Side by side trails in Utah
Where to ride an Side by side on national-forest land in Utah: 24 ranger districts have routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map that designate side by side access, totalling roughly 11,098.1 designated miles. This is a ranked view of those districts — miles, season and a link to each district's full data — built only from real MVUM designations, never a doorway. It covers national-forest routes only; Utah also has state and club systems that the MVUM does not include. Informational, not a legal document.
Ranger districts to ride an Side by side in Utah
Ranked by designated side by side miles. Open a district for its full access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City Ranger District | Dixie National Forest | 1,064.4 | 1,101.4 | Varies by route |
| Richfield Ranger District | Fishlake National Forest | 1,050.9 | 1,054 | Varies by route |
| Fillmore Ranger District | Fishlake National Forest | 850.4 | 857.7 | Varies by route |
| Fremont River Ranger District | Fishlake National Forest | 816.6 | 835.7 | Varies by route |
| Powell Ranger District | Dixie National Forest | 768.4 | 840.3 | Varies by route |
| Monticello Ranger District | Manti-La Sal National Forest | 560.7 | 636.8 | Varies by route |
| Beaver Ranger District | Fishlake National Forest | 537.7 | 598.2 | Varies by route |
| Sanpete Ranger District | Manti-La Sal National Forest | 514.2 | 546.3 | Varies by route |
| Ferron Ranger District | Manti-La Sal National Forest | 493.1 | 548 | Varies by route |
| Escalante Ranger District | Dixie National Forest | 486.7 | 539.4 | Varies by route |
| Pine Valley Ranger District | Dixie National Forest | 470.6 | 486.9 | Varies by route |
| Heber-Kamas Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 461.6 | 776.7 | Varies by route |
| Vernal Ranger District | Ashley National Forest | 425.1 | 490.6 | Varies by route |
| Duchesne Ranger District | Ashley National Forest | 414.2 | 447.7 | Varies by route |
| Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 371.2 | 449.3 | Varies by route |
| Flaming Gorge Ranger District | Ashley National Forest | 352.1 | 430.6 | Varies by route |
| Spanish Fork Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 315.5 | 643.6 | Varies by route |
| Moab Ranger District | Manti-La Sal National Forest | 313.5 | 315.4 | Varies by route |
| Logan Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 234.8 | 280.4 | Varies by route |
| Price Ranger District | Manti-La Sal National Forest | 205.2 | 221.7 | Varies by route |
| Roosevelt Ranger District | Ashley National Forest | 136 | 170.1 | Varies by route |
| Ogden Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 121 | 164.9 | Varies by route |
| Salt Lake Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 88.1 | 155.6 | Varies by route |
| Pleasant Grove Ranger District | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 46.1 | 176.7 | Varies by route |
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.
Every figure here summarises the Forest Service MVUM data and is not the official Motor Vehicle Use Map. Designations, closures and conditions change. Carry and follow each district's official MVUM when you ride.
Frequently asked questions
- Where can you ride an Side by side in Utah?
- On national-forest land, 24 ranger districts in Utah have MVUM routes that designate side by side access. They are listed below with miles, season and a link to each district's full route data.
- Does this cover state and private Side by side trails in Utah?
- No. This page is built only from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map, so it covers national-forest routes. Utah may also have state-park, state-forest and private club systems that the MVUM does not include.
- Is this the official Utah MVUM?
- No — it is an informational, searchable view. The legal document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map; carry and follow it when you ride.
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