[Talk-us] National Forest boundaries

[Bradley White]

> Somewhat related, in the cases where an official FS road or trail crosses private property, does the FS have an easement, or is it kind of an informal arrangement?

Best way to know for sure is ground survey, but generally USFS system
roads & trails (also available for viewing using the USFS data extract
tool) over private land are public easements. If a section of the
system road/trail 'disappears' over a piece of land, it might not be
open to the public. An on-the-ground survey is usually required in
those cases.