At first glance, you might not think government bodies (i.e. Federal, state, and various police agencies) could be an ATVers best friend, but if given the chance, they could become just that. After ATV equipment, the prerequisite to fun on an ATV is a place to ride. Unless you are personally related to someone who has lots of open land they are willing to let you tear around on, you need to find a place.
The first and fastest way for a new ATV driver or even an old hand driver to find the closest open spaces is to go to your computer and do a search. Search for federal, national, state or county parks. Search by state for those places closest to you, or search in the state where you would like to take an ATV vacation. Once you find a website - most usually they will be .gov, or .org sites, you can find very important information in ATV trip planning.
You should find seasonal open/close information, daily open information, access road information, conditions, and if there are camps, picnic areas, amenities, and other users along with ATVers. You can also find addresses and phone numbers for emergencies. It is advisable, in this cell phone age, to keep emergency police, or ranger phone numbers in your phone for the duration of your ATV drive, in the off chance a real emergency occurs. There are more emergencies that can happen in the wilderness to ATVs besides trail accidents. Some people forget to take their daily medications along, or some ATVers are enthusiastic, but pregnant - so emergency numbers are a must.
