National Forests in Texas
National Forests in Texas in Texas carries 927.5 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 846.3 miles of roads and 81.2 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.
- Total motorized miles
- 927.5
- Ranger districts
- 5
- Roads
- 846.3 mi
- Trails
- 81.2 mi
846.3 mi of roads · 81.2 mi of trails · Forest code 0813.
Ranger districts in Texas
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Crockett Ranger District | 254.7 | 254.7 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Sabine Ranger District | 233.1 | 233.1 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Sam Houston Ranger District | 227.9 | 146.7 | 81.2 | ATV 81.2 mi · Motorcycle 81.2 mi · E-bike routes |
| Angelina Ranger District | 180.9 | 180.9 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Caddo - Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands | 30.9 | 30.9 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
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 | 1 | 81.2 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 1 | 81.2 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 1 | 81.2 |
| Passenger vehicle | 5 | 846.3 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 5 | 846.3 |
| Truck | 5 | 846.3 |
| Bus | 5 | 846.3 |
| Motorhome | 5 | 846.3 |
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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