Before you ride in your Jetmoto in Gunnison National Forest, make sure you have the rules and regulations straight for riding on federally managed lands. You must have your Jetmoto ATV registered in your own state (be ready to show proof) or you must register your Jetmoto ATV with the Parks and Wildlife Department before you ride. Additionally, you must have a noise muffler installed that keeps your engine muffled below 86 decibels, a baby cries at 100 decibels on the average to give you a basic idea of the threshold for noise. Also, you must have a spark arrestor installed before riding, as the odd spark from your ATV can cause a devastating fire.
The trailhead for Gunnison is located in Pitkin that has a rich history and is very scenic. This is a great area for photographs. Almost any direction you take your Jetmoto on these ATV trails will lead to an adventure through any one of numerous ghost towns, long closed gold and silver mines, and miles of fantastic ATVing. Ride past the mines but never enter a mine. If you aren't familiar with old mines, unsafe mining practices from long ago, caused pockets of gas to form that can kill you in minutes. You cannot see, nor smell the gas. Never explore the interior of an old mine on your own. Additionally, many of these mines are now bat habitats that you can most definitely smell and disturbing the front of a mine can get you face to face with a lot of flapping bats.
An interesting part of the Gunnison is the Alpine Tunnel which is a tunnel chiseled out of solid granite at an elevation of 11,500-feet that has been in use since the 1880s.
After a day or riding, you can opt for primitive camping with your Jetmoto or you can choose one of the campgrounds where you can actually build a fire and have bathroom facilities. With so much to see and do, riding your Jetmoto is a dream at the Gunnison National Forest.
