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Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)

The USDA Forest Service works diligently to improve and balance the public's enjoyment of Off Highway Vehicles while ensuring the best possible care of the land. At the national level, the Forest Service has revised its Travel Management policy governing the use of wheeled motor vehicles to develop a system of roads, trails and areas designated for motor vehicle use.

Off Highway Vehicle recreation is a popular activity for locals and visitors in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It is a sport that includes 4-wheel drives, motorcycles, and all terrain vehicles. Visit the Motor Vehicle Use Map finder for maps of legal travel routes. Off Highway Vehicle use is an activity that the Forest Service manages to ensure conflicts are minimized and that sensitive soils and other resources are protected. 

Help us keep your public lands open, please ride responsibly by respecting gates and posted closures, avoiding wildlife, being courteous to other users and staying on designated routes!

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Genoa Peak Road 14N32
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Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Hiking Biking Outdoor Science and Learning Winter Sports
Genoa Peak Road (Forest Road 14N32) is located on national forest lands on the east shore of Lake Tahoe and is typically accessible beginning Memorial Day through Nov. 15, conditions and weather…

Lake Tahoe - East Shore
Scenic Drives Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning Picnicking Water Activities Winter Sports Horse Riding and Camping Biking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
The east shore of Lake Tahoe is located on the Nevada side along the west slope of the Carson Range. Access to this mostly undeveloped side of the lake is via Highways 50 and 28. Recreational…

Lake Tahoe - North Shore
Scenic Drives Hiking Fishing Outdoor Science and Learning Biking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
The north shore of Lake Tahoe is half and half. Half lies in California and the other half in Nevada. Access is via Highway 28, which stretches from Tahoe City, California to Incline Village,…

Lake Tahoe - South Shore
Scenic Drives Picnicking Water Activities Hiking Horse Riding and Camping Biking Winter Sports Outdoor Science and Learning Fishing Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
The south shore of Lake Tahoe is located on the California side of the lake with the main access via Highways 50 and 89.  The south shore boasts a spectrum of commercial development intermixed with…

Lake Tahoe - West Shore
Scenic Drives Biking Hiking Picnicking Water Activities Outdoor Science and Learning Fishing Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
The west shore of Lake Tahoe is located on the California side of the lake. Highway 89 stretches along this side of the lake with access via Highway 50 to the south and Interstate 80 to the north.…

McKinney/Rubicon Trailhead
Fishing Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Biking Hiking Scenic Drives
The McKinney-Rubicon Trailhead is approximately one mile west from the Tahoma neighborhood entrance on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. Trailer parking and pit toilets are available at the trailhead…

Rubicon Trail (Forest Road 14N34)
Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Fishing
The Rubicon Trail (Forest Road 14N34) is a motorcycle, all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) and four-wheel-drive (4x4) road that traverses the Sierra Nevada from the west side of Lake Tahoe to Loon Lake on the…

Sand Pit OHV Area (12N28)
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Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
The Sand Pit OHV area is located near South Lake Tahoe off of Lake Tahoe Boulevard across from South Tahoe High School. Off-Highway Vehicles are permitted. Campfires (wood, charcoal or other solid…

Last updated February 10, 2026

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