BLM OR OHV Designation Publication Polygon Hub: Off-Highway Vehicle Use Areas

OHV_DSG_PUB_POLY represents areas where Off-Highway Vehicle use on Bureau of Land Management lands is regulated as Open, Limited, or Closed. Designations are determined through the Land Use Planning process and include special restrictions like designated routes or seasonal use. The dataset is published by the Department of the Interior and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map legal OHV access zones based on the Open, Limited, or Closed designations.
• Plan trail networks and manage seasonal closures based on the special restrictions data.
• Analyze land use policy impacts by overlaying OHV designations with other geospatial layers.
• Support environmental compliance and enforcement by identifying areas with route-specific or seasonal restrictions.

Strengths

• Data is defined by the formal Land Use Planning process (Resource Management Plans).
• Designations are tied to the specific Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 8342.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and an ArcGIS REST API.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-03-26).

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Collection Method

Determined through the Land Use Planning process (Resource Management Plan).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 12:42:41.231852

Geography

Bureau of Land Management lands, likely with a focus on Oregon based on platform tags.