North Central Pennsylvania All-Terrain Vehicle Initiative

09/06/2025

06/26/2025

** Northcentral Regional ATV Trail Notice/FYI **

Per Abbott Township, Rausch Road will be closed to ATV's starting July 14, 2025, for approximately 2 weeks due to culvert replacement.

DCNR is aware and has opted NOT to provide an alternate route.

Riders will NOT have access to Rausch Road until the work is completed.

Please reach out to Abbott Township and DCNR with any questions or concerns.

12/27/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1X6xUGZFXj/

Our district has been receiving questions about ATV Trail closures/openings. The Bloody Skillet ATV Trail and the Whiskey Springs ATV Trail opened December 15 and will remain open until April 1st.
Both ATV Trails and the Northcentral Regional Connector Trail will open the Friday before Memorial Day and close the last Sunday in September.

10/01/2024

DCNR's NCPA ATV trail Economic Impact Report.

Thank you to all who ride the ATV Trails and responded to the survey.

https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/dcnr_details.aspx?newsid=1130

04/08/2023

2023 ATV Pilot Program Permits now available-

The ATV riding community will soon have a new and improved trail system, making riding easier across the northcentral region of the state.

01/27/2023

Check out the NCPA ATV Initiative map while visiting!!

12/23/2022

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12/09/2022

Time is running out to provide comments about the master plan to create the Catawissa Motorized Recreation Area in Schuylkill and Luzerne counties.

The survey includes a variety of questions to gather general information about you, including your off-highway vehicle use and riding patterns, recreation area amenities that should be considered, and other comments, concerns, and suggestions.

Please allow 10-15 minutes to answer the questions.

Comments left below will not be included as part of the survey.

Take the survey here ➡️ http://bit.ly/3tlAkCc.

08/31/2022

Clinton County Commissioners and CMATVA Staff:

In light of the ‘Petition news’, please take heart and be encouraged by watching this video.

As your planning consultant, I am very dismayed, frustrated and depressed about losing this major design and implementation project, which we all have worked so hard to advance to this point.

As legislative Director of PAOHV, I am also very concerned and yet realized that we must take action in a diplomatic, well planned and professional approach.

As an enthusiast, I am moved to be ready to notify the industry, the riders and other invested enthusiasts for whatever opportunity to voice our perspective may be available.

We have located the DCNR recording of the Friday, August 12th unveiling of the 10 years in the making Catawissa Recreation Area, located in Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties I personally attended this event and I am now a believer with renewed faith that the current DCNR administration is absolutely endorsing and advocating for motorized recreation on State and private lands in the interest of Economic Development, fighting light, cleaning up the environment and promoting motorized Recreation has a key aspect of outdoor recreation – now Pennsylvania’s number two strongest industry within the context of this multi billion dollar national industry.

"Please take time to review the full DCNR Video and photo collage that captures the essence of DCNR’s unprecedented ‘out of the closet’ Pro Moto statements and commitment to significant investments in PA’s first new state park dedicated to motorized recreation.

Thank you for taking time to view the video and photo log at:

https://pacast.com/m?p=22090

This action and bold statement in support of motorized recreation will certainly temper and guide and bolster a possible appeal or counter petition to restore the Renovo Connector Trail Project.

Note the interest of DEP and their understanding now that the land can be used, cleaned up and enhanced thanks to the influx of revenue from this multi-billion dollar motorized recreation industry!

Jim Laird, RLA
LAIRD LA
814.312.1798
[email protected]

and
PAOHV Director of Legislation

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the acquisition of a 5,600-acre parcel of land that will be developed into a motorized recreation area in the Weiser State Forest in Schuylkill and Luzerne counties. The acquisition was made po...

08/31/2022

Info & video about the new state riding area-

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the acquisition of a 5,600-acre parcel of land that will be developed into a motorized recreation area in the Weiser State Forest in Schuylkill and Luzerne counties. The acquisition was made po...

05/05/2022

DCNR announces year two of the ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot program in the northcentral region of the state that will provide opportunities for riding enthusiasts to travel many miles of roads opened to all-terrain vehicle use and trails in Potter, Tioga, Clinton, and Lycoming counties.

The area will open for use on Friday, May 27, and will remain open until Sunday, September 25, 2022.

ATV riders will need to purchase a Regional ATV Connector Pass permit to use the designated PennDOT and state forest ATV Connector roads, the cost of which will serve to offset implementation and management of the program.

Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3FjVUw8