Take an ATV break by taking some down time at Lake Leavitt Reservoir. Sometimes, even ATVers need a getaway from their getaway activities. Lake Leavitt is part of the Emigrant Wilderness, which in turn is part of a larger area of glacial creation. The countryside is just breathtaking in beauty. It is a very high area, and is under snow up to the months of June at times. It stays cool and can go to freezing anytime of the year at night.
The history of the place goes back to Native American use 10, 000 years ago. In the 1800s groups traveling west were encouraged to take routes through the mountains here, but the passage was too harsh and it was eventually abandoned.
Now, you may ride your ATVs on the outskirts of Lake Leavitt and the interior is now designated as a US Land Management Designated Primitive Area. ATV, OHV, any wheel at all is now not permitted within the boundaries. However. An ATV group can walk in or saddle in, and a permit is needed to spend the night, though camping is okay. If you ride on the exterior ATV trails outside the area during the day, it's a great place to set up camp at night. Group size is mandated and groups are kept apart by a few miles, so everyone can experience the "feel" of the wilderness, as much as there is left of it. For an ATVer, it is nice to sometimes just stop and smell the wildflowers after a great day of ATVing fun.
