Mendocino National Forest
Mendocino National Forest in California carries 1,975 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,714.9 miles of roads and 260.1 miles of trails across 3 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
- 1,975
- Ranger districts
- 3
- Roads
- 1,714.9 mi
- Trails
- 260.1 mi
1,714.9 mi of roads · 260.1 mi of trails · Forest code 0508.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindstone Ranger District | 1,208.2 | 1,061.2 | 147 | ATV 1,013.9 mi · Motorcycle 1,023.5 mi · E-bike routes |
| Upper Lake Ranger District | 471.2 | 359.9 | 111.3 | ATV 398.4 mi · Motorcycle 406.6 mi · E-bike routes |
| Covelo Ranger District | 295.6 | 293.8 | 1.8 | ATV 228.3 mi · Motorcycle 228.3 mi · E-bike routes |
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 | 1,640.6 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 3 | 1,658.4 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 3 | 1,640.6 |
| 4WD > 50" | 3 | 1,471.4 |
| 2WD > 50" | 3 | 1,471.4 |
| Tracked OHV > 50" | 3 | 1,471.4 |
| Other OHV > 50" | 3 | 1,471.4 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 3 | 1,640.6 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 3 | 1,640.6 |
| Passenger vehicle | 3 | 1,788 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 3 | 1,788 |
| Truck | 3 | 1,788 |
| Bus | 3 | 1,788 |
| Motorhome | 3 | 1,788 |
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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