Can you ride an ATV in the Pacific Ranger District?

Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 197.4 miles across 195 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 83.1 miles are open year-round and 223 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 1 to Dec 31). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

Pacific Ranger District

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

306.1 miles total — 298.9 miles of roads and 7.2 miles of trails, across 319 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.

Eldorado National Forest · California · 306.1 mi of motorized routes · 319 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Pacific Ranger District in Eldorado National Forest (California) has 306.1 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 298.9 miles of roads and 7.2 miles of trails across 319 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 197.4 mi · Motorcycle 198.7 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 Pacific 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: 306.1
Roads: 298.9 mi
Trails: 7.2 mi
Year-round miles: 83.1 mi
Seasonal miles: 223 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 Pacific Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class	Open miles	Routes	Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV	197.4	195	Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike	198.7	199	Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV	197.4	195	Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50"	197.4	195	Varies by route
2WD > 50"	197.4	195	Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50"	197.4	195	Varies by route
Other OHV > 50"	197.4	195	Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50"	197.4	195	Varies by route
Other OHV < 50"	197.4	195	Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1	306.1	319	Varies by route
E-bike Class 2	306.1	319	Varies by route
E-bike Class 3	306.1	319	Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle	304.8	315	Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle	304.8	315	Varies by route
Truck	304.8	315	Varies by route
Bus	304.8	315	Varies by route
Motorhome	304.8	315	Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 306.1 motorized miles here, about 83.1 miles are open year-round and 223 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 248 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 Pacific Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.

