U.P. ORV trails?

SSnthe10s

SSnthe10s

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Where are some good places up there with some good ORV trails and a camp site near by? Looking to go and find some nice riding.
 
Haven't ridden in the up yet, but rose city and Ambrose lake were pretty badass, and the nice thing is it was only a couple hours away.
 
i just got back from the mio/rose city area this weekend. It was alot of fun. great trail system up there.
 
SSnthe10s said:
yea bike and quad trails.
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Yea, Drummond Island is going to be hard to beat then. You've got both the MI DNR trails & routes, and then the private Turtle Ridge ORV park. (http://www.turtleridgeorv.com/)

Wa-Wen campground is very close to the trail. They have cabins for rent too. http://www.wa-wenresort.com/html/wa-wen_resort___rv_camping.html
When you get on the island, stop at the Bear Track Inn. Great breakfasts there and the owner (steve) is big into ATV/ORV riding & can fill you in on all the best places to ride.

Lots of trail info here, including a ride video: http://www.vvmapping.com/trails/drummondIslandRoute.html

I wouldn't suggest going in the Spring time unless you *really* like to get wet/muddy & have friends with winches. There's mud/water holes there that are 8' deep easily. Late July or after is generally the best time, esp once the black flies die down. Trails are probably the most difficult in MI, but easy compared to anything in WV/TN. Trails are a lot different than the L.P. DNR trails... almost all hard rock trail floor, no sand... lots of water and mud puddles, some climbs, views of Lake Superior, etc. Def air down your tires. Only real downside to Drummond is that you have to take a ferry to the island, and back, and that adds to the drive time. About 7 hours if I recall correctly... but it is an experience.

I've also ridden a lot in Luce county by Rainbow Lodge and the Two Hearted river. DNR trails are nothing to write home about, lots of deep, loose beach sand - certainly wouldn't want to be on a bike, personally here. ATV would be OK. Not even close to Drummond though fun-wise. Bill Nichols trails over the west side is fun for a dual sport bike ride, but would be fairly boring for ATV/dirt bikes.
 
Black Lake is a DNR trail just SE of Mackinaw City. It's one of the better ATV trails in the L.P. for sure, but Drummond Island is in a completely different league IMO. I've ridden both. The Black Lake DNR trail map is listed on the MI DNR page that nitrousrick linked to. Camping options at Black Lake kinda sucks though... you either have Bluffs Resort which is a decent bar/restaurant that rents out space in their parking lot for you to tent camp on dirt, or you can stay at the State Forest CG next door (rustic). We stayed at Bluffs - I would stay at SFCG next time and just drive the quads over to Bluffs for food/gas when needed.
 
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