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Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District

Salmon-Challis National Forest · Idaho · 928.9 mi of motorized routes · 303 routes · USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11

The Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District in Salmon-Challis National Forest (Idaho) has 928.9 miles of motorized routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 814.4 miles of roads and 114.5 miles of trails across 303 designated routes. Vehicle access: ATV 868.8 mi · Motorcycle 928.9 mi · E-bike routes. Seasonal routes generally open May 22 and close Nov 15. 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 Salmon-Cobalt 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
928.9

814.4 mi of roads · 114.5 mi of trails, across 303 designated routes on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.

Roads
814.4 mi
Trails
114.5 mi
Year-round miles
757.2 mi
Seasonal miles
171.8 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 Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District, from the Forest Service MVUM.
Vehicle class Open miles Routes Season
Core off-highway (OHV)
ATV 868.8 277 Varies by route
Motorcycle / dirt bike 928.9 303 Varies by route
Other wheeled OHV 868.8 277 Varies by route
Wider OHV (over 50 inches)
4WD > 50" 842.5 267 Varies by route
2WD > 50" 842.5 267 Varies by route
Tracked OHV > 50" 842.5 267 Varies by route
Other OHV > 50" 842.5 267 Varies by route
Narrow OHV (under 50 inches)
Tracked OHV < 50" 842.5 267 Varies by route
Other OHV < 50" 842.5 267 Varies by route
E-bikes
E-bike Class 1 928.9 303 Varies by route
E-bike Class 2 928.9 303 Varies by route
E-bike Class 3 928.9 303 Varies by route
Road-legal / licensed vehicles
Passenger vehicle 842.5 267 Varies by route
High-clearance vehicle 842.5 267 Varies by route
Truck 842.5 267 Varies by route
Bus 842.5 267 Varies by route
Motorhome 842.5 267 Varies by route

