OHV Trail Riding

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail riding opportunities are abundant. Be sure to pick up your free Motor Vehicle Use Maps from the 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.

Additional Information:

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 Areas

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 Kansas, the Cimarron National Grassland manages 108,175 acres.
Cimarron River Trail
Race Track
Turkey Trail
Comanche National Grassland
The Comanche National Grassland is located in Baca, Las Animas and Otero counties southeastern Colorado and mnages about 443,784 acres. The Comanche National Grassland was created in 1960 when the federal government placed the recovered lands of the dust bowl under the management of the USDA Forest Service. The Comanche National Grassland is managed to conserve and use the natural resources of grass, water and wildlife habitat and to protect prehistoric and historic areas.

The grassland has many stories to tell, from dinosaurs roaming the ancient shoreline of a vast lake 150 million years ago to Mexican and American traders traveling the Santa Fe National Historic Trail 150 years ago.
Pikes Peak Ranger District
601 South Weber Street

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Phone: 719-636-1602

Fax: 719-477-4233

Coming North: Take I-25S and exit Hwy 24W/Cimarron Street (Exit 141). Keep right at the fork to go on W Cimarron Street. Turn right onto Weber St. Located on left side of street.

Coming South: Take I-25N and exit Nevada Avenue (Exit 140) toward Tejon Street. Turn right onto Nevada. Make a right onto Rio Grande Street and left onto Weber. Located on right side of street.
Captain Jack #665
Captain Jacks Trail #667
North Divide Motorized Routes
Penrose Trail #665
Pipeline Trail #668
Rainbow Falls Motorized Routes
Salida Ranger District
The Salida Ranger District is part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands located near the towns of Salida, Buena Vista and Poncha Springs. The district encompasses over 440,000 acres in central Colorado, "the heart of the Rockies." It's an outdoor recreation paradise with seven 14,000- foot peaks "fourteeners" (Harvard, Tabeguache, Yale, Columbia, Shavano, Princeton, Antero), three wilderness areas (Buffalo Peaks, Collegiate Peaks, Sangre De Cristo) and Browns Canyon National Monument.

The Forest Service manages most of the higher elevation areas, while the Arkansas River corridor is managed by Colorado State Parks and the Bureau of Land Management. The Arkansas River is one of the nation's most popular rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking. It's also a designated "gold medal" trout fishing river. For fishing & hunting licenses or off-highway-vehicle (OHV) licenses, please contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

The majority of the Salida Ranger District is located within Chaffee County. Nearly 80% of Chaffee County lands are public lands. Small portions of the district are also located in Lake, Fremont, Saguache and Park Counties.
Coaldale Campground
Continental Divide Trail - Monarch Crest
Fourmile Travel Management Area
Greens Creek Trail
Pass Creek Trail
Poplar Gulch Trail
Rainbow Trail (#1336) Mears Junction East
Rainbow Trail (#1336) Methodist Mountain
San Carlos Ranger District
The San Carlos Ranger District manages the southern half of the San Isabel National Forest. The District is 50 miles wide and 110 miles long with about 400,000 acres of National Forest in Fremont, Custer, Huerfano, Pueblo and Las Animas counties. Mountain ranges include the Wet Mountains, the Sangre de Cristos and the Spanish Peaks.

It is home to the one of the first Forest Service Campgrounds designed by Arthur Carhart, the first landscape architect of the Forest Service. Prior to Carhart being hired in 1919, the agency focused primarily on timber uses of the forest. Carhart envisioned what we now know as sustainable recreation. His recreation plan for the San Isabel National Forest was the first for the agency. He went on to work with conservationist Aldo Leopold in creating the wilderness concept. The picnic shelters and fire hearths at Davenport Campground were reconstructed in 2006 using Carhart's original designs.

There are 11 campgrounds with 210 fee campsites plus two group sites which are reservation only. These campgrounds are operated by a concessionaire (contractor hired by the United States Forest Service), as well as a picnic area at Lake Isabel Recreational Area and four small sites in the Cuchara Creek Recreational Area.
Baker Trail #1301
Cisneros Trail #1314
Dodgeton Trail #1302
Dome Rock Trail #1387
East Bear Trailhead #1333
Horse Ranch Trail #1397
Indian Trail #1300
Left Hand Fork Trail #1325
Lewis Creek Trail #1329
Lion Canyon Trail #1329
Pole Creek Trail #1398
Rainbow Trail #1336 (San Carlos Ranger District)
San Carlos Trail #1320
Second Mace Trail #1322
Shortcut Trail #1300 A
Snowslide Trail #1318
South Creek Trail #1321
Spring Creek Trailhead
Squirrel Creek Trail #1384
St. Charles Trail #1326
Stultz Trail #1334
Tanner Peak Trail #1333
Wachob Trail #1319
South Platte Ranger District - Recreation
The South Platte Ranger District is located east of the Continental Divide in the central Rocky Mountains and lies adjacent to the Denver metro area in Park, Jefferson, Douglas, Clear Creek and Teller counties.

The South Platte District is 450,000 acres in size with elevations ranging from 5,800' along the South Platte River, to over 14,000' at Mount Evans.

Feel free to stop by our visitor center on Highway 285 in Conifer to ask what's going on and get maps you may need to enjoy your visit on our district.

Note: For camping near Morrison or Red Rocks Amphitheatre, contact Bear Creek Lake Park at 303-697-6159 or Chatfield State Park at 303-791-7275.
Turkey Rocks Trailhead
Rampart Range Recreation Area
The Rampart Range Recreation Area provides a unique setting for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts to enjoy a variety of riding experiences. From intermediate to expert riders, ATV or motorcycle, the Rampart has something for everyone.

Please make sure you are prepared and ride within your abilities. Changing conditions, natural hazards as well as oncoming traffic may be encountered. Please become familiar with and obey all local rules and regulations.

Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) are available for free at your local USFS office or can be found at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/psicc/mvum.

The Rampart area appears on the following maps:
- Pike National Forest Visitor Map
- USGS Quad Devil's Head
- National Geographic Trails Illustrated #135 (Deckers/Rampart Range)
Dispersed camping available in designated sites only for a fee. Camp hosts are located in the Flat Rocks Campground and at Rim Road.
Cabin Ridge Trailhead
Dutch Fred Trailhead
Flat Rocks Trailhead
Garber Creek Trailhead
Sugar Creek Lower Trailhead
Sugar Creek Upper Trailhead

Recreation Areas

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