Prairie Thunder

07/24/2025

📸🎥 What a blast! Capturing the Prairie Thunder Off Road Rally last Saturday was such a thrill! From the roaring engines to the incredible sense of community, it was an unforgettable day at this one-of-a-kind OHV park.

We met amazing people who traveled from near and far to experience it—and events like these are a perfect reminder of how fun it is to live, work, and play in Swift County. 🛻💨🌾

✨Comming Soon: Our favorite photo moments!

07/09/2025

This year, we will have some awesome event shirts and tumblers for purchase, compliments of Legacy Printwear and BackStreet Printing!! Limited supply, so be sure to get yours right away! We will have 2 food vendors and of course Minnesota 4 Wheel Drive Association and Sand Pine Pheasants. Thanks to our other sponsors as well for their charitable donations that help make this event so fun!
Dennis Kirk
Don's Food Pride
Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Appleton
Prairie Sun Bank
Progressive Collision & Glass
State Farm of Appleton
Clemen Electric
Mid Minnesota Lumber
West-Con
Appleton Power Equipment, Hardware & Floral
Appleton Oil
Subway of Appleton
Shooter's Bar and Grill
Scheels
Appleton VFW
Runnings Stores
Accessories 4 Trucks
Thrivent Financial (Daren Lehne)
Brink's 104 Club Bar & Grill
Bravera Bank (Kerkhoven)
Team Mad Customs
Clean Site LLC
Casey's
Gofasters Powersports & Marine
Sinclair Gas Station of Appleton
Apple Barrel Bar & Bites
El Conde Restaurant

07/07/2025

Are you as ready for this as we are!! Hope to see you on Saturday! 😎 Thanks Swift County RDA for the video!

06/10/2025

🚨 New Event Added at Freedom Ridge! 🚨
🗓️ Open Wheeling – June 27, 28 & 29
📍 https://facebook.com/events/s/open-to-the-public-wheeling-fr/2439486819783867/

Freedom Ridge is open to the public for a full weekend of wheeling and camping!

🕔 Gates open Thursday, June 26 at 5PM
🚙 Wheeling hours:
• Friday & Saturday – daylight hours
• Sunday – until 1PM

💵 Rates:
• $40 per truck
• $20 per person for camping
(Flat rate – day or weekend)

Come out and enjoy the trails with your off-road community. More updates coming soon—mark your calendars!

🔗 Check out upcoming events from MN4WDA Clubs, Business Partners, and Midwest fundraising & notable off-road events at mn4wda.org/events

📩 Have an event to add? Contact [email protected]

05/21/2025

We have our official plan set for this year's Prairie Thunder event! Mark your calendars if you haven't already because it's going to be a good time!!!

04/11/2025

FYI: The OHV Park will be closed starting April 28th through May 3rd for the Border Battle XC Harescramble! The ORV Park on the South side of the highway will remain open. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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04/01/2025

The Twin Cities Trail Riders will be having an intro to riding an off-highway motorcycle (dirtbike) on May 3rd in Appleton. This is a full training that meets MN youth safety certification! Sign up using the link:

This event is an opportunity to get an introduction to dirt bike riding from Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider coaches.  This event is an 1.5 hour introduction session of the full DirtBike School curriculum.  There will be a maximum of 6 students in each session.

03/18/2025

Online signup is now open for Round 1, Appleton, Minnesota Prairie Storm, presented by RFC Portable Buildings and Moon Motorsports. Despite insurance cost going up 50% this season, we are committed…

01/11/2025

We are pleased to announce that round 1 on May 3-4, in Appleton, Minnesota will once again be a dual-sanctioned event with the Dakota Scramble Series. Last season this collaboration produced the bi…