Alaska is a great place to own an ATV, there are a lot of extreme weather changes and it can go from bright and sunny to dark and extremely inclimate weather in the blink of an eye.
There are half a million acres of glaciers, mountain peaks, and beautiful valleys. The local wildlife includes Grizzly Bears, Wolf packs, lynx, and these forest residents sometimes wander into town.
ATVs are allowed on the Eklutna Lakeside Trail Sun-Wed, and on the Bird Creek Trails below 500 ft elevation, both of these locals are rated easy for the beginner and should provide hours of entertaiment to a new rider and even a seasoned ATV rider will find something special about this place.
There are campgrounds all over the area, there are picnic tables, fire pits, water, latrines, ranger station and an overflow camping area. They run at a rate of $10 per night.
There are required permits to be displayed on your ATV all times during your ride and a helmet is also required to be worn at all times during your ATV ride. There are a number of terrain changes throughout this area. There are ATV trails with gravel, trails without, muddy holes, and small water areas to ford.
Always have a map handy for your trail ride and dress appropriately. The weather can change on these ATV trails in the blink of an eye. Being prepared is the way to insure a good ride on your ATV there can be snow and rain and cold happen so quickly, you don't want to get caught up in a weather change for the worse without being prepared.
A little preparedness will save your ATV ride and make sure you have a great time!
