Perry State Forest is the trails system that I have ridden at the most. It has trails, but it is also wide open for riding. It is old abandoned strip mines, and there are plenty of hills and mud to play on and in. The website says there are 16 miles of trails, but since the area is wide open for riding, I would guess there is much more than that. Perry State Forest is 4,500 acres of which I would say that just less than half of that is the ATV area. Anyway, the best time to go in during the week. I've been there on a Friday morning and there was only one other person there.
New Lexington has a McDonalds, and there is (last time I was there) a gas station with a mini mart right across from the entrance to Perry.
If you are into mud, Perry is your place to ride. When it rains, there is thick, gooey mud all over. Even when it's dry, there is mud here. The state did make some changes, though, and the big mud pits may not be there anymore.
Perry is open from April 1st until November 30.
Here is the link to PERRY STATE FOREST.
Here is the link to a .pdf format map of the atv area.
Here are a few pictures. Also, if you click on the label "Perry State Forest" at the bottom, it will bring up all articles on Perry on my blog.
2 comments:
Looks like great fun!
Steve
looks like alot of fun. havent made my way out to many of the odnr trails. i mostly head east to pa, wv and ny
Dane Palmer
VP LCOR
lakecountyoffroad.org
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