Can you ride an ATV in the Lost River Ranger District?

Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 551.9 miles across 566 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 559.5 miles are open year-round and 24.7 miles are seasonal (typically open May 22 to Sep 30). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

Lost River Ranger District

Q: How many miles of motorized routes are in the Lost River Ranger District?

584.3 miles total — 411.5 miles of roads and 172.8 miles of trails, across 578 designated routes on the Forest Service MVUM.

Salmon-Challis National Forest · Idaho · 584.3 mi of motorized routes · 578 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Lost River Ranger District in Salmon-Challis National Forest (Idaho) has 584.3 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 411.5 miles of roads and 172.8 miles of trails across 578 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 551.9 mi · Motorcycle 584.2 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open May 22 and close Sep 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 Lost 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 Salmon-Challis National Forest · Idaho

Total motorized miles: 584.3
Roads: 411.5 mi
Trails: 172.8 mi
Year-round miles: 559.5 mi
Seasonal miles: 24.7 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 Lost River Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class	Open miles	Routes	Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV	551.9	566	Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike	584.2	578	Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV	551.9	566	Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50"	435.2	486	Varies by route
2WD > 50"	435.2	486	Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50"	435.2	486	Varies by route
Other OHV > 50"	435.2	486	Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50"	435.2	486	Varies by route
Other OHV < 50"	435.2	486	Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1	584.2	578	Varies by route
E-bike Class 2	584.2	578	Varies by route
E-bike Class 3	584.2	578	Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle	435.2	486	Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle	435.2	486	Varies by route
Truck	435.2	486	Varies by route
Bus	435.2	486	Varies by route
Motorhome	435.2	486	Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 584.3 motorized miles here, about 559.5 miles are open year-round and 24.7 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 05/22 to 09/30 (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 365 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 Lost River Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.

