"That list
https://staythetrail.org/full-size-trails/ is on a different site than registration, and is useless, it is just a list of the most popular ones per the disclaimer under it; but on the page you can see the new sticker, which has changed. Kelly Flats, Moody Hill and Chinaman Gulch are not on it, neither is Tincup Pass which was discussed in this thread and everyone believed it was needed there:
https://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums...022-OHV-permit . You can see the old style stickers on that thread as well. Old Tincup Pass is on the list. Tincup pass is the way to Old Tincup, so techincally you are "in route" so you need it for Tincup Pass, or only if your intention is to do both? Is there a sign? Can I get a ticket for intention? There is no list, map or even good description; have you ever used the phrase "public land road" to describe where you were going? How does that differ from Forest Road or County Road, or are Forest and / or County roads Public Land Roads? If I went to Tincup Pass, Kelly flats, Moody Hill or Chinaman Gulch how am I supposed to know that I need a sticker?
If you look at the thread
https://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums...022-OHV-permit you can see that while I've made a little fun of them I've also posted something positive every year about this program, and bought the sticker. I am for this program, this is just discussion."
That list is not useless and it is fairly accurate. I do know of two new routes near GJ that have been opened within the last year that are not on the list.
Other than color, which changes every year, the stickers have not changed. There may be a difference between the stickers for permits and registrations.
An OHV permit is not required on Kelly Flats, Moody, and Chinamens for licensed vehicles. I frequently drive a unlicensed buggy that requires a OHV registration on any road or trail, that is what I was in when I was checked. That shows part of the problem, many people confuse and combine OHV permits with OHV registrations. Street licensed vehicles and out of state OHV vehicles (ATVs, side by sides, motorcycles, etc) get OHV permits and in state OHVs get OHV registrations. The "in route" part of the regulation only applies to OHV registrations, not permits.
The easiest way to determine if you need a permit for a street licensed vehicle is to check the MVUM, any "trail" requires a permit, "roads" do not. OHVs need a registration for all roads and trails.