AIRPORT FLAT CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
AIRPORT FLAT LOOP AA	✓	✓
AIRPORT FLAT LOOP C	✓	✓
AIRPORT FLAT LOOP D	✓	✓
AIRPORT FLAT LOOP E	✓	✓
AIRPORT FLAT LOOP F	✓	✓
AIRPRT FLAT LOOP G	✓	✓
ALDER WEST	✓	✓
ALDER YB	✓	✓
BACKHAUL SPUR	✓	✓
BARTS VALLEY	✓	✓
BARTS WEST	✓	✓
BIG HILL CRYSTAL	✓	✓
BIG HILL EAST	✓	✓
BIG HILL WEST	✓	✓
BIG HILL WEST B	✓	✓
BIG ROCK	✓	✓
BOBS TELLS	✓	✓
BOSWORTH SPUR	✓	✓
BUNKER HILL	✓	✓
BUNKER MEADOW	✓	✓
BURMA	✓	✓
CAMP WRECKUM SPUR	✓	✓
CHARLIES SPUR	✓	✓
CHEESE CAKE SPRING	✓	✓
CHEESE DIP	✓	✓
CHEESE NO. SPUR	✓	✓
CHIPMUNK SPUR	✓	✓
CRYSTAL SHORTCUT	✓	✓
DEER CHARLES	✓	✓
DEER CREEK RIDGE	✓	✓
DEER CREEK WATER	✓	✓
DEER KNOB SPUR	✓	✓
DEER KNOB SPUR N	✓	✓
DEER KNOB SPUR P	✓	✓
DRISCOLL CABIN	✓	✓
DRY LAKES	✓	✓
EAST DRISCOLL	✓	✓
EAST TELLS CREEK	✓	✓
EYE	✓	✓
FISH HOOK	✓	✓
FLAT HOOK	✓	✓
FORNI	✓	✓
FRESH POND TIE	✓	✓
FRISCO	✓	✓
GERLE	✓	✓
GERLE AIRPORT	✓	✓
HEADACHE	✓	✓
JAYBIRD CANYON	✓	✓
JAYBIRD CANYON SPRING	✓	✓
JAYBIRD HOOK	✓	✓
JAYBIRD NORTH	✓	✓
JAYBIRD SOUTH	✓	✓
JAYBIRD SPRING SOUTH	✓	✓
JAYBIRD SPRING WEST	✓	✓
JERRE	✓	✓
JERRE SPUR	✓	✓
JERRETT B	✓	✓
JONES WRECKUM	✓	✓
KERN CABIN	✓	✓
LANDING SPUR	✓	✓
LAWYER COW CAMP	✓	✓
LITTLE DEER	✓	✓
LITTLE DEER PARALLEL	✓	✓
LITTLE MEADOW	✓	✓
LITTLE SKUNK	✓	✓
LONG MEADOWS	✓	✓
LONG MEADOWS SPUR	✓	✓
LOON POWERLINE	✓	✓
LYONS CREEK	✓	✓
LYONS FIVE	✓	✓
LYONS SIX	✓	✓
MARSH	✓	✓
MCKINSTRY CREEK	✓	✓
MCKINSTRY LAKE	✓	✓
MCKINSTRY WATER	✓	✓
MCMANUS	✓	✓
MEADOW MOUSE	✓	✓
MILLER LITE	✓	✓
MILLER LITE SPUR	✓	✓
MILLIONAIRE CAMP	✓	✓
MUFFET	✓	✓
NORTH BIG HILL	✓	✓
NORTH SOUTH FORK	✓	✓
PEAK SPUR	✓	✓
PEAVINE CORRIDOR	✓	✓
PEAVINE CREEK	✓	✓
PEAVINE CREEK SPUR	✓	✓
PEAVINE RIDGE	✓	✓
PICKETPEN	✓	✓
PICKETPEN SPUR	✓	✓
PITTY SPUR	✓	✓
POWERHOUSE #2	✓	✓
POWERLINE NORTH	✓	✓
POWERLINE RIM	✓	✓
POWERLINE RIM SPUR	✓	✓
POWERLINE SOUTH	✓	✓
RICE RIDGE	✓	✓
RICHARDSON LAKE 4WD	✓	✓
RIDGEWAY	✓	✓
ROBBS PEAK	✓	✓
ROBBS PEAK SPUR	✓	✓
ROCK FESTIVAL	✓	✓
ROUND TENT SPUR	✓	✓
RUBICON JEEP	✓	✓
SADDLE	✓	✓
SILVER CANYON EAST	✓	✓
SILVER CANYON VISTA	✓	✓
SILVER TIP	✓	✓
SILVER WARE	✓	✓
SKUNK CABBAGE	✓	✓
SO FORK ACCESS	✓	✓
SO. FORK CA	✓	✓
SO. FORK CB	✓	✓
SODA SPRINGS - RIVERTON	✓	✓
SOUTH FORK CB ONE	✓	✓
SOUTH FORK VIEW	✓	✓
SOUTH POWER ACCESS	✓	✓
SOUTH ROBBS PEAK	✓	✓
SOUTH RUBICON	✓	✓
SOUTH SILVER	✓	✓
SOUTH SOUTH FORK	✓	✓
SOUTH SUCKER	✓	✓
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ACCESS	✓	✓
SPRING CHICKEN	✓	✓
SPRING SPUR	✓	✓
SPRING VALLEY	✓	✓
STONE CELLAR SOUTH	✓	✓
STONY CREEK WEST	✓	✓
SUN ROCK	✓	✓
SUN ROCKET	✓	✓
SWIFT ACCESS	✓	✓
SWIFT SOUTH	✓	✓
TABLE ROCK SPUR	✓	✓
TELEPHONE EAST	✓	✓
TELLER	✓	✓
TELLS TIE	✓	✓
TIE SO	✓	✓
TRAIL VIEW	✓	✓
TURN AROUND	✓	✓
UPPER BASSI	✓	✓
VAN SPUR	✓	✓
WEBBER MILL	✓	✓
WELCH CABIN	✓	✓
WENCH WATER HOLE	✓	✓
WENTWORTH SPRING CG	✓	✓
WEST PEAVINE RIDGE	✓	✓
WEST ROBBS PEAK	✓	✓
WEST ROBBS SPUR	✓	✓
WILSON DAIRY	✓	✓
WILSON MEADOW	✓	✓
WINDMILLER EAST	✓	✓
WINDMILLER SO	✓	✓
