The St. Croix State Forest ATV Trails are about 26 miles of ATVing fun just waiting for you and your group. These ATV trails are located in the Foot Hills State Forest. The Foot Hills State Forest lands are classified as "limited," which means that motorized vehicles may operate only on trails that are clearly marked and open for that type of recreational use.
To get to St. Croix State Forest ATV Trails from Pine River, travel 12 miles west on Co Rd 2 (24th St SW), then south 1.5 miles on McKinley Forest Rd to parking area - you can unload your ATVs in this area and go from there.
The riding season for these ATV trails is April 1 - November 30, be aware of snow and ice on these trails in the early and late part of the riding season, if you haven't navigated difficult terrain before on your ATV, be sure that you have a more experienced ATV rider with you to help you learn the skills that you need to safely ride and navigate these ATV trails.
The ATV trails in this forest are well marked, stay on the trails as trailblazing is not allowed on these State Forest lands, this is so the trails can be closed periodically and allowed to reclaim themselves as new trails are opened to take their places so ATVers will always have fresh trails to ride on.
Several areas on this trail system are a little more difficult as they have steeper inclines and hills and a few streams to ford. Be careful if you haven't attempted these manuevers on your ATV before and have experienced ATVer show you the ropes.
The rest of this ATV trail system is easy and even the most novice of ATV riders will enjoy the ride as it is mostly flat and easy to ride terrain.
