WHERE to ride off-road
Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:55
This is an attempt to list all the places to ride that are relatively local to Kansas City. Unfortunately, there aint' a lot of riding areas close by, so "relatively local" is about a 6 hour circle from Kansas City.
This is a list in progress. If you know if places not on this list, post up! To discuss any of these riding areas, please click the name to go to the discussion thread for the riding area.
On-Road (Gravel)
http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1180
Off-Road Trails
Perry Lake
NE of Lawrence, KS (< 1 hour)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations ... Trail.aspx
Midwest Extreme Park at Merwin, MO
Merwin, MO (about 45 minutes from metro)
http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1360
Riverside Motorcycle Park ("Oakland")
Topeka, KS (1 hour)
Santa Fe Trail Cycle Park | Carbondale
Carbondale, KS (1.25 hours)
Soggy Bottom Camp
Cameron, MO (1 hour)
http://www.soggybottomcamp.com/
Pomona ATV & Motorcycle Ride Area
Pomona, KS
Cooper Creek ATV Area ("Deepwater")
Deepwater, MO (1.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/HT/ATVArea.cfm
Otter Creek ATV Area at John Redmond Reservoir
Burlington, KS (1.5 hours)
http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/recreat/O ... 0Reservoir
Bottomland Cycle/ATV Area at Council Grove Lake
Council Grove, KS (2 hours)
http://www.atvfan.com/atv_reviews/viewi ... cle_Trail/
Tuttle Creek Spillway Cycle Area
Manhattan, KS (2.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/OffRoad.cfm
Tuttle Creek ORV Area
Randolph, KS (2.7 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/OffRoad.cfm
School Creek at Milford Lake
Junction City, KS (2.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations ... rails.aspx
Finger Lakes
N of Columbia, MO (2.5 hours)
http://www.mostateparks.com/fingerlakes/trails.htm
Disney, OK
2500 acres of rock crawler playground below the dam at Grand Lake of the Cherokees in Oklahoma (3.5 hours)
http://www.google.com/search?q=Disney,+OK
Lake Kanopolis Motorcycle Trail
W of Lindsborg, KS (3.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/KA/Recrea ... nities.cfm
(Very hard to find information about the trails at Kanopolis.)
Supposed to be trails at N end of dam at Riverside Park.
Glade Top Trails
Ava, MO (4 hours)
This is not technically an off-road park, but if you are plated, you can ride the Glade Top road and access lots of trail off-shoots.
http://www.ozarkmtns.com/foliage/gladetop.asp
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571757
Chadwick
Ozark, MO (3.5 hours)
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mtnf/re ... ecid=21762
FlatNasty Offroad Park
Jadwin, MO (5 hours)
http://www.flatnasty.net/
St. Joe State Park
Park Hills, MO (5 hours)
http://mostateparks.com/park/st-joe-state-park
CLOSED Freeman Off-Road Resort
Bunker, MO (5.5 hours)
http://www.freemanoffroad.com/index.html
Mill Creek ATV System
Combs, Arkansas (5.5 hours)
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOC ... 350135.pdf
Mack's Pines
North of Dover, AR (6 hours)
http://www.arkansasoff-road.com/brockcreek.html
Brock Creek
Jerusalem, AR (7 hours)
http://www.arkansasoff-road.com/brockcreek.html
Where to ride your ATV in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
This is a list in progress. If you know if places not on this list, post up! To discuss any of these riding areas, please click the name to go to the discussion thread for the riding area.
On-Road (Gravel)
http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1180
Off-Road Trails
Perry Lake
NE of Lawrence, KS (< 1 hour)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations ... Trail.aspx
Midwest Extreme Park at Merwin, MO
Merwin, MO (about 45 minutes from metro)
http://www.rideforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1360
Riverside Motorcycle Park ("Oakland")
Topeka, KS (1 hour)
Santa Fe Trail Cycle Park | Carbondale
Carbondale, KS (1.25 hours)
Soggy Bottom Camp
Cameron, MO (1 hour)
http://www.soggybottomcamp.com/
Pomona ATV & Motorcycle Ride Area
Pomona, KS
Cooper Creek ATV Area ("Deepwater")
Deepwater, MO (1.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/HT/ATVArea.cfm
Otter Creek ATV Area at John Redmond Reservoir
Burlington, KS (1.5 hours)
http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/recreat/O ... 0Reservoir
Bottomland Cycle/ATV Area at Council Grove Lake
Council Grove, KS (2 hours)
http://www.atvfan.com/atv_reviews/viewi ... cle_Trail/
Tuttle Creek Spillway Cycle Area
Manhattan, KS (2.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/OffRoad.cfm
Tuttle Creek ORV Area
Randolph, KS (2.7 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/tc/OffRoad.cfm
School Creek at Milford Lake
Junction City, KS (2.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations ... rails.aspx
Finger Lakes
N of Columbia, MO (2.5 hours)
http://www.mostateparks.com/fingerlakes/trails.htm
Disney, OK
2500 acres of rock crawler playground below the dam at Grand Lake of the Cherokees in Oklahoma (3.5 hours)
http://www.google.com/search?q=Disney,+OK
Lake Kanopolis Motorcycle Trail
W of Lindsborg, KS (3.5 hours)
http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/KA/Recrea ... nities.cfm
(Very hard to find information about the trails at Kanopolis.)
Supposed to be trails at N end of dam at Riverside Park.
Glade Top Trails
Ava, MO (4 hours)
This is not technically an off-road park, but if you are plated, you can ride the Glade Top road and access lots of trail off-shoots.
http://www.ozarkmtns.com/foliage/gladetop.asp
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571757
Chadwick
Ozark, MO (3.5 hours)
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mtnf/re ... ecid=21762
FlatNasty Offroad Park
Jadwin, MO (5 hours)
http://www.flatnasty.net/
St. Joe State Park
Park Hills, MO (5 hours)
http://mostateparks.com/park/st-joe-state-park
CLOSED Freeman Off-Road Resort
Bunker, MO (5.5 hours)
http://www.freemanoffroad.com/index.html
Mill Creek ATV System
Combs, Arkansas (5.5 hours)
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOC ... 350135.pdf
Mack's Pines
North of Dover, AR (6 hours)
http://www.arkansasoff-road.com/brockcreek.html
Brock Creek
Jerusalem, AR (7 hours)
http://www.arkansasoff-road.com/brockcreek.html
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