Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) State Recreation Area. Travel the Heart (National Geographic). 26 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 26 January 2016.