By law you are permitted to exit and enter campgrounds, but not to play on ATV s and dirt bikes within a campground. If your muffler is not quiet, push your machine into and out of a campground, with the engine shut off. Streambanks and lakeshores are especially sensitive areas and easily susceptible to damage. These riparian areas provide water, food and shelter to wildlife. Cutting switchbacks, taking shortcuts or hillside climbing may be a challenge, but once vehicle scars are established other vehicles follow the same ruts and do long-lasting damage.
Rains cause further damage by washing deep gullies in tire ruts.
Valuable vegetation and critical wildlife habitat is lost, and permanent and unsightly scars result. Staying on trails helps protect the land. The Trail Host Program enlists volunteers to provide on-site information to other OHV users. Contact your local Forest Service office for more information.