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Custer National Forest roads open today
Which of Custer National Forest's forest roads are open to your vehicle today, from the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Today in Custer National Forest, Tue, Oct 27
Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 3 ranger districts in Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming.
| Vehicle | In season | Outside its season | Designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATV | 133 mi | 11 mi | 144 mi |
| Motorcycle (dirt bike) | 51 mi | 0 mi | 144 mi |
| Side-by-side over 50 in | 51 mi | 0 mi | 107 mi |
| Side-by-side 50 in or narrower | 51 mi | 0 mi | 107 mi |
| 4x4 / Jeep | 51 mi | 0 mi | 107 mi |
| High-clearance vehicle | 477 mi | 63 mi | 540 mi |
| Passenger car | 189 mi | 9 mi | 540 mi |
| Motorhome | 189 mi | 9 mi | 540 mi |
Forest Roads Open TodayCuster National Forest
477 mi of Custer National Forest's 540 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.
- In season
- 477 mi
- Outside their season
- 63 mi
- Dates not published
- 0 mi
Coming up
- Dec 1: 57 mi on 33 roads open
- After Dec 1: 16 mi on 13 roads close
- After Mar 8: 3 mi on 2 roads close
- After Apr 15: 29 mi on 17 roads close
Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (85)
- Pryor Mountain Road (FR 2308) · 8 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen May 22 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
- West Fork Rock Creek (FR 2071) · 8 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 1In season · closes after Dec 1
- Red Bluff (FR 3067) · 5 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Lost Farm/Belltower Divide (FR 3819) · 4 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Sage Creek (FR 2144) · 4 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
- Robertson Draw (FR 2008) · 4 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 1In season · closes after Dec 1
- Commissary Ridge (FR 2092) · 4 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen May 22 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
- Plantation (FR 3813B) · 3 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Foster Road (FR 3045) · 3 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Devils Canyon (FR 31239) · 3 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Ward (FR 3064) · 3 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Blacktail Divide (FR 3047) · 3 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Red Lodge Creek (FR 2141) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Mar 8In season · closes after Mar 8
- Rustler Divide (FR 3117G) · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- West Fork Rock Creek (FR 2071) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Beaverslide (FR 2097) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
- Pryor Mountain Road (FR 2308) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
- Blarney Castle (FR 3145) · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- FR 31233 · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Stevens Draw (FR 2073) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 15 to Apr 15In season · closes after Apr 15
- FR 3102A · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Silver Run (FR 2476) · 2 mi · Beartooth Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Dec 1In season · closes after Dec 1
- Mowbry (FR 3061) · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
- Abrogast (FR 3060) · 2 mi · Sioux Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
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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On Tue, Oct 27, 477 mi of the 540 mi of Custer National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 63 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Dec 1: 57 mi on 33 roads open. After Dec 1: 16 mi on 13 roads close. After Mar 8: 3 mi on 2 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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