2021 Michigan ORV Trail Directory
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• Clear Lake State Park (Montmorency County) 2021 Michigan ORV • Muskallonge Lake State Park (Luce County) Trail Directory • Twin Lakes State Park (Houghton County) United States Forest Service Campgrounds, This is a complete many listings to plan only, as not to disturb (listed as USFSCG) are listing of all the state des- trips to your liking, and non-ORV campers. We typically rustic with des- ignated ORV trails and locate fuel, food, camp- also recommend that you ignated sites, pit/vault riding areas in Michigan. grounds and motels. trailer motorcycles in and toilets and well water. Please note...Lower Pen- Several trails and loops out of State Parks due to Camping fees may vary insula: All State forest now have improved park- the number of non-ORV so call ahead to confirm. roads with the passage of ing areas, which may in- campers in these camp- RECREATION PA 288 are open unless clude outhouses. Where grounds. PASSPORT posted closed to non- confirmed, this symbol: STATE FOREST • Vehicles: $11 when pur- road licensed ORVs. (See P is posted on those en- CAMPGROUNDS chased with your license below). Upper Peninsula: tries that have parking • Ambrose Lake State plate registration renewal Forest roads under State and outhouse facilities. Forest Campground at the Secretary of State. jurisdiction are open un- Check your CCC map (Ogemaw County) • Vehicles: $16 ($11 less posted closed. Forest USB for detailed loca- • Black Lake State Forest passport fee, plus $5 roads under USFS juris- tions of the parking/stag- Campground (Cheboy- convenience fee) when diction have varied rules ing areas for each trail. If gan County) purchased at state parks, (please contact the USFS you have any questions • Carrieville State For- DNR customer service office for their operating about any particular trail, est Campground (Lake centers (cash or checks rules). please contact the per- County) only) or at the Secretary “Trail width” des- son listed with each trail • Holland Lake State For- of State outside your li- ignates the standard to by phone or email. They est Campground (Luce cense plate registration which that trail is main- are personally in charge County) renewal cycle. tained. Fifty-inch trail is of maintenance, marking • Jackson Lake State For- • Motorcycles: $6 when maintained 50” wide at and/or information on est Campground (Mont- purchased with your li- the ground, 50” at the that section of trail. If you morency County) cense plate registration handlebars and is useable cannot get through to • Long Lake (Wexford) renewal at the Secretary by both motorcycles and them, contact the CCC State Forest Campground of State.. ATVs. Twenty-four-inch office at 517-416- 0126 (Wexford County) • Motorcycles: $11 ($11 trail is maintained 24” or email ccckids226@ • Muskrat Lake State For- passport fee, plus $5 con- wide at the ground and gmail.com. We have also est Campground (Osco- venience fee) when pur- 40” at the handlebars and compiled information da County) chased at state parks and is not wide enough for on campgrounds on or • Pickerel Lake (Kalkas- DNR customer service ATVs. Conservation Of- near each trail. The State ka) State Forest Camp- centers (cash or checks ficers may write tickets to of Michigan issues rules ground (Kalkaska Coun- only) or at the Secretary ATV operators traveling on State Forest Camp- ty) of State outside your li- on 24” trail due to the re- grounds and State Parks • Weber Lake State Forest cense plate registration sulting damage. “Route” which state that “ORVs Campground (Cheboy- renewal cycle. is maintained at 72” or may be used to enter into gan County) • Moped: $6 when pur- wider and is more on or depart campgrounds” STATE PARKS chased at state parks. the line of what is com- in camps on the trail sys- • Baraga State Park (Ba- • Commercial daily pass monly known as “Two tem. The CCC feels that raga County) $17 when purchased at Tracks.” You should find this traffic should be kept • Bewabic State Park state parks. enough information with to a minimum, in and out (Iron County) • A resident Recreation THE CYCLE CONSERVATION CLUB OF MICHIGAN • 2021 ORV TRAIL DIRECTORY 1 Passport cannot be pur- (only if it’s being used): dated every year. trails with still have both chased online. $7 at state parks (can • This is an inclusive names and letters. With • The purchase of a sepa- only be purchased if tow- process. There will be an the goal being to have a rate Recreation Passport ing vehicle has an annual opportunity for folks to Route from St. Ignace to is required for any hitched non-resident pass, good have their voices heard. Wisconsin to Sault Ste. or unhitched towed vehi- for length of stay) This public input compo- Marie and back to St. cles. The $5 convenience • Commercial daily