN	✓	✓
LOUIS JORDAN MINE SO.	✓	✓
LOUIS JORDAN MINE WEST	✓	✓
LOUIS JORDON MINE	✓	✓
LOWER SOPIAGO	✓	✓
LYNCH DAM SPUR	✓	✓
MARTIN MAIN LOOP	✓	✓
MARTIN MIDDLE	✓	✓
MARTIN SPUR B A	✓	✓
MARTIN SPUR B C	✓	✓
MARTIN SPUR D	✓	✓
MARTIN SPUR E	✓	✓
MEHRTEN EAST	✓	✓
MEHRTEN HEADWATER	✓	✓
MEHRTEN WEST	✓	✓
MIDDLE COSUMNES	✓	✓
MIDDLE STALLION SPUR	✓	✓
MILTHRO	✓	✓
MOKE SADDLE	✓	✓
MOKE SADDLE SPUR	✓	✓
MUD SOUTH	✓	✓
NO NECK	✓	✓
NORTH BEAR RESERVOIR	✓	✓
NORTH HENLEY RIDGE	✓	✓
NW GREILICH	✓	✓
OLD LUMBERYARD	✓	✓
OREGON GULCH	✓	✓
PANTHER TRAIL	✓	✓
PAPA BEAR	✓	✓
PARALLEL HENLEY	✓	✓
PEDDLER HILL	✓	✓
PEDDLER SPRING	✓	✓
PENSTOCK SPUR	✓	✓
PIPI RAILROAD	✓	✓
PIPI RESERVOIR HIGH WATE	✓	✓
PIPI RIDGE SPUR	✓	✓
PIPI SPUR	✓	✓
PLUMMER HOOK	✓	✓
PODESTA	✓	✓
PODESTA POOL	✓	✓
PORCUPINE PALACE	✓	✓
PROSPECT ROCK	✓	✓
PROTHRO EAST	✓	✓
PROTHRO HEADWATER	✓	✓
PROTHRO OVERVIEW	✓	✓
RED GOLD	✓	✓
RIDGE CAT CREEK	✓	✓
RIDGE FORK WATERHOLE	✓	✓
ROAD WATER	✓	✓
ROBINSONS ROAD	✓	✓
ROCKY VOTAW	✓	✓
SCHNEIDER CAMP 4WD	✓	✓
SCOTT CREEK LOOP	✓	✓
SCOTT WEST	✓	✓
SECTION 29	✓	✓
SHORT MILL	✓	✓
SHRINER	✓	✓
SHRINER NORTH	✓	✓
SILVER FORK 4WD	✓	✓
SILVERADO	✓	✓
SNAKE HORSE SPUR	✓	✓
SO PROTHRO CREEK	✓	✓
STATION CABLE	✓	✓
STATION TIE	✓	✓
STOCKTON CAMP	✓	✓
SUGAR PINE TIE	✓	✓
SUMMIT CAMP BYPASS	✓	✓
TANGLEFOOT CANYON	✓	✓
TANGLEFOOT NORTH	✓	✓
TANGLEFOOT POINT	✓	✓
TELEPHONE	✓	✓
TELEPHONE EASTSIDE	✓	✓
TELEPHONE SPLIT	✓	✓
TELEPHONE WEST	✓	✓
THUNDER MOUNTAIN TH	✓	✓
TIGER RESERVOIR	✓	✓
TIGER TWIN	✓	✓
TIGER TWIN SPUR	✓	✓
TWIN CAT TIE	✓	✓
TWIN GULCH FIRE TANK	✓	✓
TWIN NORTH	✓	✓
TWIN PHONES	✓	✓
UP HILL COUNTY	✓	✓
UPPER DEER LEG	✓	✓
UPPER GOLD NOTE SPUR	✓	✓
UPPER HORSE	✓	✓
UPPER PIPI CR.	✓	✓
UPPER STALLION SPUR	✓	✓
UPPER VOTAW	✓	✓
UPPER WEST PANTHER	✓	✓
WATER TROUGH	✓	✓
WEST CODY 4X4	✓	✓
WEST DARK CANYON	✓	✓
WEST DARK SPLIT	✓	✓
WEST LOGGERS DELIGHT	✓	✓
WEST MARTIN MEADOW	✓	✓
WEST SUGARPINE	✓	✓
WET CAT	✓	✓
WIEBE	✓	✓
WIEBE NORTHWEST	✓	✓
ARMSTRONG FIVE	·	·
ARMSTRONG LOOKOUT	·	·
BEAR BOTTOM	·	·
BEAR RIDGE	·	·
BEAR RIVER GA STA	·	·
BEAR RIVER GROUP CG	·	·
BEAR RIVER LIP	·	·
BEAR TUNNEL LOOP	·	·
BUCKSKIN JOE	·	·
CAPLES LAKE CG	·	·
CARSON EMIGRANT	·	·
CAT CREEK	·	·
COLD GOLD	·	·
DETERT SPUR	·	·
DOUGLAS DITCH	·	·
EAST BEAVER CREEK	·	·
