Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)

There are many incredible roads and trails designated for Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs) for exploration in the San Juan National Forest.  Please review out OHV Motorized Vehicle Rules and Regulations before you head out on your adventure.

Know Before You Go

• Permits: Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages all OHV registrations and permits for both in-state and out-of-state OHVs. To purchase permits and register online, visit Colorado Parks and Wildlife OHV Registrations and Permits
• Know where you can ride: Check out the Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) online or pick them up at Forest Offices. These maps show you where to ride a given type of motorized vehicle, seasonal or wildlife closures, and more.

Ride Responsibly

• Tread Lightly: Join the San Juan NF and Tread Lightly!®  by following policies, regs and guidelines to minimize impact and allow for future use of the outdoors by leaving it better than you found it.
• Stay the Trail: Tips and Etiquette
• Act Responsibly: Respect the environment and the rights of others

OHV Road Riding

San Juan National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) differentiate between roads open to highway-legal vehicles only and roads open to ALL vehicles. Plan ahead and know where you can take your OHV.

OHV Trail Riding

San Juan National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) identify which trails are open to wheeled vehicles 50 inches or less in width and which trails are open to motorcycles / e-bikes only. 

OHV Camping

In addition to the several San Juan National Forest’s developed campgrounds situated near OHV roads and trails, dispersed camping is also allowed in many of these areas, as shown on the San Juan National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs).

If you plan to disperse camp, please review Dispersed Camping Regulations before your trip.

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Aspen Guard Station

Aspen Guard Station is a beautiful cabin. Built between 1938-1940, this cabin offers a visit to the past  while being near enough to civilization to have a foot in both worlds.  This old cabin…

Beri ATV Trail

Beri ATV Trail #812 begins and ends at Middle Mountain Road, Forest Road 724. Middle Mountain road heads north of Vallecito Reservoir. The trail is popular with Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs).Distance…

Bull Creek Trail

Bull Creek Trail #682 is a two-track road that begins at Forest Road 613, Fossett Gulch Road and ends at the boundary with Southern Ute Agency. The trail begins in ponderosa pine and gambel oak…

Burro Bridge Campground

Site Open

Two miles northeast of Dunton, Burro Bridge is one of three campgrounds along the West Dolores Road (Forest Rd. 535). The campground has 14 sites with a few shade trees on a sloping hillside above…

Cayton Campground

Site Open

Cayton Campground, located off Highway 145 north of Rico has 27 campsites and 3 picnic sites along the Dolores River. Two loops offer a choice of sites. The lower loop near the river has 14 mostly…

Coal Creek Trailhead

The Coal Creek Trailhead is the beginning of Coal Creek Trail (581). The trail is 8.8 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 667 - East Fork Rd. and ends at Forest Road 666 - Fawn Gulch Road.The trail…

Columbine Lake Trail

Columbine Lake trail is difficult to access and steep. It consists of many steep switchbacks right in the beginning making this trail strenuous right off the bat, however it will ease out into the…

Corral Draw Trail

Within the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area, Corral Draw Trail #521 starts at the Colorado Trail (Highline Trail #520), switchbacks down an east-facing grassy bowl, dipping into several gullies…

Dutch Creek Trail

Located within the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area, the Dutch Creek Trail is a multi-use trail that starts high and ends low. From Elbert Creek Forest Road, #581, the first few miles follows a…

East Fork Campground

Site Open

The East Fork Campground is located on a ridge above the East Fork of the San Juan River. Nestled amongst the Ponderosa pines and Gambel oaks are 26 campsites containing 17 reservable sites…