I’m looking for suggestions on a place to ride ATV’s during the Easter break this year. With Easter coming on April 4th, the plan is for my wife, 14 year old son, and myself to get away during the school break and go someplace less cold.

We’d be trailering ATV’s from SE Wisconsin so we’d prefer not to drive more than 1.5 to two days to get there. We had thought about Hatfield McCoy but as it turns out, West Virginia won’t allow 14 year olds on a machine larger than 90 cc’s. It looks like there are some nice trails in eastern Tennessee but I’m wondering if we might want to travel further south in early April for more warmth.

So….. Any thoughts on a good trail system for us to vacation to? Ideally, we’d be looking for a scenic place that has enough trail for 3 or 4 days of riding. We’d also like to avoid trails systems that are nothing more than flat, wide, dirt roads. Trail experience levels could range from easy, moderate and some advanced. For accommodations we would plan on renting a cabin or staying in a hotel (the wife isn’t so keen on camping).

 

Go to leerjak.com you wont be sorry that place is awesome,you can
rent cabins at Sam A Baker state park,1.3 miles from Leerjak Off Road
Ranch,all riding is in the mountains very little flat land,and you can run
up to St Joe State Park,for a days riding,would be a great trip for you.

 

Well, I'm from E. Tennessee and we often travel to Wisconsin on ATV trips.

For out of staters - Coal Creek is probably the best place. Over 70,000 acres of all types of scenic trails. Many out of staters go there year after year. Info at: windrock

We actually ride a lot at Royal Blue WMA (Recently renamed North Cumberland WMA). North Cumberland trails connect with Coal Creek trail and offer another 70,000 or so acres of great riding.
Info here: http://www.rideroyalblue.com/pdf/200...ermit_Cost.pdf

NC WMA trails also connect with Brimstone, located outside of Huntsville, TN. Info here: Brimstone Recreation

In a nutshell:

1. Coal Creek has great trails and is very friendly to out of state riders. There is usually a fair amount of people riding - ATV,s jeeps etc.

2. North Cumberland also has great trails but has high out-of-state permit fees. Very reasonable for in-state riders, but that is not you.

3. Brimstone also has great trails and fantastic views. Reasonable out of state fees. However, many of the Brimstone trails are very challenging - something to consider pending your, your wife's and your son's riding skills.

We have made it from here to BRF in Wisconsin in one long day. Or from here to Ashland area in a long two day trip.

 

Suggestion: Whispering Winds Campground is a nice campground with a lodge for rent, located in the middle of the National Alleghaney Forest in Pennsylvania. Atv/Snowmobile trails are right near. I have only stayed in the lodge at whispering winds campground. I have not been on the trails.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll be looking into all those suggestions. If anybody else has some suggestions, please post them and I'll keep watching this thread. Don