RIDE SAFELY. RIDE RESPONSIBLY. When used safely and responsibly, all-terrain vehicles are a great source SAFETY TIPS of transportation, fun and family I Take an ATV safety course. recreation. They are useful work I Stay on the trails and other legal tools and your passport to outdoor riding areas. exploration. ATV I Never consume alcohol or drugs riding can access before or during ATV operation. Wisconsin’s endless Consuming alcohol or drugs is a scenic beauty while factor in nearly 40 percent of all building cama - ATV fatalities. raderie among fam - I Wear your helmet! Even the most ilies and fellow rid - minor accidents can cause severe ers. Ride safely by controlling your head injuries if you are not wear - speed and wearing a helmet. Ride ing a helmet. responsibly by staying on marked I Avoid excessive speeds. Travel at a trails and respecting both private speed appropriate for the terrain, and public property. Staying on des - visibility conditions and your expe - ignated trails is a simple way to pro - rience. tect the environment. Shortcutting I Don’t attempt wheelies, jumps or or leaving trails causes erosion and other stunts. These can have disas - damages trailside plants. trous results. I ATVs are for off-highway use only. Never operate an ATV on public roads unless the law permits it and you use extreme caution. In gener - al, riding an ATV on a roadway or in a ditch is prohibited, but there are times that it is allowed. See the entire rules booklet (www.dnr.wi.gov/org/es/enforce - ment/docs/atvregs.pdf) for further guidance, and then check with your local officials for exceptions. I ATVs are designed for one operator only. Never carry a passenger unless the machine is specifically manufactured for a second person. I Protective clothing is a necessity. Always wear an approved ATV hel - met, eye protection, boots, gloves, long pants and a long sleeved shirt CARMEN JOPP or jacket. 2 Visit travelwisconsin.com ANN HARDEN ATV Safety Training course. These ATV operators must carry their safety certification card and they Riding an all-terrain vehicle is excit - must display it to law enforcement offi - ing and exhilarating. But in the hands of cers when requested. Anyone 11 years an untrained operator, an ATV can also of age or older is eligible to take the be very dangerous. ATV’s handle differ - class and receive a safety education com - ently than other vehicles. Accidents hap - pletion certificate. The certificate does pen fast, even during routine exercises not become valid until the child reaches like turning, riding over obstacles, or rid - 12 years of age. ing on hills. The purpose of the Wisconsin ATV ATV exhausts and noise Safety Training Program is to promote Unusually loud ATVs disturb nearby responsible, safe and ethical ATV use. By landowners, wildlife, and other recre - participating in the program, students ators. That, in turn, hurts Wisconsin’s obtain a better understanding of their opportunity for more trails. Don’t modify obligations to the resources, the your exhaust so that it’s louder than orig - landowner, other ATV users and them - inally manufactured. ATV noise must be selves. no louder than 96 decibels when tested If you want to enroll in an ATV safe - in accordance with standards. Remember ty course, contact your nearest DNR serv - – loud pipes hurt trails. ice center or visit www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/enforce - ATV registration ment/safety/upcoming.html. If you live in Wisconsin or your ATV is kept in Wisconsin for more than 15 Who is required to be consecutive days, you must register your certified? ATV with the Wisconsin Department of All ATVers who ride on public riding Natural Resources to ride on Wisconsin areas (trails, frozen waters, routes, per - ATV trails. mitted county and/or forest lands, etc.) The All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) who are at least age 12 and who were Registration Application must be validat - born on or after January 1, 1988 must ed prior to operation of the machine. have completed a safety certification continued... Wisconsin ATV Guide 3 RIDE SAFELY. RIDE RESPONSIBLY. A NOTE ABOUT ATTRACTIONS continued... This guide includes information about many attractions near ATV You can submit your application in per - trails and intensive use areas. Most son at one of several ATV Validation of these attractions do not allow Stations. For a list of these stations visit ATVing on or to their properties. dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/registrations/snow Attraction information is included atvstations.htm. only as a suggestion of things to see and do out-of-the-saddle. The quickest and most convenient way to renew or register your ATV is to visit dnr.wi.gov, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. By using this method of register - MAP LEGEND ing your ATV you can print a validation receipt that will allow you to operate ATV Trail your ATV until you receive the registra - ATV Road Route tion certificate and decals. Dual Use ATV/ Paper ATV application forms are still Snowmobile Route available and can submitted to DNR at Dual Use ATV/ the address below. If you use this option Snowmobile Road Route to register your machine, you must wait Other ATV Trail until you receive your registration certifi - 94 Interstate Highway cate and decals prior to operating. 