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ATV/UTV Trail Aids

County Snowmobile/ATV Trail Coordinators Workshop
Thursday, October 5th

A recroding of the workshop is available here. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in-person and via Zoom!

Goal: To educate and inform newer county coordinators, and provide networking opprotunities among county participants. Zoom option (and recording) will be provided but in-person attendance encouraged.

Counties, towns, cities, villages and tribes can apply for funds to acquire, insure, develop and maintain ATV/UTV trails, areas and routes.

Contact Jillian Steffes, 715-210-4911 with questions. To sign up to recieve notifications for Governor's ORV Council meetings and ATV/UTV Trail Aids program updates, go here.

Who can apply

Counties, towns, cities, villages and tribes can apply for ATV Trail Aids.

Eligible items

Eligible items and funding levels include:

  • all-terrain/utility-terrain vehicle trails available for spring, summer, and fall reimbursable up to 100 percent of eligible maintenance costs (max: $800 per mile);
  • all-terrain vehicle trails available for winter riding reimbursable up to 100 percent of eligible maintenance costs (max: $100 to $200 per mile depending on other uses);
  • development of ATV trails and areas reimbursable up to 100 percent of eligible costs;
  • major rehabilitation of bridge structures or trails reimbursable up to 100 percent of eligible costs; and
  • maintenance of ATV intensive use areas reimbursable up to 50 percent of eligible costs.

Any costs incurred PRIOR to receipt of a grant are not reimbursable and MAY jeopardize your entire grant.

Consult the ATV Application Guidelines (CF-004) [PDF] for information about eligible/ineligible costs for development and maintenance projects.

Ranking priorities

Trail funds are distributed according to the following ranked purposes (NR 64.14 [exit DNR]):

  • maintenance of existing, approved trails, areas, and routes;
  • liability insurance acquisition;
  • easement acquisition;
  • major rehabilitation of bridge structures or trails; and
  • Land acquisition and development of new ATV trails and areas.

Deadlines

Applications are due in the regional offices by April 15 for the following season.

Applying

Applying

Contact your DNR grant project manager before applying to discuss your potential project.

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Reimbursement

Reimbursement materials

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Resources

Guides and information

ATV equipment and labor rates

Bridges

Highways

Trail signing

ORV COUNCIL

Laws

Grant related statues and administrative codes

Contact

Contact information
For questions about ATV Trail Aids, contact:
Jillian Steffes
Department of Natural Resources
107 Sutliff Ave
Rhinelander, WI 54501
(715) 210-4911
Your regional DNR grant project manager
Your County ATV/UTV Trail Coordinator [PDF]