ALDER CREEK	✓	✓
ANDERSON CANYON	✓	✓
ANTELOPE CCC	✓	✓
ANTELOPE CROSSING DR1	✓	✓
ANTELOPE CROSSING DR2	✓	✓
ANTELOPE G.S.	✓	✓
ANTELOPE USER #1	✓	✓
ANTELOPE USER #2	✓	✓
ANTELOPE USER #5	✓	✓
ARCO PASS	✓	✓
ARCO PASS USER #1	✓	✓
ARCO PASS USER #2	✓	✓
ARCO PASS USER #3	✓	✓
ARCO PASS, WEST FORK	✓	✓
BADGER CREEK	✓	✓
BARTLETT BURNT	✓	✓
BARTLETT BURNT USER #1	✓	✓
BARTLETT BURNT USER #2	✓	✓
BASINGER CANYON	✓	✓
BEAR CANYON	✓	✓
BEAR CR.	✓	✓
BEAR CREEK USER #2	✓	✓
BEAR CREEK USER #3	✓	✓
BEAR CREEK USER #4	✓	✓
BEAR CREEK USER #5	✓	✓
BELLAS CANYON	✓	✓
BIG BLIND CANYON	✓	✓
BIG CREEK	✓	✓
BIG LOST FISHING ACCESS SPUR	✓	✓
BIG LOST RIVER ACC. LOOP	✓	✓
BIG LOST RIVER ACCESS	✓	✓
BIG SPRING	✓	✓
BIRCH SPRINGS	✓	✓
BLACK CR.	✓	✓
BLACK CREEK USER	✓	✓
BLACK DAISY CANYON	✓	✓
BLACK DAISY LOOP	✓	✓
BLAZE CANYON	✓	✓
BLAZE CANYON SPUR A	✓	✓
BRIER CANYON	✓	✓
BRIER RIDGE	✓	✓
BRIGGS CANYON	✓	✓
BRIGGS CANYON RIGHT FORK	✓	✓
BRIGGS CANYON SPUR	✓	✓
BROAD CANYON	✓	✓
BULL CR. SPUR	✓	✓
BULL CREEK	✓	✓
BULL CREEK USER #1	✓	✓
BULL CREEK USER #2	✓	✓
BULLION CANYON	✓	✓
BULLION CANYON SPUR A	✓	✓
BULLION CANYON SPUR B	✓	✓
BURNETT CUTOFF	✓	✓
BURNT CR. JEEP ROAD	✓	✓
BURNT HOLLOW	✓	✓
CABIN CR.	✓	✓
CABIN FORK	✓	✓
CAMP CR. MINE	✓	✓
CAMP CREEK MINE	✓	✓
CASKEY ROAD	✓	✓
CAVE GULCH	✓	✓
CAVE ROCK RIDGE	✓	✓
CEDAR CREEK BOTTOMS	✓	✓
CEDAR RUN	✓	✓
CEDARVILLE CANYON	✓	✓
CEDARVILLE USER #1	✓	✓
CHAMPION	✓	✓
CHAMPION SPUR A	✓	✓
CHARCOAL CREEK	✓	✓
CHERRY CR.	✓	✓
CHIMNEY GULCH	✓	✓
CHRISTIAN GULCH SPUR 1	✓	✓
CLARK CANYON	✓	✓
CLARK CANYON SPUR	✓	✓
CLIFF CREEK	✓	✓
COAL CR.	✓	✓
COMBE CANYON	✓	✓
COPPER BASIN	✓	✓
COPPER BASIN G.S. LOOP	✓	✓
COPPER BASIN GS	✓	✓
COPPER BASIN MINE	✓	✓
COPPER BASIN USER #1	✓	✓
CORRAL CANYON	✓	✓
CORRAL CANYON USER #1	✓	✓
CORRAL CANYON USER #2	✓	✓
CORRAL CR. - WEST NAVARRE	✓	✓
CORRAL CR. COW CAMP	✓	✓
CORRAL CR., D-4	✓	✓
CORRAL SUMMIT	✓	✓
DARLINGTON RD.	✓	✓
DEEP CREEK	✓	✓
DEER BASIN	✓	✓
DEER CREEK	✓	✓
DEER CREEK PASS RIDGE	✓	✓
DRY CANYON	✓	✓
DRY CANYON SPUR A	✓	✓
DRY CANYON, ANTELOPE	✓	✓
DRY FORK CAMP #1	✓	✓
DRY FORK CAMP #2	✓	✓
DRY FORK CR	✓	✓
DRY FORK RIDGE	✓	✓
DRY FORK SPUR A	✓	✓
DRY FORK, WEST SPUR	✓	✓
DUGOUT HILL	✓	✓
EAST CANYON	✓	✓
EAST FK. RIVER ACCESS	✓	✓
EAST FORK NAVARRE	✓	✓
EAST FORK RIVER ACCESS SPUR	✓	✓
EFBL RIPARIAN D.R.	✓	✓
EFBL RIPARIAN D.R. SPUR A	✓	✓
ELBOW CANYON	✓	✓
ELBOW CANYON SPUR	✓	✓
ELBOW CUTOFF	✓	✓
FAIRVIEW G.S.	✓	✓
FALL CR.	✓	✓
FALL CREEK SPUR A	✓	✓
FALL CREEK SPUR B	✓	✓
FALL CREEK SPUR C	✓	✓
FALL CREEK SPUR D	✓	✓
FISH CREEK USER #1	✓	✓
FISH CREEK USER #2	✓	✓
FISHING ACCESS	✓	✓
FOSS MTN.	✓	✓
FOWLER SPRING	✓	✓
FREIGHTER SPUR 2	✓	✓
GREEN LAKE	✓	✓
H.E.S. 507 ACCESS	✓	✓
HAHN ROAD	✓	✓
HAWLEY CR. DISPERSED	✓	✓
HAWLEY CR. DISPERSED SPUR A	✓	✓
HAWLEY CR. DISPERSED SPUR B	✓	✓
HAWLEY CR. DISPERSED SPUR C	✓	✓
HAWLEY CR. DISPERSED SPUR D	✓	✓
HORSE LAKE	✓	✓
HORSE LAKE SPUR A	✓	✓
HORSE LAKE SPUR B	✓	✓
HORSE WALLOW	✓	✓
HORSETHIEF CANYON	✓	✓
HORSETHIEF, SPUR #5	✓	✓
HORSETHIEF, SPUR #6	✓	✓
HORSETHIEF, SPUR 2	✓	✓
HORSETHIEF, SPUR 3	✓	✓
HOWE PEAK	✓	✓
HOWE PEAK RIDGE	✓	✓
HOWE PEAK SPUR	✓	✓
HUNTER CR.	✓	✓
HURST CANYON CUTOFF	✓	✓
IRON BOG CG	✓	✓
IRON BOG CG A SPUR	✓	✓
IRON BOG USER #1	✓	✓
IRON BOG USER #2	✓	✓
IRON CREEK	✓	✓
JAGGLES CANYON	✓	✓
JONES CR.	✓	✓
JONES CREEK CUTOFF	✓	✓
JUMPOFF PEAK	✓	✓
KANE CREEK	✓	✓
KANE FLAT	✓	✓
KANE FLAT SPUR A	✓	✓
KANE FLAT SPUR B	✓	✓
KANE-KAPPA ROAD	✓	✓
KING BORDER ROAD	✓	✓
KING CANYON ROAD (HANG GLIDER)	✓	✓
LAKE CR.	✓	✓
LEAD BELT CREEK	✓	✓
LEADBELT MINE	✓	✓
LEFT FORK ELBOW CANYON	✓	✓
LEFT FORK IRON BOG	✓	✓
LEHMAN BASIN	✓	✓
LEHMAN BASIN EAST	✓	✓
