ATV Trails in State Forests

State forests throughout Pennsylvania have designated and maintained the following ATV trails to accommodate trail enthusiasts. The Statewide Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ATV Trails Brochure provides maps, trailhead coordinates, and a​​​dditional information for all ATV trails within state forests.

ATV Trails Open During the Summer Season

These trails are typically open from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September.

Check the forest district web pages for current acce​ss advisories.

Martin Hill, Bedford County

18 miles of summer trail. Access to the trail is from the parking area located on Route 326 two miles south of Rainsburg. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches ​in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Trail head GPS location: N 39° 52’ 24.69” W 78° 30’ 34.80”

Sideling Hill, Fulton County

15 miles of summer trail in the Wells Tannery area. Access is from Ray’s Cove Road or Childers Ridge Road. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches ​in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Trail head GPS location: N 40° 5’ 0.28 W 78° 10’ 12.17”

Potter County

43 miles of summer trail. A loop trail located south of Denton Hill State Park. Access to the trail is from Lyman Run State Park, on SR 44 north of Cherry Springs, or the intersection of Rock Run Road and the Ridge Trail (ATV trail). Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Maple Run Track, Pike County

8 miles of summer trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 1-3/4 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Snyder and Union Counties

20 miles of summer trails. Access is at the East Kettle ATV Trailhead located along Route 235 three miles south of Glen Iron. The trail includes the East Kettle Road which has been closed to other types of motor vehicles. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this tr​​ail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Summer and Winter Trails

The summer season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September.

The winter season runs from the day following the last day of the regular or extended antlerless deer season as established by the Game Commission through the following April 1.

There are some trails that remain closed until after the late muzzleloader season. Please check the state forest web pages for current access advisories on when trails open for the winter season.

Burnt Mills, Pike County

7 miles of summer and winter trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 one mile south of Porters Lake. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches in width and less than 1,200 pounds.

Adams and Cumberland Counties

36 miles of summer trail. During the winter season the trail system is expanded to 42 miles by using some dirt roads that are gated during the winter. Part of the trail system is shared with snowmobiles when there is sufficient snowfall. ​The trail is located​ between Big Flat and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Access to these are from parking lots located at Big Flat along Shippensburg Road about 1-1/4 miles north of its intersection with Route 233 and on Piney Mountain along Bendersville Road south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. ATVs are restricted to Class 1 (less than 50 inches wide and less than 1,200 pounds).

Clinton County

50 miles of summer and winter trails. The Whiskey Springs ATV Trail is located Southeast of Kettle Creek State Park. Trailhead access is from SR 120 in Westport along Kettle Creek for approximately 1.5 miles then North on Two-Mile Road. Trails are open to registered Class II ATVs less than 64 inches in width and less than 1,800 pounds. The trail closes for the season on the last Sunday in September at midnight.

Centre and Clinton Counties

38 miles of summer and winter trails. Access from​ Pennsylvania Route 144​ approximately 19 miles north of the Snow Shoe Exit of U.S. Route 80. Turn right onto De Haas Road and travel 5.3 miles South, to the Northern Terminus Trailhead. Trails are open to registered Class II ATVs less than 64 inches in width and less than 1,800 pounds. The trail closes for the season on the last Sunday in September, at midnight.

Lycoming County

17 miles of summer and winter trail. Trails are located near Haneyville and include the Button Road and a network of wooded trails built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Access to the trail is from a parking area located at the former parking area located at the CCC Camp along Route 44 one mile south of Haneyville.

Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area, Monroe County

13 miles of summer and winter trails. Access is from Route 115 five miles south of I-80. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 inches​ in width and less than 1,200 pounds.