Trails - ATV and Motorcycle Trail

NOTICE: ATV Trail will be closed during wet conditions

Please visit the Daily Lake Information Link for current status of the Trail

The Perry Lake ATV and Motorcycle Trail encompasses over 140 acres of easy to difficult terrain. The Perry Lake ATV and Motorcycle Trail was officially recognized as a ride area in 1988 when a cooperative volunteer agreement was reached with the Kansas All Terrain Vehicle Association for maintenance and management of the trail area. Soon after, volunteers built unloading/loading ramps, accomplished tree plantings, and outlined the perimeter with fencing.

In 2002, a partnership agreement was reached between Hamm Companies, the Kansas ATV Association, and the US Army Corps of Engineers to renovate the ride area using a Recreational Trail Grant administered by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Recent renovation of the area included a parking area, establishment of a Children’s Ride Area, and a new vault toilet. Volunteers contributed nearly $24,000 of labor to improve trails, renovate the perimeter fence, and add benches around the parking area. In 2003, the partners welcomed the addition of a local motorcycle chapter to the partnership agreement. Riders will soon enjoy the addition of another vault toilet, a picnic shelter, creek crossings, and tree plantings around the parking area. A perimeter road will also be constructed for emergency and maintenance access. A sediment control structure will be constructed to reduce downstream sediment releases from the ride area. 

Please see the map below for features of the ATV and Motorcycle Trail.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has the following rules in effect for the ride area:

1. ATV's & Motorcycles Only
   
2. An ATV is a motorized vehicle having a maximum width of 50 inches, designed for off road use, with handle bars for steering, and a seat that is straddled by the operator.
   
3. ATV's & Motorcycles must have functioning brakes, muffler, & spark arrester.
   
4. Loading amp; unloading of ATV's & motorcycles permitted only in the parking area.
   
5. Speed limit in the parking area is idle speed.
   
6. DOT approved helmets required for all riders.
   
7. One rider per ATV/Motorcycle.
   
8. Riding out of bounds, on maintained roadways/right-of-ways, in streams, and in other unauthorized areas is prohibited.
   
9. No alcoholic beverages or firearms in the riding area.
   
10. Operation of ATV's/motorcycles while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is prohibited.
    
11. No overnight parking or camping.
    
12. The riding & parking lot area is closed at dusk.
    
13. ATV area is subject to closure during wet conditions or special events.