Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)

There are numerous off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding and camping opportunities on the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. Designated roads and trails are provided on every ranger district. Please pick up a free motor vehicle use map from the district you are interested in, which identifies those roads, trails and areas designated for motor vehicle use.

Please remember to stay on designated roads and trails, drive cautiously and respect private land.

Please practice Stay the Trail ethics.

OHV Road Riding

Free motor vehicle use maps (MVUMs) are available at your local Forest Service Ranger Station. Please pick up an MVUM before you head out. These maps identify the Forest Service roads and designated motorized trails that are open to off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. An adequate muffler and a Forest Service approved spark arrester are mandatory on all OHVs.

Colorado OHV registration requirements:
All OHVs owned and operated in Colorado (including motor vehicles and motorcycles that are not licensed for public road access) must display current Colorado OHV registration stickers when in a person’s possession in an OHV staging area or operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Colorado OHV use permit requirements:
All OHVs and motor vehicles (including motorcycles) that display a valid Colorado or out-of-state license plate must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails in Colorado.

All out-of-state OHVs (including OHVs that display an out-of-state OHV registration) must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Please practice Stay the Trail ethics.

OHV Trail Riding

Off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail riding opportunities are abundant. Be sure to pick up your free motor vehicle use maps from your local Forest Service Ranger Station before you hit the trails. An adequate muffler and a Forest Service approved spark arrestor are mandatory on all OHVs.

Colorado OHV Registration requirements:
All OHVs owned and operated in Colorado (including motor vehicles and motorcycles that are not licensed for public road access) must display current Colorado OHV registration stickers when in a person’s possession in an OHV staging area or operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Colorado OHV Use Permit requirements:
All OHVs and motor vehicles (including motorcycles) that display a valid Colorado or out-of-state license plate must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails in Colorado.

All out of state OHVs (including OHVs that display an out of state OHV registration) must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Please practice Stay the Trail ethics.

OHV Open Area Riding

Free Motor Vehicle Use Maps are available at your local Forest Service Ranger Station. Please pick up a MVUM before you head out. These maps identify the Forest Service roads and designated motorized trails that are open to Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use. An adequate muffler and a Forest Service approved spark arrester are mandatory on all OHVs.

Colorado OHV Registration requirements:
All OHVs owned and operated in Colorado (including motor vehicles and motorcycles that are not licensed for public road access) must display current Colorado OHV registration stickers when in a person’s possession in an OHV staging area or operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Colorado OHV Use Permit requirements:
All OHVs and motor vehicles (including motorcycles) that display a valid Colorado or out-of-state license plate must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails in Colorado.

All out of state OHVs (including OHVs that display an out of state OHV registration) must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Please practice Stay the Trail ethics.

OHV Camping

Free Motor Vehicle Use Maps are available at your local Forest Service Ranger Station. Please pick up a MVUM before you head out. These maps identify the Forest Service roads and designated motorized trails that are open to Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use. An adequate muffler and a Forest Service approved spark arrester are mandatory on all OHVs.

Colorado OHV Registration requirements:
All OHVs owned and operated in Colorado (including motor vehicles and motorcycles that are not licensed for public road access) must display current Colorado OHV registration stickers when in a person’s possession in an OHV staging area or operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Colorado OHV Use Permit requirements:
All OHVs and motor vehicles (including motorcycles) that display a valid Colorado or out-of-state license plate must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails in Colorado.

All out of state OHVs (including OHVs that display an out of state OHV registration) must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on any designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

Please practice Stay the Trail ethics.

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Baker Trail #1301

Baker Trail #1301 connects Indian Trail #1300 with the Dodgeton Trail #1302. It is open to motorcycles, bicycles, foot and horse riders. Trail length is 3 miles.USGS Topo MapCucharas Pass, CO

Baldwin Lake

Site Open

Baldwin Lake is a small alpine lake located to the west of Mount Antero (14,269 ft). The lake is home to native Cutthroat trout. A valid Colorado fishing license is required. Remember to check…

Bassam Guard Station/Cabin

Site Open

The cabin was built around 1911 and was home to a Forest guard. Forest guards lived and worked in remote areas on National Forest lands. Early Forest guards lived in tents or if they were lucky, in a…

Cabin Ridge Trailhead

Situated along the Rampart Range Road south of Highway 67, the Cabin Ridge Trailhead is located southeast of the Cabin Ridge Picnic Area. Cabin Ridge Trailhead accesses Cabin Ridge Trail (#675).

Captain Jacks Trail #667

High Drive to Dead End to Jones ParkThis trail runs from High Drive, westward, and eventually ends at Colorado Springs Utilities property (also known as the Seven Lakes Watershead area). The trail…

Cascade Campground

Cascade Campground offers 21 sites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Firewood is sold on-site. Sites #2- 7 and 11, 12 are "walk-up"…

Cedar Mountain Area

Site Open

Cedar Mountain Road is a scenic 4x4 road that can take you all the way from West Creek (Douglas County Route 68/El Paso County Route 51) south to Florrisant. The route travels through parts of…

Chalk Lake Campground

Chalk Lake Campground offers 19 sites each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring.Sites 4-9 and 14 are "walk-up," first-come, first-served sites. All other sites are reservable. Site 1 is…

Cimarron National Grassland

Welcome to the Cimarron National Grassland, 1 of 20 National Grasslands administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Located within Morton and Stevens Counties in southwestern…

Cimarron River Trail #1842

This is an off-highway vehicle trail in the Cimarron Riverbed. The riverbed is very sandy with cross fences in several places along the trail.