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Gifford Pinchot National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 3 ranger districts in New Mexico and Washington.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
4x4 / Jeep40 mi0.6 mi41 mi
High-clearance vehicle2,989 mi26 mi3,015 mi
Passenger car2,975 mi26 mi3,002 mi
Motorhome2,975 mi26 mi3,002 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

2,989 mi of Gifford Pinchot National Forest's 3,015 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
2,989 mi
Outside their season
26 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • After Nov 14: 14 mi on 1 road close
  • After Nov 30: 475 mi on 145 roads close
  • After Dec 14: 5 mi on 1 road close
  • Apr 1: 3 mi on 1 road open

Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (183)

  • Lewis River (FR 9000000) · 26 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Willame Creek (FR 4700000) · 22 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Cedar Crk (FR 6800000) · 22 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Berryfields (FR 2400000) · 19 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Carson Guler (FR 6000000) · 18 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Spirit Lk-Iron Cr (FR 9900000) · 16 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • N88 Trout Lk Cr (FR 8800000) · 16 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Midway Loop (FR 2329000) · 16 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Johnson Creek (FR 2100000) · 15 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Berry Creek (FR 8400000) · 14 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Skate Creek (FR 5200000) · 14 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 16 to Nov 14In season · closes after Nov 14
  • Cinnamon Peak (FR 8303000) · 11 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Dry Creek (FR 6400000) · 10 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Panther Cr. (FR 6500000) · 10 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • S Cispus (FR 2801000) · 10 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Randle-Trout Lake (FR 2300000) · 9 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Wind River (FR 3000000) · 8 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Merrill Lk (FR 8100000) · 7 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Dry Creek (FR 6400000) · 6 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Orr Creek (FR 5600000) · 6 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • N604 S Prairie (FR 6020000) · 6 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • West Marble (FR 8312000) · 6 mi · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Ridge (FR 3100000) · 6 mi · Mt. Adams Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Divide (FR 5240000) · 5 mi · Cowlitz Valley Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
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.

  • 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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Forest road questions

On Tue, Oct 27, 2,989 mi of the 3,015 mi of Gifford Pinchot National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 26 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 14: 14 mi on 1 road close. After Nov 30: 475 mi on 145 roads close. After Dec 14: 5 mi on 1 road 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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