Best ATV / UTV Trails In Wyoming

Wyoming is a vast state with a lot of open land with not much going on other than cattle ranching, fly fishing and bird hunting. However, it’s mountain ranges are some of the most beautiful in the country. Specifically, the Bighorn National Forest in the north central portion of the state not only holds epic scenery, the OHV trails are just as good.

Using he Polaris Ride Command app we discovered this area and in a few days only covered a small portion of what it has to offer. We would consider the main hub of the trail system to be at the intersection of Hwy 14 and Hwy 14a in Brugess Junction. Here, there are three resorts servicing riders with lodging, food, gas and rentals. The area has always been well known for its snowmobile trails and has only recently been discovered by off roaders.

The terrain is very mixed from dense lush forests to wide open vistas and meadows. The trails also vary from very tight and rocky to open, smooth and fast. Most of the trails are open to wide UTV traffic and we would consider all the trails we drove as easy to novice level.

The southern section of the forest is even less travel but has just as many good trails, fishing and other summer time activities. From Buffalo Wyoming, you can take Hwy 16 East and get right to the trails. The North and South sections are only linked together by a couple graded dirt roads otherwise, there is a huge wilderness area in the middle that you can’t drive through.

Throughout the forest you will find campgrounds that you can ride in and out of. Most of them are primitive but very easy to access from the highway. We stayed at the Shell Creek Campground which is centrally located to both ends of the forest. To purchase ORV permits or to grab a map call (877) WYO-Park or www.wyotrails.state.wy.us/ORV/.