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
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 Management | Riding Areas | Riding Seasons | ||
State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA): | ||||
California State Parks | OHV Area Name | Beginning | End | |
Mc Cloud Ranger District | McCloud OHV Area | Year round | ||
Arcata Field Office | Samoa Dunes | Year round | ||
Hayfork Ranger District | Hayfork OHV Area | Year round | ||
Redding Field Office | Chappie-Shasta ORV Area | 1-Oct | 30-June | |
Eagle Lake Field Office | Fort Sage OHV Area | Year round | ||
Mt. Hough Ranger District | Mt. Hough OHV Area | Year round | ||
Feather River Ranger District | Feather River OHV Area | Year round | ||
Downieville Ranger District | Downieville OHV Area | Year round | ||
Beckworth Ranger District | Beckworth OHV Area | Year round | ||
Army Corps of Engineers | Black Butte Lake | Year round | ||
Upper Lake Ranger District | Upper Lake OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Grindstone Ranger District | Grindstone OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Ukiah Field Office | South Cow Mountain Recreation | Area Year round | ||
Ukiah Field Office | Knoxville Recreation Area | Year round | ||
SVRA | Clay Pit | 1-Sep | 30-Jun | |
City of Marysville | Eugene Chappie OHV Park | Year round | ||
SVRA | Mammoth Bar | Year round | ||
Nevada City Ranger District | Nevada City OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Truckee Ranger District | Truckee OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit | Lake Tahoe OHV Area | Year round | ||
American River Ranger District | American River OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Georgetown Ranger District | Georgetown OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Placerville Ranger District | Placerville OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Amador Ranger District | Amador OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Pacific Ranger District | Pacific OHV Areas | Year round | ||
SVRA | Prairie City | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Calaveras Ranger District | Calaveras OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Summit Ranger District | Summit OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Mi-Wuk Ranger District | Mi-Wuk OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
SVRA | Carnegie | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Santa Clara County | Metcalf Motorcycle Park | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Stanislaus County | Stanislaus OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Groveland Ranger District | Groveland OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
Bass Lake Ranger District | Bass Lake OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
SVRA | Hollister Hills | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
Hollister Field Office | Clear Creek Management. Area | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
High Sierra Ranger District | High Sierra OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
Bishop Field Office | Bishop Resource Area | Year round | ||
Hume Lake Ranger District | Hume Lake OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
SVRA | Oceano Dunes | Year round | ||
Santa Lucia Ranger District | Santa Lucia OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Kern River Ranger District | Kern River OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
Tule River/Hot Springs Ranger District | Tule River/Hot Springs OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
Ridgecrest Field Office | Olancha Dunes | Year round | ||
Ridgecrest Field Office | Jawbone Canyon, Dove Springs | 1-Sep | 31-May | |
Ridgecrest Field Office | Spangler Hill | 1-Sep | 31-May | |
White Mountain Ranger District | White Mountain OHV Areas | Year round | ||
Mt. Pinos Ranger District | Mt. Pinos OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
SVRA | Hungry Valley | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Santa Barbara Ranger District | Santa Barbara OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Ojai Ranger District | Ojai OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers Ranger District | Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
San Gabriel River Ranger District | San Gabriel River OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Front Country Ranger District | Front Country OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Mountain Top Ranger District | Mountain Top OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
San Jacinto Ranger District | San Jacinto OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
Barstow Field Office | Dumont Dunes | Year round | ||
Barstow Field Office | El Mirage | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Barstow Field Office | Stoddard Valley | 1-Sep | 31-May | |
Barstow Field Office | Rasor | 1-Sep | 31-May | |
Barstow Field Office | Johnson Valley | 1-Sep | 31-May | |
Needles Field Office | Eastern Mojave Desert Areas | Year round | ||
San Bernardino County | Park Moabi | Year round | ||
Lake Havasu Field Office | Parker Strip | Year round | ||
Palm Springs Field Office | Colorado Desert Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Trabuco Ranger District | Trabuco OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
Descanso Ranger District | Descanso OHV Areas | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
El Centro Field Office | Lark Canyon | 1-Oct | 30-Apr | |
SVRA | Ocatillo Wells | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
SVRA | Heber Dunes | Year round | ||
El Centro Field Office | Arroyo Salado | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
El Centro Field Office | Superstition Mountain | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
El Centro Field Office | Plaster City | 1-Oct | 31-May | |
El Centro Field Office | Imperial Dunes-Mammoth Wash | Year round | ||
El Centro Field Office | Imperial Dunes-Glamis/Gecko | Year round | ||
El Centro Field Office | Imperial 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:
(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.