Hi TEXMud,

No, we will be going back to that part of Oklahoma also this summer. We plan on meeting our kids and grandkids at Mena to ride for a few days. My wife is a little reluctant to get back on some of the trails in Wolf Pen since she rolled her rancher over her a few times the last time we were there. It will be interesting. Its the Quachita area around Broken Bow isn't it? Where is the Honebia Wildlife area? Give me a town so I can check on places to stay nearby.

Regards

Ted

 

my wife and i want to go we have never been to quachita but some of our friends have. heard it is a pretty nice place to ride

 

I saw the legislation and wrote to my district rep. She was one the democrats that didn't flee the state. I was hoping since they fled the state, that this bill would be one that got left by the wayside. When does it take affect?

 

Predator,
Mena is the best riding I have seen so far. Wolf Pen Gap is really good, but some of the best riding is ourside of the Gap. You need to stay somewhere like Sugar Creek Lodge so they can give you a map and tell you where to ride. Ask them how to get to Shin Bone trail. It's a nice trail, but a little technical. Got some rocks and boulders in a stream bed with running water that you have to negotiate. Lots of great riding. TEXMud says the riding in South Eastern Oklahoma is really good also. I've only been there once and didn't find the good riding, but hope to next time we go.

Triumph Dude,
I know they passed the legislation and I suppose it will become law when the governor signs the bill. He may have already signed it. I guess we will find out when we start seeing a lot of people complaining on this site about getting tickets for riding where they have always rode. I saw an article in a magazine today where one of the lucky landowners was defending the law because all of those ATV's polluting his riverbed. I guess his ATV will be different and won't pollute like those other ATV's.

In the Texas panhandle, there is a river named the Canadian river. I grew up riding dirt bikes in that river bed. It's about 100 miles long from the New Mexico border to Lake Meridith. After a few years, I graduated to 4X4 vehicles like jeeps, blazers, and bronchos. We have been gone from there now for 20 years, but I hear the ATV riders were still having a blast in the river bed. That is now over. When you think of all the great riding areas in the red river, brazos river, and many other dry river beds that are now closed because land owners got tired of sharing the river beds, it's a shame.

Ted

 

Honbia Wildlife area is the area north and west of the Three Rivers area. The edge of it is pink and can be seen on the Three Rivers map. I have both of them scanned on my web site (www.ansley.net).

If you didnt find the type of riding you are looking for let me know what kind you are looking for. I've been there enough times I can tell you about most areas. I personally just love going there and riding in a different area each time. Wether its dificult riding or logging roads means nothing to me. I'm out in nature far from work with my friends and family. Couldnt ask for much more.

 

I'm the same way TEXMud, I just want to be outside doing something. I do get tired of just riding flat trails though. If that is all I wanted, I could just stay home. I have about 15,000 acres around my house that I can ride anytime I want. It has lots of great water and really good trails, but after a while you can ride all of the trails blindfolded. I just like a little change occasionally. You gave me some really good tips on where to ride next time we go to broken bow. You said to ride on the east side of 259 instead of the west side. You also said some good riding is north of the power line, but to not ride on the power line right of way.

Thanks

Ted

 

my wife and i was looking at going to lil sahara in ok but i think we might go to mena arkansas i dont really want to ride real technical stuff cause we will have the kids with us what do you suggest

 

Predator,

Mena is a good choice because you have trails for all skill levels and all interests. They have trails where you can simply cruise all day and just enjoy the sights or they have trails where you can hurt yourself is you are so inclined. Some of the areas around Broken Bow, Oklahoma also offer a lot of trail vareity. Just pick a place, get on the internet and look for a place to stay in the area, call them and ask if you can get from their place to the trails on your atv's; and have fun. I always try to pick a place where we can ride from the camp to the trails because I get tired of trailering my ATV;s back and forth. In Oklahoma, you do have to purchase a state permit to ride in the area. You have to buy a permit for each individual on a four wheeler. I believe the permit costs $35.00 and is good for one year.

Ted

 

$25 per person per calendar year. BTW, its not a quad permit, its a land use permit. Its required by law even if you choose to go hiking in the Broken Bow area.

 

That permit they are talking about even if you leave in Oklahoma you still have to have it even on your own land. A friend of mine lives up there and him and his family was riding on there place and they crossed this creek that ran through their land and the game warden got them and wrote them up because they didnt have that permit.