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Flathead National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Flathead National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 5 ranger districts in Montana.

Vehicle	In season	Outside its season	Designated
ATV	0.7 mi	6 mi	6 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)	0.7 mi	6 mi	6 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in	0.7 mi	0 mi	0.7 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower	0.7 mi	6 mi	6 mi
4x4 / Jeep	0.7 mi	0 mi	0.7 mi
High-clearance vehicle	1,251 mi	197 mi	1,447 mi
Passenger car	1,251 mi	197 mi	1,447 mi
Motorhome	1,250 mi	197 mi	1,447 mi

Forest Roads Open TodayFlathead National Forest

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1,251 mi of Flathead National Forest's 1,447 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.

In season: 1,251 mi
Outside their season: 197 mi
Dates not published: 0 mi

Coming up

After Nov 30: 178 mi on 80 roads close
Dec 1: 12 mi on 5 roads open
After Mar 31: 23 mi on 9 roads close
Apr 15: 2 mi on 1 road open

Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (199)

Mission Divide (FR 498) · 16 mi · Swan Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
South Fork Flathead (FR 38) · 15 mi · Spotted Bear Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Spotted Bear River (FR 568) · 10 mi · Spotted Bear Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Skyland (FR 569) · 10 mi · Hungry Horse Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Desert Mountain (FR 497) · 9 mi · Hungry Horse Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Yew Creek (FR 9714) · 8 mi · Swan Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Big Creek Canyon Creek (FR 316) · 8 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Big Creek Canyon Creek (FR 316) · 7 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 15 to Sep 14Outside its season · opens Jul 15
Red Meadow Creek (FR 115) · 7 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 1 to Mar 31In season · closes after Mar 31
Wheeler Creek (FR 895F) · 7 mi · Hungry Horse Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Big Creek Canyon Creek (FR 316) · 7 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 15 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Coal Creek Connector (FR 1684) · 6 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Aug 31Outside its season · opens Jul 1
Bond Creek Lost Creek (FR 9514) · 6 mi · Swan Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Dec 1 to Oct 14Outside its season · opens Dec 1
Mcginnis Creek Lookout Creek (FR 803) · 6 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Fatty Piper (FR 10381) · 5 mi · Swan Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Mar 31In season · closes after Mar 31
Logan Creek Hoke Creek (FR 1625) · 5 mi · Hungry Horse Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Pleasant Valley Mountain (FR 5344) · 5 mi · Tally Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Aug 31Outside its season · opens Jul 1
Hand Creek (FR 1167) · 5 mi · Tally Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Aug 31Outside its season · opens Jul 1
Forest Creek (FR 895E) · 5 mi · Hungry Horse Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
East Reid (FR 11232) · 4 mi · Tally Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Aug 31Outside its season · opens Jul 1
Spotted Bear River (FR 568) · 4 mi · Spotted Bear Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 1 to Sep 7Outside its season · opens Jun 1
Kletomus Creek Loop (FR 5207) · 4 mi · Glacier View Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Peter'S Ridge Road (FR 5388) · 4 mi · Swan Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Mar 31In season · closes after Mar 31
Lower Mcgovern (FR 10306) · 4 mi · Tally Lake Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Aug 31Outside its season · opens Jul 1

See these roads on the map

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

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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, 1,251 mi of the 1,447 mi of Flathead National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 197 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 30: 178 mi on 80 roads close. Dec 1: 12 mi on 5 roads open. After Mar 31: 23 mi on 9 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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