Midwest State Park ATV & OHV Trails

Oklahoma has a couple of OHV Parks to choose from. Beaver Dunes State Park in Northwest Oklahoma is a fun place to play in the sand! Bring your ATV or the OHV vehicle of your choice because there's 300 acres of sand hills. There are two campgrounds located inside this 520 acre park. If you like to fish or hike Beaver Lake is stocked with Large Mouth Bass, Channel Catfish and Perch. There are also fishing and hiking trails and a playground for the kids. Pioneer Campground is located adjacent to the ORV area and has direct access to the dunes. Both campgrounds have a comfort station with hot showers. The Dump station is located at Hackberry Bend Campground. There is also a picnic area for day use, it has picnic tables, and 2 shelters you can reserve. There is a sand volleyball court, basketball goal, horseshoe pits, playground and nature trail. The park is located 1 mile North of Beaver on Hwy 270. The official website is http://www.oklahomaparks.com/ Telephone: (580) 625-3373 Email: BDunes@OklahomaParks.com.


The other park is Little Sahara State Park located in NW Oklahoma just south of Waynoka on Hwy 281. Little Sahara offers over 1600 acres of sand dunes ranging in height from 25 to 75 feet. Campsites with both RV hookups with electric & water and tent sites are available. There is also picnic areas and showers.


In Missouri things are a little different. There are plenty of ATV and motorcycle trails offered in the Mark Twain National Forest. You may ride on any open, numbered Forest Service road in counties where county ATV permits are issued, provided you abide by Missouri State Motor Vehicle regulations. Approximately half of the counties with National Forest land offer permits. You may also ride on designed motorcycle and ATV trails at Chadwick OHV Area in Christian County, and Sutton Bluff Motorcycle and ATV Use Area in Reynolds County but you must have a Forest Service permit. Both daily permits and annual permits are available at Forest Service offices. Trails offer different degrees of difficulty and length so be sure to get a map. Both the Ava Ranger District Office

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/ranger_districts/ava/and the Salem Ranger District Office http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/ranger_districts/salem/ offers maps and brochures.


The Copper Creek OHV Area is managed by the US Army Corp of Engineers and is the only ATV area available at the Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir. It is only for ATV's and Dirt Bikes, no Dune Buggies or 4-Wheel Drive vehicles allowed. Cooper Creek Park covers approximately 400 acres of hills, trails, and open riding. Public use of the area is currently free of charge. It is strongly recommended that you call regarding Rules and restrictions (309) 794-4524. There is no camping at Copper Creek, the nearest Campground is in Sparrowfoot, south of Clinton. Check out their website at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/harryst/hst_home.htm. Fingers Lakes State Park and St. Joe State Park offers a wide variety of entertainment as well as ATV Trails. Check out http://www.mostateparks.com/fingerlakes.htm for more information on these parks.

Iowa has 5 state parks that are geared to ATV enthusiasts and trails. Check their website out at http://www.iowadnr.com/law/atv/index.html

Illinois has Mill Creek Park in Clark County. It is located 7 miles northwest of Marshall, Illinois on the Lincoln Heritage Trail Rd. There are 15 miles of equesterian and ATV Trails. There is a 139 site campground with shower facilities and 9 primitive camping sites. There is a playground, courtesy dock, fuel dispensing, cabins and boat rentals. The park also has a picnic area with three shelters and two playgrounds, as well as 9 primitive camping sites.

Indiana is great, it has 8 ATV Parks and 6 Parks with Snowmobiling Trails. Their website if full of rules, regulations, maps and locations, http://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/ohv/index.htm

Michigan has many opportunities for ATV and OHV recreation but Silver Lake State Park is the only park that offers ATV/OHV within the State Park System. Other opportunities are through the State Forest Lands, National Forests and Genesse County Park. Check out http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_15070---,00.html for lots of ATV/OHV info.

Minnesota and Wisconsin are both states with many opportunities to ride, there are quite a few State Parks with ATV and OHV Trails http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/az.html. Wisconsin's site is http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/cfa/lr/atv/atvsummer.html. You'll spend hours on these sites!

Ohio National Forests offer five different parks with ATV Trails. The following website have lots of information on these parks. http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/allegheny/recreation/atv_trails/