Where can I find what areas are open?
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mrsrunningbear
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For the UP it might be easier to list what roads are closed (or what counties are closed to ORV). A few years back there was a bill passed that allowed each county from US10 (northern lower peninsula) and north to allow county roads shoulders to be open for orv traffic. If a county says yes, I think they are only allowed up to a max of like 3 or 5% of county roads closed due to environmental or other reasons. The rest remain open. State highways are not legal. This was to make it consistent when riding cross county.
I see there was a bill signed last year to expand the above rules, looks like it possibly allows counties south some ability too. I was involved in going to hearings in Lansing for the older law but have not kept up. As I remember a good share of the counties up here adopted the law.
http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/08/new_state_law_will_allow_offro.html
I see there was a bill signed last year to expand the above rules, looks like it possibly allows counties south some ability too. I was involved in going to hearings in Lansing for the older law but have not kept up. As I remember a good share of the counties up here adopted the law.
http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/08/new_state_law_will_allow_offro.html