Carson National Forest
Carson National Forest in New Mexico carries 1,909.9 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,810.6 miles of roads and 99.3 miles of trails across 6 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
- 1,909.9
- Ranger districts
- 6
- Roads
- 1,810.6 mi
- Trails
- 99.3 mi
1,810.6 mi of roads · 99.3 mi of trails · Forest code 0302.
Ranger districts in New Mexico
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tres Piedras Ranger District | 481.1 | 481.1 | 0 | ATV 481.1 mi · Motorcycle 481.1 mi |
| El Rito Ranger District | 447.5 | 447.5 | 0 | ATV 447.5 mi · Motorcycle 447.5 mi |
| Camino Real Ranger District | 345 | 273.7 | 71.3 | ATV 344.4 mi · Motorcycle 344.4 mi · E-bike routes |
| Canjilon Ranger District | 274.6 | 274.6 | 0 | ATV 268.8 mi · Motorcycle 268.8 mi |
| Questa Ranger District | 219.8 | 191.8 | 28 | ATV 194.2 mi · Motorcycle 219.8 mi · E-bike routes |
| Jicarilla Ranger District | 141.9 | 141.9 | 0 | ATV 141.9 mi · Motorcycle 141.9 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 | 6 | 1,877.9 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 6 | 1,903.5 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| 4WD > 50" | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| 2WD > 50" | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| Tracked OHV > 50" | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| Other OHV > 50" | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 6 | 1,804.1 |
| Passenger vehicle | 6 | 1,810.6 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 6 | 1,810.6 |
| Truck | 6 | 1,810.6 |
| Bus | 6 | 1,810.6 |
| Motorhome | 6 | 1,810.6 |
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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