Logging Trucks Use Forest Roads

Roads leading to recreation sites and trails are often unpaved forestry roads. Some of the roads to more popular recreation sites receive some surface maintenance, such as grading and brushing. Access roads may be rough, not all hazards are necessarily signed, and road conditions can change at any time.

Roads to more remote recreation sites and trails are generally maintained to a 'wilderness standard', which means that they can be quite rugged in sections. Motorists should expect rough surfaces, potholes and cross-ditches. Not all vehicles are suitable for wilderness standard roads in all weather conditions.

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 will 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.

Forest Roads: Guide for Safe Travel (pdf, 413KB)