Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)

Motor vehicle travel is allowed only on designated trails and roads on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. Off-road and off-trail travel is prohibited. Motor Vehicle Use Maps provide useful guidance to make sure that your recreation is in compliance with Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland regulations. All OHV vehicles and over-snow vehicles must have a current state registration. All classes of E-bikes are considered motorized vehicles.

For Wyoming OHV information click here, for Colorado OHV information click here. 

OHV Road Riding

Motorized vehicle travel is allowed only on designated roads on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. Motor Vehicle Use Maps provide useful guidance to make sure that your recreation follows Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland regulations. These maps also detail seasonal road closures in place to provide for wildlife passage and limit damage to resources.

All classes of E-bikes are considered motorized vehicles.

OHV Trail Riding

Motorized vehicle travel is allowed only on designated trails on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. OHVs are restricted to 50” total external width and must stay on designated trails. Motor Vehicle Use Maps provide useful guidance to make sure that your recreation follows Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland regulations. Please know regulations and practice Leave No Trace principles. 

OHV Camping

There are many locations that exist to camp near OHV riding opportunities.

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Adams Creek Trailhead: Trail #1144.6A

Although only 1.5 miles in length, this trail provides motorized, foot, bike and horse access to the entire 1144 system of trails in California Park.

Adams Park Trailhead: Trail #1144

This trail provides motorized and foot, bike and horse access to the #1144 Bears Ears system of trails, connecting most directly with Adams Creek #1144.6A and #1144 Bears Ears. The trails system can…

Albany Trailhead

Site Open

Parking lot used primarily for snowmobile parking in the winter and ORV riding in the summer. It is located across the street from Albany Lodge in the Snowy Range. The lot is hard-packed gravel and…

Allen Basin Trailhead

This Trailhead serves as the access point for the Allen Basin Trail No. 1181. This 1 mile long doubletrack route grants access to Allen Basin reservoir.This trail is closed to all vehicles over 50”…

Bottle Creek Campground

Site Open

This campground offers 16 small campsites (trailers less than 16 feet), picnic tables, toilets, fire grates and trash service. Potable water is not available at this site. Popular recreational…

Bow River Campground

Site Open

Bow River Campground hosts 13 campsites and is located on the upper Medicine Bow River. The campground is located next to Bow River in a heavily wooded forest of Lodgepole and Spruce pines and some…

Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office

The Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District office is located in Saratoga, Wyoming and oversees the Sierra Madre Range and west side of the Snowy Range. Maps, passes and Forest product permits are…

Buffalo Pass Trailhead: Trail #1101 - CDT Access

Trail #1101 is located on the summit of Buffalo Pass and is a great multi-use trailhead. To the north, it leads you into Mount Zirkel Wilderness for hiking and horseback riding. To the south,…

California Park/Black Mountain Area

Located in Northern Colorado, on the west side of the Routt National Forest, the California Park/Black Mountain area is home to the Elkhead Mountains. Notable peaks and destinations include Bears…

Campbell Lake Trail

The Campbell Lake trail passes through pine forests and open meadows on closed Forest Road 205 and ends at Arrastre Lake where the road is again open to full size vehicles. A short side-trail leads…