Articles: Off-Roading
Presidents have closed millions of acres to motorized use through national monument designations, with no vote in Congress. The LANDs Act (H.R. 10669) would limit new monuments to 640 acres and send larger withdrawals to Congress. Tell your members of Congress to support it.
Big Cypress ORV riders have been locked out of the Addition Lands for 30 years, with an outdated map in the regulations still blocking the way. A proposed NPS rule would fix that and let the Superintendent set a designated trail network using existing historic trails. BRC supports it, and comments are due December 1, so use our action alert to send yours.
New Jersey’s largest block of public land, Wharton State Forest, is down to 233 miles of open roads out of roughly 510 mapped. H.R. 8924 would add 23 river segments to a federal study that can bring permits, quotas, and added review for the crossings that reach the water. BRC breaks down what the bill does and why a state with this little public land cannot afford another layer of closures.
The 2025 Bears Ears Management Plan closes 591,185 acres to OHV use, caps group sizes, and bans most motorized events, and Congress now has a way to overturn it. BRC overwhelmingly supports the Congressional Review Act resolution that would void the plan and block BLM from reissuing it. Use BRC’s action alert to tell your members of Congress to vote yes.
BLM Director Steve Pearce signed the All Americans Outside Initiative in Moab and said it is personal, because his brother has used a wheelchair for 50 years. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance protesters showed up anyway, but the Outdoor ADA would lock that in by law instead of leaving it to one administration. Contact your representatives and tell them to support it.
More than 45 million Americans live with a disability that can depend on motorized access to reach public land. BRC took six advocates to Capitol Hill to make that case directly to lawmakers backing the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act. Meet the advocates who made the trip and hear why they made it.
The A River Runs Through It Act promises 70 miles of OHV loop trail and permanent snowmobile access in return for 100,000 acres of new Montana wilderness. History says the wilderness is guaranteed and the access is not. Tell Rep. Zinke you oppose another false compromise.
Tower Ridge Road has been closed since a July 2025 storm, and the Hoosier National Forest would rather amend its Forest Plan than repair it. The amendment would end motorized access to three miles of road permanently. Comments close September 24.
The Forest Service’s decades-old Travel Management Rule that decides where you can ride across 380,000 miles of national forest roads is finally getting a revision. BRC backs the Forest Service’s plan to drop the minimization standard, recognize e-bikes, and fix the maps riders can’t trust. And the Forest Service wants to know what routes should be reopened. Comments are due September 23, 2026.
California’s Coastal Commission spent years layering permit conditions at Oceano Dunes until they became the foundation for phasing out OHV recreation entirely. Now NOAA is reviewing whether the agency overstepped its authority, and riders have a direct chance to weigh in. Submit your comment through BRC’s tool before August 22 and tell NOAA the Commission has not honored public access.