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Payette National Forest roads open today
Which of Payette National Forest's forest roads are open to your vehicle today, from the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Today in Payette National Forest, Tue, Oct 27
Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 5 ranger districts in Idaho.
| Vehicle | In season | Outside its season | Designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATV | 1,174 mi | 503 mi | 1,677 mi |
| Motorcycle (dirt bike) | 1,174 mi | 503 mi | 1,677 mi |
| Side-by-side over 50 in | 1,174 mi | 503 mi | 1,677 mi |
| Side-by-side 50 in or narrower | 1,174 mi | 503 mi | 1,677 mi |
| 4x4 / Jeep | 1,174 mi | 503 mi | 1,677 mi |
| High-clearance vehicle | 1,197 mi | 503 mi | 1,700 mi |
| Passenger car | 1,197 mi | 503 mi | 1,700 mi |
| Motorhome | 1,197 mi | 503 mi | 1,700 mi |
Forest Roads Open TodayPayette National Forest
1,197 mi of Payette National Forest's 1,700 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.
- In season
- 1,197 mi
- Outside their season
- 503 mi
- Dates not published
- 0 mi
Coming up
- Nov 7: 270 mi on 149 roads open
- May 1: 49 mi on 26 roads open
- May 15: 179 mi on 99 roads open
- Jul 1: 5 mi on 1 road open
Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (the 200 longest of 276)
- Huckleberry (FR 50083) · 9 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Steves Creek (FR 50141) · 8 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Alibi (FR 51333) · 7 mi · McCall Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Chokecherry Flat (FR 50158) · 7 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Fourth of July (FR 50135) · 6 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Springwater (FR 50311) · 6 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Crooked River Point (FR 50654) · 6 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Grouse Creek Ridge (FR 50132) · 6 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Sugar Loaf (FR 50521) · 5 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Chief (FR 50758) · 5 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- East Brownlee (FR 50044) · 5 mi · Weiser Ranger DistrictOpen Jul 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Jul 1
- Rock Creek (FR 50136) · 5 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Porcupine (FR 50623) · 5 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Lower Brush Mountain (FR 50563) · 5 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Washpan (FR 50220) · 5 mi · Weiser Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 1
- Upper Grouse Creek (FR 50275) · 5 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Fall Creek (FR 50211) · 5 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Carson (FR 50968) · 5 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- Bald Knob (FR 50488) · 5 mi · McCall Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Warm Springs Gulch (FR 50155) · 4 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Bear Gulch (FR 51057) · 4 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Fawn Cow (FR 50630) · 4 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
- East Branch (FR 50101) · 4 mi · New Meadows Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 7 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 7
- Menter Drive (FR 50197) · 4 mi · Council Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 15
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, 1,197 mi of the 1,700 mi of Payette National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 503 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Nov 7: 270 mi on 149 roads open. May 1: 49 mi on 26 roads open. May 15: 179 mi on 99 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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