Visitor Maps and Guides
Learn everything you need to know for your visit!
Visitor Guide
The Visitors Guide offers essential information to enhance your experience on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It covers the area's history and details its diverse flora and fauna. Additionally, the guide includes recreational information for all the ranger districts on the Forest, highlighting some of their special areas.
Free Downloadable Maps
Looking for a map to help plan your trip to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest or other national forest and grasslands? Click the links below to access free downloadable or interactive maps to help get you started.
Forest Service Digital Maps
Forest Service Digital Maps cover all lands administered by the Forest Service. There are available at a variety of scales. Maps are free as a digital download.
Paper Maps for Purchase
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Forest Visitor Maps
Forest Visitor maps are forest-specific maps created by each National Forest. They have rich content specific to each forest, providing forest-wide information on attractions, facilities, services, and opportunities. These maps are professionally printed with tear and water-resistant paper and are available for purchase.
National Forest Atlases
National Forest Atlases are full-color printed atlases containing 8.5-inch by 11-inch topographic quadrangle maps at 1 inch to the mile scale and are available for purchase by many of the National Forests.
Wilderness Maps
Wilderness Maps are topographic maps that provide content specific to wilderness areas managed by the Forest Service. Each map covers all or part of one wilderness area, and the scale is generally 1 inch per mile (1:63,360). These maps are professionally printed with tear and water-resistant paper and are available for purchase.
Purchase a Forest Visitor Map
Forest Visitor Maps, Forest Atlases, and Wilderness Maps can be purchased through the USGS Map Store. Paper maps are also available at the relevant National Forest office. For maps specific to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, it is recommended to call the local Forest Service office in advance to check on availability.
Motor Vehicle Maps (MVUM)
A Motorized Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) is a legal document that shows which roads and trails are open to public motor vehicle use. If a road or trail does not appear on the map, it means that it is not open to public motor vehicular use.
The MVUM is a black and white map with no topographic features. It is best used with a Forest Visitor Map or other detailed map. The MVUM will be updated as needed to correct mapping errors or discrepancies and update travel decisions.
If you plan on camping, driving off-highway vehicles, hunting, or exploring the backcountry; please make sure you review the appropriate MVUM to know which routes are open to motor vehicle use. For more information, please visit MVUM Frequently Asked Questions and KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!