Motor Vehicle Use Maps
Under the 2005 Travel Management Rule, every national forest and grassland is required to publish a motor vehicle use map (MVUM), which shows where people are allowed to drive. The MVUM displays National Forest System roads, trails and areas designated as open to motorized travel by vehicle class (e.g., highway-legal vehicles, vehicles less than 50 inches wide and motorcycles) and season of use.
Because of the strict nationwide requirements to limit what data is shown on an official MVUM, a companion motor vehicle travel map (MVTM) is provided for some districts as they become available. The MVTM contains all the information shown on the MVUM plus additional data that makes it more user friendly, such as certain navigational and reference information needed for recreating on a national forest or grassland.
MVUMs and MVTMs are freely available to the public on our website or at our ranger district or supervisor's offices.
See below for more information and for downloadable georeferenced files. The PDF maps can be downloaded to your mobile device and saved into the free Avenza app.
Downloadable files
If a route is not on the MVUM, it is not open to motorized use. Signs may or may not be posted; regardless, it is the driver's responsibility to reference the MVUM to stay on designated motorized routes.
MVUMs will be updated annually, in January, to correct mapping errors or discrepancies and update travel decisions. If no corrections or updates are needed, the MVUM will be validated for the new year by the ranger district with a red stamp that says "Valid for Year 20__."
MVUMs only show where it is legal to drive and provide limited topographic and other identifying features. Thus, the MVUM is best used in conjunction with another map or guide, such as a Forest Visitor Map or other detailed map.
| Ranger District | Downloadable File(s) | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Cimarron National Grassland | 2019 MVUM PDF | 1.8 MB PDF |
| Comanche National Grassland | 2.1 MB PDF 2.1 MB PDF | |
| Leadville Ranger District | 2024 MVUM PDF | 2.43 MB PDF |
| Salida Ranger District | 2017 MVUM PDF | 4.4 MB PDF |
| San Carlos Ranger District | 2.75 MB PDF 1.28 MB PDF | |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District | 2018 MVUM PDF | 3.1 MB PDF |
| South Park Ranger District | 2019 MVUM PDF | 4.3 MB PDF |
| South Platte Ranger District | 2.7 MB PDF 1.8 MB PDF |
In response to public comments, the Forest Service will also provide free MVTMs for some districts as they become available. The MVTM contains all the information shown on the MVUM plus additional data that makes it more user friendly.
| Ranger District | Downloadable File(s) | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Leadville Ranger District | 2024 MVTM PDF | 3.43 MB PDF |
| Salida Ranger District | 2018 MVTM PDF | 7.0 MB PDF |
| San Carlos Ranger District | 5.24 MB PDF 2.68 MB PDF | |
| Pikes Peak Ranger District | 2025 MVTM PDF | 3.37 MB PDF |
| South Park Ranger District | 2019 MVTM PDF | 7.0 MB PDF |
| South Platte Ranger District | 3.2 MB PDF 3.8 MB PDF |
The Pinyon Public folder below contains travel analysis process reports for each ranger district, a Pike-San Isabel National Forests combined travel analysis process report, a Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands combined road analysis report and spatial data for all PSICC MVUM roads and trails.