Custer National Forest

Montana · 1,122.8 mi of motorized routes · 3 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

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.

Forest totals Custer National Forest · Montana
Total motorized miles
1,122.8

554 mi of roads · 568.8 mi of trails · Forest code 0111.

Ranger districts
3
Roads
554 mi
Trails
568.8 mi

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.

Custer National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
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 classes designated in Custer National Forest, by number of districts.
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
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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