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Los Padres National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Los Padres National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

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

Vehicle	In season	Outside its season	Designated
ATV	175 mi	1 mi	176 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)	175 mi	1 mi	176 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in	128 mi	1 mi	130 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower	175 mi	1 mi	176 mi
4x4 / Jeep	128 mi	1 mi	130 mi
High-clearance vehicle	477 mi	17 mi	494 mi
Passenger car	432 mi	17 mi	450 mi
Motorhome	432 mi	17 mi	450 mi

Forest Roads Open TodayLos Padres National Forest

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477 mi of Los Padres National Forest's 494 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.

In season: 477 mi
Outside their season: 17 mi
Dates not published: 0 mi

Coming up

After Nov 1: 225 mi on 76 roads close
After Dec 15: 45 mi on 9 roads close
May 1: 17 mi on 7 roads open

Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (92)

Sierra Madre (FR 32S13.1) · 29 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Nordhoff Rd. (FR 5N08) · 15 mi · Ojai Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Potrero Seco (FR 6N03) · 14 mi · Ojai Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Alamo Mtn. Ohv (FR 8N01.3) · 14 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
2 La Brea Ohv (FR 11N04.3) · 12 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Romero Camuesa (FR 5N15.1) · 12 mi · Santa Barbara Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 1
Mutau Ohv (FR 7N03.2) · 10 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Miranda Pine Ohv (FR 11N03) · 9 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Hi Mountain Ohv (FR 30S11) · 8 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
West Dry (FR 8N19) · 8 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Zaca Ridge Rd. Ohv (FR 8N02) · 7 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
2 Central Coast (FR 20S05.3) · 6 mi · Monterey Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
2 Bates Canyon (FR 11N01.3) · 6 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Reyes Peak (FR 6N06.1) · 6 mi · Ojai Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Frazier Ext* Ohv (FR 8N24) · 5 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
1 Santa Ynez River Road (FR 5N18.2) · 5 mi · Santa Barbara Ranger DistrictOpen Mar 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Seymour Creek (FR 8N05) · 5 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Mill Canyon (FR 9N04) · 4 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Piney Creek (FR 19S10.1) · 4 mi · Monterey Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
1 Pine Canyon (FR 11N04.2) · 4 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
1 Happy Cyn (FR 7N07.2) · 4 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Frazier Mtn. Ohv (FR 8N04.2) · 4 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Buckhorn (FR 9N11.2) · 4 mi · Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 1
Rock Front (FR 30S06.1) · 4 mi · Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 1In season · closes after Nov 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, 477 mi of the 494 mi of Los Padres National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 17 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 1: 225 mi on 76 roads close. After Dec 15: 45 mi on 9 roads close. May 1: 17 mi on 7 roads open. 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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