Kern River Ranger District

Sequoia National Forest · California · 930.5 mi of motorized routes · 713 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Kern River Ranger District in Sequoia National Forest (California) has 930.5 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 577.9 miles of roads and 352.6 miles of trails across 713 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 229.9 mi · Motorcycle 530 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open Jan 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 Kern River 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 Sequoia National Forest · California
Total motorized miles
930.5

577.9 mi of roads · 352.6 mi of trails, across 713 designated routes on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.

Roads
577.9 mi
Trails
352.6 mi
Year-round miles
791.5 mi
Seasonal miles
139.1 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 Kern River Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class Open miles Routes Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV 229.9 160 Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike 530 271 Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV 229.9 154 Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50" 0 39 Varies by route
2WD > 50" 0 28 Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50" 227.3 146 Varies by route
Other OHV > 50" 227.3 146 Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50" 228.4 150 Varies by route
Other OHV < 50" 228.4 150 Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1 0 92 Varies by route
E-bike Class 2 0 92 Varies by route
E-bike Class 3 0 92 Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle 636 566 Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle 636 572 Varies by route
Truck 636 566 Varies by route
Bus 636 566 Varies by route
Motorhome 636 566 Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 930.5 motorized miles here, about 791.5 miles are open year-round and 139.1 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 01/01 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 262 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 Kern River Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.
ALDER CREEK
ALDER CREEK C.G.
BALD MTN. L.O. ·
BASKET PASS
BEARTRAP NORTH ·
BLACK GULCH
BRECKENRIDGE L.O.
BRECKENRIDGE L.O.
BROWN MDW. SOUTH
BROWN MEADOW
BROWNS MILL
BULL RUN BASIN
BUXTON MILL ROAD
CALF CREEK
COOKS PEAK
CORRAL MEADOW
COW FLAT
CURLISS MDW.
DAVIS LOOP
DAVIS ROAD
DEMOCRAT BEACHES
DOUGHTERY
EAGLE
EVANS FLAT CG
FAUST MILL
FISH CREEK OVERFLOW (HOOKER) ·
FRANCESCHI MINE
FRENCH MEADOW
GOLF MEADOW
GREENHORN EAST
GREENHORN MTN. WEST
GROUSE SPRING
HORSE MTN. S.U.
LANDERS W.C.
LIEBEL PEAK
LIKELY SADDLE
LITTLE POSO CREEK
LONE STAR
MAHOGANY CREEK ·
MUNZER MDW.
O'BRIAN SPRINGS
OAK FLAT L.O.
OLD LIKELY MILL
OWL MINE
PEAK
PETTITT
PIUTE SPRING
PIUTE TEMP L.O.
PIUTE TEMP. L.O.
POSO CREEK EAST
POWELL
RHYMES
RINCON
ROUGH AND READY MTN.
SADDLE SPRINGS
SAM LEWIS ·
SANDY CREEK
SHIRLEY CR. NORTH
SHIRLEY CREEK
SHIRLEY MEADOWS
SHIRLEY SPRINGS
SHULTZ CREEK
SILVER STRAND
SOLOMONS RIDGE
SORREL PEAK
SQUIRREL
TIGER FLAT C. G.
VALLEY VIEW
WAGY FLAT
WOOLSTAFF MDW.
ALBANITA · ·
ANT CANYON · ·
AUXILIARY DAM · ·
BARTOLAS · ·
BARTOLAS COUNTRY · ·
BARTOLAS CR. WEST · ·
BARTOLAS CREEK · ·
BARTOLAS EAST · ·
BARTOLAS WEST · ·
BEACH · ·
BEACH CREEK · ·
BEACH G.S. · ·
BEACH RIDGE · ·
BEARTRAP SOUTH · ·
BIG MEADOW · ·
BLACK PK. EAST · ·
BLACK SMITH SO. · ·
BLACKROCK · ·
BLACKROCK MTN · ·
BLACKROCK MTN. · ·
BLACKROCK ROAD · ·
BLACKROCK TRAILHEAD · ·
BLACKROCK W.C. · ·
BLACKROCK WEST · ·
BONITA · ·
BONITA MEADOWS · ·
BONITA WEST · ·
BOONE MEADOW · ·
BOREL · ·
BOULDER GULCH C G · ·
BOULDER GULCH C.G. · ·
BOUNDARY ROAD · ·
BRECKENRIDGE · ·
BRECKENRIDGE C.G. · ·
CALKINS FLAT-A · ·
CALKINS FLAT-B · ·
CAMP 3 C.G. · ·
CAMP 9 · ·
CAMP 9 GROUP 1 · ·
CAMP 9 GROUP 2 · ·
CAMP 9 GROUP 3 · ·
