Sierraville Ranger District

Tahoe National Forest · California · 458 mi of motorized routes · 547 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Sierraville Ranger District in Tahoe National Forest (California) has 458 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 430.3 miles of roads and 27.7 miles of trails across 547 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 408.8 mi · Motorcycle 408.8 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 Sierraville 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 Tahoe National Forest · California
Total motorized miles
458

430.3 mi of roads · 27.7 mi of trails, across 547 designated routes on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.

Roads
430.3 mi
Trails
27.7 mi
Year-round miles
14.5 mi
Seasonal miles
443.5 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 Sierraville Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class Open miles Routes Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV 408.8 477 Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike 408.8 477 Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV 408.8 477 Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50" 409.2 493 Varies by route
2WD > 50" 409 489 Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50" 408.8 477 Varies by route
Other OHV > 50" 408.8 477 Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50" 408.8 477 Varies by route
Other OHV < 50" 408.8 477 Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1 0 17 Apr 24 – Dec 31
E-bike Class 2 0 17 Apr 24 – Dec 31
E-bike Class 3 0 17 Apr 24 – Dec 31
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle 456.2 520 Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle 456.7 530 Varies by route
Truck 456.2 520 Varies by route
Bus 456.2 520 Varies by route
Motorhome 456.2 520 Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 458 motorized miles here, about 14.5 miles are open year-round and 443.5 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 362 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 Sierraville Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.
0004-002-02
0004-027
0004-050-06
0004-050-07
0004-050-08
0005-038
0005-044
0005-080-05
0007-010-01
0007-010-02
0007-010-05
0007-030-05
0007-030-07
0007-030-07-05
0007-030-07-07
0007-040-10-05
0007-040-30-04
0007-040-50-05
0007-040-70
0009-015-02
0009-015-03
0012-008-05
0012-010-10
0012-014-20-05
0012-014-25-25
0012-059
0041-020-10-02
0041-020-10-05
0041-021
0052-070
0070-040-20-05
0070-040-20-07
0070-050-05
0070-070
0070-071
0071-017
0086-018
0086-019
0086-030-05
0089-047
0089-055-02
0089-055-15
0089-055-15-05
0089-065-02
0260-045
0260-050-05
0301-042
0301-043
0301-044
0301-045
0301-046
0301-050-05
0301-050-07
0301-071
0301-072
0350-009
0350-010-05
0350-010-09
0350-011
0450-002
0450-007
0451-023
0451-025-05-05
0451-038
0541-010-10-05
0560-019
0560-029
0560-039
0560-048
0560-049
0650-003-03
0650-003-20-05
0650-010-02
0650-010-40-05
0650-039
0650-043
0650-048
0650-055
0650-056
0650-057
0843-005-20-06
0843-011
0843-016
0843-021
0843-025
0843-032
0855-035
0855-040
0860-009
0860-010-13
0860-013
0860-014
0860-016
0860-018
0860-019
0860-021
0860-022-05
0860-023-04
0860-025-05-09
0860-025-05-10-03
0860-025-05-10-05-05
0860-025-05-10-09
0860-025-09
0860-033-05
0860-035-015-03
0860-035-015-06
0860-035-05-06
0860-035-06
0860-035-09
0860-035-25
0860-035-25-05
0860-035-25-10
0860-035-30
0860-037-05
0860-040-01
0860-042-05
0860-115
5688-071
5688-080-05
5688-090-05
AHART CAMP
AHART CAMP SPUR
AIRSTRIP
ALDER
ALDER SPUR
ANTELOPE SP
BABBITT
BABBITT SPRING
BADENAUGH SPUR
BALD RIDGE
BALD RIDGE SPUR
BALD RIDGE SPUR L
BALTIMORE JEEP RD
BEAR
BEAR TRAP RIDGE
BEAR VALLEY
BEAR VALLEY CG
BEAR VALLEY SP
BLATCHLEY CYN
BLATCHLEY CYN SP
BONTA
BONTA CREEK
BONTA CREEK SP
BOOTS
BOOTS SP
BULLET
CALPINE LOOKOUT
CANYON SPUR
CARMAN VALLEY SPUR
CARMEN VALLEY
CARMEN VALLEY SPUR
CHAPMAN CALPINE
CHAPMAN TIE
CHURCH
CHURCH CAMP
COBURN LAKE
COLD CANYON
COPPINS MDW SP
COPPINS MDWS
CORRECO CANYON
