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Where to ride

Where to ride in Connecticut

Official riding areas and the permits Connecticut asks for, each from the managing agency's own page, quoted and dated. Areas close for fire, weather, seasons and repairs, so check the page before you go.

Public areas
2
On the map
0
Quoted facts
5
Reviewed
2026-09-30

Areas

Public land the managing agency describes for off-highway riding. Each card quotes the place’s own page on the riding, vehicles, season, ride days, fees, camping and size; what the page does not print is named on a hatched line. The Forest Service and the BLM publish motor vehicle use maps for public land not listed here.

No page we checked gives coordinates or an address, so there are no pins yet. Outline: U.S. Census Bureau.

  1. 1. Pachaug State Forest - Chapman Area motorcycle trail

    State Connecticut DEEPnear Voluntown

    Pachaug has a 58 mile motorcycle trail that is open year round (except for mud season).

    Riding
    The trail traverses through both wooded areas and public roads.
    Vehicles
    For motorcyclists to use the trail, they must have a current motorcycle license and the motorcycle must have a current motor vehicle registration.
    Season
    In the quote above
    Size
    In the quote above
    —
    Not on the pages we checked: Ride days, Fees, Camping
    • Trails
    • Open riding area
    • Names motorcycles

    Pachaug State Forest - Chapman Area motorcycle trail, official pagechecked 2026-09-30

  2. 2. Shenipsit State Forest

    State Connecticut DEEPnear Stafford

    Shenipsit State Forest in Stafford offers opportunities for dirt bike enthusiasts to participate in privately-organized enduro races once or twice a year.

    Ride days
    In the quote above
    —
    Not on the pages we checked: Riding, Vehicles, Season, Fees, Camping, Size
    • Names motorcycles
    • Race days

    Shenipsit State Forest, official pagechecked 2026-09-30

Permits and stickers

What the state's own pages say riders need on public land, quoted word for word. Private tracks set their own rules, entry forms and gear requirements.

  • Everyone

    Pachaug trail requirement (ATV registration not valid)

    An A.T.V. registration is not a valid type of registration to operate on our trail.

    Official pagechecked 2026-09-30

Before you go

Each place's own page has its current status, seasons, fees and which trails take which vehicles. Rules differ between places and change with fire danger, weather and race schedules, so read it on the day. Tracks set their own gear, age and entry rules.

Official maps

Near a state line? The nearest-places finder looks across every state.

Nothing on this page says anyone may ride anywhere: it points to the agencies that decide. A tag such as “Camping” means the quoted page says so, not that we have been there. Reviewed 2026-09-30.