Vilas county
- Thread starter catalac
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Hate to break it to you, but all ATVs are illegal to ride in Vilas County... The county board passed this a few years back... It upset alot of businesses, but most of the locals wanted to enjoy their "retirement homes" and didn't want ATVs tearing up trails or disturbing their peace.
You have a few choices in that area. You can trailer north to Mercer and catch the trails to head north. Your other option is a bit father, but you can head south and catch trails around the Willow Flowage.
Someone in Vilas is a tightazz and they dont have trails. Oh wait - there is that connector trail in Land O Lakes that is all of about .25 miles long to catch the michigan trails. So I guess there is trail riding in Vilas...
Someone in Vilas is a tightazz and they dont have trails. Oh wait - there is that connector trail in Land O Lakes that is all of about .25 miles long to catch the michigan trails. So I guess there is trail riding in Vilas...
mrsrunningbear
Active member
Bear and I used to manage the Gateway Lodge in Lando and helped to get that connector trail Michigan....it is open in the summer....and the BP on B and 45 that has the new restaurant 1938 North in the same building, good friend owns it and he will let you park and ride and its on the connector trail
Don't push ATV illegal use in Presque Isle those deep pocket huggers will make you the poster boy or girl of what not to do...very millitant types in that area. I stay away from there I'm a more of a do your own thing type of guy...don't care. NE Vilas where I live much kinder to ATV use but still illegal in all Vilas....... Forest county trails only 5 miles away & 1 FR to run but you could be busted. Vilas missed the $$$ on this thank you very much DNR & PI huggers......dead issue no hope according to DNR.
crispyknite
New member
Spooner Wi
Last year in casey township, No ATV at all., They spent $13.000 on signs on all the roads
going into casey township. saying no atv. My friend has 2 ATV and cannot ride them
out of his yard now. Dumb whats this world coming too.
Last year in casey township, No ATV at all., They spent $13.000 on signs on all the roads
going into casey township. saying no atv. My friend has 2 ATV and cannot ride them
out of his yard now. Dumb whats this world coming too.
Nothing like da UP. I just ride from my garage. Put on about hundred miles yesterday. Did a trail inspection / fishing ride. Although I am starting to think that there is more fish in Wisconsin cause I caught nothing. It was a great day though, spent about 9 hours out riding and fishing.
Was real nice when i was up in nw Ontario,you can ride anywhere on crown land as long as you wear a helmet, are registered and insured except main highways like 17/11 ,you can ride on smaller blacktop like 586,588. you can ride in the ditches on main hwy. lots of old roads ,trails,beaverdams,skidder trails,portage trails,mining roads. lots of mud,lots of clay and bog In Vilas county I get to use my registered atv in my yard,or for ice fishing if I unload it on the ice or trailer to Land-Lakes for 600 ft trail that gets old in a hurry!DNR master plan to make this a wilderness area with wolves and bears! State must really be short of cash as they are logging the crap out of Vilas county even logging to the edge of Trout Lake and threatning the natural lake trout population by causing runoff with no silt fences or stop measures in place. looks worse than if a forest fire went through!
fatdaddy,
I guess technically trails dont open until May 15 on Ottawa national forest land. Even though everything right now is pretty dried out I'm sure they won't give us an earlier date. I was doing a trail inspection and picking up snowmobiler trash i found a perfect belt, mag-light, and a pull handle, and lots of oil bottles and beer cans Hope to see you around again this spring.
I guess technically trails dont open until May 15 on Ottawa national forest land. Even though everything right now is pretty dried out I'm sure they won't give us an earlier date. I was doing a trail inspection and picking up snowmobiler trash
i found a perfect belt, mag-light, and a pull handle, and lots of oil bottles and beer cans Hope to see you around again this spring.
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fish633, we will keep u posted when we get a plan.
thr forest city riders are having their poker run this sunday, weather permitting, first rider off at 10 i believe. look me up if your there, i'll have my white zy450f(with ugly green headlight lol) and my blue f250 p/u, or could be in an all white chevy van if i ride with my buddy.
nytro
thr forest city riders are having their poker run this sunday, weather permitting, first rider off at 10 i believe. look me up if your there, i'll have my white zy450f(with ugly green headlight lol) and my blue f250 p/u, or could be in an all white chevy van if i ride with my buddy.
nytro