Recreation Sites - Typical Road Conditions

Roads to recreation sites are often unpaved, including logging roads. Roads to most managed recreation sites receive some surface maintenance, such as grading and brushing. Roads may be rough, not all hazards are signed, and road conditions can change at any time.

Roads to user maintained sites are maintained to a ‘wilderness standard’, which means that they can be rugged in sections. Motorists should expect rough surfaces, potholes and cross-ditches. Not all vehicles are suitable for wilderness standard roads in all weather.

Since roads to recreation sites are often used by logging trucks, drivers with two-way radios may benefit from tuning into the appropriate frequencies to communicate with other road users. Forest Service Roads have signs at their entrances indicating the name of the road and the appropriate radio frequency to tune in.

If you are a user of a two-way radio, you should tune in to the appropriate frequency and then call in your location and direction. Other users will do the same, so you can know if there is a need for you to pull out at some point to allow loaded trucks to pass. Keep in mind that not all road users will have radios.

For more information, see the brochure: Forest Roads: Guide for Safe Travel [414kb].