Can you ride an ATV in the Western Divide Ranger District?

Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 301.3 miles across 278 routes here (varies by route). Confirm on the district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map before you ride.

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 375 miles are open year-round and 69.2 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 15 to Dec 31). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

Western Divide Ranger District

Q: How many miles of motorized routes are in the Western Divide Ranger District?

446.6 miles total — 442.1 miles of roads and 4.5 miles of trails, across 348 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.

Sequoia National Forest · California · 446.6 mi of motorized routes · 348 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Western Divide Ranger District in Sequoia National Forest (California) has 446.6 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 442.1 miles of roads and 4.5 miles of trails across 348 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 301.3 mi · Motorcycle 305.8 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open Apr 15 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 Western Divide 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: 446.6
Roads: 442.1 mi
Trails: 4.5 mi
Year-round miles: 375 mi
Seasonal miles: 69.2 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 Western Divide Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class	Open miles	Routes	Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV	301.3	278	Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike	305.8	280	Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV	301.3	278	Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50"	—	—	Not designated
2WD > 50"	—	—	Not designated
Tracked OHV > 50"	301.3	278	Varies by route
Other OHV > 50"	301.3	278	Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50"	301.3	278	Varies by route
Other OHV < 50"	301.3	278	Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1	0	1	Apr 15 – Dec 31
E-bike Class 2	0	1	Apr 15 – Dec 31
E-bike Class 3	0	1	Apr 15 – Dec 31
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle	439.7	343	Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle	439.7	343	Varies by route
Truck	439.7	343	Varies by route
Bus	439.7	343	Varies by route
Motorhome	439.7	343	Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 446.6 motorized miles here, about 375 miles are open year-round and 69.2 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 04/15 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 207 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.

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Named routes in the Western Divide Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.