CAMP 9 GROUP 4 · ·
CAMP 9 GROUP 5 · ·
CAMP 9 GROUP 6 · ·
CANE · ·
CANE MEADOW · ·
CANNELL · ·
CANNELL MEADOW · ·
CANNELL OSA · ·
CEDAR CREEK · ·
CEDAR CREEK C.G. · ·
CHAMISE FLAT · ·
CHERRY HILL · ·
CHICO FLAT-A · ·
CHICO FLAT-B · ·
CHINA GARDEN · ·
CHURCH · ·
CORRAL CREEK C.G. · ·
COUNTY LINE · ·
CYRUS CANYON · ·
DANNER CREEK · ·
DEAD DOE · ·
DEADWOOD · ·
DELONEGHA ACCESS · ·
DEMOCRAT W.C. · ·
DRY LAKE · ·
EAST BEACH CREEK · ·
EAST LITTLE HORESHOE · ·
EAST LITTLE HORSESHOE · ·
EAST LITTLE HORSHOE · ·
EAST OSA · ·
EAST PALOMA · ·
ENGINEER POINT · ·
FAIRVIEW C G · ·
FISH CR. C.G. · ·
FRENCH GULCH MARINA · ·
FRENCH GULCH REC AREA · ·
FRENCH GULCH REC. AREA · ·
FULTON W.C. · ·
GOLD LEDGE C.G. · ·
GREENHORN SUMMIT STA. · ·
HALFWAY · ·
HANNING FLAT · ·
HAVILAH W.C. · ·
HAVILAH W.C. (BARRACKS) · ·
HEADQUARTERS · ·
HEADQUARTERS - BARLOW DR · ·
HEADQUARTERS -PONDEROSA DR · ·
HEADQUARTERS C.G. · ·
HEADQUARTERS PARKING · ·
HOBO C.G./MIRACLE HS · ·
HOBO CG OVERFLOW · ·
HORSE MDW. K.V. CAMP · ·
HORSE MEADOW · ·
HORSE MEADOW C.G. · ·
HOSPITAL C.G. · ·
HOSPITAL FLAT OVERFLOW · ·
HUNGRY GULCH C.G. · ·
HUNGRY GULCH C G · ·
JACKASS CREEK · ·
JACKASS MDW · ·
K.V. CAMP CUTOFF · ·
KENNEDY MEADOW · ·
KERNVILLE AIRPORT · ·
KERNVILLE W C · ·
KISSACK COVE · ·
LAUNCH AREA 19 · ·
LIMESTONE C.G. · ·
LION · ·
LION MEADOWS · ·
LITTLE BEACH · ·
LITTLE HORSE MEADOW · ·
LIVE OAK C G · ·
LIVE OAK C G - SOUTH · ·
LIVE OAK PARKING · ·
LOOKOUT MTN. · ·
LOWER RICHBAR C.G. · ·
MAHOGANY · ·
MAHOGANY CR · ·
MAHOGANY WEST · ·
MAIN DAM C G · ·
MAIN DAM C.G. · ·
MOSQUITO · ·
MOSQUITO MEADOW · ·
MT MESA · ·
NORTH LION · ·
NORTH POWELL · ·
NORTH RATTLESNAKE · ·
OLD GOLDLEDGE (LOWER) · ·
OLD GOLDLEDGE (UPPER) · ·
OLD HIGH SCHOOL ROAD · ·
OLD KERNVILLE CEMETARY · ·
OSA · ·
PACKSADDLE CANYON · ·
PARADISE COVE C G · ·
PARADISE COVE C.G. · ·
PATTERSON LN · ·
PATTERSON LN. · ·
PIONEER C G · ·
PIONEER C.G. · ·
POISON CREEK · ·
POISON MDW. CREEK · ·
POISON MEADOW · ·
PORTUGUESE MEADOW · ·
POWELL MDW CREEK · ·
QUONSET BEACH · ·
RAMP AREA 17 (OLD ISABELLA) · ·
RANCHERIA · ·
RATTLESNAKE NORTH · ·
RATTLESNAKE WEST · ·
REC. MINE · ·
RICH GULCH · ·
RIDGE · ·
ROADS END DAY USE · ·
ROADS END RAFT LAUNCH · ·
SALMON CREEK · ·
SALMON GROUP CAMP · ·
SALVAGE · ·
SANDY FLAT C G · ·
SHERMAN PASS · ·
SHERMAN PASS VISTA POINT · ·
SHIRLEY PEAK · ·
SIRRETTA MEADOW · ·
SMITH · ·
SMITH MEADOW · ·
SMITH MTN. · ·
SO. DEAD DOE · ·
SOUTH CHURCH-DOME · ·
SOUTH FORK · ·
SOUTH PALOMA · ·
SPRINGHILL NORTH · ·
SPRINGHILL SOUTH · ·
STATION · ·
STINE COVE · ·
TAYLOR · ·
TAYLOR CR. · ·
THUNDERBIRD · ·
TILLIE CKEEK C G · ·
TILLIE CREEK C G · ·
TROUT · ·
TROUT CREEK · ·
TROY · ·
TROY MEADOW CG · ·
UPPER RICHBAR · ·
VISTA POINT (PARKING) · ·
WEST MAHOGANY · ·
WEST RD. · ·
WEST ROAD · ·
WILLOW SPRING CR. · ·
WINDY GAP · ·
WOFFORD HTS PARK LOOP · ·
WOOLSTAFF MEADOW · ·

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.

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
Western Divide Ranger District Sequoia National Forest, CA 446.6 29 km
Hume Lake Ranger District Sequoia National Forest, CA 421.7 116 km
Mt. Whitney Ranger District Inyo National Forest, CA 254.5 123 km
Mt. Pinos Ranger District Los Padres National Forest, CA 364 131 km
Ojai Ranger District Los Padres National Forest, CA 75.2 158 km
High Sierra Ranger District Sierra National Forest, CA 1,045.9 163 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Kern River Ranger District?
Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 229.9 miles across 160 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 Kern River Ranger District?
930.5 miles total — 577.9 miles of roads and 352.6 miles of trails, across 713 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 791.5 miles are open year-round and 139.1 miles are seasonal (typically open Jan 1 to Dec 31). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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