Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest in California carries 851.6 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 528.9 miles of roads and 322.7 miles of trails across 5 ranger districts. Open any district for its full per-vehicle access matrix (ATV, motorcycle, side-by-side, 4x4 and e-bike), seasons, a route-network map, and GPX downloads. These pages are informational; the controlling document is each district's official MVUM.
- Total motorized miles
- 851.6
- Ranger districts
- 5
- Roads
- 528.9 mi
- Trails
- 322.7 mi
528.9 mi of roads · 322.7 mi of trails · Forest code 0507.
Ranger districts in California
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pinos Ranger District | 364 | 156.2 | 207.8 | ATV 110.6 mi · Motorcycle 201.2 mi · E-bike routes |
| Santa Lucia Ranger District | 248.5 | 150.2 | 98.3 | ATV 128.7 mi · Motorcycle 153 mi · E-bike routes |
| Santa Barbara Ranger District | 108 | 100 | 8 | ATV 41.9 mi · Motorcycle 44.2 mi · E-bike routes |
| Ojai Ranger District | 75.2 | 66.6 | 8.6 | Motorcycle 8.6 mi · E-bike routes |
| Monterey Ranger District | 55.9 | 55.9 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
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.
Forest-wide vehicle access
How many of this forest's ranger districts designate each vehicle class, and the total designated miles across the forest.
| Vehicle class | Districts | Open miles |
|---|---|---|
| ATV | 3 | 281.2 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 4 | 407 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 3 | 281.2 |
| 4WD > 50" | 3 | 222.8 |
| 2WD > 50" | 3 | 222.8 |
| Tracked OHV > 50" | 3 | 130.9 |
| Other OHV > 50" | 3 | 130.9 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 3 | 164.5 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 3 | 164.5 |
| Passenger vehicle | 5 | 450.5 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 5 | 644 |
| Truck | 5 | 450.5 |
| Bus | 5 | 450.5 |
| Motorhome | 5 | 450.5 |
These pages summarise the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data; they are not the official MVUM and not legal documents. The controlling document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map — carry it and follow posted signs.
Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.
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