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Covelo Ranger District

Mendocino National Forest · California · 295.6 mi of motorized routes · 192 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Covelo Ranger District in Mendocino National Forest (California) has 295.6 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 293.8 miles of roads and 1.8 miles of trails across 192 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 228.3 mi · Motorcycle 228.3 mi · E-bike routes. 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 Covelo 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 Mendocino National Forest · California
Total motorized miles
295.6

293.8 mi of roads · 1.8 mi of trails, across 192 designated routes on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.

Roads
293.8 mi
Trails
1.8 mi
Year-round miles
295.5 mi
Seasonal miles
0 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 Covelo Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class Open miles Routes Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV 228.3 166 Year-round
Motorcycle / dirt bike 228.3 166 Year-round
Other wheeled OHV 228.3 166 Year-round
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50" 228.3 166 Year-round
2WD > 50" 228.3 166 Year-round
Tracked OHV > 50" 228.3 166 Year-round
Other OHV > 50" 228.3 166 Year-round
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50" 228.3 166 Year-round
Other OHV < 50" 228.3 166 Year-round
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1 0 16 Year-round
E-bike Class 2 0 16 Year-round
E-bike Class 3 0 16 Year-round
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle 295.5 192 Year-round
High-clearance vehicle 295.5 192 Year-round
Truck 295.5 192 Year-round
Bus 295.5 192 Year-round
Motorhome 295.5 192 Year-round

Seasons

Of the 295.6 motorized miles here, about 295.5 miles are open year-round and 0 miles are seasonal. 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 152 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.