LEHMAN BASIN SPUR A	✓	✓
LEHMAN CREEK	✓	✓
LEHMAN RIDGE	✓	✓
LEHMAN RIDGE SPUR A	✓	✓
LEHMAN RIDGE SPUR B	✓	✓
LION CREEK	✓	✓
LITTLE BOONE	✓	✓
LITTLE FALL CR.	✓	✓
LONG LOST CR	✓	✓
LORISTICA	✓	✓
LORISTICA CAMPGROUND LOOP	✓	✓
LOWER CEDAR CR.	✓	✓
LOWER CEDAR CREEK	✓	✓
LOWER CEDAR SPUR B	✓	✓
LOWER EMPIRE MINE	✓	✓
LOWER FALL CREEK	✓	✓
MAGPIE BLM	✓	✓
MAGPIE SPRINGS	✓	✓
MAHOGANY	✓	✓
MAHOGANY GULCH	✓	✓
MAMMOTH CANYON	✓	✓
MAMMOTH SITE	✓	✓
MARSH CANYON	✓	✓
MEADOW CREEK	✓	✓
METHODIST CR.	✓	✓
MIDDLE BROWN CANYON	✓	✓
MIDDLE EMPIRE MINE	✓	✓
MILL CR USER LOOP	✓	✓
MILL CREEK LAKE	✓	✓
MILLER CANYON	✓	✓
MILLER CANYON USER #1	✓	✓
MILLER CANYON USER #2	✓	✓
MILLER-BEAR USER #1	✓	✓
MILLER-BEAR USER #2	✓	✓
MUD LAKE	✓	✓
MULDOON CANYON	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #1	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #10	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #11	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #2	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #3	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #4	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #5	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #5 SPUR	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #6	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #7	✓	✓
NF BIG LOST USER #7 ALT	✓	✓
NORTH CREEK	✓	✓
NORTH FORK CEDARVILLE	✓	✓
NORTH FORK SPUR 1	✓	✓
NORTH FORK SPUR 2	✓	✓
NORTH REDROCK	✓	✓
OLD IRON BOG C. G.	✓	✓
PARK CANYON USER	✓	✓
PARK CR C G	✓	✓
PARK CREEK	✓	✓
PETE-JONES	✓	✓
PHI KAPPA C G	✓	✓
PHI KAPPA CREEK	✓	✓
PHI KAPPA CUTOFF	✓	✓
PHI KAPPA CUTOFF SPUR A	✓	✓
PHI KAPPA CUTOFF SPUR B	✓	✓
PHI KAPPA MINE	✓	✓
POLE CREEK	✓	✓
QUIGLEY BEAR LOOP	✓	✓
R. FK. HORSETHIEF SPUR#6	✓	✓
RAMEY CR	✓	✓
RAMEY SPUR	✓	✓
RAMSHORN CANYON	✓	✓
RAMSHORN CANYON SPUR 1	✓	✓
RAMSHORN CANYON SPUR 2	✓	✓
REDROCK LOOP	✓	✓
REDROCK LOOP USER #1	✓	✓
REDROCK SPUR	✓	✓
REDROCK USER #1	✓	✓
REDROCK USER #1A	✓	✓
RICHARDSON CANYON	✓	✓
RIDER CR.	✓	✓
RIGHT FK WILLOW CREEK	✓	✓
RIGHT FORK IRON BOG	✓	✓
RIO GRANDE	✓	✓
ROCK CR. DAM	✓	✓
ROCK CREEK	✓	✓
ROCK N CEDAR	✓	✓
S.F. CHRISTIAN GULCH SPUR	✓	✓
SAGEBRUSH SPUR #1	✓	✓
SAND CANYON	✓	✓
SANDS CANYON - BIRD CANYON	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #1	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #2	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #2 SPUR A	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #2 SPUR B	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #3	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #3A	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #3B	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #4	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #5	✓	✓
SAWMILL CANYON USER #6	✓	✓
SAWMILL GULCH	✓	✓
SECTION 18	✓	✓
SECTION 18 CUTOFF	✓	✓
SEVEN TO SEVENTEEN	✓	✓
SLIDE CREEK	✓	✓
SMELTER CANYON	✓	✓
SMILEY MEADOWS	✓	✓
SNEAKY PETE	✓	✓
SNEAKY PETE SPUR	✓	✓
SOUTH CAMP CR. MINES	✓	✓
SOUTH-CAMP CREEK USER	✓	✓
SOUTH-CAMP SPUR B	✓	✓
STAR HOPE	✓	✓
STAR HOPE DISPERSED	✓	✓
STARHOPE CAMPGROUND	✓	✓
STEWART CANYON	✓	✓
SUMMERHOUSE CANYON	✓	✓
SUMMIT CREEK CUTOFF	✓	✓
TAYLOR CANYON	✓	✓
TC USER #8 SPUR A	✓	✓
TELEPHONE DRAW	✓	✓
THE SWAMPS	✓	✓
TIMBER CR C G	✓	✓
TIMBER CR. MEADOW C.O.	✓	✓
TIMBER CR. MEADOW LOWER	✓	✓
TIMBER CREEK	✓	✓
TIMBER CREEK MEADOW U.C.	✓	✓
TIMBER CREEK USER #2	✓	✓
TIMBER CREEK USER #3	✓	✓
TOOLBOX CREEK USER	✓	✓
