Red Arrow Trail Reports
August 16, 2019
The Trails are reopening August 29, 2019 with some exceptions as noted on the USFS Map. Things won’t ever be the same again, as you will note while observing the devastation. It will be great to get out again, but be safe.
There are many surprises out there that you will have never seen before. You will see first hand why it took so long to reopen the trails. Ride safe and have fun.
See Ya on the trails,
FireCat
Press Release August 16, 2019
OFFICE OF
FORESTRY & PARKS
A Division of
Land &Water Resources Department
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: 920-834-6995 or 920-834-6827
Monty.brink@co.oconto.wi.us
OCONTO COUNTY ATV TRAILS WILL OPEN THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019.
Please be advised that as of August 29, 2019 all ATV trails funded by Oconto County will
be open for travel. The attached map shows the location of Oconto County trails that will
be open for travel, (Depicted in color BLUE) on the Oconto County website listed below.
Please be advised that segments of the trail are connected by Town and US Forest
Service roads. Visitors are reminded to check the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
website (https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cnnf/landmanagement/?cid=fseprd644781)
before visiting for the latest updates on what is open and closed. A closure order is in
place for roads, trails and recreation sites that were damaged during the storm. Visitors
should also contact each townships for riding ATVs on town roads.
Please review the updated maps and plan out a route before riding. Riding on closed
roads and trails may result in law enforcement action.
For more information please visit Oconto County website at www.co.oconto.wi.us to review
News announcements on the left of the home page. You may also contact the Forestry
and Parks Department at 920-834-6995
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2019
OCONTO COUNTY TRAILS REMAIN CLOSED
All Oconto County ATV trails remain closed. Forest, Parks and Recreation personnel will be
assessing damage to the trails in the next two weeks.
No person shall drive an all-terrain vehicle on any lands, highway or trail under supervision,
management or control of the Forest, Parks, and Recreation/Land Information Systems Sub-
Committee during these closed periods.
Trails will open as posted or published by the Forest, Parks and Recreation/Land Information
Systems Sub-Committee.
For further information, please contact the Forest and Parks Department at 920-834-6995.
That’s the latest as of this morning. Not what we want to hear BUT!!!
FireCat
Thursday, July 25,2019
I was at a meeting this afternoon with the National Forest Service, the DNR, and Oconto County. What was shared is not what you want to here, but here it is.
We are not as Clubs allowed to work on the trails because of safety concerns. There are a lot of trees that are very unsafe and could potentially kill a trained professional as snarled together as they are. The USFS is coordinating efforts in the forest footprint, and the DNR and County are working on the remaining trails and roads.
Trails are not even being worked on at this time. Roads are their #1 priority at this time. After the roads are taken care of they will be prioritizing trails from most important to get open on down the ladder to the least.
The Fine for riding on a close trail is over $200.00. Ride what you can afford!!!
For daily updates, more precise than mine, go to: www.ocontocounty.org
or try this one from the USFS: www.fs.usda.gov/main/cnnf/home
When I know more, so will you. If you aren’t already, follow our Facebook page for updates as well.
Patience is a virtue that is hard to put into practice😉!
Pray things go our way so we can again have fun and our businesses can get back to feeding their families 😇.
FireCat
Sunday July 21, 2019
It’s 76° in beautiful downtown Townsend this afternoon. The trails are “CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE” in the National Forest.We were notified by the Forest Service today that as a result of the terrible wind storm that went through the area Friday night, and all the trees down on the trails, they do not want anyone on the trails including Club work crews until further notice. They will be bringing in work crews employed by the USFS to do all trail restoration and will notify us when we will be allowed to enjoy our trails once again. There are some snarly bunches of trees tangled together that could be deadly for amateur chain saw operators, so this is a relief for our volunteers and their safety. I am sure they will try and get them reopened in a timely manner and insure everyone’s safety.
I will update this page as soon as I have further information to share with you.
FireCat
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