Lochsa/Powell Ranger District

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · Idaho · 1,559.7 mi of motorized routes · 1,283 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Lochsa/Powell Ranger District in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest (Idaho) has 1,559.7 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,149.7 miles of roads and 410 miles of trails across 1,283 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 1,407.5 mi · Motorcycle 1,558.8 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open Jan 1 and close Nov 30. 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 Lochsa/Powell 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 Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · Idaho
Total motorized miles
1,559.7

1,149.7 mi of roads · 410 mi of trails, across 1,283 designated routes on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.

Roads
1,149.7 mi
Trails
410 mi
Year-round miles
1,114.3 mi
Seasonal miles
445.4 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 Lochsa/Powell Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class Open miles Routes Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV 1,407.5 1,189 Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike 1,558.8 1,268 Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV 1,132.9 490 Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50" 1,124.9 463 Varies by route
2WD > 50" 1,124.8 462 Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50" 1,124.8 462 Varies by route
Other OHV > 50" 1,124.8 462 Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50" 1,132.9 468 Varies by route
Other OHV < 50" 1,132.9 468 Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1 0 264 Varies by route
E-bike Class 2 0 264 Varies by route
E-bike Class 3 0 264 Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle 1,138.2 468 Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle 1,138.2 468 Varies by route
Truck 1,138.2 468 Varies by route
Bus 1,138.2 468 Varies by route
Motorhome 1,138.2 468 Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 1,559.7 motorized miles here, about 1,114.3 miles are open year-round and 445.4 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 01/01 to 11/30 (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 407 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. Showing the first 400; the GPX download above carries all 407.

