North Idaho Trailblazers-NITB

10/31/2026

OUR TRAILS. OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FUTURE.

Our efforts to improve and expand off-road recreation in North Idaho go back to 2007/2008, when we first began working on creating the Westfork Pinecreek trail. Since then, we’ve invested years of meetings, planning, partnerships, volunteer work, and advocacy into improving recreational opportunities for our community.

In 2017/2018, our efforts expanded into working with the U.S. Forest Service on opportunities for the >50” recreational demographic through the Honey Badger Project. We’ve continued presenting proposals, attending meetings, conducting site visits, and looking for ways to move projects forward.

Along the way, we’ve learned something important: A strong, organized community makes a difference!

Through Friends of North Idaho Trails (FONIT), we’ve taken that commitment a step further. We’ve helped secure two Recreational Trails Program grants, completed the Solitaire Trail brushing project, are working toward grant funding for Eagle Creek, and are advancing the Klondike Trail proposal toward NEPA.

We continue to advocate for responsible motorized access along Westfork Pinecreek Road and Rollercoaster, while also working toward new recreational opportunities, including a potential full-size OHV park in North Idaho.

These aren’t just ideas or wish lists. They represent years of effort, countless volunteer hours, partnerships, and community investment.

THAT’S WHY CABINFEVER 2027 MATTERS!

CabinFever is North Idaho Trailblazers’ signature annual fundraiser. It’s an opportunity to bring our community together while raising the resources needed to support trail projects, recreation advocacy, and the future of off-road opportunities in North Idaho.

We’re asking you to make plans now to attend the 28th annual CabinFever!

Bring your family, invite your friends, encourage your riding buddies, and help us make this our biggest and most successful CabinFever yet.

Although CabinFever is hosted by NITB, the benefits of a strong off-road community reach far beyond one club. The work we’re doing through trail partnerships, FONIT, grant projects, and recreation advocacy benefits the entire community.

Whether you drive a Jeep, build a rock crawler, ride a UTV, ATV, or dirt bike, or simply enjoy exploring our public lands, you have a stake in the future of North Idaho recreation.

Your attendance matters. Your support matters. Our collective involvement makes a difference!

We don’t need everyone to belong to the same club. We need everyone who cares about our trails and recreational opportunities to stand behind the organizations and volunteers working to protect and improve them.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR CABINFEVER 2027!

Come support NITB, support our trails, and help build the future of North Idaho recreation.

OUR TRAILS. OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FUTURE. LET’S BUILD IT TOGETHER!

10/28/2026

Checkout the Solitaire trail project! We used funds from Cabin Fever to bring this trail back into good shape!

09/28/2026

West Fork Pine Creek Road — The History Matters

The trail users see today didn’t stay open by accident.

West Fork Pine Creek Road has a long history as a public route, and protecting that access has taken years of research, field work, agency meetings, public involvement, and advocacy.

Here’s a look at some of that history:

🔹 1909 — Public road established
County records established West Fork Pine Creek Road as a public highway.

🔹 1990s — Historic access changes
After the historic route was affected by storm damage, access was relocated through the Langlois Road connection. The original route eventually became blocked by barriers.

🔹 2000s — Federal travel planning
BLM travel planning continued to recognize West Fork Pine Creek as part of the area’s designated motorized transportation system.

🔹 2010s — NITB gets involved
North Idaho Trailblazers began working to document and protect motorized recreation opportunities in the area. That work included researching historic records, studying maps and routes, visiting the ground, meeting with agencies, and participating in public land-management processes.

🔹 2017–2023 — Continued advocacy
NITB continued working with land managers and other recreation interests to identify legitimate motorized opportunities and protect existing routes. The effort included field work, documentation, meetings, and continued involvement in agency planning.

🔹 2024 — BLM begins formal review
BLM initiated a formal environmental review involving the West Fork Pine Creek route and existing recreational structures in the area.

🔹 2025 — Idaho Supreme Court decision
The Idaho Supreme Court addressed the historic public-road status of West Fork Pine Creek Road and determined that the 1909 proceedings established the road as a public highway.

🔹 2025 — BLM decision
BLM completed its environmental review and retained the existing seasonal motorized access while addressing the structures and maintenance needs along the route.

So why does this matter?

Because public access doesn’t simply happen.

For years, North Idaho Trailblazers members have spent countless hours researching records, documenting routes, walking the ground, meeting with agencies, participating in planning processes, doing trail work, and advocating for responsible motorized access.

This isn’t about one person.

It’s about an organized recreation community recognizing that if we want to have trails tomorrow, we have to be willing to do the work today.

West Fork Pine Creek is one example of why organization, participation, and persistence matter.

We aren’t finished.

We will continue working to protect responsible public access and the opportunities that come with it.

— North Idaho Trailblazers

09/22/2026

Great project for the >50” community!

Thank you to everyone that has supported Cabin Fever! We were able to turn $1 into $4 and put those dollars to work on this trail project through the Idaho state RTP grant fund!!!

This is what we want to do for Rollercoaster, we just need Bureau of Land Management - Idaho to corporate!

🌲 Trail work is underway in the Little North Fork CDA River!

If you’re riding the Solitaire Creek OHV Trail #1525 or Sob Creek OHV Trail #6728 over the next couple of weeks, be alert for trail maintenance equipment.

Our partners at Friends of North Idaho Trails (FONIT) are mechanically brushing these connected, greater-than-50-inch OHV trails. Work is expected to continue through the end of next week.

🚧 The trails will remain open. But please use extra caution around working equipment.

👉 Do not pass equipment until the operator acknowledges you and signals that it is safe to proceed.

Give crews plenty of room, slow down, and help us keep everyone safe while this important trail work is underway.

Thanks for sharing the trail and giving our partners the space they need to get the job done! 🌲🏍️

📸 Check out the photo below to see the equipment being used.

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

Great food, Great Wheeling, and simply a Great time at the Club Memebers BBQ! Thanks to everyone that attended!

09/19/2026

Awesome day out Wheeling!

05/12/2026

We are proud members of the BlueRibbon Coalition and highly recommend you consider supporting their mission!!!