California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 9 - Off-Road Vehicles and Engines Pollution Control Devices
Article 3 - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles and Engines
Section 2415 - California off-Highway Vehicle Areas and Riding Seasons for off-Highway Recreational Vehicles with Use Restrictions

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 2415

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The following table lists public off-highway vehicle (OHV) areas in California that are designated for off-highway recreational vehicle operation. Although not every type of off-highway recreational vehicle may be eligible to operate at every OHV area due to restrictions by the designated Public Land Management Agency other than this section, vehicles that meet the emission standards in section 2412(b) are not subject to the riding season restrictions noted below. Model year 2003 through 2021 off-road motorcycles and ATVs that are certified pursuant to section 2412(c)(1)(B) are permitted to operate in the public areas designated for OHV use noted below, only during the applicable riding seasons noted. This table contains the following information: Public Land Management entities, OHV riding area names, and the applicable riding seasons. The OHV areas are listed in order of location, from north to south.

Table 1 OHV Areas and Their Riding Seasons for Vehicles With Use Restrictions

Public Land Management Ranger District: United States Forest Service
Field Office:
Bureau of Land ManagementRiding AreasRiding Seasons
State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA):
California State ParksOHV Area NameBeginningEnd
Mc Cloud Ranger DistrictMcCloud OHV AreaYear round
Arcata Field OfficeSamoa Dunes Year round
Hayfork Ranger DistrictHayfork OHV Area Year round
Redding Field OfficeChappie-Shasta ORV Area1-Oct 30-June
Eagle Lake Field OfficeFort Sage OHV Area Year round
Mt. Hough Ranger DistrictMt. Hough OHV Area Year round
Feather River Ranger DistrictFeather River OHV Area Year round
Downieville Ranger DistrictDownieville OHV Area Year round
Beckworth Ranger DistrictBeckworth OHV Area Year round
Army Corps of EngineersBlack Butte Lake Year round
Upper Lake Ranger DistrictUpper Lake OHV Areas Year round
Grindstone Ranger DistrictGrindstone OHV Areas Year round
Ukiah Field OfficeSouth Cow Mountain Recreation Area Year round
Ukiah Field OfficeKnoxville Recreation Area Year round
SVRAClay Pit1-Sep 30-Jun
City of MarysvilleEugene Chappie OHV Park Year round
SVRAMammoth Bar Year round
Nevada City Ranger DistrictNevada City OHV Areas Year round
Truckee Ranger DistrictTruckee OHV Areas Year round
Lake Tahoe Basin Management UnitLake Tahoe OHV Area Year round
American River Ranger DistrictAmerican River OHV Areas Year round
Georgetown Ranger DistrictGeorgetown OHV Areas Year round
Placerville Ranger DistrictPlacerville OHV Areas Year round
Amador Ranger DistrictAmador OHV Areas Year round
Pacific Ranger DistrictPacific OHV Areas Year round
SVRAPrairie City1-Oct 30-Apr
Calaveras Ranger DistrictCalaveras OHV Areas Year round
Summit Ranger DistrictSummit OHV Areas Year round
Mi-Wuk Ranger DistrictMi-Wuk OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
SVRACarnegie1-Oct 30-Apr
Santa Clara CountyMetcalf Motorcycle Park1-Oct 30-Apr
Stanislaus CountyStanislaus OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Groveland Ranger DistrictGroveland OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
Bass Lake Ranger DistrictBass Lake OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
SVRAHollister Hills1-Oct 31-May
Hollister Field OfficeClear Creek Management. Area1-Oct 31-May
High Sierra Ranger DistrictHigh Sierra OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
Bishop Field OfficeBishop Resource Area Year round
Hume Lake Ranger DistrictHume Lake OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
SVRAOceano Dunes Year round
Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictSanta Lucia OHV Areas Year round
Kern River Ranger DistrictKern River OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
Tule River/Hot Springs Ranger DistrictTule River/Hot Springs OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
Ridgecrest Field OfficeOlancha Dunes Year round
Ridgecrest Field OfficeJawbone Canyon, Dove Springs1-Sep 31-May
Ridgecrest Field OfficeSpangler Hill1-Sep 31-May
White Mountain Ranger DistrictWhite Mountain OHV Areas Year round
Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictMt. Pinos OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
SVRAHungry Valley1-Oct 30-Apr
Santa Barbara Ranger DistrictSanta Barbara OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Ojai Ranger DistrictOjai OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers Ranger DistrictSanta Clara/Mojave Rivers OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
San Gabriel River Ranger DistrictSan Gabriel River OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Front Country Ranger DistrictFront Country OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Mountain Top Ranger DistrictMountain Top OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
San Jacinto Ranger DistrictSan Jacinto OHV Areas1-Oct 31-May
Barstow Field OfficeDumont Dunes Year round
Barstow Field OfficeEl Mirage1-Oct 30-Apr
Barstow Field OfficeStoddard Valley1-Sep 31-May
Barstow Field OfficeRasor1-Sep 31-May
Barstow Field OfficeJohnson Valley1-Sep 31-May
Needles Field OfficeEastern Mojave Desert Areas Year round
San Bernardino CountyPark Moabi Year round
Lake Havasu Field OfficeParker Strip Year round
Palm Springs Field OfficeColorado Desert Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Trabuco Ranger DistrictTrabuco OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
Descanso Ranger DistrictDescanso OHV Areas1-Oct 30-Apr
El Centro Field OfficeLark Canyon1-Oct 30-Apr
SVRAOcatillo Wells1-Oct 31-May
SVRAHeber Dunes Year round
El Centro Field OfficeArroyo Salado1-Oct 31-May
El Centro Field OfficeSuperstition Mountain1-Oct 31-May
El Centro Field OfficePlaster City1-Oct 31-May
El Centro Field OfficeImperial Dunes-Mammoth Wash Year round
El Centro Field OfficeImperial Dunes-Glamis/Gecko Year round
El Centro Field OfficeImperial Dunes-Buttercup Valley Year round

(b) The Executive Officer shall publish in the California Regulatory Notice Register and notify potentially affected OHV Area Managing Entities regarding revisions to Table 1 in subsection (a) at least 30 days before the revisions take effect, in the following situations:

(1) The Executive Officer may revise Table 1 in subsection (a) where there is a change in the designation (with respect to California Ambient Air Quality Standards), from zone nonattainment to attainment, of an area in which an OHV area is located, provided that the attainment area is not identified as an upwind contributor to significant impacts to transport of ozone or ozone precursors as identified and defined in Section 70500, Title 17, California Code of Regulations.

(2) The Executive Officer may revise Table 1 in subsection (a) to reflect changes in the physical characteristics or identity of OHV Areas, including but not limited to changes in ownership or control of listed areas, addition or deletion of areas, or changes in the geographic domain of listed areas.

(c) Section 2415 shall only apply through December 31, 2024. Effective January 1, 2025, off-road motorcycles and ATVs that were certified pursuant to section 2412(c)(1)(B) are permitted to operate year round in public areas designated for OHV use unless otherwise restricted by the designated Public Land Management Agency.

1. New section filed 12-8-99; operative 1-7-2000 (Register 99, No. 50).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 4-27-2004; operative 5-27-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-16-2007; operative 8-15-2007 (Register 2007, No. 29).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) and new subsection (c) filed 11-26-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 48).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 43013, 43018 and 43107, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 38020 and 38390, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 43013, 43018 and 43107, Health and Safety Code.

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