Santa Fe National Forest

New Mexico · 2,214.3 mi of motorized routes · 5 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico carries 2,214.3 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 2,127.5 miles of roads and 86.8 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.

Forest totals Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico
Total motorized miles
2,214.3

2,127.5 mi of roads · 86.8 mi of trails · Forest code 0310.

Ranger districts
5
Roads
2,127.5 mi
Trails
86.8 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.

Santa Fe National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
Access highlights
Coyote Ranger District 609.5 577 32.5 ATV 601.6 mi · Motorcycle 606.6 mi · E-bike routes
Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District 520.5 509.7 10.8 ATV 487.2 mi · Motorcycle 487.2 mi · E-bike routes
Cuba Ranger District 433.5 424.9 8.6 ATV 431.3 mi · Motorcycle 431.3 mi · E-bike routes
Espanola Ranger District 343.9 316.2 27.7 ATV 316.3 mi · Motorcycle 338.4 mi · E-bike routes
Jemez Ranger District 306.9 299.7 7.2 ATV 247.3 mi · Motorcycle 254.6 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 Santa Fe National Forest, by number of districts.
Vehicle class Districts Open miles
ATV 5 2,083.7
Motorcycle / dirt bike 5 2,118.1
Other wheeled OHV 5 2,083.7
4WD > 50" 5 2,031
2WD > 50" 5 2,031
Tracked OHV > 50" 5 2,031
Other OHV > 50" 5 2,031
Tracked OHV < 50" 5 2,083.7
Other OHV < 50" 5 2,083.7
E-bike Class 1 5 2,214.3
E-bike Class 2 5 2,214.3
E-bike Class 3 5 2,214.3
Passenger vehicle 5 2,127.5
High-clearance vehicle 5 2,127.5
Truck 5 2,127.5
Bus 5 2,127.5
Motorhome 5 2,127.5
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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