Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM)

Under the 2005 Travel Management Rule, every national forest and grassland is required to publish a motor vehicle use map (MVUM), which is the legal instrument that 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.

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 a Forest Visitor map or other detailed map.

Additional information about MVUMs and Motor Vehicle Travel Maps (MVTMs)

In response to public comments, the Forest Service will provide free Motor Vehicle Travel Maps (MVTMs) for some districts instead of MVUMs, as they become available. The MVTM contains all the information shown on the MVUM plus additional data that makes it more user friendly. Because of the strict nationwide requirements to limit what data is shown on an official MVUM, a companion MVTM is being produced for public use that will provide certain navigational and reference information needed when recreating on the national forest.

The MVUM will be published on this website and will be available for downloading in a digital georeferenced PDF file and will be available for viewing at the district offices. The MVTM will also be available on this website in a digital georeferenced PDF file and in hardcopy form. The MVTM is free to the public and will be available at the ranger district offices and at the Supervisor's Office. Georeferenced TIFF versions of MVUMs and/or MVTMs are provided for uploading to Garmin or other GPS units. All of the maps shown below are mobile friendly (georeferenced). The PDF maps can be downloaded to your mobile device and saved into the free Avenza app. The TIFF maps can be downloaded to your GPS device.

Downloadable Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs)

Cimarron National Grassland 2019 MVUM

Comanche National Grassland 2019 MVUM

Leadville Ranger District 2019 MVUM

Salida Ranger District 2017 MVUM

San Carlos Ranger District 2024 MVUM

Pikes Peak Ranger District 2018 MVUM

South Park Ranger District 2019 MVUM

South Platte Ranger District 2020 MVUM

Downloadable Motor Vehicle Travel Maps (MVTMs)

Leadville Ranger District 2019 MVTM

San Carlos Ranger District 2024 MVTM

Valid for 2024 (printed MVTMs not currently available)

Salida Ranger District 2018 MVTM

Pikes Peak Ranger District 2018 MVTM

South Park Ranger District 2019 MVTM

South Platte Ranger District 2020 MVTM

PSICC MVUM Route Shape Files: (ZIP files; required to fulfill PSI MVUM Settlement stipulations)

Baseline MVUM Roads and Trails Spatial Data (November 2015)

MVUM Roads and Trails Spatial Data (January 2016)

The following SHP files contain spatial data for all PSICC MVUM roads and trails, current as of January 14, 2016:

MVUM Roads and Trails Spatial Data (January 2017)

The following SHP files contain spatial data for all PSICC MVUM roads and trails, current as of January 30, 2017:

MVUM Roads and Trails Spatial Data (January 2018)

The following SHP files contain spatial data for all PSICC MVUM roads and trails, current as of January 24, 2018:

MVUM Roads and Trails Spatial Data (January 2019)

The following SHP files contain spatial data for all PSICC MVUM roads and trails, current as of January 30, 2019: