Colorado forest roads and trails open to vehicles
The roads and trails the Forest Service's motor vehicle use map shows as open, drawn over the topo map or an aerial photo, with trailheads, campgrounds and Colorado's trail map.
Open the roads map All the map does
What it shows
- Forest roads and motorized trails the Forest Service's motor vehicle map shows as open to vehicles.
- Hiking, horse and bike trails from Colorado's trail map.
- Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds.
- Measure the walk. Tap out a route from where you would park and the map gives its length, its climb and a walking time.
What it cannot tell you
- Seasonal closures are not on it. Many forest roads close on a set date in fall or when the snow comes, and some gates shut before the later rifle seasons. Call the ranger district for the road you are counting on.
- A road on a map may not be a road your truck can drive. Ruts, washouts and snow are not in any record.
- Game retrieval rules differ by forest. Do not assume you may drive off a road to an animal.
The paper or downloaded motor vehicle use map for the forest is the legal record of what is open. How to read a motor vehicle use map explains its symbols. For how far hunters walk from roads, read how far hunters really walk.
Where it comes from
Roads and trails open to vehicles: USDA Forest Service, motor vehicle use map. Trails and trailheads: Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Trail Explorer. Campgrounds: USDA Forest Service recreation sites.
The map shows the ground. A plan tells you where to go.
The map is free. A FilledTag hunt plan is the paid part: for your tag and where you drive from, one exact plan with a legal place to park, a camp, morning and evening spots and the walk between them, checked against land records.