Named routes in the Covelo Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.
AIRPLANE MEADOW ✓ ✓
AMANDAS ANSWER ✓ ✓
ANT RIDGE ✓ ✓
ANTS PLACE ✓ ✓
ARMSTRONG RIDGE ✓ ✓
ATCHISON CREEK ✓ ✓
AUNTIE ✓ ✓
AUNTIE SPUR A ✓ ✓
BALD MTN. ✓ ✓
BARNES RANCH ✓ ✓
BARRASS RANCH ✓ ✓
BEAR WATERHOLE ✓ ✓
BECKYS BET ✓ ✓
BENTLEY ✓ ✓
BILLY PIKE ✓ ✓
BLACK BUTTE ✓ ✓
BLACK BUTTE BYPASS ✓ ✓
BLACK BUTTE SPUR M ✓ ✓
BLACK BUTTE SPUR N ✓ ✓
BLANDS ✓ ✓
BLANDS COVE ✓ ✓
BLANDS COVE SPUR K ✓ ✓
BLUESLIDE CREEK ✓ ✓
BOARDMAN ✓ ✓
BONEYARD ✓ ✓
BOUNDARY SPUR ✓ ✓
BREDEHOFT ✓ ✓
BUCK ✓ ✓
BUCK CAMP ✓ ✓
BUCK ORV SPUR B ✓ ✓
BUCK ROCK ✓ ✓
BUCK ROCK ORV ✓ ✓
BUCK ROCK SPRING ✓ ✓
BUCKETS ✓ ✓
BUCKHORN RIDGE ✓ ✓
BURNT OAK ✓ ✓
BUTTE AGGREGATE PIT ✓ ✓
CALAMESE ✓ ✓
CALAMESE ROCK ✓ ✓
CAMP ✓ ✓
CEDAR ✓ ✓
CEDAR SPRINGS RIDGE ✓ ✓
COYOTE ROCK ✓ ✓
CREEK ROAD ✓ ✓
DEVILS DEN ✓ ✓
DEVILS SPUR ✓ ✓
DEWELL GARDEN ✓ ✓
DOAN RIDGE ✓ ✓
DOAN RIDGE SPUR C ✓ ✓
DOANS PLACE ✓ ✓
DOE ✓ ✓
DOE RIDGE ✓ ✓
END OF THE DAY ✓ ✓
ESPEE 4WD ✓ ✓
ESPEE RIDGE ✓ ✓
FLOYDS FOLLY ✓ ✓
FLY ✓ ✓
GEORGES VALLEY ✓ ✓
GOAT CAMP ✓ ✓
GRANTS GARDEN ✓ ✓
GRASS LAKE ✓ ✓
GRASS LAKE SPUR A ✓ ✓
GRIZZLY ✓ ✓
GRIZZLY FLAT STATION ✓ ✓
GRIZZLY RIDGE ✓ ✓
HAYDON BEEF PASTURE ✓ ✓
HOKEY POKEY RIDGE ✓ ✓
HOWARD CORRAL ✓ ✓
HOWARD CREEK ✓ ✓
INDIAN DICK ✓ ✓
INDIAN DICK ADM ✓ ✓
INDIAN DICK STATION ✓ ✓
JACK HOLLOW ✓ ✓
KELLER LAKE ✓ ✓
KELLER PLACE ✓ ✓
KEY SPOT ✓ ✓
LILLY LAKE ✓ ✓
LITTLE BALDY ✓ ✓
LITTLE BUCK ✓ ✓
LITTLE BUCK ROCK ✓ ✓
LOGAN ✓ ✓
LOGAN BASIN JEEP ✓ ✓
LOGAN BASIN JEEP SPUR A ✓ ✓
LOGAN SPUR A ✓ ✓
LOWER ANT RIDGE ✓ ✓
LUCKY LAKE ✓ ✓
LYONS ✓ ✓
MC COY PLANTATION ✓ ✓
MC COY RIDGE ✓ ✓
MC COY SPUR C ✓ ✓
MISSISSIPPI CREEK ✓ ✓
NEWHOUSE RIDGE ✓ ✓
NORTH BUCKHORN ✓ ✓
OAK KNOLL SPUR A ✓ ✓
ONEIL RIDGE ✓ ✓
ONEIL RIDGE SPUR C ✓ ✓
OSBORN ✓ ✓
PARASOL ✓ ✓
PARASOL SPUR A ✓ ✓
PILLSBURY-INDIAN DICK ✓ ✓
POST CAMP ✓ ✓
POTHOLE ✓ ✓
ROCK CATCHER ✓ ✓
ROCKY BASIN K SPUR ✓ ✓
ROUDY ROBERT ✓ ✓
ROUGH N READY ✓ ✓
SALMON ✓ ✓
SALMON RIDGE ✓ ✓
SALMON RIDGE SPUR A ✓ ✓
SEVEN TROUGHS ✓ ✓
SHEEPISH ✓ ✓
SIX RIVERS ✓ ✓
SIX RIVERS SPUR E ✓ ✓
SKIDMORE CREEK SPUR E ✓ ✓
SKIDMORE RIDGE ✓ ✓
SKIDMORE RIDGE SPUR D ✓ ✓
SKUNK LAKE ✓ ✓
SLIDE WATER ✓ ✓
SOUTH BEAVER CREEK ✓ ✓
SPRUCE GROVE ✓ ✓
SUNFLOWER GLADE ✓ ✓
SURVEYORS FLAT ✓ ✓
TANTRUM GLADE ✓ ✓
TANTRUM GLADE 1 ✓ ✓
TELEPHONE ✓ ✓
THATCHER BUTTE ✓ ✓
THATCHER RIDGE ✓ ✓
TIMS TREASURE ✓ ✓
TWIN ROCKS RIDGE ✓ ✓
TWIN ROCKS RIDGE SPUR D ✓ ✓
TWIN ROCKS SPUR ✓ ✓
UMBRELLA BUTTE ✓ ✓
UMBRELLA RIDGE ✓ ✓
UMBRELLA RIDGE SPUR A ✓ ✓
UPPER THATCHER ✓ ✓
WELLS CABIN ✓ ✓
WEST BLANDS ✓ ✓
WHITE HAWK ✓ ✓
WHITE HORSE ✓ ✓
WHITE HORSE SPUR A ✓ ✓
WILDERNESS BORDER ✓ ✓
ATCHISON CAMP GROUND · ·
BLACK BUTTE RIVER · ·
BOUNDARY ROAD · ·
COVELO ADM. SITE · ·
EEL RIVER C.G. · ·
EEL RIVER STATION · ·
HAMMERHORN C.G. · ·
HAMMERHORN LAKE · ·
LOW GAP-BALD MTN. · ·
PASKENTA-EEL RIVER · ·
PASKENTA-MENDOCINO PASS · ·

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 Mendocino 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
Grindstone Ranger District Mendocino National Forest, CA 1,208.2 27 km
Upper Lake Ranger District Mendocino National Forest, CA 471.2 46 km
Mad River Ranger District Six Rivers National Forest, CA 0.1 55 km
Yolla Bolla Ranger District Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA 601.3 57 km
Hayfork Ranger District Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA 682.1 83 km
Big Bar Ranger District Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA 352.9 114 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Covelo Ranger District?
Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 228.3 miles across 166 routes here (year-round). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.
How many miles of motorized routes are in the Covelo Ranger District?
295.6 miles total — 293.8 miles of roads and 1.8 miles of trails, across 192 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 295.5 miles are open year-round and 0 miles are seasonal. Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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