WINDMILLER TIE	✓	✓
WINDY FRISCO	✓	✓
WRIGHTS LAKE SPUR	✓	✓
BIG HILL LOOKOUT	·	·
BOAT RAMP PARKING	·	·
BRYANT SPRINGS	·	·
CHEESE CAMP CRUSHER	·	·
CHIPMUNK BLUFF	·	·
CRYSTAL BASIN STATION	·	·
CRYSTAL BASIN TRAILER	·	·
DAM SPUR	·	·
DITCH VIEW	·	·
EQUESTRIAN LOOP	·	·
FAMILY LOOP #1-12	·	·
FAMILY LOOP #35-53	·	·
FASHODA CAMPGROUND	·	·
FINAL SPUR	·	·
GERLE CR ACCESS	·	·
GERLE CREEK CG	·	·
GERLE CREEK PICNIC	·	·
GERLE CRUSHER	·	·
GERLE VIEW	·	·
GOBBI	·	·
GRANITE SPRINGS	·	·
GROUP LOOP #1	·	·
GROUP LOOP #2	·	·
ICE HOUSE CG	·	·
ICE HOUSE CG A	·	·
ICE HOUSE CG B	·	·
ICE HOUSE CG C	·	·
ICE HOUSE CG DA	·	·
ICE HOUSE SDA	·	·
ICE HOUSE VISTA	·	·
ICE HOUSE WRIGHTS LAKE	·	·
JAYBIRD SPRING	·	·
JONES	·	·
JONES FORK C.G.	·	·
JONES FORK C.G. LOOP LEFT	·	·
JONES FORK C.G. LOOP RIGHT	·	·
LAKE SHORE DRIVE	·	·
LOON LAKE CG #13-34	·	·
LOON LAKE CHALET	·	·
LOON LAKE DUMP STATION	·	·
LOON LK BOAT RAMP PARKING	·	·
MIWOK SPUR	·	·
NORTHSHORE CAMPGROUND	·	·
NORTHWIND CAMPGROUND	·	·
NORTHWIND CG SPUR A	·	·
PENINSULA BOAT RAMP	·	·
PENINSULA BOAT RAMP PARKING	·	·
PENINSULA DUMP STATION	·	·
PENN SPUR E	·	·
PENN SPUR F	·	·
PENN SPUR G	·	·
PENN SPUR H	·	·
PENN SPUR I	·	·
POWERHOUSE SPUR	·	·
RED FIR ACCESS	·	·
RED FIR GROUP CAMPGROUND	·	·
ROUNDTENT CANYON	·	·
SHORT CHICKEN	·	·
SHORT SPUR	·	·
SILVER CREEK CAMPGROUND	·	·
SILVER MEADOW	·	·
SILVER MEADOW WEST	·	·
SOUTH CREEK	·	·
SOUTH FORK CG	·	·
STONE CELLAR	·	·
STRAWBERRY POINT	·	·
SWIFT MISS	·	·
UNION LOOP	·	·
UNION PENNINSULA CG	·	·
UNION POINT	·	·
UNION POINT A	·	·
UNION POINT B	·	·
UNION VALLEY	·	·
VAN VLECK RANCH	·	·
VAN VLECK TELLS CREEK TRAILHEA	·	·
WATER HOLE #1	·	·
WENCH CREEK CAMPGROUND	·	·
WENCH NA	·	·
WENCH NB	·	·
WEST POINT BOATRAMP	·	·
WEST POINT CAMPGROUND	·	·
WILDERNESS LOOP	·	·
WOLF CREEK	·	·
WOLF CREEK SPUR	·	·
WRIGHTS LAKE	·	·
WRIGHTS LAKE CAMPGROUND	·	·
WRIGHTS LAKE EAST CG	·	·
WRIGHTS LK WEST CG	·	·
WRIGHTS LOOP	·	·
WRIGHTS LOOP B	·	·
WRIGHTS LOOP C	·	·
YELLOW JACKET	·	·

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	23 km
Georgetown Ranger District	Eldorado National Forest, CA	493.4	23 km
American River Ranger District	Tahoe National Forest, CA	575.9	34 km
Amador Ranger District	Eldorado National Forest, CA	492.9	37 km
Truckee Ranger District	Tahoe National Forest, CA	393.1	55 km
Carson Ranger District	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV	838.7	59 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Pacific Ranger District?: Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 197.4 miles across 195 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 Pacific Ranger District?: 306.1 miles total — 298.9 miles of roads and 7.2 miles of trails, across 319 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 83.1 miles are open year-round and 223 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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