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Lincoln National Forest

New Mexico · 1,465.9 mi of motorized routes · 3 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico carries 1,465.9 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 1,291 miles of roads and 174.9 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 Lincoln National Forest · New Mexico
Total motorized miles
1,465.9

1,291 mi of roads · 174.9 mi of trails · Forest code 0308.

Ranger districts
3
Roads
1,291 mi
Trails
174.9 mi

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.

Lincoln National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
Access highlights
Sacramento Ranger District 634.2 466 168.2 ATV 533.7 mi · Motorcycle 622.2 mi · E-bike routes
Guadalupe Ranger District 420.4 420.4 0 ATV 416.8 mi · Motorcycle 416.8 mi · E-bike routes
Smokey Bear Ranger District 411.3 404.6 6.7 ATV 399.9 mi · Motorcycle 404 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 Lincoln National Forest, by number of districts.
Vehicle class Districts Open miles
ATV 3 1,350.4
Motorcycle / dirt bike 3 1,443
Other wheeled OHV 3 1,350.4
4WD > 50" 3 1,271.4
2WD > 50" 3 1,271.4
Tracked OHV > 50" 3 1,271.4
Other OHV > 50" 3 1,271.4
Tracked OHV < 50" 3 1,350.4
Other OHV < 50" 3 1,350.4
Passenger vehicle 3 1,287.7
High-clearance vehicle 3 1,291
Truck 3 1,285.6
Bus 3 1,285.6
Motorhome 3 1,285.6
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.

Official Motor Vehicle Use Map for Lincoln National Forest →

Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.

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