ALDER	✓	✓
ALDER CREEK SLIDES	✓	✓
BACE MILL	✓	✓
BACE RANCH	✓	✓
BACKBONE CREEK	✓	✓
BAKER POINT	✓	✓
BATEMAN RIDGE	✓	✓
BELL	✓	✓
BELNAP CR.	✓	✓
BLUFFS	✓	✓
BONE	✓	✓
BONE CREEK	✓	✓
BONY WITT	✓	✓
BROWNIE MEADOW	✓	✓
CAMP 3 AREA	✓	✓
CAPINERO	✓	✓
CAPITAL ROCK	✓	✓
CASTLE	✓	✓
CASTLE RD	✓	✓
CASTLE RD.	✓	✓
CAVE	✓	✓
CHUTE	✓	✓
CHUTE SPRINGS	✓	✓
CLICKS CR.	✓	✓
COBURN CR.	✓	✓
COLD SADDLE	✓	✓
COLD SPRINGS	✓	✓
COLD SPRINGS PEAK	✓	✓
COPPER MINE	✓	✓
CRANE MEADOW	✓	✓
CRAWFORD	✓	✓
CREST	✓	✓
DAVIS CANYON	✓	✓
DEAD HORSE	✓	✓
DEEP CREEK	✓	✓
DEEP MDW.	✓	✓
DEEP MEADOW	✓	✓
DEER CREEK MILL	✓	✓
DENNISON PEAK	✓	✓
DILLON	✓	✓
DOG	✓	✓
DOME CREEK	✓	✓
DOME ROCK CREEK	✓	✓
DOUBLEBUNK MDW.	✓	✓
DRY MEADOW	✓	✓
EAST LION	✓	✓
ELEPHANT CAMP	✓	✓
FIR CAMP	✓	✓
FIREBREAK	✓	✓
FISH CREEK	✓	✓
FISHER	✓	✓
FORKS	✓	✓
FOX FARM	✓	✓
FREEMAN CR. GROVE	✓	✓
FREEMAN CREEK	✓	✓
FRENCH JOE MDW.	✓	✓
FROG MEADOW	✓	✓
GARLAND	✓	✓
GREENHORN	✓	✓
GREENHORN (PUP MDW)	✓	✓
GREENHORN MTN.	✓	✓
GROUSE VALLEY	✓	✓
GUERNSEY	✓	✓
HACHET	✓	✓
HATCHET PEAK	✓	✓
HOLBY	✓	✓
HOLEY MEADOW	✓	✓
HOME	✓	✓
HORSE MEADOW CREEK	✓	✓
HOSSACK	✓	✓
HOSSACK MDW	✓	✓
HOSSACK MDW.	✓	✓
HOWIE	✓	✓
INDIAN ROCK	✓	✓
IZZY	✓	✓
JACK FLAT	✓	✓
JACK'S CABIN	✓	✓
JORDAN PK. L.O.	✓	✓
KRAMER CREEK	✓	✓
LEAVIS FLAT C.G.	✓	✓
LION RIDGE	✓	✓
LLOYD MDW CR	✓	✓
LLOYD FLAT	✓	✓
LLOYD ROAD W	✓	✓
LOG CABIN	✓	✓
LOGGY MEADOW	✓	✓
LONG CANYON	✓	✓
LONG MEADOW	✓	✓
LONG MEADOW GROVE	✓	✓
LOOP	✓	✓
LOWER DRY MEADOW	✓	✓
LOWER SLATE	✓	✓
MC SWINEY BLVD	✓	✓
MCINTYRE	✓	✓
MCINTYRE CREEK	✓	✓
MEADOW GROVE	✓	✓
MERRY CAMP	✓	✓
MOOREHOUSE CR.	✓	✓
MT. HOME	✓	✓
MULE MEADOW	✓	✓
MULE PEAK	✓	✓
MULE SADDLE	✓	✓
NEEDLEROCK CR.	✓	✓
NELSON CR.	✓	✓
NOBE	✓	✓
NOBE YOUNG CREEK	✓	✓
NOBE YOUNG MDW.	✓	✓
NORTH ROAD	✓	✓
OAK OPENING	✓	✓
PACKSADDLE	✓	✓
PARKER CREEK DISP	✓	✓
PARKER FORKS	✓	✓
PARKER MDW. CREEK	✓	✓
PEEL PEAK	✓	✓
PEPPERMINT CREEK	✓	✓
PEPPERMINT FALLS	✓	✓
PEYRONE	✓	✓
PEYRONE GROVE	✓	✓
PONDEROSA	✓	✓
POSO	✓	✓
POWDERHORN	✓	✓
POWDERHORN GROVE	✓	✓
POWDERHORN RIDGE	✓	✓
RANCHERIA CR.	✓	✓
RED HILL	✓	✓
REDWOOD MEADOW	✓	✓
ROUND MEADOW	✓	✓
S. FORK PEPPERMINT	✓	✓
SABLE RD.	✓	✓
SAND HILL	✓	✓
SAND HILL RIDGE	✓	✓
SCHULTZ	✓	✓
SENTINEL	✓	✓
SEQUOIA SSTARS	✓	✓
SHORT CUT	✓	✓
SHULTZ CREEK	✓	✓
SLATE	✓	✓
SMITH-FAILING MEADOW	✓	✓
SNAKE FLAT	✓	✓
SODA SPRING	✓	✓
SOLDIER MEADOW	✓	✓
SOLO	✓	✓
SOUTH CREEK	✓	✓
SOUTH DRY MDW.	✓	✓
SOUTH TABLE MTN.	✓	✓
SPEAR	✓	✓
SPEAR CREEK	✓	✓
SPEAS MEADOW	✓	✓
SPEAS RIDGE	✓	✓
STARVATION CREEK	✓	✓
STICKY FINGER	✓	✓
STORMY CANYON	✓	✓
SUGARLOAF	✓	✓
SUGARLOAF C.G.	✓	✓
SUNDAY PEAK	✓	✓
TOBIAS MEADOW	✓	✓
TRANSFER STATION	✓	✓
TYLER MEADOW	✓	✓
UHL POCKET	✓	✓
UPPER DRY MEADOW	✓	✓
UPPER GROUSE VALLEY	✓	✓
UPPER LONG MEADOW	✓	✓
UPPER PARKER MEADOW	✓	✓
VIEW	✓	✓
VINCENT MEADOW	✓	✓
WHEEL	✓	✓
WHITE MDW	✓	✓
WOODY'S	✓	✓
BELKNAP C.G.	·	·
BONE CR.	·	·
CEDAR SLOPE	·	·
COFFEE CAMP-LOWER PARKING	·	·
COFFEE CAMP-UPPER PARKING	·	·
COY FLAT C.G.	·	·
DOME ROCK	·	·
HOLEY MDW. C.G.	·	·
JACK RANCH	·	·
JERKY TRAILHEAD	·	·
JOHNSONDALE W.C.	·	·
JORDAN PK L.O.	·	·
KERN RIVER ACCESS	·	·
LAST CHANCE	·	·
LLOYD MEADOW	·	·
LONG MEADOW C.G.	·	·
LOWER PEPPERMINT C.G.	·	·
MOUNTAIN GROVE	·	·
MTN. HOME NORTH	·	·
NEEDLES L.O.	·	·
PANORAMA C.G.	·	·
PARENT CAMP ROAD	·	·
PEPPERMINT WORKCENTER	·	·
PORTERVILLE AIR ATTACK BASE	·	·
PORTERVILLE WC	·	·
PORTUGUESE MDW.	·	·
PORTUGUESE MEADOW	·	·
PYLES CAMP	·	·
QUAKER O.C.	·	·
QUAKING ASPEN	·	·
REDWOOD MDW. PARKING	·	·
S.D. CANYON	·	·
SANDY CREEK	·	·
SOUTH CRK CAMP	·	·
SOUTH PEPPERMINT	·	·
SPRINGVILLE W C	·	·
UHL R.S.	·	·
WHITE RIVER C.G.	·	·
WISHON CG	·	·

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 Sequoia 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
Kern River Ranger District	Sequoia National Forest, CA	930.5	29 km
Hume Lake Ranger District	Sequoia National Forest, CA	421.7	88 km
Mt. Whitney Ranger District	Inyo National Forest, CA	254.5	104 km
High Sierra Ranger District	Sierra National Forest, CA	1,045.9	135 km
Mt. Pinos Ranger District	Los Padres National Forest, CA	364	147 km
White Mountain Ranger District	Inyo National Forest, CA	727.1	163 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Western Divide Ranger District?: Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 301.3 miles across 278 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 Western Divide Ranger District?: 446.6 miles total — 442.1 miles of roads and 4.5 miles of trails, across 348 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 375 miles are open year-round and 69.2 miles are seasonal (typically open Apr 15 to Dec 31). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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