Pike & San Isabel National Forests
Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands

USDA Forest Service
Pike & San Isabel
National Forests
Cimarron & Comanche
National Grasslands
2840 Kachina Drive
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-553-1400

Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
719-553-1404

Off Highway Recreation

OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLES (OHVs)

There are many OHV opportunities on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron National Grassland. OHV is a general term describing all motorized vehicles capable of off highway travel during the summer and winter months. More often, the term is used to refer to non-street licensed vehicles, usually ATVs and dirt bikes, but includes go carts, dune buggies, etc.

In order to use any vehicle on National Forest lands, it must either have a valid state license plate or be registered with the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Program. Registered OHVs may be subject to fines if used where they are not specifically permitted. Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Program registration dollars fund trail maintenance and construction, administration and programs encouraging safe and responsible OHV use.

Before taking your OHV to the Forest, know the OHV rules.

For more information on OHV registration, please visit the Colorado State Parks website at: www.parks.state.co.us/OHV.

TRAVEL MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

The Pike and San Isabel National Forests have travel management restrictions. This means that all motorized vehicles must operate on constructed roads or numbered roads and trails only.

The old white arrow system for trail marking is being phased out. Look for new standardized travel management signs across the Forest and throughout the National Forest System. All legal trails will be numbered and signed. Travel on unsigned trails is prohibited. Watch for these signs:

             

Resource damage by motorized vehicles is punishable by law. This includes damage to soils, watersheds, vegetation, or other natural, cultural and historic resources on public land.

Motorcycle and ATV trails are marked as such. These trails are only for 2, 3, or 4 wheel vehicles 48" or under.