COTTONWOOD COLD STREAM
COTTONWOOD CREEK
COTTONWOOD SPUR
CROSSING SPUR
CROSSINGS
CROSSLIN SPUR
CROSSLONAVICH SP
CRYSTAL PEAK
CRYSTAL PEAK SPUR
DARK CANYON
DARK CANYON SPUR
DAVIES
DINE OUT
DODGE
DONS
DRY FLAT RIDGE
DRY FLAT RIDGE SPUR
DRY KNOB
DRY KNOB SPUR
DRY WASH
EAST CALPINE
EAST KYBURZ
EAST WINDMILL
EAST WINDMILL SP
FIBREBOARD SP
FLAT TOP LOOP SP
FLOWING WELLS SPUR
FORDYCE
FORDYCE SPUR
FRANKLIN CABIN
FRENCH KNOB
FROSTY EAST
GAUGING STATION
GROUNDHOG
GUARD
HAMLIN CREEK
HAMLIN CREEK SPUR
HARDING
HARDING SPUR
HAYPRESS
HAYPRESS RIDGE
HAYPRESS VALLEY
HENIS PASS SPUR 85
HENIS PASS SPUR 95
HILDA
HILL
HOLCOMBS ROAD SPUR
HUCKLEBERRY
INDEPENDENCE CK SP
INDEPENDENCE SPUR
JACKSON OVERLOOK
JACKSON OVERLOOK SPUR
JAMMER CHAIR
JAMMER CHAIR SPUR
JAMMER MERRILL
JOHNSON #1
JONES VALLEY
JONES VALLEY SPUR
KATIE
KATIE SP
KNOB
KNOB SPUR
KYBURZ FLAT SPUR
KYBYRZ FLAT
LACEY CREEK SPUR
LAKE OF WOODS
LAKE OF WOODS SP
LEMON CANYON RIDGE
LEMON SPUR
LEWIS MILL
LIGHTER
LINCOLN DORSEY
LINCOLN DORSEY SP
LONG VALLEY CK
LONG VALLEY RIDGE
LOWER BLATCHLEY
LOWER BULLET
MADALENNA TIE
MARYS MIDDLE
MARYS OVERTOP
MEADOW LAKE SPUR
MERRILL
MERRILL VALLEY SPUR
MIDDLE BERRY
MIDDLE BERRY SPUR
MIDDLE DRY
MINI TIE
MOSCOVE
MOSCOVE SPUR
NELSON
NICHOLS MILL SPUR
NO NAME SPUR
NORTH FORK INDEPENDENCE
NORTH RIDGE
OLD 71
OLD FIBREBOARD
OTHER WAY
OUTLAW
OVER CAMPBELLS
PACK HORSE
PASS CREEK LOOP
PEAK OUT
PERAZZO MDWS
PERAZZO MDWS SP
PINNACLE
PINOLI RIDGE
PRIVATE SP
QUAD FOUR
QUAD FOUR SPUR
QUAD TRAIL
QUESTION
RASPBERRY
RASPBERRY SP
RATTLESNAKE
RED OAK
RED OAK SP
RICE BLATCHLEY LOOP
RICE BLATCHLEY SP
RICE CANYON
RIDGE
RIDGE SP
ROCK CREEK
SARDINE PEAK
SARDINE PK LO
SCOUT
SHEAR TIE
SILVER
SOUTH BERRY CK SP
SOUTH BONTA
SOUTH BONTA SPUR
SOUTH DAVIES
SOUTH DAVIES EAST SPUR
SOUTH DAVIES SPUR
SPRING
SPRING SPUR
ST.MARYS MEADOW
STAVERVILLE
STRAWBERRY
SWITCH OFF
SYD
TANKS KNOB
TIE
TRAIL
TRAIL SP
TRAIL SPUR
TREASURE MTN
TROSI CANYON
TROSI CANYON SP
TROSI CANYON SPUR
TROSI CONNECTION
TRUCKEE MDSW SPUR
TRUCKEE MDWS
TRUCKEE MDWS SPUR
TURN
TURN OVER
TURNER CANYON
UPPER FORDYCE
UPPER GUARD
UPPER LINCOLN
VERDI GRADE
VERDI GRADE SP
WEST MERRILL
WHEELER TIE
WHEELER TIE SPUR
WHITE ROCK LAKE
WILLIAMS CREEK
WINDMILL
WINDMILL SP
WINDMILL TANK
YUBA PASS CG
YUBA PASS SP
YUBA PASS-WEBBER LAKE
YUBA RIDGE TIE
0450-005-10-05 · ·
ASPEN GROUP · ·
ASPEN PICNIC GROUND · ·
COLD CREEK CAMPGROUND · ·
COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND · ·
EAST MEADOW CG, SITES 1-26 · ·
EAST MEADOW CG, SITES 27-46 · ·
FIBREBOARD (FH-178) · ·
FINDLEY CG (1-12 CS) · ·
FIRTOP CG (1-12 CS) · ·
JACKSON MDW ADM SITE · ·
JACKSON MDW ADM SITE SP · ·
JACKSON MDW MSG BOARD TIE · ·
LITTLE TRUCKEE PARK LOOP · ·
LOWER LTL TRUCKEE CAMPGROUND · ·
MEADOW LAKE · ·
MT. QUAIL · ·
NICHOLS MILL · ·
NORTH TIE · ·
PASS CK BOAT RAMP · ·
PASS CK DUMP STATION · ·
PASS CK OVERFLOW CG (6 CS) · ·
PASS CREEK CG (30 CS) · ·
SIERRAVILLE RANGER STATION · ·
UPPER LTL TRUCKEE CAMPGROUND · ·
WEBBER PK SP · ·
WOODCAMP ACCESS RD · ·
WOODCAMP CG (1-15 CS) · ·
WOODCAMP PICNIC AREA & BEACH · ·

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
Truckee Ranger District Tahoe National Forest, CA 393.1 25 km
Yuba River Ranger District Tahoe National Forest, CA 889.2 39 km
Beckwourth Ranger District Plumas National Forest, CA 1,163.3 46 km
Carson Ranger District Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV 838.7 51 km
American River Ranger District Tahoe National Forest, CA 575.9 52 km
Pacific Ranger District Eldorado National Forest, CA 306.1 73 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Sierraville Ranger District?
Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 408.8 miles across 477 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 Sierraville Ranger District?
458 miles total — 430.3 miles of roads and 27.7 miles of trails, across 547 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 14.5 miles are open year-round and 443.5 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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