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The Forest Service announced a new regulation on November 2, 2005, governing off-highway vehicles and other motor vehicle use on national forests and grasslands. The new rule requires each national forest or ranger district to designate those roads, trails and areas open to motor vehicle use.
The Sierra National Forest has had a system of designated Off-Highway Vehicle routes in place for more than 30 years. These existing designated Off-Highway Vehicle routes, together with other roads designated "open for motorized travel" are displayed on recently published Motor Vehicle Use Maps.
The Motor Vehicle Use Map is a requirement of the Travel Management Final Rule. The Motor Vehicle Use Map displays National Forest System routes (roads and trails) or areas designated open to motorized travel. The Motor Vehicle Use Map also displays uses allowed by vehicle class (highway-legal vehicles, vehicles less than 50 inches wide and motorcycles) and seasonal allowances. The Motor Vehicle Use Map provides information on other travel rules and regulations. Routes not shown on the Motor Vehicle Use Map 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 Motor Vehicle Use Map. It will be the public's responsibility to refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Map to determine designated routes for motor vehicle use. The Motor Vehicle Use Map will be updated annually to correct mapping errors or discrepancies.
The Motor Vehicle Use Map is a black and white map with no topographic features. It is best used in conjunction with a Forest Visitor Map or other topographic map. The Motor Vehicle Use Map is free to the public at each local Ranger District office. The Motor Vehicle Use Map is available on this website and sections of it may be printed from your home computer.
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Motor Vehicle Use Maps
Map 1 Bass Lake - Mariposa (Back)
Map 1 Bass Lake - Miami (Front)
Map 2 Bass Lake - Sierra Vista West (Back)
Map 2 Bass Lake - Sierra Vista East (Front)
Map 3 Bass Lake - Whiskey Ridge, Inset A (Back)
Map 3 Bass Lake - Whiskey Ridge (Front)
Map 4 High Sierra - Tamarack (Back)
Map 4 High Sierra - Kaiser (Front)
Map 5 High Sierra - Dinkey East (Back)
Map 5 High Sierra - Dinkey West (Front)
Map 6 High Sierra - Kings (Front)
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