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Allegheny National Forest roads open today

Which of Allegheny National Forest's forest roads are open to your vehicle today, from the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

Today in Allegheny National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 2 ranger districts in Pennsylvania.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV3 mi5 mi7 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)3 mi5 mi7 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in3 mi0 mi3 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower3 mi5 mi7 mi
4x4 / Jeep3 mi0 mi3 mi
High-clearance vehicle622 mi21 mi643 mi
Passenger car458 mi16 mi474 mi
Motorhome457 mi16 mi473 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

622 mi of Allegheny National Forest's 643 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
622 mi
Outside their season
21 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • Nov 19: 3 mi on 3 roads open
  • Nov 20: 2 mi on 4 roads open
  • After Dec 10: 5 mi on 3 roads close
  • After Dec 15: 4 mi on 16 roads close

Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (the 200 longest of 204)

  • Spring Creek (FR 580) · 4 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Dec 20In season · closes after Dec 20
  • Branch (FR 252) · 4 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Bump Run (FR 268) · 3 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Bush Creek (FR 418) · 3 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Slater Run (FR 221) · 3 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Francis (FR 165) · 3 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Thad Shanty (FR 223) · 3 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Millcreek (FR 385) · 3 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Bald Hill Run (FR 683) · 3 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Rimrock (FR 454) · 3 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Dec 10In season · closes after Dec 10
  • Tinkertown Run (FR 247) · 3 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • The Branch (FR 180) · 3 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Pebble Run East (FR 253-2) · 3 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Dutchman (FR 500) · 2 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Laurel Run (FR 166) · 2 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Kennedy Springs (FR 309) · 2 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Mcmullen (FR 101) · 2 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Prue Hollow (FR 174) · 2 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 15In season · closes after Jan 15
  • Rocky Run (FR 219) · 2 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Elk Forest (FR 584) · 2 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Dec 20In season · closes after Dec 20
  • Pigeon (FR 134) · 2 mi · Marienville Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Clarendon Run (FR 438) · 2 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Willow Creek Br (FR 272) · 2 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14
  • Dutchman - A (FR 500A) · 2 mi · Bradford Ranger DistrictOpen Sep 25 to Jan 14In season · closes after Jan 14

Source: USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps. Always check the official MVUM and posted signs; this map is not a legal document.

  • The Forest Service's own dates
  • Your vehicle, any day
  • What opens and closes next
Dates from the USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data. Get the official map from the Forest Service. Rules: 36 CFR 212.51, 261.13.

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Common questions

Forest road questions

On Tue, Oct 27, 622 mi of the 643 mi of Allegheny National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 21 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

Nov 19: 3 mi on 3 roads open. Nov 20: 2 mi on 4 roads open. After Dec 10: 5 mi on 3 roads close. Pick another vehicle or date in the tool to see its own dates.

It is the Forest Service map that says which roads, trails and areas in a national forest are open to which vehicles, and when. Under 36 CFR 212.51, motor vehicle use "shall be designated by vehicle class and, if appropriate, by time of year". This tool reads those designations for the forest roads.

No. Once a forest publishes its map, 36 CFR 261.13 makes it "prohibited to possess or operate a motor vehicle on National Forest System lands" in that unit "other than in accordance with those designations". A road outside its season is closed to that vehicle until it reopens.

From the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map data, published for 105 national forests. It is not a legal document: carry the forest's official map and obey posted signs, which can close a road early for snow, fire or damage.

Some forests are not in the Forest Service's published road data yet. A missing forest means we do not know, never that its roads are closed; get its map from the forest's own office.

Not yet. It covers designated forest roads. Off-highway vehicle trails are on the same official map, and many forests open them on different dates.

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