STATUS:  Reassessmed through public process from May 7 - June 8, 2026 (20 miles).

(Miles of Access Originally Closed: 534) 

Last updated 6-10-206: 

The Bureau of Land Management sought public comment on proposed changes to motorized vehicle route designations within the San Rafael Swell and Desert travel management area plans in central Utah. The BLM  reassessed whether certain routes currently designated as closed to off-highway vehicles (OHVs) should be changed to open, limited, or closed. 

In the San Rafael Desert Travel Management Plan, completed in 2020 and amended in 2022, the BLM designated about 600 miles of routes as open to OHV travel, 47 miles of routes as limited OHV use, and 534 miles of routes as closed to OHVs. The BLM is considering opening or limiting approximately 20 miles in this area during the current reassessment. There are no additional road closures proposed for this area.

If BLM concludes that any designations should change, the agency will issue new decisions amending the plans. Online area maps show routes the BLM is considering for redesignation.

The Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office created a comment letter generator to help the public craft substantive comments. This map will remain publicly available although the BLM is no longer acceptin public comments.