May 7, 2026: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials are reassessing the off-road vehicle (OHV) route designations within the San Rafael Desert Travel Management Area (TMA). In particular, BLM is reassessing whether certain routes currently designated as closed or limited to OHVs  should be redesignated. The process has and will be informed by agency specialists, cooperating agencies, and the public — including a comment period as associated with the San Rafael Desert reconsideration routes starting on May 7th and ending June 5, 2026.

An interactive map of the San Rafael Desert TMA, including the routes identified in the reassessment, is available under Maps – Interactive Maps. BLM officials invite the public to submit further information on the routes currently designated OHV-limited and OHV-closed — including information about the routes’ purpose and need, and resource considerations. BLM requests that, where possible, commenters include specific route numbers in their comments.   

Link: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4dcce5a9140d4fcda7a01cf7f5b77409

Comments must be submitted either on the relevant ePlanning page for either the San Rafael Swell TMP or the San Rafael Desert TMP, through email to [email protected], or by standard mail to: San Rafael TMP, 125 S 600 W, Price, UT 84501.