ATV & OHV Trails In the Gulf Coast States

This page will focus on the Gulf States that have ATV Trails within their State Parks and National Forests. I have located a few city or county run parks and have included those as well. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are considered to be The Gulf States. I always considered Texas as a Southwest State so you will probably find some listing of State Park / National Forest ATV Trails within my blog there as well.

The National Forests in Alabama offer two OHV Trails – Kentuck ATV Trail in Talladega National Forest , Talladega District and Flint Creek Multiple-Use Trail in the Bankhead National Forest. For trail maps & info contact : Talladega Ranger District1001 North St. Talladega, Al. 35160. Telephone (205) 362-2909 Check out this website for lots of useful info: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama/

Florida's National Park service offers Parks with ATV Trails. The Big Cypress Preserve, The Ocala National Forest and The Withlacoochee State Forest offers trails for ATV and many other ORV vehicles. The ATV Trails will be closed from June 4, 2007 through August 2, 2007 in the Big Cypress Preserve. This apparently is a annual closure. Be sure to read the rules and regulations page and the permit guideline page, both are full of useful information. http://www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/orv-use.htm

Florida's Ocala National Forest offers two trail systems: Ocala North OHV Trail System and Wandering Wiregrass OHV Trail System. Dirt bikes, ATV's and Dune Buggy's share these trails. The Florida Trail Riders Club has a great website offering lots of information on these two systems: http://www.floridatrailriders.org/articles/ONF.htm

Withlacoochee State Forest in Florida is home to Croom Recreation Area located 40 miles north of Tampa. Contact the Withlacoochee State Forest, 15019 Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34601 or call (352) 754-6896. A good web page is http://www.fldof.com/forest_recreation/ohv_index.html. There are sand trails and hills everywhere. If you are planning an extended stay be aware you cannot ride your ATV into the campground, it must be trailered in and that campground has a sandy drive so be careful, getting stuck is easy to do!

Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest trails in three different areas.Off-Highway Vehicle Trails: The Calcasieu Ranger District, the Kisatchie Ranger District and the Catahoula Ranger District have Off-Highway Vehicle Trails. Catahoula Trails include the Hickman Multi-Use Trail (Camp Livingston) and the Little Creek Multi-Use Trail (Camp Livingston). The Calcasieu Trails are Enduro Multi-Use Trails and Claiborne Multi-Use Trails. The Kisatchie Ranger District's Sandstone Trail is seasonally closed from January 1st through March 30th of each year for renovations and repairs. All trails have the chance of closure due to excessive rain and will be posted as such on this websites front page OHV chart as soon as possible. http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/kisatchie/ohv/index.html or you can call 1-866-830-6467 for closures. Because of the recent rains all the ATV/Motorcycle Trails are closed today 7-9-07.

DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi has two ATV trails: Bethel and Rattlesnake Bay ATV trails. You can contact De Soto National Forest P.O. Box 248 or 654 West Frontage Road Wiggins, MS 39577 or call (601) 528-6160. Be sure to checkout the website to see if they have closed the area due to weather. http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/mississippi/desoto/recreation/

Trace State Park in Mississippi also has ATV riding Trails. Trace State Park is located in Belden, MS, 9 miles West of Tupelo, MS and 8 miles East of Pontotoc, approximately two miles off of MS Hwy 6 on Faulkner Road in Pontotoc County. There are campgrounds withing the park and a large variety of other recreational opportunities. Check out this website: http://www.visitmississippi.org/outdoor_rec/outdoor_parks.asp

In Texas you must take a ATV Safety course if you are planning on riding an ATV on public land http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/msb/atv.htm has a nice offering of trails: Lake Mackenzie Recreation Area(ATV's & Motorcycles only) - Silverton, TX (806) 633-4335

McClellan National Grassland(ATV's & Motorcycles only) Pampa/Gray County Black Kettle Ranger Disctrict, Route 1 Box 55B Cheyenne, OK 73628 (580) 497-2143 http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/

US Army Corp of Engineers, Somerville Lake / Yegua Creek Park OHV Area (ATV's & Motorcycles only) Brenham/Washington County. Located at Somerville Lake near Somerville, TX, this park has a campground, several other recreational opportunities and a ORV area. http://www.rtis.com/reg/somerville/lake.htm

Barnwell Mountain Recreational Area (ATV's, Motorcycles & Full Size OHV's) Gilmer/Upshur County, North Gilmer, TX Telephone: (903) 797-4066 http://www.barnwellmountainra.com/

Eisenhower State Park (10 acre ATV and Mini Bike Trails) Denison/Lake Texoma/Grayson County, Denison, TX (903) 465-1956 http://www.stateparks.com/eisenhower.html

San Felipe Park (Dune Buggies, ATV's & Motorcycles) located in Fabens, El Paso County, TX

Trophy Club Park at Grapevine Lake (ATV's & Motorcycles only) Trophy Club/Denton County, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, TX 76262 (682) 831-4603. This 877-acre recreational area operated by the Town of Trophy Club is opened from 7am-7pm on the weekends 8am-7pm weekdays. Located on the southwestern shores of Lake Grapevine, the park includes a 150-acres for All Terrain Vehicle Use (ATV), day use picnic areas, and a boat ramp - no campgrounds available. http://www.trophyclub.org/parks_rec/marshall_creek_park.asp

Sam Houston National Forest (ATV's & Motorcycles only) Montgomery/Walker & Grimes Counties, Sam Houston Ranger District 394 FM, 1375 West New Waverly, TX 77358 (936) 344-6205 http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/

Angelina National Forest (ATV's & Motorcycles only) Zavala /Angelina County Angelina Ranger District 111, Walnut Ridge Road, Zavalla, TX 75980 (936) 897-1068 http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/

Davy Crockett National Forest (ATV's & Motorcycles only) Lufkin/Cherokee & Angelina Counties, Davy Crockett Ranger District Route 1 Box 55 FS Kennard, TX 75847 (936) 655-2299 http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/

Sabine National Forest (ATV's & Motorcycles only) San Augustine/Shelby & Sabine Counties Sabine Ranger District, 201 South Palm, Hemphill, TX 75948 (409) 787-3870 http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas/

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area in Moore & Potter Counties.
Blue Creek OHV Area (ATV's, Motorcycles, Full Size OHV's, Dune Buggies & Sand Rails) and Rosita OHV Area (ATV's, Motorcycles, Full Size OHV's, Dune Buggies & Sand Rails) Lake Meredith National Recreation Area PO Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036 (806) 857-3151 http://www.nps.gov/lamr/planyourvisit/off-road-vehicles.htm