Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Washington · 3,418 mi of motorized routes · 3 ranger districts · U.S. Forest Service MVUM

Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington carries 3,418 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 3,182.7 miles of roads and 235.3 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 Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington
Total motorized miles
3,418

3,182.7 mi of roads · 235.3 mi of trails · Forest code 0603.

Ranger districts
3
Roads
3,182.7 mi
Trails
235.3 mi

Ranger districts in Washington

The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.

Gifford Pinchot National Forest ranger districts by motorized miles (highest first).
Access highlights
Cowlitz Valley Ranger District 1,638.8 1,471.7 167.1 ATV 46.1 mi · Motorcycle 185.9 mi · E-bike routes
Mt. Adams Ranger District 912.9 903.2 9.7 ATV 9.9 mi · Motorcycle 9.9 mi · E-bike routes
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument 866.3 807.8 58.5 ATV 21.8 mi · Motorcycle 80.4 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 Gifford Pinchot National Forest, by number of districts.
Vehicle class Districts Open miles
ATV 3 77.8
Motorcycle / dirt bike 3 276.2
Other wheeled OHV 3 71.7
4WD > 50" 3 40.8
2WD > 50" 3 40.8
Tracked OHV > 50" 3 40.8
Other OHV > 50" 3 40.8
Tracked OHV < 50" 3 40.8
Other OHV < 50" 3 40.8
Passenger vehicle 3 3,001.5
High-clearance vehicle 3 3,015.4
Truck 3 3,001.5
Bus 3 3,001.5
Motorhome 3 3,001.5
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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