Rio Grande National Forest

Colorado · 1,958.4 mi of motorized routes · 3 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado carries 1,958.4 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,604.8 miles of roads and 353.6 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.

Forest totals Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado
Total motorized miles
1,958.4

1,604.8 mi of roads · 353.6 mi of trails · Forest code 0209.

Ranger districts
3
Roads
1,604.8 mi
Trails
353.6 mi

Ranger districts in Colorado

The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.

Rio Grande National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
Access highlights
Divide Ranger District 986.6 735.1 251.5 ATV 803.4 mi · Motorcycle 899.9 mi · E-bike routes
Saguache Ranger District 590.7 562.3 28.4 ATV 545.8 mi · Motorcycle 573.2 mi · E-bike routes
Conejos Peak Ranger District 381.1 307.4 73.7 ATV 233.7 mi · Motorcycle 284.2 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 classes designated in Rio Grande National Forest, by number of districts.
Vehicle class Districts Open miles
ATV 3 1,582.9
Motorcycle / dirt bike 3 1,757.3
Other wheeled OHV 3 1,579.9
4WD > 50" 3 1,402.3
2WD > 50" 3 1,402.3
Tracked OHV > 50" 3 1,403.3
Other OHV > 50" 3 1,402.3
Tracked OHV < 50" 3 1,579.9
Other OHV < 50" 3 1,579.9
E-bike Class 1 1 0.9
E-bike Class 2 1 0.9
E-bike Class 3 1 0.9
Passenger vehicle 3 1,589.2
High-clearance vehicle 3 1,587.6
Truck 3 1,566.8
Bus 3 1,566.8
Motorhome 3 1,566.8
Important — informational, not a legal document

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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