Shoals ATV Riders is a family oriented 4-wheeling club with members from all over the South. The club was inspired by a young person with a big enthusiasm for the sport of 4-wheeling named Kelley Whitehead, who passed away due to an inoperable brain tumor. She had expressed a wish for a 4-wheeler and a trip to Disney World. Her dad bought the 4-wheeler and Make-A-Wish Foundation provided the Disney trip. After her passing, her dad, Butch, continued riding 4-wheelers and eventually founded Shoals ATV Riders in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The club has a very strong attachment with the Make-A-Wish foundation and the WishICould Foundation, and organizes fund raising rides to support these worthy groups. Currently over 156 ATV enthusiast families are registered members.
Shoals ATV Riders also promotes fun but responsible ATV adventuring by adhering to the concepts of the Treadlightly Organization. The goal of Treadlightly is to preserve the land and therefore ATV enthusiasts' rights to ride it through environmentally sound practices.
Shoals ATV Riders has a few rules for their members and they ask that the following guidelines be respected:
1. Wear your helmet to ride with this club.
2. You are responsible for waiting on the person behind you.
3. No alcohol or drugs on the rides.
4. No littering.
5. Radios are recommended.
6. Remember to have fun!
7. No riding on private land without permission.
If you and your family would like to combine the pleasures of ATV riding and also doing some community good, Shoals ATV Riders is a great place for both.
