Closed: Closed areas are federal lands that prohibit any OHV use.

Limited: Limited areas are lands where OHV use is restricted at certain times or where use is only authorized on designated routes.

Open: Land that is Open means that all types of vehicle use is permitted at all times anywhere in the area.

These are the maps used for federal lands to designate which roads and trails are open to which kinds of vehicles. MVUM: MVUM stands for Motor Vehicle Use Map.This categorization includes ATVs, four-wheel drive vehicles, snow mobiles, boats, personal watercraft and/or dune, sand, and swamp buggies. It is defined as any motorized vehicle designed for or capable of cross country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. OHV: OHV stands for Off-Highway Vehicles.Only by reviewing such a map can you be completely confident you are legally riding an ATV on federal land (unless you are already on site and following posted signs).īefore determining whether you are able to ride an ATV on a particular piece of federal land, you are going to need to learn some specialized language. It is important to note, those are not legally binding and you will need to consult an official an Motor Vehicle Use Map for the federal land you intend to ride on. Generally, the best place to start is the interactive travel map online (see below) that shows the restrictions at each piece of federal land. BLM land is going to permit the most ATV use, some of which is limited to trails and some is open use. Most of the National Forests permit ATV use on specified ATV trails and roads only. There are four National Recreation Areas, one National Preserve, and seven National Seashores that permit some ATV use (see below). In general, you are not allowed to ride ATVs at any National Park. There is a lot that it depends on as there are only general rules for riding ATVs on federal land, and then each individual location has its own rules. Unfortunately, the answer is not as easy as yes or no. You should also be sure to check out our complete list of legal requirements in every state. As we all know, much of the really incredible landscapes in the United States are protected by being made federal land, so I wanted to know if I could ride an ATV there.

As such, one of my biggest questions when I first started riding ATVs was whether I could ride them on federal lands. I have always loved the outdoors and am an avid nature photographer. One of my biggest reasons for getting interested in riding ATVs was not just because I love riding them, it was to be able to more easily access beautiful parts of the country.

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