Los Padres National Forest

California · 851.6 mi of motorized routes · 5 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

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.

Forest totals Los Padres National Forest · California
Total motorized miles
851.6

528.9 mi of roads · 322.7 mi of trails · Forest code 0507.

Ranger districts
5
Roads
528.9 mi
Trails
322.7 mi

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.

Los Padres National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
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 classes designated in Los Padres National Forest, by number of districts.
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
Important — informational, not a legal document

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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