Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area

Gilbert is home to Minnesota’s first Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreational Area (OHVRA). This 3,600-acre park has trails exclusively for ATVs including 4X4 vehicles, all-terrain trucks, and motorcycles.

“The park” is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and covers 49 miles of trails. Trails are well marked to indicate the level of difficulty for all ATVs. Entry is free with licensed machine. There’s even a wash station! Trails traverse rocky hills, woods, mudholes and more. Tear it up in the scramble areas, try the hill climb, go crazy! The views are pretty great, too. It’s a playground for you and your toys – and it’s open year round except for deer season.

The OHVRA connects to Gilbert and the Sherwood Forest and West 40 RV Park campgrounds. From there, you can head to Eveleth – restaurants, camping and lodging – using the Genoa Trail, or go into Virginia and cross the state’s tallest bridge. Both towns are ATV-friendly with routes to places to eat and stay.