Seasons

Of the 928.9 motorized miles here, about 757.2 miles are open year-round and 171.8 miles are seasonal — the seasonal window generally runs from 05/22 to 11/15 (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 195 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 Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District with ATV / motorcycle designations.
ARN-MACK ✓ ✓
ARNETT CR ✓ ✓
BALDY BASIN ✓ ✓
BALDY MOUNTAIN ✓ ✓
BEAR GULCH ✓ ✓
BEARTRACK ✓ ✓
BEAVER CREEK ✓ ✓
BIG HAT JEEP ROAD ✓ ✓
BIRDSEYE ✓ ✓
BIRDSEYE HELISPOT ✓ ✓
BLACKBIRD ✓ ✓
BLACKBIRD RIDGE ✓ ✓
BLACKPINE LOOP ✓ ✓
BOB MOORE ✓ ✓
BOB MOORE SPUR A ✓ ✓
CAMAS CR ✓ ✓
CAMP CR ✓ ✓
CASTLE CR ✓ ✓
CLEAR CREEK ✓ ✓
CLIFF CREEK ✓ ✓
COBALT ADMIN SITE ✓ ✓
COFFEE GULCH ✓ ✓
COMINCO ROAD ✓ ✓
COPPER CREEK ✓ ✓
COPPER CREEK SPUR A ✓ ✓
COUGAR PT CAMPGROUND ✓ ✓
CRAGS ✓ ✓
CRAGS C G ✓ ✓
CUT-OFF ✓ ✓
DALY CREEK ✓ ✓
DALY SPUR A ✓ ✓
DALY SPUR B ✓ ✓
DALY SPUR C ✓ ✓
DALY SPUR E ✓ ✓
DEEP CR ✓ ✓
DEEP CREEK C G ✓ ✓
DEEP SPRING ✓ ✓
DEEP SWAN ✓ ✓
DIAMOND CR SPUR J ✓ ✓
DIAMOND CREEK ✓ ✓
DIAMOND CUTOFF ✓ ✓
DIAMOND CUTOFF LOOP ✓ ✓
DIAMOND DCS ✓ ✓
DIAMOND GULCH ✓ ✓
DIAMOND RIDGE ✓ ✓
DUCK PEAK ✓ ✓
DUMP CR MINE ✓ ✓
FAN GULCH ✓ ✓
FAN GULCH SPUR ✓ ✓
FAWN CR ✓ ✓
FENSTER CR ✓ ✓
FOURTH OF JULY ✓ ✓
GANNETT CREEK ✓ ✓
GARBAGE RIDGE ✓ ✓
HARMONY MINE ✓ ✓
HAT CREEK ✓ ✓
HAYNES BASIN ✓ ✓
HAYNES BASIN SPUR A ✓ ✓
HAYNES CR ✓ ✓
HAYSTACK GRAVEL ✓ ✓
HOODOO MDWS ✓ ✓
HOT SPRINGS ✓ ✓
IRON CR ✓ ✓
IRON LAKE C G ✓ ✓
JACKASS CUTOFF U.C.R. ✓ ✓
JACKASS RIDGE ✓ ✓
JACKASS USER #1 ✓ ✓
JACKASS USER #5 ✓ ✓
JUREANO CREEK ✓ ✓
JUREANO DIGGINGS ✓ ✓
JUREANO MTN ✓ ✓
JUREANO_L.O. ✓ ✓
K MTN ROAD ✓ ✓
LAKE CR ✓ ✓
LAKE CREEK CAMP GROUND ✓ ✓
LAKE MTN ✓ ✓
LEESBURG ROAD ✓ ✓
LEESBURG STAGE ✓ ✓
LITTLE HAT CR ✓ ✓
LITTLE HAT JEEP RD ✓ ✓
LOST PRINCESS ✓ ✓
LOST SPRING C G ✓ ✓
LOWER DIAMOND ✓ ✓
LOWER DIAMOND SPUR A ✓ ✓
LOWER DIAMOND SPUR B ✓ ✓
LOWER DIAMOND SPUR C ✓ ✓
LOWER MOOSE CR ✓ ✓
LOWER MOOSE SPUR A ✓ ✓
LOWER MOOSE SPUR B ✓ ✓
MCDEVITT CR ✓ ✓
MCDEVITT JEEP RD ✓ ✓
MCDONALD FLAT C.G. ✓ ✓
MCDONALD FLAT C.G. SPUR ✓ ✓
MCKIM CR ✓ ✓
MIDDLE FK PEAK C G ✓ ✓
MIDDLE FORK HAT CREEK ✓ ✓
MISS-MAC ✓ ✓
MOCCASIN-NAPIAS ✓ ✓
MOOSE CR. BOTTOMS ✓ ✓
MOOSE CR. CANAL ✓ ✓
MOOSE CREEK ✓ ✓
MORGAN CR-PANTHER CR ✓ ✓
MORNING GLORY ✓ ✓
MOYER BASIN ✓ ✓
MOYER CR C G ✓ ✓
MOYER CREEK ✓ ✓
MUSGROVE ✓ ✓
MUSGROVE RIDGE ✓ ✓
MUSGROVE RIDGE SPUR A ✓ ✓
NAPIAS FACE SPUR B ✓ ✓
NAPOLEON L.O. ✓ ✓
NO NAME ✓ ✓
NORTH BASIN ✓ ✓
NORTH FK HAT CREEK ✓ ✓
NORTH FK IRON CREEK ✓ ✓
NTH BASIN SPUR A ✓ ✓
NTH BASIN SPUR B ✓ ✓
OPAL CR ✓ ✓
OPAL CREEK PIT ✓ ✓
PARK-MOOSE JEEP ROAD ✓ ✓
PEEL TREE - HAT CR ✓ ✓
