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Mt. Hood National Forest roads open today

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

Today in Mt. Hood National Forest, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 4 ranger districts in Oregon.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV12 mi0 mi12 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)12 mi0 mi12 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in3 mi0 mi3 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower12 mi0 mi12 mi
4x4 / Jeep12 mi0 mi12 mi
High-clearance vehicle2,167 mi12 mi2,180 mi
Passenger car2,167 mi12 mi2,180 mi
Motorhome2,167 mi12 mi2,180 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

2,167 mi of Mt. Hood National Forest's 2,180 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
2,167 mi
Outside their season
12 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • After Nov 30: 740 mi on 550 roads close
  • After Dec 14: 21 mi on 1 road close
  • Apr 15: 3 mi on 3 roads open
  • Apr 16: 4 mi on 1 road open

Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (the 200 longest of 575)

  • FR 4811000 · 15 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Skyline Rd. (FR 4200000) · 15 mi · Clackamas River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4421000 · 13 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • High Rock Rd. (FR 5800000) · 12 mi · Zigzag Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 5730000 · 12 mi · Clackamas River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Historic Barlow Road (FR 3530000) · 11 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Dec 14In season · closes after Dec 14
  • Historic Barlow Road (FR 3530000) · 10 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Dec 14In season · closes after Dec 14
  • Wamic Road (FR 4800000) · 9 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Sherer Burn Road (FR 2613000) · 9 mi · Zigzag Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Cloud Cap Road (FR 3512000) · 9 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Trillium Lake Loop (FR 2656000) · 9 mi · Zigzag Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 2730000 · 9 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4850000 · 8 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 1720000 · 8 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Still Creek Rd. (FR 2612000) · 8 mi · Zigzag Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Pipe Line Rd. (FR 4630000) · 7 mi · Clackamas River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Long Prairie (FR 1700000) · 7 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Blue Box Pass (FR 2660000) · 7 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 2130000 · 7 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 5800240 · 7 mi · Zigzag Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Wapanitia Pass/Frog Lake (FR 2610000) · 6 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4640000 · 6 mi · Clackamas River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • FR 4420000 · 6 mi · Barlow Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Cedar Burn (FR 4300000) · 6 mi · Hood River Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 2 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30

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, 2,167 mi of the 2,180 mi of Mt. Hood National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 12 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 30: 740 mi on 550 roads close. After Dec 14: 21 mi on 1 road close. Apr 15: 3 mi on 3 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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