The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to review and respond to proposals for future off-highway vehicle (OHV) and grant-in-aid (GIA) trails.
- Ice Cracking ATV trail proposal
- The Woods and Wheels All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Club, with Becker County serving as the local government sponsor, is proposing to enroll approximately 57 miles of existing roads and trails in the grant-in-aid (GIA) program. No new trail construction is proposed. Enrollment in the GIA program would provide funding to help maintain the existing trail system. The proposed route would provide a connection from Two Inlets State Forest east toward White Earth State Forest, connecting to a broader network of off-highway vehicle trails.
Proposed Ice Cracking ATV Trail map.
Written comments
The DNR will accept written comments until 5 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Email
[email protected]
(Please put "Ice Cracking Trail Proposal" on the subject line of your emailed comments.)Mail
Molly Lou Pintok, Principal Planner
1035 South Benton Drive
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 - Minnesota state forest trail planning
- The DNR is considering a number of measures to improve state forest trail sustainability and enhance user experiences for both motorized and non-motorized trail users. The trail system changes will not include changing forest-wide motor vehicle use classifications.
The following proposals for OHV trails have already completed a public review period. The deadline for comments has passed.
- Chatfield Connector ATV trail proposal
- From Feb. 17 to March 18, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received 25 public comments on an off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail proposal called the Chatfield Connector. Notice of the public commenting period was published in a statewide news release on Feb. 17, 2026. The Chatfield Public Comment Summary summarizes the themes identified in public comments and presents the DNR’s responses.
For more information, please contact Molly Lou Pintok, Principal Planner at [email protected].
- Seven Beavers Connector OHV trail proposal
- From February 17 to March 18, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received 23 public comments on an off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail proposal called the Seven Beavers Connector. Notice of the public commenting period was published in a statewide news release on Feb. 17, 2026. The Seven Beavers Public Comment Summary summarizes the themes identified in public comments and presents the DNR’s responses.
For more information, please contact Molly Lou Pintok, Principal Planner at [email protected].
- OHV strategic master plans
- Review the plans.
- Border-to-border touring route
- Review the plan.
- Appleton Off-Highway Vehicle Park
- Review the plan and maps.
- Houston OHV Trail
- Review the plan and maps.