Custer National Forest
Custer National Forest in Montana carries 1,122.8 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 554 miles of roads and 568.8 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.
- Total motorized miles
- 1,122.8
- Ranger districts
- 3
- Roads
- 554 mi
- Trails
- 568.8 mi
554 mi of roads · 568.8 mi of trails · Forest code 0111.
Ranger districts in Montana
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Ranger District | 571.3 | 149.6 | 421.7 | ATV 447.5 mi · Motorcycle 447.5 mi |
| Sioux Ranger District | 296.5 | 206.9 | 89.6 | ATV 144.4 mi · Motorcycle 144.4 mi |
| Beartooth Ranger District | 255 | 197.5 | 57.5 | ATV 102.3 mi · Motorcycle 108.5 mi |
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 class | Districts | Open miles |
|---|---|---|
| ATV | 3 | 694.2 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 3 | 700.4 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 3 | 657.5 |
| 4WD > 50" | 3 | 642.5 |
| 2WD > 50" | 3 | 642.5 |
| Tracked OHV > 50" | 3 | 642.5 |
| Other OHV > 50" | 3 | 642.5 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 3 | 601 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 3 | 601 |
| Passenger vehicle | 3 | 541.9 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 3 | 1,076.9 |
| Truck | 3 | 541.9 |
| Bus | 3 | 541.9 |
| Motorhome | 3 | 541.9 |
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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