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Itasca County ATV & OHV

2026 Itasca County ATV/OHV Map

The Itasca County area offers thousands of acres of federal, state, county and industrial forest land that are open to off-highway vehicle riding, and several designated trails. Forest or logging roads are an excellent choice for ATV/OHV use as well. In Itasca County, there are over 200 miles of ATV trails to ride. Itasca County has opened up all of their roads (except Cty Rd 75 – Scenic State Park), and the City of Grand Rapids has also opened up their streets to ATV travel (except the Downtown Business District – 1st Ave, Pokegama Ave, and 1st Street). To access the downtown businesses it is suggested to ride 3rd Street to 3rd Ave to 5th Street. ATV’s can park in the Central School parking lot and the public parking lot across from Super One.

Please note: each municipality or level of government has a different management plan that governs off-highway vehicle use on their lands. Please check with below links before you ride:

Itasca County ATV Ordinance

City of Grand Rapids ATV Ordinance (Chapter 66-Section 66-76)

*Public Notification:

A 4-mile segment of the Goodland ATV/OHM Trail will be detoured for approximately two months due to active logging operations hauling on the forest road systems that the trail corridor normally follows.  Logging trucks are now actively hauling on portions of the trail so, for your safety, please FOLLOW DETOUR SIGNS and stay out of the closed trail areas.  ATV speed limit signs will be posted on County Road 12 & County Road 581.  Please SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION, and please RESPECT adjacent private landowners.  Any questions or concerns, please contact the Itasca County Land Department at 218-327-2855.

ATV/OHV Trails

Typical dates for Itasca ATV Trails are May-October 31. Open dates in the Spring are as following, but keep in mind that wet conditions may change the opening dates:

April 1st – Alborn/Pengilly, Blue Ox, Thistledew

May 2nd – US Forest Service Alvwood/ Squaw Lake, Island Lake Connection

May 15th – Wilderness Wheelers and B&B Connection, Balsam, Little Moose, UPM Blandin


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