EAST PROTHRO	·	·
ELLIS ROAD	·	·
FLUME RIDER	·	·
FOSTER MEADOW	·	·
GOLD NOTE	·	·
GREEN ROAD	·	·
HALF MILE	·	·
HENLEY CANYON	·	·
HENLEY RIDGE	·	·
KIRKWOOD LAKE	·	·
KIRKWOOD LAKE SPUR	·	·
LAKE VIEW SPUR	·	·
LOST CHOKER	·	·
LOWER BEAR RIVER	·	·
LOWER COLE CREEK TIE	·	·
LOWER PROTHERO	·	·
LYNCH DAM CG	·	·
MARTIN SPUR C	·	·
MEHRTEN MUD TIE THRU	·	·
MEHRTEN SPRINGS	·	·
MOKELUMNE C.G.	·	·
MUD LAKE TRAILHEAD	·	·
NORTH SOUTH	·	·
PANTHER CREEK	·	·
PANTHER RIDGE	·	·
PANTHER RIDGE N.	·	·
PANTHER SPUR	·	·
PARDOE POINT ROAD	·	·
PEDDLER EAST	·	·
PEDDLER SPUR	·	·
PEDDLER WEST	·	·
PENSTOCK	·	·
PENSTOCK COLE	·	·
PIPI C.G.	·	·
PIPI RESERVOIR	·	·
QUAIL	·	·
RUNNING BEAR	·	·
SALT SPRINGS	·	·
SHOT ROCK VISTA POINT	·	·
SILVER LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
SOPIAGO DRAFT	·	·
SOUTH BEAVER SPUR	·	·
SOUTH SHORE CG	·	·
SUMMIT CAMP RD	·	·
THUNDER MTN ADMIN	·	·
TRADGEDY SPRINGS PICNIC	·	·
TWIN GULCH	·	·
UPPER GOLD NOTE	·	·
WOODS CR. FISHING ACCESS	·	·
WOODS LAKE	·	·
WOODS LAKE TRAILHEAD LOOP	·	·

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 Eldorado 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
Placerville Ranger District	Eldorado National Forest, CA	741.1	14 km
Calaveras Ranger District	Stanislaus National Forest, CA	480.3	24 km
Pacific Ranger District	Eldorado National Forest, CA	306.1	37 km
Summit Ranger District	Stanislaus National Forest, CA	352	45 km
Georgetown Ranger District	Eldorado National Forest, CA	493.4	49 km
Mi-Wok Ranger District	Stanislaus National Forest, CA	787.1	58 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Amador Ranger District?: Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 283.1 miles across 229 routes here (varies by route). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.
How many miles of motorized routes are in the Amador Ranger District?: 492.9 miles total — 424.7 miles of roads and 68.2 miles of trails, across 321 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 149.9 miles are open year-round and 343.1 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 1 to Dec 31). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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