The desert terrain of Nevada makes for some fun ATVing. There is a lot of wide open spaces to really cut loose and enjoy your machinel. However, you want to make sure you're riding within the rules and regulations of the State of Nevada.
The Bureau of Land Management and The National Forest Service are the only two entities that you will have to answer to regarding your ATV. The State of Nevada does not require that you register your ATV at the time of this writing.
The Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service do have their own particular rules that they do enforce to anyone riding on their lands. All ATVers under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult ATVer with a valid State of Nevada drivers license. All persons riding ATVs must wear DOT approved helmets at all times and protective eyewear must be worn by anyone riding an ATV.
Headlights must be used when riding your ATV from dusk until dawn and if you are riding in a sand dune area, it is recommended that you have a brightly colored flag attached to your ATV.
You may ride your ATV only on designated trails and trail blazing is not permitted on any lands managed by the BLM or the Forestry Service. Additionally, you must have a noise muffler and a spark arrestor in place on your ATV prior to riding. At the time of this writing, you were not required to purchase a permit to ride on any of the publicly managed lands but there are certain bills in State Government that may add a fee to ride your ATV on these lands to help collect revenue for the upkeep of these recreational lands.
Nevada is a great place to own an ATV, follow the good example set forth by Treadlightly and help preserve those lands for a new generation of ATVers.
