A little over a year ago we tested the 2013 Yamaha Raptor 700 at the East Fort Rock OHV area and, despite some snow flurries, had a blast in this high desert trail paradise. The area boasts over 300 miles of well marked and maintained trails as well as four play areas with hill climbs, berms, jumps and other obstacles. It’s in a pretty remote area with the closest services over an hour away so make sure to come prepared. The area gets very dry and dusty in the summer and temperatures can easily drop to the teens in the winter, making fall and spring the optimal time to visit. Read more about the East Fort Rock trails here.
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I live in Yuma, Az and cannot find any jamborees here within two hundred miles.
You really Should have called this article "Top 10 TRAIL" riding areas. I say this as you left out some great areas of Sand like Glamis, Pismo, Little Sahara OK, and of Course The Oregon Coast. Seems like this was a little DIRT sided.
With that said I do agree with a couple of your picks for riding.......
Thanks for all you do.
Chris
You would be correct with that assumption Chris :) By "Offroad" we were gearing it more towards off road/trails. We did a top ten Dune riding locations story as well where we featured dune only riding areas.
Believe me I'm not a hater of the Dunes. I grew up riding all over the Oregon coast.
How Chadwick MO never made it onto the list, I don't know. I'm curious as to whether you ever even considered it as being in the running for the top 10. Even people from the Midwest that have traveled to some of the places listed, still consider Chadwick one of the "Top 10" best off-road places in the US to ride. Check it out for your next review. I think that you'll be quite impressed... :-)
Zero trails in the northern part of the Midwest? DO you folks even come up to Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota?
I've not spent too much time in Minnesota or Wisconsin. Hoping to change that this year, though.