The Hatfield-McCoy trail system is also changing their fees. They will no longer offer the one day permits for $19 or the 7 day passes for $37, but will strictly be a season pass only deal. People who live in West Virginia will pay $26.50 and us out of staters will pay $47. No matter when you buy it, it expires December 31 of the year you buy it in. So if you live out of West Virgina and can only ride one time, you will pay $47. I love to ride and would love to go there, but $47 is getting a bit steep for me for one day of riding. But I suppose that I would go anyway, and at least try to make it a weekend of riding.
Click here for more info.
Click here for the Hatfield-McCoy main website.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Perry State Forest
Perry State Forest's ATV area. It is a great place to ride, kinda wide open riding, but with trails. It is also free, but you do have to buy the 3 year ATV registration for Ohio, which I think is around $8.50 for the three years. I have been there many times. It is very good for when you only have a day to ride. I usually go down there on a Sunday and ride for 6 or 7 hours.
There are a few pictures in past posts of it here.
Also Perry's website is HERE.
There are a few pictures in past posts of it here.
Also Perry's website is HERE.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Wayne National Forest ATV Trails
Since this blog was made to talk mostly about ATV riding, I will talk about it.
Wayne National Forest is raising the fees on many of the recreation activities at the forest, including ATV riding. Currently it is $5.00 a day to ride and a season pass costs $25.oo, a bargain I think. The new fee, starting Jan 1, 2008, will be $12.oo a day, $45.oo for a season pass and $24.00 for a three day pass. It is currently $10.00 for a two day pass, and it will be no longer available. So I guess if you will be riding for two days, you will buy the three day pass, which will be like getting one day "free" which I imagine a lot of people won't be able to use the 3rd day anyway.
Overall, I am fine with paying to ride, as long as the money is used for upkeep of the trails and stays in the Wayne. But raising the day rate from $5 to $12? I know that it hasn't been raised for 10 years, but it probably would have been better to raise it $1 or so every other year.
Anyway, I will probably still go, since I only make it once or so a year anyway. I just hope that they use this money wisely. Last time I was there, the trails were pretty good, but a few years ago they were nothing but deep ruts full of muddy water, with some of the trails impassable even with a 4X4.
Click here for the Wayne's website for the details.
Wayne National Forest is raising the fees on many of the recreation activities at the forest, including ATV riding. Currently it is $5.00 a day to ride and a season pass costs $25.oo, a bargain I think. The new fee, starting Jan 1, 2008, will be $12.oo a day, $45.oo for a season pass and $24.00 for a three day pass. It is currently $10.00 for a two day pass, and it will be no longer available. So I guess if you will be riding for two days, you will buy the three day pass, which will be like getting one day "free" which I imagine a lot of people won't be able to use the 3rd day anyway.
Overall, I am fine with paying to ride, as long as the money is used for upkeep of the trails and stays in the Wayne. But raising the day rate from $5 to $12? I know that it hasn't been raised for 10 years, but it probably would have been better to raise it $1 or so every other year.
Anyway, I will probably still go, since I only make it once or so a year anyway. I just hope that they use this money wisely. Last time I was there, the trails were pretty good, but a few years ago they were nothing but deep ruts full of muddy water, with some of the trails impassable even with a 4X4.
Click here for the Wayne's website for the details.
Monday, September 03, 2007
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