Texas OHV trails & MVUM routes
Texas has 927.5 miles of motorized national-forest routes on the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map, spread across 5 ranger districts in 1 national forest — 846.3 miles of roads and 81.2 miles of trails. ATV routes are designated across 1 of them. Filter by vehicle type to find where you can legally ride an ATV, dirt bike, side-by-side, 4x4 or e-bike, then open a district for miles, seasons, a route map and GPX. Informational only — always follow the official MVUM.
- Total motorized miles
- 927.5
- National forests
- 1
- Ranger districts
- 5
- ATV districts
- 1
846.3 mi of roads · 81.2 mi of trails across 5 ranger districts.
National forests in Texas
| National Forests in Texas | 5 | 927.5 | 846.3 | 81.2 |
|---|
Ranger districts by vehicle & miles
Every ranger district in Texas, ranked by motorized miles. Choose a vehicle to show only districts that designate it, or type to filter. Each district page has the full access matrix, seasons, a map and GPX.
| Davy Crockett Ranger District | National Forests in Texas | 254.7 | — | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Ranger District | National Forests in Texas | 233.1 | — | — |
| Sam Houston Ranger District | National Forests in Texas | 227.9 | 81.2 | 81.2 |
| Angelina Ranger District | National Forests in Texas | 180.9 | — | — |
| Caddo - Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands | National Forests in Texas | 30.9 | — | — |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where can you ride an ATV on national-forest land in Texas?
- Texas has ATV-designated MVUM routes across 1 ranger districts (about 81.2 designated miles). Use the vehicle filter above to see them, then open a district for its routes, seasons and GPX.
- How many miles of national-forest OHV routes are in Texas?
- 927.5 miles of motorized routes on the Forest Service MVUM — 846.3 miles of roads and 81.2 miles of trails — across 5 ranger districts.
- Are these Motor Vehicle Use Maps legal documents?
- No. Every figure here is an informational summary of the MVUM route data. The legal document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map, which you must carry and follow.
Explore
New to Motor Vehicle Use Maps? Read what an MVUM is or the methodology. Every figure here is informational, from the U.S. Forest Service MVUM — always carry and follow the official map when you ride.