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Pike and San Isabel National Forests roads open today

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

Today in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Tue, Oct 27

Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 8 ranger districts in Colorado and Kansas.

VehicleIn seasonOutside its seasonDesignated
ATV2,638 mi32 mi2,670 mi
Motorcycle (dirt bike)2,633 mi32 mi2,670 mi
Side-by-side over 50 in2,630 mi0.4 mi2,631 mi
Side-by-side 50 in or narrower2,633 mi32 mi2,665 mi
4x4 / Jeep2,630 mi0.4 mi2,631 mi
High-clearance vehicle2,990 mi1 mi2,992 mi
Passenger car2,998 mi1 mi3,000 mi
Motorhome2,986 mi1 mi2,992 mi
Forest Roads Open Today

2,990 mi of Pike and San Isabel National Forests's 2,992 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.

In season
2,990 mi
Outside their season
1 mi
Dates not published
0 mi

Coming up

  • After Nov 15: 10 mi on 6 roads close
  • After Nov 30: 341 mi on 168 roads close
  • After Dec 1: 3 mi on 3 roads close
  • After Dec 15: 7 mi on 2 roads close

Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (the 200 longest of 309)

  • Rampart Range (FR 300) · 21 mi · South Platte Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Rampart Range (FR 300) · 17 mi · Pikes Peak Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Greenhorn Mtn (FR 369) · 16 mi · San Carlos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Lost Park (FR 56) · 11 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen May 2 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Mount Herman (FR 320) · 10 mi · Pikes Peak Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Locke Mtn (FR 274) · 10 mi · San Carlos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Meadow Divide (FR 402) · 9 mi · San Carlos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • South Cottonwood (FR 344) · 9 mi · Salida Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 17 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Black Mtn. (FR 635) · 9 mi · San Carlos Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Buffalo Peaks (FR 431) · 9 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 16 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Dakan Mtn (FR 563) · 8 mi · South Platte Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Topaz Mountain (FR 446) · 8 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen May 2 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • N Fork S Arkansas (FR 240) · 8 mi · Salida Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Feb 29In season · closes after Feb 28
  • W Beaver Creek (FR 659) · 8 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 16 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Pony Park (FR 433) · 7 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 16 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Boreas Pass (FR 33) · 7 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen May 2 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Chubb Park (FR 309) · 7 mi · Salida Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Ophir Creek (FR 360) · 7 mi · San Carlos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Upper Geneva (FR 119) · 7 mi · South Platte Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Sevenmile Creek (FR 311) · 7 mi · Salida Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Turret (FR 184) · 7 mi · Salida Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
  • Salt Creek (FR 435) · 6 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 16 to Dec 31In season · closes after Dec 31
  • Schoolmarm Mountain (FR 237) · 6 mi · South Park Ranger DistrictOpen Apr 1 to Jan 31In season · closes after Jan 31
  • Little Froze (FR 396) · 6 mi · San Carlos Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 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, 2,990 mi of the 2,992 mi of Pike and San Isabel National Forests roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 1 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.

After Nov 15: 10 mi on 6 roads close. After Nov 30: 341 mi on 168 roads close. After Dec 1: 3 mi on 3 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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