National Forests in Mississippi

Mississippi · 1,854.5 mi of motorized routes · 7 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

National Forests in Mississippi in Mississippi carries 1,854.5 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,589.9 miles of roads and 264.6 miles of trails across 7 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 National Forests in Mississippi · Mississippi
Total motorized miles
1,854.5

1,589.9 mi of roads · 264.6 mi of trails · Forest code 0807.

Ranger districts
7
Roads
1,589.9 mi
Trails
264.6 mi

Ranger districts in Mississippi

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

National Forests in Mississippi ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
Access highlights
De Soto Ranger District 722.8 563.1 159.7 ATV 130.3 mi · Motorcycle 159.7 mi · E-bike routes
Chickasawhay Ranger District 326.6 307.4 19.2 ATV 19.2 mi · Motorcycle 0 mi · E-bike routes
Homochitto Ranger District 281.5 281.5 0 ATV 29.2 mi · Motorcycle 29.2 mi
Bienville Ranger District 212.3 212.3 0 ATV 21.9 mi · Motorcycle 21.9 mi
Holly Springs Ranger District 125 125 0 Road-legal / licensed vehicles only
Delta Ranger District 113.8 41.9 71.9 ATV 80.6 mi · E-bike routes
Tombigbee Ranger District 72.5 58.7 13.8 ATV 16.4 mi · Motorcycle 0 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 National Forests in Mississippi, by number of districts.
Vehicle class Districts Open miles
ATV 6 297.6
Motorcycle / dirt bike 3 210.8
Other wheeled OHV 3 181.4
4WD > 50" 1 80.6
2WD > 50" 1 80.6
Tracked OHV < 50" 1 27.5
Other OHV < 50" 1 27.5
Passenger vehicle 7 1,523.7
High-clearance vehicle 7 1,523.7
Truck 7 1,523.7
Bus 7 1,523.7
Motorhome 7 1,523.7
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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