2 US Highway ATV Processing Center 35 State Highway PO Box 78701 E County Highway Milwaukee, WI 53278-0701 Town Road Customer Service staff are available County Line to answer your questions by calling (toll free) 1-888-WDNRINFo (1-888-936- Railroad 7463), 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven Section Closed to ATVs days a week. Trailhead with Parking Lot All Services All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Gas trail pass Water Wisconsin law requires those who Toilet use Wisconsin ATV trails to display either Showers Wisconsin registration, or an ATV trail Food Service pass if your ATV is in state for less than 15 consecutive days. Funds from this Lodging program are used to enhance all Public Campground Wisconsin ATV recreation. The trail pass Shelter may be purchased online at our Online Picnic Area Licensing Center (www.wildlifelicense.com/wi), or over the Playground counter at any license sales location. To ATV Wash find a location, visit Electric Hookups www.dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/licenseagent Hiking Trail Only s/. You can also purchase them by phone at 1-877/945-4236. Fire Tower For more ATV information, visit the City Wisconsin Department of Natural Town Resources website at www.dnr.wi.gov. Point of Interest State Park or Forest 4 Visit travelwisconsin.com 2 1 3 4 5 6 19 7 15 8 14 18 9 17 10 13 16 12 20 Trail 11 Index 21 ______________________________________Page 1 Wild Rivers State Trail _______________________________6-7 2 Valhalla Area Trails _________________________________8-9 3 Tri-County Recreational Corridor ___________________10-11 4 Iron County ATV Trails ____________________________12-13 5 Dead Horse Run ATV Trail _________________________14-15 6 Tuscobia State Trail _______________________________16-17 7 Flambeau ATV Trail System ________________________18-19 8 Cattail State Trail _________________________________20-21 9 Chippewa County ATV Trails _______________________22-23 10 Clark County ATV Trails ___________________________24-25 11 Jackson County/Black River State Forest Trails ______26-27 12 Dyracuse Mound Recreational Area _________________28-29 13 Marathon County/Burma Road Trail ________________30-31 14 Harrison Hills ATV Trail ___________________________32-33 15 Parrish Highlands Trail ____________________________34-35 16 Embarrass River ATV Park _________________________36-37 17 Dusty Trails ______________________________________38-39 18 Marinette County ATV Trails _______________________40-41 19 Florence County ATV Trails ________________________42-43 20 Riverview ATV Park _______________________________44-45 21 Cheese Country Trail ______________________________46-47 Wisconsin ATV Events _____________________________48-49 ATV Rentals _________________________________________50 Wisconsin ATV Guide 5 Wild Rivers State Trail Barron, Washburn & Douglas Counties 1 ne of the longest trail systems in the JUST THE FACTS state, the Wild Rivers State Trail trav - DISTANCE: 104 miles one way from erses three northwestern Wisconsin Rice Lake to just south of Superior. Ocounties. The 104-mile trail is a for - DIFFICULTY: Easy mer Omaha and Soo Line TRAILHEAD LOCATION(S): Parking Railroad grade that par - and trail access is available in Rice Lake, allels US Hwy 53 from Sarona, Spooner, Trego, Minong, and Superior. Access only in Gordon. Rice Lake to Superior. Located in the Red SEASON: Open year-round. Cedar Valley of OTHER TRAILS IN THIS REGION: Tuscobia State Trail, Gandy Dancer State Wisconsin, Rice Lake is a Trail, Tri-County Corridor, Saunders hotbed of outdoor recre - Grade, and Stony Brook Trail. ation. The southern trailhead NOTE: Just north of Rice Lake, the Wild is located near Hwy 48 and Cty SS. Three Rivers State Trail connects with the miles north of town, the Wild Rivers State Tuscobia State Trail. ATVs are prohibited Trail connects with the Tuscobia State Trail. on the Tuscobia from Rice Lake to near While it might be tempting to take the Angus and Birchwood. Tuscobia east, ATV use is prohibited from FEES: None. Rice Lake to near Birchwood (about 10 AREA ATTRACTIONS: The Tommy G. miles). Thompson State Fish Hatchery, Railroad Memories Museum, and Wisconsin The Wild Rivers Trail continues north Great Northern Excursion Train in following Cty SS as it crosses to the west Spooner; Vista Fleet Cruises, Fairlawn side of Highway 53 through the town of Mansion, S.S. Meteor Museum, and Haugen and into Washburn County. It’s an Bong WWII Heritage Center in Superior; easy ride into Sarona, where you can make and the Brule River State Forest in Brule. a quick pit stop for gas. North of Sarona LEGEND: For a complete listing of all the trail meanders along Hwy 53 for a few icons, see page 4.