Named routes in the Lochsa/Powell Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.
ALDER CREEK
ALDER CREEK A
APGAR CAMP GRD
APRIL ROCK PIT
ARM B
ARM C
ARM D
ARM E
ARMSTRONG CONNECTION
ARMSTRONG GULCH
AUS-WAP
AUSTIN RIDGE
AUSTIN RIDGE D
BADGER RIDGE
BADGER WENDOVER
BEAVER FLAT CAMP GRD
BEAVER MEADOWS
BEAVER RIDGE
BESS CREEK
BESS RIDGE
BIG BASIN
BIMERICK
BIMERICK MEADOWS
BLACKLEAD MOUNTAIN
BLUE RIDGE
BLUE RIDGE A
BLUE RIDGE B
BOULDER CREEK
BOULDER FLAT COMMERCIAL
BOUNDARY
BOUNDARY B
BOUNDARY C
BOUNDARY DEE
BOUNDARY EVE
BOUNDARY F
BOUNDARY PEAK
BRADFORD
BRIDGE CREEK
BRUSH HILL
BRUSHY CREEK CAMP
BRUSHY LILY POINT
BUCK RIDGE
BUCKNER CREEK
BUG
BUG RIDGE A
BUG RIDGE C
BUG RIDGE D
BUG RIDGE E
BUG RIDGE G
BUNGALOW RES
BUSINESS GULCH
BUSINESS GULCH A
CAMP CREEK
CANYON CREEK
CANYON MINE
CASTLE BUTTE
CEDAR CREEK
CEDAR CREEK CONTOUR
CEDAR KNOB
CHAMOOK LOOP
CHAMOOK LOOP A
CHAMOOK RIDGE
CHAMOOK RIDGE B
CHAMOOK RIDGE C
CHAMOOK RIDGE D
CHAWAPITI
CHAWAPITI B
CHUTE
CLARKE MOUNTAIN
CLARKE MOUNTAIN B
CLARKE MOUNTAIN D
CLEARWATER RIDGE
CLEARWATER RIDGE A
COLGATE WARM SPRINGS
COLT CREEK
CROOKED FORK CONTOUR
CROOKED FORK DETOUR
CROSS COUNTRY
DAN LEE CONNECTION
DAN LEE CONNECTION A
DAN LEE CONNECTION B
DAN LEE CONNECTION C
DEAD MULE CAMP
DEER GULCH
DEWEY MOUNTAIN
DEWEY MOUNTAIN A
DEWEY MOUNTAIN B
DEWEY MOUNTAIN F
DOE CREEK
DOE RIDGE
DOLLAR CREEK CONN
DOLLAR CREEK CONTOUR
DORA CREEK
DUMB ELK
DUMB ELK RIDGE
DUMMY RIDGE
DUTCHMAN A
DUTCHMAN B
DUTCHMAN C
DUTCHMAN CREEK
DUTCHMAN E
EAGLE MTN PARKING AREA
EAST CROOKED FORK
EAST FAN CONTOUR
EAST FAN CREEK
EAST FORK FRENCH
EAST FORK FRENCH A
EAST FORK FRENCH B
EAST FORK FRENCH C
EAST FORK RIDGE
EAST LARCH
EAST WALDE
ELDORADO
ELDORADO LANDING
ELDORADO RDIGE C
ELDORADO RIDGE
ELK HORN
ELK HORN A
ELK MOUNTAIN
ELK MOUNTAIN C
ELK SUMMIT
ELK SUMMIT STATION
EVA CREEK
EVA RIDGE
FAN CREEK
FAN CREEK E
FIDELITY GULCH
FIDELITY GULCH A
FIDELITY GULCH B
FIFTY NINE
FISH CREEK
FRENCH MOUNTAIN
FRENCH MOUNTAIN C
FRENCHMAN BUTTE
FRENCHMAN CREEK
FUR RIDGE
GOLD COIN
GOLD COIN A
GOLD COIN C
GOLD COIN S
GOLD COIN Y
GOLD CREEK CUT OFF
GREER GULCH
GREER GULCH B
GROVES CONNECTION
GUTSHOT
HASKELL CREEK 1
HASKELL RIDGE
HEM CREEK CONNECTION
HEMLOCK
HEMLOCK BUTTE LOOKOUT
HEMLOCK CREEK CAMP GRD
HEMLOCK E
HEMLOCK RIDGE
HEMLOCK RIDGE G
HEMLOCK RIDGE N
HEMLOCK RIDGE S
HIGGINS HUMP
HIGH LINE
HIGH RIDGE
HIGHLINE
HIGHLINE - G
HIGHLINE A
HOODOO LAKE CAMP GRD
HOODOO LAKE CMPGRD LOOP A
HOODOO LAKE CMPGRD LOOP B
HOODOO LAKE LOOP G
HOOK LODGE
HORSESHOE
IDAHO POINT
IMNAMATNOON CREEK
IMNAMATNOON RIDGE
JACKSONS COW CAMP
JERRY JOHNSON CAMP GRD
JOHNSON GULCH
JUNGLE POINT
KAMIAH PIERCE
KAMIAH RANGER STATION
KNIFE EDGE CAMP GRD
KNOLL CREEK
KNOLL KNOB
KOOSKOOSKIA MEADOWS
LARCH BUTTE
LARCH BUTTE C
LARCH CREEK F
LEAN TO RIDGE
LEAN-TO CONNECTION
LEE
LITTLE WEITAS
LIZ BUTTE
LOCHSA LODGE
LOCHSA WORK CENTER
LODGE ROAD
LOLO CAMP GRD
LOLO CREEK CONNECTION
LOLO PASS SKI PARKING LOOP
LOLO PASS SNOWMOBILE PARKING
LOLO PASS VIS
LOLO TRAIL
LOLO TROUT CREEK
LOLO WEITAS
LONG
LONG RIDGE
LOST CREEK
LOST HAT SADDLE
LOST HAT SADDLE J
LOWER DEADMAN
LOWER PACK CREEK
LOWER PACK CREEK G
LUNCH CREEK
LUNCH CREEK A
LYNX CREEK
MARTEN CREEK
MAY CREEK CONNECTION
MCCLUSKEY CUT OFF
MCCLUSKEY CUT OFF A
MCCLUSKEY CUT OFF B
MCCLUSKEY CUT OFF C
MIDDLE BUTTE
MIDDLE CREEK CAMP
MIDDLE FORK STATION
MILE 50
MOOSE JAW
MOOSE MOUNTAIN
MOOSE MOUNTAIN B
MOOSE MTN CUT-OFF
MOOSE RIDGE
MOOSE RIDGE H
MOX CREEK
MOX CREEK A
MOX-CHAMOOK
MUD CONTOUR
MUD CREEK
MUD CREEK LOOKOUT
MUD CREEK RIDGE
MUD LOOP
MUSIC-LINE
MUSSELSHELL A
MUSSELSHELL CREEK
MUSSELSHELL CREEK A
MUSSELSHELL WORK CENTER
