Please give careful consideration to your effect on the trails, environment, and others when riding. The future of your sport depends on it. Every effort should be made to minimize the impact of your machine on the trail and surrounding environment. Using skill and common sense you can negotiate various obstacles and riding conditions that have the potential to cause damage.
Remember, areas closed to ATVs and snowmobiles are done so for a reason; please respect these special areas. The following are some suggestions offered by Tread Lightly! Stay on designated roads and trails or other areas open for use. Use existing campsites whenever possible; avoid building fires. Cross obstacles at an angle, one wheel at a time. Avoid mud if you can while remaining on the road or trail.
Turn into ravines or large depressions at about a degree angle. Straddle ruts, even if they are wider than your vehicle. This will keep your vehicle level. Lower the tire pressure to where you see a bulge in your tire to give you better traction and provide for a smoother ride. Avoid riding the brakes and clutch which can lead to brake failure. Many times ATV riders will come in contact with other user groups sharing the same lands, roadways, or trails.
It is important to practice common courtesies when riding your ATV on a trail:. Report the activity to the local authority with jurisdiction over those lands. Remember, bad behavior by some individuals can harm the reputation of the entire sport. This study evaluated potential opportunities and partners to expand ATV riding areas in Pennsylvania. Some trails used for snowmobiling may be open to vehicular traffic.
Roads for joint use by snowmobiles and vehicular traffic are marked with caution signs at all road junctions. Snowmobile riding opportunities abound on state forest lands.
All snowmobile trails on state forest lands are designated with signs. Stay on the marked trail. Between intersections, snowmobile trails are marked with orange diamonds. Some joint use roads will be closed to licensed passenger vehicles due to hazardous conditions, but remain open to snowmobile travel.
To check on road closures for passenger vehicles, go to the respective state forest district page , and click "Advisories" under Additional Information. Most Pennsylvania state parks offer designated snowmobile trails for exploration.
Others designate large, open spaces for snowmobiling. State parks also provide trailhead access to snowmobile trails on state forest land.
While riding your snowmobile you must carry with you or on the vehicle:. No one under 10 years of age is allowed to operate a snowmobile on any public land. This activity or structure is ADA accessible. Many other snowmobile riding opportunities exist across the state on public lands and local municipalities. Contact a local tourist promotion agency, snowmobile club, dealers, or county governments to find out more about your region of interest.
Snowmobilers may ride on state game lands from the third Sunday in January through April 1 on designated snowmobile areas, roads, and trails marked with appropriate signs. The Allegheny National Forest has about miles of snowmobile trails in interconnected loops.
Trails are open mid-December through April 1, conditions permitting. Let us at Ledges Hotel share with you what they are and why we recommend our visiting hunters there. Basically, Pennsylvania state game lands are lands designated for hunting, trapping, and fishing that are operated and controlled by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Their main reason for all of this to help manage and protect wildlife. They also help manage the wildlife habitats and inform the public on native wildlife as well as safe hunting tips.
This may not seem like a big job but it is. They also issue hunting and fur taking licenses as well as conduct tests for wildlife disease as well as help control it.
Here in Hawley, PA, we are fortunate enough to have one of the Pennsylvania state games lands near us, But the biggest question from visitors is, what can we hunt? During the correct season, there are plenty of animals to hunt. One of the most famous is our white-tailed deer. One of the most challenging animals to bring down is found in some of our more swampy areas, the black bear.
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