Links and Resources

Regulations and Laws

• Off-Highway Vehicle Regulations, Minnesota 
  (to download the pdf file, click here)
• State Forest Riding Rules
• OHVs and Wetlands, Lakes and Rivers
• OHV Regulations for Youth Riders
• Trails and Waterways Division, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
• Minnesota Environmental Quality Board

Maps of Trails

• OHV Riding in Minnesota - Find The Trails
• List of Trails, Minnesota
• 2006 OHV Trails Map, Minnesota (pdf)
• American Trails

Trail Design

• Trail Planning, Design and Development Guidelines, Minnesota Dept. of Nat. Res.
• Recreational Trail Design, U of M Extension
• Trail Design for Small Properties, U of M Extension
• Low-Water Crossings: Geomorphic, Biological, and Engineering Design Considerations. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, San Dimas Technology and Development Center.
• Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook, U.S. Department of Transportation

Recreational Planning

• Beltrami County, Minnesota, Natural Resource Management, Recreational Areas (link to pdf of Recreational Trail Plan,click here)
• Off-Road Vehicle Impacts on Hunting and Fishing, 2007
• All-terrain Vehicles in Minnesota: Economic impact and consumer profile
  
• Environmental Effects of Off-Highway Vehicles on Bureau of Land Management Lands: A Literature Synthesis, Annotated Bibliographies, Extensive Bibliographies, and Internet Resources
  Executive Summary
  This report and its associated appendixes compile and synthesize the results of a comprehensive literature and Internet search conducted in May 2006. The literature search was undertaken to uncover information regarding the effects of off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on land health, or “natural resource attributes,” and included databases archiving information from before OHVs came into existence to May 2006. Information pertaining to socioeconomic implications of OHV activities is included as well. The literature and Internet searches yielded approximately 700 peer-reviewed papers, magazine articles, agency and non-governmental reports, and internet websites regarding effects of OHV use as they relate to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) standards of land health. Discussions regarding OHV effects are followed by brief syntheses of potential indicators of OHV effects, as well as OHV-effects mitigation, site-restoration techniques, and research needs.
  

General Information

• National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC)
• ATVMinnesota (ATVAM)
• Federal Recreational Trail Program