OHV Trail Detail
Nemadji State Forest OHV Trails
Riders can explore the trails that climb through Nemadji State Forest. The southern trails wind across gently rolling upland, moving to steep stream valleys in the northeast. Tight, wooded, technical OHM single-track trails challenge even the most experienced riders. Trail connections to the Matthew Lourey State Trail and the Gandy Dancer Trail offer additional riding opportunities. The Nemadji State Forest is classified as LIMITED. These trails are provided by Pine County and maintained by the Straight Arrow Enduro Riders motorcycle club, the South Metro ATV club and the MN DNR Parks and Trails office in Moose Lake.
Winter Use: Forest OHV trails are open to winter riding, including some groomed trails for shared snowmobile and ATV use as mapped and signed. The Matthew Lourey State Trail (MLST) within the forest at Granzow Road is open to shared snowmobile and ATV use. ATVs are asked to stay off the groomed snowmobile trail if the temperature is above 30 degrees.
There are no plowed parking lots. Current kiosks with emergency information can be found at the Gafvert Campground.
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Location
Pine County
Parking is available at the Gafvert Campground and Day-Use Area in Nemadji State Forest.
- Minnesota DNR Parks & Trails
- Moose Lake
- 218-460-7021
ATV (class II allowed)
OHM
ORV
When open
OPEN. Watch for logging trucks on the aspen and park forest road. Logging operation is going on in the North Loop and some trails are temporally closed. Please respect the Trail Closed signs.
Normal season:
Year-round
Difficulty & trail length
easiest
more difficult
most difficult
100 miles (Please note that the total mileage includes mileage for South Metro Trails, Straight Arrows Trails, and DNR-managed OHV unit trails)