Located within the Ashley National Forest is the Yellowstone ATV Trail. The ATV trail is located at the foot of the Uintah Mountains and encompasses two loop portions; the 24-mile long Petty Mountain Loop, and the 32-mile Dry Gulch Loop. The ATV trail system is fairly large and accesses 43 miles north of Roosevelt, via Hwy 87 to Mountain Home and from there, into the forest on Forest Service Road 119. Plan to make it a long weekend of ATVing fun with your family or friends.
This is a fun ATV trail and easy for all ages and riding skill levels. Most of this trail is rated very easy and ATVers of all experience levels will enjoy riding their ATVs in this area. The trails are very well maintained and clearly marked and this is a great area for newer ATVers to learn to trail ride. As with all National Forest Lands, make sure you have your ATV permit prominently displayed and your ATV must be outfitted with a spark arrestor and muffler prior to riding these ATV trails.
You can see a 91-mile lake that created by the Flaming Gorge Dam situates the Yellow Stone ATV trail is located within the Ashley National Forest. The surrounding cliffs are made of spectacular red rock, dotted with growths of aspen and pine; this makes for a very scenic ATV ride.
The area is popular for trophy trout fishing and water oriented recreation of all kinds. These are multi-use trails and you are likely to run into not only other ATVers, but hikers and bikers as well. Camping is allowed in either improved camp areas or primitive camp areas throughout the forest. Just make sure and follow the standards put forth by Treadlightly, and if you bring it in, you must bring it out with you.
