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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 10. Department of Forestry
Chapter 30. Virginia State Forests Regulations
12/24/2025

4VAC10-30-250. Vehicles, where permitted.

A. No person shall operate a motorized vehicle anywhere in any forest, except on a road or parking area designated by signs or maps indicating that the road or parking area is open to motorized vehicle traffic.

B. Driving a motorized vehicle on a gated road is prohibited, except by Conditional Activity Permit. Any motorized vehicle used on state forest lands must be a highway-legal vehicle in compliance with Virginia Department of Transportation regulations and insured and licensed pursuant to Department of Motor Vehicles regulations. Any operator of a vehicle must possess a valid driver's license issued by the person's state of residency.

C. Persons engaged in silvicultural or maintenance activities are exempt from the requirements of this section, except legal requirements described in subsection B of this section.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of electric personal assistive mobility device or class one or class two electric power-assisted bicycles where traditional bicycles are allowed. Class three electric power-assisted bicycles are prohibited on gated roads and trails.

E. When crossing rivers or streams, bicycle or e-bike use shall be confined to bridges, culverts, and designated fords or crossings, if available.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 4VAC5-40-250 derived from VR215-01-03; eff. October 14, 1970; renumbered as 4VAC10-30-250, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. July 26, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 1, eff. October 9, 2025.

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