GLDS, as part of our ORV Grant, performs summer-season grading for the Atlanta ORV Route and also other Routes as the DNR sees suitable. We have graded the Indian River ORV Route (now done by local club) as well as the Frederic and North Branch ORV Routes. 2026 has Atlanta on weekly grading, as needed, and monthly grading on Frederic and North Branch, with discussion ongoing for other area ORV Routes not already served by another Club.

Atlanta has 62 miles of ORV Routes, approximately 50 of those are also designated snowmobile trails and receive most of the traffic. Routes are road-width and open to any size ORV. Designated parking areas are at the DNR station on M33 just north of Atlanta and off Pine Oaks road near Hillman, north of Pleasant Valley rd. The Route connects to Clear Lake State Park and also Jackson Lake State Forest Campground; both allow ORVs from the campsite; the Route also connects directly to the El Bo Inn (food) and the CCR Trading Post (gas) which are on M33.

The high traffic sections are graded weekly or as needed and the other sections are graded as needed. A different club handles the summer brushing/signing; GLDS handles the fall/winter brushing/signing as part of our Snowmobile grant.

4/26/26 Atlanta Trail update

Route grading started in April and is continuing weekly. We are seeing excessively high traffic for this time of year, so we’re happy to be out there grading and keeping the trails (Routes) in great shape. An excessively wet spring has high water in some areas, though things are starting to dry up now.