The Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service is engaged in the national travel management program to designate wheeled motor vehicle routes on national forests within California. Route designation decisions will affect anyone engaged in motorized or non-motorized (e.g., hiking, fishing & hunting, equestrian trail-riding, etc.) recreation on the 18 National Forests in California and the California portions of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The tables below detail current information about the ORV route designation process in the national forests of California.
The U.S. Forest Service ORV route designation entails a Five Step Process:
- Compile an inventory of existing roads, trails, and routes used by wheeled vehicles;
- Issue a Temporary Forest Order that prohibits wheeled vehicle use off of mapped/existing routes or open areas;
- Develop site-specific proposals for changes to the National Forest System roads, trails and areas;
- Conduct National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses of roads, trails, and areas for public motor vehicle use; and
- Issue a Motor Vehicle Use Map showing National Forest System roads, trials, and areas authorized for public motor vehicle use.
California Forests
Angeles
Cleveland
El Dorado
Humboldt-Toiyabe - Bridgeport District
Humboldt-Toiyabe - Carson District
Inyo
Klamath
Lassen
Los Padres
Mendocino
Modoc
Plumas
San Bernadino
Sequoia
Shasta Trinity
Sierra
Six Rivers
Stanislaus
Tahoe
