Off-Road Parks

Commercial off-road parks have been cropping up all around the States, giving off-roaders easier access to great ’wheeling spots. Most of them have trails for everyone from novice to experienced drivers, and provide amenities, from primitive camping and indoor restrooms to gorgeous cabins and RV campsites with electrical and water hookups.

If you discover a park you really like, inquire about an annual membership. And, before heading out, always check with the park of your choice to make sure your Jeep has any required equipment.

Badlands Off Road Park: Attica, Indiana. Open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. About 700 acres of sand dunes, pea gravel hills, bottomless mud, extreme rock crawling, tight off-camber woods trails, drop-offs, deep water and more.
Big Rock Off Road Park: Maysville, Kentucky. Open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas from 9 to 6. Almost 2,000 acres of wooded trails. Separate ATV and dirt bike trails. Free primitive camping. Season passes available.
Black Mountain Recreational Park: Evarts, Kentucky. Open every day. About 7,200 acres with lots of trails, rocks and elevations up to 3,500 feet.
Bricks 4x4 Farm: Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Open Saturday and Sunday. Converted farm land with a mud pit, donut field, hill climbs, kids’ corner and a nice selection of trails.
Byrd’s Adventure Center Of The Ozarks: Ozark, Arkansas. Open every day. 800 acres of rocks and woods, with a rock garden and obstacle courses.
Coal Creek OHV Area: Oliver Springs, Tennessee. Open every day. 72,000 acres of 160+ miles of trails with hills, extreme mountainous terrain, gravel roads, woods, mud and rocks.
General Sam’s Off-Road Wilderness Park: Huntsville, Texas. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 700 acres of mud and 40+ miles of trails.
Gilbert OHVRA: Gilbert, Minnesota. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week May to October; 8 a.m. to one hour before sunset Friday, Saturday and Sunday November to April. Closed during firearms deer season. About 1,200 acres with more than 30 miles of recreation trails, scramble areeas, training and special events facilities for ORMs, ATVs and 4x4s.
Gray Rock ORV: Mt. Olive, Alabama. Open by reservation and for scheduled events only. About 2,100 acres of hills, hollows, woods and rocky outcroppings.
Haspin Acres: Laurel, Indiana. Open every day. 750 acres with hundreds of miles of trails with woods, hills and Devil’s Backbone.
Hillz-N-Hollarz: Lockport, Kentucky. Open every weekend, open weekdays by special appointment. Entire park is available for rent for the whole day. Trails from easy to extreme, with steep hill climbs, rock creek beds, mud bogs. Primitive camping available.
Hogan’s Off Road Park: Disney, Oklahoma. Open every day. All types of terrain with extreme rock crawling, mud swamps, casual trails through the woods and loose hill climbs.
Horn Rapids ORV Park: Richland, Washington. 300 acres with two 4x4 tracks, four-wheel drive obstacle course and team relay course, an MX track, mini/peewee track, ATV track, sand drag strip and open trails. Open to the public at specified times, with scheduled 4x4 events.
Kansas Rocks Recreation Park: Mapleton, Kansas. Open by reservation and for scheduled events only. About 240 acres with steep rocky hills, woods and creek crossings.
Katemcy Rocks: Mason, Texas. Open Saturday and Sunday. More than 800 acres of granite rock.
Kentucky Mountain Trails of Harlan County: Harlan County, Kentucky. “Free of charge.”
Morris Mountain ORV Park: East of Anniston, Alabama. “Flexible hours.”
Mud Creek Off-Road Park: Jacksonville, Texas. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 3,700 acres of rolling hills, wooded areas and small creeks.
New Jersey Off-Road Vehicle Park: Chatsworth, New Jersey. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 265 acres in the heart of the Pine Barrens.
Painted Rock Adventures: Mt. Perry, Ohio. Open Saturday 10 a.m. till Sunday 6 p.m. Reservations required. 200 acres of tight trails, mud, woods and obstacle course. Rock garden coming soon.
Paragon Adventure Park: Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Open Monday through Sunday. 5,500 acres with 150 miles of trails from mild to wild. Easy logging roads, boulder-strewn passages, single track and enduro trails, play areas and hill climbs.
Rausch Creek Off-Road Park: Joliett, Pennsylvania. Open Saturday and Sunday April 1 through November 30; open by reservation only from mid-December through March 31. More than 1,700 wooded acres with rocks, bowls, hills and the Rock Creek glacial deposit.
Red Creek Off Road: Perkiston, Mississippi. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Redbird State Riding Area: Dugger, Indiana. Open Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., most holidays and weekdays by appointment. 1,000+ acres with more than 20 miles of ’wheeling trails suited to all skill levels.
Rockport Off-Road Park: Rockport, Illinois. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 700 acres of open trails with another 900 acres for group-guided trail riding.
Shiloh Ridge: Southeast Texas. Event schedule and reservations available. Fields, mud runs, motocross, mud bog tracks, ATV trails and horse corral.
Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area: Hart, Michigan. Open every day. About 2,000 acres of rolling sand hills, with the northern section reserved for off-road vehicles.
Southern Missouri Offroad: Near Seymour, Missouri. Open the 1st and 3rd weekend of each month. 900 acres of woods and climbs, with new trails being forged.
Superlift ORV Park: Hot Springs, Arkansas. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. More than 1,250 wooded acres.
The Cliffs Insane Terrain Off-Road Park: Marseilles, Illinois. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Many miles of trails with woods, fields, creeks and the Famous Mud Hole.
The ’Wheelin Ranch: Nocona, Texas. Open by reservation only. Minimum of five rigs.
Trees Ranch Offroad Adventure Park: Near Junction, Texas. Open for scheduled events only, with a blackout during deer season. 5,500 acres in the rugged Texas hill country, with the super extreme obstacle called Lucifer and exciting elevation changes.
Tuttle Creek ORV Area: Randolph, Kansas. 310 acres of open and wooded terrain with several miles of trails. Novice-level trails to expert hill climbs, sharp turns and rugged terrain. Open to bicycles and 2-, 3- and 4-wheel vehicles with wheelbases under 66 inches. Larger vehicles can use additional Tuttle Creek ORV Area nearby.
Wheelin’ In The Country: Summertown, Tennessee. Open on select dates and by reservation. More than 700 acres of hills, gullies, rock ledges, ravines and mud pits.
Wooly’s Off Road: Lynnville, Tennessee. Open Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. 500+ acres of hills, rocks and woods.