nent will be crucial to the Ignace. The Route is not fee will not be applied to pass $17 at state parks decision-making process. completed and the mark- purchases made at / for: (24k+lbs and/or seating • Buy-in from stakehold- ing and maps are an ongo- • Belle Isle Park (will be capacity of 16+) ers as well as the public is ing process. Some Routes assessed beginning Jan. 1, • A $5 convenience fee is also important to the suc- are seasonal, some are 2020). not applied to purchases cess of this project. only 65” wide and some • Non-street-legal ve- of non-resident passes. For more infor- do not allow off-road hicles at the Silver Lake WHERE TO BUY mation about Michi- motorcycles. Please pay State Park ORV area. Michigan state gan’s state forest system, attention. • Non-annual renewing parks (annual non-resi- visit www.michigan.gov/ For a complete vehicles (ie. historical/ dent pass, towed vehicle forestry. To learn more list of Michigan ORV authentic, street-legal pass & daily pass), On- about ORV use on state- Trails and Routes go to moped, tribal govern- line at the DNR e-store managed land, go to michigan.gov/dnr. ment, dealer, temporary, (annual non-resident www.michigan.gov/or- If you have ques- manufacture, non-profit pass only), DNR custom- vinfo. Scroll all the way tions or comments, organization (Y) plates). er service centers (annual down to PRINTABLE please contact the CCC • Mopeds (A moped RP non-resident pass and ROAD INVENTORY office. If you find any is not available for pur- daily passes only | cash or MAPS information that needs chase at the SOS, so the checks only). Please visit CARSONITE ORV updating, such as res- $5 convenience fee does michigan.gov for more TRAIL MARKERS taurants or gas stations not apply). information. The Michi- that are closed or were • Commercial vehicles. PUBLIC ACT 288 gan ORV program has overlooked, good camp- You must display a valid Public Act 288, which changed from orange tri- ing opportunities that we Recreation Passport on was signed by Gov. Rick angles on trees to yellow missed, or have any other your non-resident mo- Snyder on Sept. 28, 2016, markers on carsonite flat input that would be use- tor vehicle, motorcycle changes rules for: posts. The Cycle Conser- ful in this directory, send or commercial motor ve- • ORV use on state forest vation Club of Michigan it to: hicle to enter any Michi- roads is responsible for chang- gan state park, recreation • Use of ORVs by hunters ing over 1550 miles on The Cycle Conservation area, state forest camp- to retrieve game the ORV trail system, Club of Michigan ground, designated boat- • Use of pack and saddle this includes removal of PO Box 486 ing access site or parking animals for the retrieval all signage; triangles and Coldwater, MI 49036 lot, trailhead, recreation of game black arrows from trees. 517-416-0126 staging area or access site In addition to Please call 517-416-0126 [email protected] related to trails/pathways. these changes, PA288 or email ccckids226@ The RP is valid until the also requires that the gmail.com with any ques- We appreciate the help end of the calendar year. DNR conduct a compre- tions or comments. and will use it in next Only non-resident Rec- hensive inventory of all Upper Peninsula new year’s issue! reation Passports may be of the state forest roads numeric Trail and Route purchased online. and map them. marking system is similar NON-RESIDENTS • Maps will be published to the snowmobile alpha • Annual non-resident: online to let users know system. It was started in $33 what’s open for usage and 2019 and is still in the To the to the • Daily non-resident: $9 which forest roads aren’t. process. Routes will be • Towed motor vehicle These maps will be up- only marked with letters, to the trails 17 licensed by the SOS on campground. 20 Road to Grand Tra- public roads unless open Special features: P Food verse County - MCCCT by county ordinance. at Clear Lake and gas, Length: 18 miles Parking: N44.40759 food and Motels at West Trail width: Varies (all W84.25232 Branch and Rose City. road) Campgrounds: Ambrose Description: Well used Contact: Jim Seymour Lake SFCG trail, but nice. Phone: 231-342-5071 County: Ogemaw LP County: Ogemaw LP email: jkjmcmore@ Codes/Information gmail.com Abbreviations License required: ORV Ambrose Lake to Rose Atlanta to Hunt Creek license $26.25 and trail City Trail - MCCCT - MCCCT (North and LP - Lower Peninsula UP - Upper Peninsula permit $10.00. MCCCT: Length: 5 miles South) - MCCCT ORV license $26.25 and Trail width: 50” Length: 22 P = Outhouse and Park- ing at Staging Area. trail permit $10.00 and Contact: Bret Witte Trail width: Varies USFSCG: United States licensed by the SOS on Phone: 989-513-9556 Contact: Greg Schmidt Forest Service (National public roads unless open email: bogger44@hot- Phone: 989-621-0138 Forest) Campground.