Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13 § 2415

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 2415 - California off-Highway Vehicle Areas and Riding Seasons for off-Highway Recreational Vehicles with Use Restrictions

(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:

(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.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 2415

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.

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).