Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area | |
Map: | USA Minnesota#USA |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | St. Louis, Minnesota, United States |
Coordinates: | 47.8069°N -92.743°W |
Area Acre: | 1864 |
Established: | 2002 |
Governing Body: | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area is a Minnesota state park located east of Lake Ore-be-gone in Gilbert, Minnesota. The recreation area consists of 36miles of trails on a 1864acres unit, all of which was local iron ore mining land until 1981. A 3500acres expansion of the recreation area is also being planned, with land acquisition underway.[1]
The recreation area has trails for all classes of off-highway vehicles defined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, including Off-Highway Motorcycles, Class I All-Terrain Vehicles, Class II All-Terrain Vehicles, and Off-Road Vehicles.[2]
Minnesota is one of three states to have a state-maintained off-road recreation area, the others being California and Utah.