An ORV license ($26.25) is required to ride eligible county roads, frozen surface of public waters, state forest roads (that are open to ORV use) and eligible national forest roads. A license is not required to operate on private lands.
An ORV trail permit (an additional $10 for a total of $36.25) is required when operating on designated ORV Trail / Routes and special ORV-use areas. A trail permit is not required for private lands. ORV trail permits are not valid as a stand-alone license; an ORV license must also be purchased.
Type of vehicle | Designated ORV trails (for vehicles 50" in width or less) | Designated ORV routes passable by conventional 2-wheel drive passenger vehicle | Designated ORV routes not passable by conventional 2-wheel drive passenger vehicle and scramble areas | Frozen surface of public waters |
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Street-licensed ORV | both | neither | both | neither |
Regular ORV (not street-licensed) | both | both | both | ORV License |
Street-licensed motorcycle | both | neither | both | neither |
Off-road motorcycle (not street licensed) | both | both | both | ORV License |
Off-road, street-licensed motorcycle | both | neither | both | neither |
Street-licensed truck or passenger vehicle | not permissible | neither | both | neither |