Kootenai National Forest
Kootenai National Forest in Montana carries 3,592.3 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 3,479.1 miles of roads and 113.2 miles of trails across 5 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
- 3,592.3
- Ranger districts
- 5
- Roads
- 3,479.1 mi
- Trails
- 113.2 mi
3,479.1 mi of roads · 113.2 mi of trails · Forest code 0114.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libby Ranger District | 1,411.9 | 1,390.1 | 21.8 | ATV 0.2 mi · Motorcycle 22 mi · E-bike routes |
| Fortine Ranger District | 709.4 | 709.4 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Three Rivers Ranger District | 507 | 507 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Rexford Ranger District | 483.2 | 473.9 | 9.3 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Cabinet Ranger District | 480.8 | 398.7 | 82.1 | ATV 21 mi · Motorcycle 63.1 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 class | Districts | Open miles |
|---|---|---|
| ATV | 2 | 21.2 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 2 | 85.1 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 2 | 2.2 |
| 4WD > 50" | 2 | 9.5 |
| 2WD > 50" | 1 | 0.2 |
| Tracked OHV > 50" | 1 | 0.2 |
| Other OHV > 50" | 1 | 0.2 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 2 | 2.2 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 2 | 2.2 |
| Passenger vehicle | 5 | 3,488.4 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 5 | 3,488.4 |
| Truck | 5 | 3,488.4 |
| Bus | 5 | 3,488.4 |
| Motorhome | 5 | 3,488.4 |
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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