I would like to get some feed back about the trails in Lake George. I have heard that you can buy a permit and have some good rides up there. I live in Dutchess County and the only legal riding is on tracks and small parcels of land.

 

Hi Ed,

There are several trail heads near Lake George, all very good riding. One trail is located right in Lake George. It's about 20 miles long, with good intermediate riding. There's also some great riding about 15 min north in Stony Creek. Lot's of trails (possibly over 60 miles). In the fall, we have a huge poker run and mud bog event in near there. You're invited to join us - take a look at our event:
www.powersportsrally.com

See you on the trails,
Chris

 

I have a place in Pottersville and will attend this Rally. Thanks alot for the information and web site. Also where abouts in Stony Creek? I plan on being in the area the start of May and I'm thinking about bringing my ride.
Thanks again

 

For the Powersports Rally, we will have specific routes mapped out, but we're first putting the finishing touches on the big poker run, and opening some great new trails, so I don't have any specific trails for you yet. You might try TrailPass.com, but I just looked and didn't see any info on the Stony Creek trails yet. They may add this to their site soon, so I would keep an eye out.

 

Zappa,

Correction, there is stony creek info online TrailPass. You can find it here: http://northeast.trailpass.com/trail_lakegeorge.php. I tripped across this because the Powersports Rally is considering using this trail system for one of our rides.

Hope that helps.

 

I'm from Massachusetts. Taking a trip the end of July to Lake George. I'm not familiar with any of the trails out there and I hate to leave home with out my Quad. I heard that NY honors out of state registrations and was wondering if this was true. And I was wondering how I could get some info on the trails that way. We all are riding an assortment of Quads including, A couple Yamaha Grizzly 660's, A Susuki Ozark, a Yamaha YFZ450, and one of my friends has a dirtbike (YZF426). Do the dirtbikes run different trails or registrations? Any information would be greatly appreciated [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Public ATV trails in NY are scarce, mostly because NY state keeps closing trails... There is a good, growing network of private trails in NY, that require a pass to ride on (TrailPass.com). Around Lake George, there are 3 trail systems, with a total of 60-80 miles of riding. If you're interested in the TrailPass pass, let me know and we can sell you one, and mail it to you.

Regarding coming from MA to NY, and what registrations/insurance you'll need, take a look at the NY DMV website for info: http://www.nysdmv.com/broch/c29.htm

Good luck!

 

I would be interested in buying a trail pass. Does every person that is riding need to buy one also?

 

Every quad/bike will need one, not every person. So if you're riding two up, you'll only need one pass. And the pass stays with the quad, so if your buddy borrows your quad, he doesn't need to have his own pass. It lasts for 1 year plus an additional month, no matter when you bought it. And it works on all the TrailPass areas in the east coast.

TrailPass members also get a discount at the Northeast Powersports Rally.

It's a good deal, which is why they are growing like crazy. Drop me an email at info@powersportsrally.com and I'll answer any questions you have as well as UPS you a pass.

Regards,
Chris

 

One more thing: On some of the trail systems, you can also buy a day pass. I don't know if the price is the same everywhere, but at West Mountain, the price is $25. If you decide to buy an annual TrailPass pass, your $25 will count toward the purchase.