STATUS:  Reassessment May 7 - June 8, 2026 (20 miles).

(Miles of Access Originally Closed: 534) 

May 7 - June 8, 2026:

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking 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 is reassessing whether certain routes currently designated as closed to off-highway vehicles (OHVs) should be changed to open, limited, or closed. The process will continue to be informed by agency specialists, cooperating agencies, and the public.

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 has created a comment letter generator (coming May 8th) to help the public craft substantive comments. Members of the public must personally submit those comments to the BLM by June 8, 2026.