NEVADA APRIL CREEK CONN
NEVADA CREEK CONTOUR
NEVADA FORK
NEW EAST CABIN A
NINE MILE CAMP GRD
NO SEEUM MDWS CAMP GRD
NORTH CONTOUR
NORTH FORK LOOP
NORTH FORK MUD CREEK
NORTH LOOP
NORTH RIDGE
OLD COLT CREEK CAMP GRD
OLD FAN CREEK
OLD MUSSELSHELL
OROFINO CONTOUR
OROFINO CONTOUR A
OROFINO CONTOUR B
OROGRANDE CREEK
OTTER
OXFORD MEADOWS
OXFORD MINE
PACK CREEK
PACK MAN
PACK RIDGE
PACKERS MEADOW
PACKERS MEADOW SPUR
PARACHUTE HILL
PETE FORKS LOOKOUT
PETE KING CREEK
PETE KING RIDGE
PIERCE LOCHSA
PIERCE SUPERIOR
PIERCE WORK CENTER
PINE CREEK
PINE MARTIN
PINE MARTIN A
PINE MARTIN B
PIONEER CONTOUR
PIONEER CONTOUR E
PIONEER MINE C
PIONEER MINE D
PIONEER RIDGE
POST OFFICE CREEK
POWELL CAMP GRD
POWELL CREEK
POWELL POND (OLD BRIDGE)
POWELL RANGER STATION
PRISM CREEK
PRISM RIDGE
RASCAL RIDGE
RED CLOUD RIDGE
RED CLOUD RIDGE B
RED CLOUD RIDGE C
RED CLOUD RIDGE E
RED CLOUD RIDGE J
RELA CONTOUR
RELA RIDGE
RELASKOP CREEK
ROCKY POINT CUT OFF
ROCKY POINT LOOKOUT VIS
ROCKY POINT RIDGE
ROCKY RIDGE
ROCKY RIDGE LAKE
SADDLE CAMP
SADDLE X
SAVAGE PASS
SEBERLING FLATS
SECTION 10
SECTION 24
SECTION 7
SEVEN MILE
SEVEN MILE RIDGE CONN
SHORTY
SHOTGUN CAMP
SHOTGUN CREEK
SIBERIA CREEK
SIX BIT CREEK
SKOOKUM
SKOOKUM LAKE
SKYLINE
SMITH CREEK
SMITH CREEK WORK CENTER
SMOOTH RIDGE
SMOOTH RIDGE A
SMOOTH RIDGE B
SNOW CREEK
SNOWY SUMMIT VISTA
SOUTH CHAMOOK
STATE HWY MAINT
STUMP DUMP
SWAN CREEK
SYLVAN RIDGE
TAMARACK FACE
TAMARACK FACE A
TAMARACK FACE B
TAMARACK RIDGE
TAMARACK RIDGE C
THOMPSON GULCH
THOMPSON M
THREE DEVILS PICNIC AREA
TOBOGGAN RIDGE
TOM BEAL PARK
TRAIL 88
TRAY CREEK
TRUAX
TRUAX A
TRUAX B
TWO BIT
TWO BIT A
TWO BIT CREEK
TWO BIT LOOP
TWO SHADOWS OLD CAMP GRD
UPPER AUSTIN
UPPER AUSTIN A
UPPER AUSTIN C
UPPER BADGER
UPPER BADGER A
UPPER BADGER B
UPPER LARCH
UPPER LOLO
UPPER MIKE WHITE CREEK
UPPER NEVADA CREEK
UPPER NEVADA CREEK A
UPPER PINE CREEK
UPPER RELASKOP
UPPER RELASKOP A
UPPER RELASKOP B
UPPER RELASKOP C
UPPER RELASKOP D
UPPER TRAY
UPPER YAKUS
UPPER YAKUS M
UTAH STUB
VAN CAMP
WALDE HIGGINS
WALDE LOOKOUT
WALDE RIDGE
WAPITI CREEK
WARM SPRINGS TRAIL HEAD
WAW'AALAMNIME BADGER
WAW'AALAMNIME CREEK
WAW'AALAMNIME CREEK CAMP GRD
WEAVER CREEK SADDLE
WEITAS BRIDGE CAMP GRD
WEITAS BUTTE
WEITAS GARD STA
WEITAS MEADOWS CAMP
WENDOVER CAMP GRD
WEST DEADMAN
WEST FORK ROSEBUD CREEK
WEST PACK CREEK
WHITE CREEK
WHITE SAND CAMP GRD
WHITEHOUSE CAMP GRD
WILD GOOSE CAMP GRD
WILDERNESS GATEWAY
WILDERNESS GATEWAY A
WILDERNESS GATEWAY B
WILDERNESS GATEWAY C

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
Moose Creek Ranger District Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, ID 16.2 30 km
North Fork Ranger District Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, ID 985.7 39 km
St. Joe Ranger District Idaho Panhandle National Forests, ID 1,785.9 89 km
Ninemile Ranger District Lolo National Forest, MT 644.6 96 km
Superior Ranger District Lolo National Forest, MT 1,071.6 99 km
Palouse Ranger District Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, ID 673.5 102 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Lochsa/Powell Ranger District?
Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 1,407.5 miles across 1,189 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 Lochsa/Powell Ranger District?
1,559.7 miles total — 1,149.7 miles of roads and 410 miles of trails, across 1,283 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 1,114.3 miles are open year-round and 445.4 miles are seasonal (typically open Jan 1 to Nov 30). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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