Does the California Vehicle Code apply to Forest Roads?
All California Vehicle Code laws apply on Forest Service Roads. Vehicles must be properly licensed and equipped to operate on the road network. Non-Street legal vehicles are limited to the designated Off-Highway vehicle (OHV) routes. The Basic Speed Law applies to Forest Service Roads “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.
