In the initial trial, 5.9 GHz dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) radio links with 0.2 W transmit power were tested in a resource road environment at UBC’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. Average non-line-of-sight communication ranges of about 350 m were achieved. Since such ranges are insufficient for resource road safety applications, further tests of 5.9 GHz DSRC radios with higher gain antenna and transmit power were conducted. In addition, the non-line-of-sight communication range of off-the-shelf 900 MHz radio with 10-W transmit power was also evaluated and found to exceed 725 m. The results and findings from this study are presented and further work that would meet the needs of forest resource sectors is proposed.