TRAIL CR.	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #1	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #10	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #11	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #2	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #3	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #4	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #5	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #6	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #7	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #8	✓	✓
TRAIL CREEK USER #9	✓	✓
TUSCARORA GULCH	✓	✓
UNCLE IKE	✓	✓
UPPER CEDAR CR.	✓	✓
UPPER EMPIRE MINE	✓	✓
UPPER TIMBER CR. CG LP	✓	✓
VAN DORN CANYON	✓	✓
VAN DORN CUTOFF	✓	✓
VAN DORN CUTOFF SPUR A	✓	✓
VAN DORN SPUR	✓	✓
VAN DORN SPUR B	✓	✓
W.H.U. #6 SPUR A	✓	✓
W.H.U. #6 SPUR B	✓	✓
WARM CR.	✓	✓
WEDA'A NAOKWAIDE	✓	✓
WEDA'A NAOKWAIDE USER LOOP	✓	✓
WEST FK. FISHING ACCESS	✓	✓
WEST FORK FISHING ACCESS SPUR	✓	✓
WET CR.	✓	✓
WET CREEK USER #1	✓	✓
WILDCAT TRAILHEAD	✓	✓
WILDHORSE C G	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #1	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #12	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #13	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #14	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #15	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #16	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #17	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #2	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #3	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #4	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #5	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #6	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #8	✓	✓
WILDHORSE USER #9	✓	✓
WILLIAMS CR.	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPRING	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 1	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 10	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 11	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 2	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 3	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 4	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 6	✓	✓
WILLOW CR. SPUR 7	✓	✓
WILLOW CREEK CUTOFF	✓	✓
WINDY DEVIL	✓	✓
WINDY DEVIL SPUR D	✓	✓
WINDY RIDGE	✓	✓
WINDY RIDGE SPUR A	✓	✓
WOOD CANYON	✓	✓
WOOD CANYON, SPUR #2	✓	✓
WOOD CANYON, SPUR##1	✓	✓
WRONGWAY MCCALEB	✓	✓

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 Salmon-Challis 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
Ketchum Ranger District	Sawtooth National Forest, ID	297.8	75 km
Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District	Salmon-Challis National Forest, ID	1,059.7	86 km
Leadore Ranger District	Salmon-Challis National Forest, ID	358.7	87 km
Sawtooth National Recreation Area	Sawtooth National Forest, ID	516.8	93 km
Dubois Ranger District	Caribou-Targhee National Forest, ID	522.1	97 km
Fairfield Ranger District	Sawtooth National Forest, ID	705.2	116 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Lost River Ranger District?: Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 551.9 miles across 566 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 Lost River Ranger District?: 584.3 miles total — 411.5 miles of roads and 172.8 miles of trails, across 578 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 559.5 miles are open year-round and 24.7 miles are seasonal (typically open May 22 to Sep 30). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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