Michigan free ORV weekend

MICHIGAN - Aug. 19-20 is the second free ORV weekend of the year. Residents and out-of-state visitors legally can ride DNR-designated routes and trails without purchasing an ORV license or trail permit. All other ORV rules and laws still apply, and the Recreation Passport is required where applicable.
If you love adrenaline-surging, bone-jarring, mud-spattering, white-knuckle off-roading, bring your baddest ATVs and ORVs to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Our wilderness terrain is screaming to see how far it can push your fun. Wherever you ride, you are in for some of the most jaw-dropping scenery you’ve ever seen. 
Rev up your off road vehicle engines and venture out on more than 3,700 miles of the best ORV trails in Michigan. Michigan ORV trails host two-track, twisty single-track, rocky hill climbs and soggy mud bogs and welcome dune buggies, dirt bikes, quads and four-wheelers inviting us to enjoy the muddy side of Pure Michigan. Michigan offers many trail riding opportunities. Michigan’s public Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) trail/route system provides four types of riding opportunities: motorcycle trails, all terrain vehicle (ATV) trails, ORV routes which are open to ORVs of all sizes including Secretary of State licensed vehicles, and scramble areas. 
In the Upper Peninsula, it is legal for ORVs to operate on state forest roads as well as the designated trail system, unless a specific state forest road is posted closed to ORV use. Trails are lightly groomed and riders are likely to encounter narrow sand trails, rough moguls, steep hills, stumps, rocks, brush, loose surfaces and other hazards. 
For more information about Michigan Free ORV Weekends, visit Michigan.gov/ORVInfo.