Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV)
An off-highway vehicle (OHV) is a motor vehicle capable of off-highway travel during winter or summer. OHV’s include all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s), four-wheelers, three-wheelers, dirt bikes, motorcycles, trail bikes, and snowmobiles.
Not all roads and trails are created equally. Some roads are for cars and trucks, but not off-highway vehicles. Some trails are for off-highway vehicles, but many are not. Know where you are going and under the use of the road or trail before you go.
Federal regulations require the operator of an OHV to follow these rules when on National Forest land:
- Operate OHV’s only on areas, roads and trails designated as open to OHVs.
- Operator and vehicle must meet all applicable state vehicle/operator requirements when on roads open to large vehicles.
- Vehicle must be equipped with state approved muffler and/or speak arrester.
- Recreational riding within developed campgrounds is prohibited. OHV’s may only be to enter and leave campgrounds.
- Operating a vehicle in a manner which damages the land, wildlife, or vegetation is prohibited.
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Angel Creek Campground
Site Closed
Angel Creek Campground is located on the grassy foothills of the East Humboldt Mountain Range, just eight miles southwest of Wells, Nev. It sits at an elevation of 6,500 feet. The campground is…
Angel Lake Campground
Site Closed
The campground is next to Angel Lake, and flanked by glacial cirques. Non-motorized boating (canoeing) in Angel Lake, and fishing for rainbow, brook, and tiger trout are popular activities in the…
Armstrong Pass Trailhead
The Armstrong Pass Trailhead is located off CA-89 on Forest Road 31051 (Horse Meadows Rd.), near South Lake Tahoe, California. The Tahoe Rim Trail can be accessed via the Horse Meadows Trail in this…
Arrowleaf Trail
The Arrowleaf Trail is a 1.3 mile long motorized out and back trail located in the Cold Creek area of the Spring Mountains NRA near Indian Springs, Nevada. The north end of the trail starts at its…
Belmont Campground
Site Open
Rustic with limited amenities, near historic town of Belmont, Nevada.
Big Bend Campground
Site Open
The Big Bend Campground is a 15 unit site that is popular with hunters and OHV users. The mining town site of Gold Creek, within the Island Mountain Mining District, is 5 miles south of Big Bend on…
Big Creek Campground
Site Open
Big Creek Campground, located on the west side of the Toiyabe Range, is a quaint site surrounded by water birch, cottonwood, and Russian olive trees at the mouth of a canyon along a creek which runs…
Big White Sage Trail
The Big White Sage Trail is a 4.8 mile long motorized trail located in the southern portion of the Monitor Range near Tonopah, Nevada.
Bird Creek Campground
Site Open
Bird Creek Campground is located in the Duck Creek Basin, high on the Schell Creek Range. This site sits at an elevation of 8,200 feet, approximately 25 miles from Ely, Nevada. Hiking, mountain…
BM15 Trail Dispersed #1
BM15 Trail Dispersed #1 is a 2.9 mile long motorized trail located in the Cold Creek area of the Spring Mountains NRA near Indian Springs, Nevada. The north end of the trail starts at the end of…