ATV Trails in State Forests
State forests throughout Pennsylvania have designated and maintained the following ATV trails to accommodate trail enthusiasts:
The
Statewide Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ATV Trails Brochure (PDF) provides maps, trailhead coordinates, and additional information for all ATV trails within state forests.
ATV Trails Open During the Summer Season
These trails are typically open from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September.
Check the forest district web pages for current access advisories.
Martin Hill -- Bedford County -- 18 miles of summer trail. Access to the trail is from the parking area located on Route 326 two miles south of Rainsburg. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Trail head GPS location: N 39° 52’ 24.69” W 78° 30’ 34.80”
Contact:
Buchanan State Forest, 25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, PA 17233
Phone: 717-485-3148
Sideling Hill -- Fulton County -- 15 miles of summer trail in the Wells Tannery area. Access is from Ray’s Cove Road or Childers Ridge Road. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Trail head GPS location: N 40° 5’ 0.28 W 78° 10’ 12.17”
Contact:
Buchanan State Forest, 25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, PA 17233
Phone: 717-485-3148
Potter County -- 43 miles of summer trail. A loop trail located south of Denton Hill State Park. Access to the trail is from Lyman Run State Park, on SR 44 north of Cherry Springs, or the intersection of Rock Run Road and the Ridge Trail (ATV trail). Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Contact:
Susquehannock State Forest, P.O. Box 673, Coudersport, PA 16915
Phone:814-274-3600
Maple Run Tract, Pike County -- 8 miles of summer trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 1-3/4 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Contact:
Delaware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370-7746
Phone: 570-895-4000
Snyder and Union Counties -- 20 miles of summer trails. Access is at the East Kettle ATV Trailhead located along Route 235 three miles south of Glen Iron. The trail includes the East Kettle Road which has been closed to other types of motor vehicles. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Contact:
Bald Eagle State Forest, 18865 Old Turnpike Rd, Millmont, PA 17845
Phone: 570-922-3344
Summer and Winter Trails
The summer season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September.
The winter season runs from the day following the last day of the regular or extended antlerless deer season as established by the Game Commission through the following April 1.
There are some trails that remain closed until after the late muzzleloader season. Please check the
state forest web pages for current access advisories on when trails open for the winter season.
Pike County -- Burnt Mills -- 7 miles of summer and winter trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 one mile south of Porters Lake. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Contact:Delaware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370-7746
Phone: 570-895-4000
Adams and Cumberland Counties -- 36 miles of summer trail. During the winter season the trail system is expanded to 42 miles by using some dirt roads that are gated during the winter. Part of the trail system is shared with snowmobiles when there is sufficient snowfall. The trail is located between Big Flat and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Access to these are from parking lots located at Big Flat along Shippensburg Road about 1-1/4 miles north of its intersection with Route 233 and on Piney Mountain along Bendersville Road south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. ATVs are restricted to Class 1 (less than 50 inches wide and less than 1,200 pounds).
Contact:
Michaux State Forest, 10099 Lincoln Way East, Fayetteville, PA 17222
Phone: 717-352-2211
Clinton County -- The
Whiskey Springs ATV Trail (PDF) -- 50 miles of summer and winter trails. The Whiskey Springs ATV Trail is located Southeast of Kettle Creek State Park. Trailhead access is from SR 120 in Westport along Kettle Creek for approximately 1.5 miles then North on Two-Mile Road. Trails are open to registered Class II ATVs less than 64 inches in width and less than 1,800 pounds. The trail closes for the season on the last Sunday in September at midnight.
Contact:
Sproul State Forest, 15187 Renovo Road, Renovo, PA 17764
Phone: 570-923-6011
Centre and Clinton County --
Bloody Skillet ATV Trail (PDF) -- 38 miles of summer and winter trails. Access from Pennsylvania Route 144 approximately 19 miles north of the Snow Shoe Exit of U.S. Route 80. Turn right onto De Haas Road and travel 5.3 miles South, to the Northern Terminus Trailhead. Trails are open to registered Class II ATVs less than 64 inches in width and less than 1,800 pounds. The trail closes for the season on the last Sunday in September, at midnight.
Contact:
Sproul State Forest, 15187 Renovo Road, Renovo, PA 17764
Phone: 570-923-6011
Lycoming County -- 17 miles of summer and winter trail. Trails are located near Haneyville and include the Button Road and a network of wooded trails built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Access to the trail is from a parking area located at the former parking area located at the CCC Camp along Route 44 one mile south of Haneyville.
Contact:
Tiadaghton State Forest, 10 Lower Pine Bottom Rd, Waterville, PA 17776
Phone: 570-753-5409
Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area -- (Formerly the Pohopoco Tract), Monroe County -- 13 miles of summer and winter trails. Access is from Route 115 five miles south of I-80. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.
Contact:
Delaware State Forest, 2174A Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370-7746
Phone: 570-895-4000