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Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM)The MVUM is a requirement of the Travel Management Final Rule and reflects travel management decisions on each forest. The MVUM displays National Forest System (NFS) routes (roads and trails) or areas designated open to motorized travel . The MVUM also displays allowed uses by vehicle class (highway-legal vehicles, vehicles less than 50 inches wide and motorcycles), seasonal allowances and provides information on other travel rules and regulations. Routes not shown on the MVUM are not open to public motor vehicle travel. Routes designated for motorized use may not always be signed on the ground but will be identified on the MVUM. It will be the public's responsibility to reference the MVUM to determine designated routes for motor vehicle use. The MVUM will be updated annually, in January, to correct mapping errors or discrepancies and update travel decisions. The MVUM is a black and white map with no topographic features. It is not a stand alone map and is best used in conjunction with a Forest Visitor Map or other topographic map. The MVUM is free to the public at each local Ranger District office. The MVUM is available on this website and sections of it may be printed from your home computer. If you do not already have a copy of Adobe Reader, you can download a free copy from Adobe.
Bighorn National Forest MVUM Map (.pdf, 2.2 mb, front and back sides) (dated January 31, 2008)
Where can I get a MVUM? Maps will be posted on this website and on the internet at both the Rocky
Mountain Region and National
Forest Service websites. Paper copies of these maps will be available
free of charge at each of the Forest Service offices in Sheridan, Buffalo,
Lovell and Worland, Wyoming. Other partners and distribution locations
may be developed over time to help disseminate maps. How do I print the MVUM? To be readable, only a portion of the MVUM can be printed on 8 ½"
x 11" paper using home printers. With Adobe Acrobat, use the “Print
Current View” function to print the view on your screen. It is recommended
that the legend box, as well as applicable special designations, be printed
to aid in interpretation of the MVUM.
Does the MVUM also show mechanized and
non-motorized trails and over-snow vehicle uses? What do you mean by vehicle class?
It's important to understand that routes and areas shown open to certain
vehicle classes does not mean they are maintained for or suitable for
travel using those vehicles. It simply means it is legal to use them.
For example, many low standard roads may be open to all motor vehicles.
This designation includes passenger cars, although it may not be prudent
to drive this type of vehicle on the route due to the condition of the
surface or during inclement weather. Please check with the local Ranger
District Offices for more information. Phone numbers, addresses and email
addresses are at http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/bighorn/contact/ What do you mean by a season allowance?
Are there road and trail route marker signs on the ground? Routes designated for motorized use may not always be signed. In some
cases, a route marker may exist at the entrance of the road/trail with
symbols indicating which classes of vehicles are allowed. Routes designated
for motorized uses will be identified on the MVUM. The MVUM is an enforcement
tool to ensure individuals are on the correct route. It is the responsibility
of the user to determine if they are on a route designated for the motor
vehicle being used. MVUM's will be developed for each forest nationwide.
It is not only a tool for motorized users, but also a consistent and standardized
law enforcement tool.
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