Off Roading
High Sierra ATV Tours
High Sierra ATV Tours offers tours of the Frenchman Lake Recreational Area, in Plumas National Forest, including Snow Lake, Crystal Peak, and the Dixie Mountain Wildlife Refuge.
Tours last from 2 to 6 hours and start at $98 per person.
Ride a new one- or two-seat 500cc Arctic Cat ATV. Tours start just 30 minutes north of Reno, in Chilcoot, Calif., on Highway 70 and Frenchman's Lake Road.
High Sierra ATV Tours
Plumas National Forest (near Frenchman's Lake)
Chilcoot, CA
Phone: 530-993-0446, or 800-596-8840, or 775-225-5659
Contact: Jay or Lisa Read, Owners
e-mail: LisaRead@gotsky.com
Web site: www.HighSierraATVtours.com
Big Valley Adventure Tours & Rentals
Big Valley Adventure Tours features Honda dirtbikes and ATV rentals, as well as guided and self-guided tours. Riders can experience the majestic Sierra Nevadas with numerous OHV riding locations. The rental fleet includes a variety of late-model dirt bikes, dual sports, and ATVs. A wide range of services is offered, from providing maps for self-guided tours of the area, to all-inclusive guided tours. Big Valley offers a family package, as well as pick-up and delivery of off-road units to multiple local OHV riding areas. Big Valley offers an exciting one-day ATV tour from Reno to Virginia City with a BBQ lunch included.
Big Valley Honda
2225 Market Street
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: 775 322-4311, or 800 311-4284
Contact: Brody Massman, Manager
e-mail: info@BigValleyTours.com
Website: www.BigValleyTours.com
Lake Tahoe Adventures
530-577-2940, www.laketahoeadventure.com
Whether you are looking for backcountry snowmobile adventures or a challenging Jeep, ATV or Hummer tour on the world-famous Rubicon Trail, Lake Tahoe Adventures can handle it! Lake Tahoe Adventures is located in Lake Tahoe.
Nevada Adventures
775-560-4328 (Bob and Lisa Owens),
e-mail: Robert.owens5@worldnet.att.net,
The Owens are outfitters offering half-day or longer outings to local sites of historical interest.
Nevada Motorcycle Adventures
E-mail: info@nevadamotorcycle.com
Web site: nevadamotorcycleadventures.com
Phone: 775-849-3898
Your special guide to adventure, Matt Ernst, has spent years developing many wonderful routes, friends, and knowledge that combine to form more than just a trip, it is a journey.
Northstar at Tahoe
530-562-2267 or 800-GO-NORTH
e-mail: northstar@boothcreek.com
www.northstarattahoe.com
Northstar offers outdoor adventure activities in both summer and winter:
ATV Tours - Northstar is getting down and dirty this Summer with ATV tours. For two hours, you will be guided through rugged mountain terrain, past Sawmill Lake and continue along the ridges for views of Martis Valley and Lake Tahoe. Helmets, gloves and goggles are provided. You must be 16 years old.
Sierra Adventures in Reno
775-323-8928 or 866-323-8928.
e-mail: info@wildsierra.com.
Web: http://www.wildsierra.com/atvdirt.htm
Sierra Adventures in Reno offers the chance to see, smell and hear the high desert of Nevada or the beautiful pine forests of Lake Tahoe. You will ride on an all-terrain quad or in an all-terrain buggy.
Other popular off-road playgrounds:
Black Rock Desert
High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
BLM, Winnemucca Field Office, 775-623-1500
This silt palaya 100 miles north of Reno encompasses more than 300,000 acres of land and contains more than 120 miles of historic trails. Expect to see plenty of flat desert terrain, wildlife, or, in the fall, the exotically dressed participants of the Burning Man Festival. Be sure to bring plenty of water, sunscreen, food, and gasoline; the landscape is harsh. Also, during rain, the playa can become extremely sticky, bogging down four-wheel-drive vehicles. Some areas of the Black Rock are environmentally sensitive and closed to off-roaders.
Directions: Access to the Black Rock Desert begins about 100 miles north of Reno. Take I-80 to State Route 447 to Gerlach.
Hunter Lake Trail
Humboldt-Toiyable National Forest, Carson Ranger District,
775-882-2766,
www.fs.fed.us/htnf
This is a 30-mile loop that takes you from Boomtown, up and over a portion of the Toiyabe National Forest. Total elevation gain is /-3,500 vertical feet. The ride is a combination of maintained fire roads with a descent on a very rugged (barely passable) road with some big, fast hits. The route takes you past Big Meadow to Hunter Lake, then down to Reno.
Peavine Mountain
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Ranger District, 775-882-2766
Numerous trails cover this high-desert terrain, which is a popular spot for Reno OHVers, especially since the trails are easily accessible to the city limits.
Directions: Peavine trails are located off North Virginia Street (paralleling U.S. 395), 6 miles north of downtown Reno.
For more information about off-road recreational opportunities in Nevada contact the Nevada BLM State Office at 775-861-6500 or visit the BLM's Web site at http://www.nv.blm.gov/.
You can also visit travelnevada.com for general information.