PEEL-HAT SPUR G ✓ ✓
PEEL-HAT SPUR H ✓ ✓
PEEL-HAT SPUR O ✓ ✓
PEPPER CR RIDGE ✓ ✓
PERRY ROAD ✓ ✓
PHELAN CR ✓ ✓
PONY CREEK ✓ ✓
PONY CREEK SPUR A ✓ ✓
PONY CREEK SPUR C ✓ ✓
PONY CREEK SPUR E ✓ ✓
POPE-SHENAN MINE ✓ ✓
PORPHORY MICRO ✓ ✓
QUARTZITE ✓ ✓
RABBIT FLAT ✓ ✓
RABBIT FOOT ✓ ✓
RACETRACK ✓ ✓
RADIO SITE ✓ ✓
RAPPS CR ✓ ✓
RATTLESNAKE CR ✓ ✓
RED ROCK ✓ ✓
RED ROCK SPUR A ✓ ✓
RIDGE ROAD ✓ ✓
RIDGE ROAD AFRAME ✓ ✓
RINGBONE MINE ✓ ✓
SAWMILL C.G. ✓ ✓
SAWMILL GULCH ✓ ✓
SAWMILL GULCH SPUR A ✓ ✓
SHARKEY ✓ ✓
SHARKEY CR ✓ ✓
SHEEPHORN ✓ ✓
SILVER CR ✓ ✓
SILVER CR. HELISPOT ✓ ✓
SIMS MINE ✓ ✓
SLIDE GULCH ✓ ✓
SLIPPERY CREEK ✓ ✓
SOUTH COMET ✓ ✓
SOUTH FK CUTOFF ✓ ✓
SOUTH FORK IRON CREEK ✓ ✓
STORMY PEAK ✓ ✓
STORMY SUMMIT PIT ✓ ✓
TELEPHONE ROAD ✓ ✓
TENDOY MINE ✓ ✓
TENDOY MN SPUR A ✓ ✓
TENDOY MN SPUR B ✓ ✓
TENMILE RIDGE ✓ ✓
TRAIL CREEK ✓ ✓
TRAIL CREEK SPUR A ✓ ✓
TRAPPER RIDGE ✓ ✓
TWELVE MILE ✓ ✓
U.P. LAKE ✓ ✓
UPPER COPPER ✓ ✓
UPPER DALY CR. ✓ ✓
UPPER PERREAU ✓ ✓
UPPER RACETRACK CUTOFF ✓ ✓
UPPER RACETRACK USER #1 ✓ ✓
UPPER WITHINGTON ✓ ✓
W FK CAMAS CR ✓ ✓
WALLACE CR ✓ ✓
WALLACE CREEK RIDGE ✓ ✓
WALLACE LAKE ✓ ✓
WALLACE SPUR ✓ ✓
WALLACE SPUR A ✓ ✓
WALLACE SPUR B ✓ ✓
WEST FORK IRON CREEK ✓ ✓
WICKHAM JEEP ROAD ✓ ✓
WILLIAMS CR ✓ ✓
WILLIAMS GUARD STA ✓ ✓
WILLIAMS LAKE BOAT RAMP ✓ ✓
WILLIAMS SUMMIT PARKING ✓ ✓
WILLIAMS SUMMIT PIT ✓ ✓
WITHINGTON CR ✓ ✓
YELLOWJACKET ✓ ✓
YELLOWJACKET LAKE C G ✓ ✓
YELLOWJACKET TRAILHEAD ✓ ✓

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
North Fork Ranger District Salmon-Challis National Forest, ID 544.2 44 km
Leadore Ranger District Salmon-Challis National Forest, ID 358.7 64 km
West Fork Ranger District Bitterroot National Forest, MT 753.4 72 km
Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District Salmon-Challis National Forest, ID 1,059.7 75 km
Middle Fork Ranger District Salmon-Challis National Forest, ID 147.6 89 km
Sula Ranger District Bitterroot National Forest, MT 596.7 91 km

Frequently asked questions

Can you ride an ATV in the Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District?
Yes. The MVUM designates ATV use on about 868.8 miles across 277 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 Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District?
928.9 miles total — 814.4 miles of roads and 114.5 miles of trails, across 303 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 757.2 miles are open year-round and 171.8 miles are seasonal (typically open May 22 to Nov 15). Each vehicle class can have its own season — see the access matrix above.

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