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ATV / UTV multi-state trip planner
Trailering across one or more state lines? Pick the states on your route and get a per-state compliance card in trip order — registration, helmet, minimum age, nonresident trail-pass, and reciprocity rules. All data drawn from the same per-state atlases used elsewhere on the site; no signup, no data leaves your browser.
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Pick the states on your trip
Select up to 5 states in the order you’ll ride them. Cards appear below in trip order.
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Pick at least two states above to see a compliance summary for your trip.
What this tool checks — and what it doesn’t
Five compliance axes per state, surfaced because they’re the ones that change between adjacent states often enough to trip a rider crossing a state line:
- Registration required. Whether the state demands an OHV registration / sticker before you ride on state-administered land.
- Helmet rule.All riders, under-18 only, none, or situational (typically “public lands only” or “passenger only”).
- Minimum operating age. The unsupervised age floor; younger riders may still be allowed under direct supervision, with a safety-course note when required.
- Nonresident trail pass. Whether out-of-state riders must buy a separate state-DNR pass (and the cost when published).
- Reciprocity.How the state treats an OHV registered in another state — honored, honored with a permit, or not recognized.
What it doesn’t check: trail-specific rules (a single trail system may have stricter rules than the state), county / municipal ordinances on private land, season closures (see the seasonal trail-pass calendar), and weather / fire-risk closures. Always confirm the day-of status with the state DNR or trail operator before riding.
Related lookups
- Cross-state trailering checklist — five paperwork buckets and five compliance gotchas before you hitch up the trailer.
- Compare two states side-by-side — 121 adjacent-state pair pages with row-by-row registration, helmet, age, and reciprocity comparison.
- Seasonal OHV trail-pass calendar — per-state season structure and nonresident requirement.
- State-to-state reciprocity — the four state approaches to out-of-state OHV recognition.
Topic guides
Reference explainers and typologies that sit alongside the per-axis state atlases — vehicle category, where you can ride, by rider, and what to check before a trip.
Vehicle category & paperwork
ATV / UTV / OHV glossary
Terminology dictionary — every abbreviation a state DNR page or OHV statute uses (ATV / UTV / SxS / ROV / LSV / NEV / OHV / ORV / OHRV / MPOHV / WATV / Class I-III / green-sticker / T-recoded VIN and more).
State DNR / OHV agency directory
50-state lookup for the agency that handles ATV / UTV / OHV permitting — name, phone, OHV program URL, sticker / reciprocity links. Call the state, not Google.
UTV vs ATV vs side-by-side
How states classify the OHV family — and when the category swaps a helmet, age, or registration rule.
Street-legal conversion by state
Four state pathways for putting an OHV on the road — DMV-plate full conversion, DNR on-road permit, local-option designation, or no pathway. Per-state matrix.
Title requirements by state
Which states title an OHV, which only register, and which transfer on bill of sale — with issuing-agency, machine-class, and vintage-cutoff notes.
Street-legal conversion (typology)
When and where an OHV becomes legal on public roads — federal LSV vs state OHV-on-road permit.
Title from a bill of sale
Four legal paths from a bill-of-sale-only purchase to a state-recognised title certificate.
Lost title recovery
Five recovery paths sorted by who the titleholder is, whether a lien is on it, and what's missing.
Where you can ride
ATV on the road shoulder
Crossing-vs-traveling, agricultural exemptions, and the federal Interstate carveout.
Federal & tribal lands
BLM, USFS, NPS, USACE, and tribal nations — five jurisdictions and what rule each carries.
ATV / OHV trail directory by state
State DNR, USFS, BLM, private, and tribal public-access trail systems across all 50 states — with operator authority and trail-system source.
50-state OHV trail-pass matrix
Per-state season structure (year-round / spring → fall / winter-shared / closure-default), nonresident requirement, and DNR pass page for every state.
Seasonal trail-pass calendar (explainer)
Four DNR season structures and how to spot which one your state runs before buying the pass.
By rider
Kids on ATVs by state
Parental-decision atlas — minimum age, supervision rules, engine-class tiers, safety-course requirement, and private-land carveouts.
ATV safety course by state
Who needs to take a course — under-age statutory mandates, ASI ATV RiderCourse / E-Course nationwide, and state-DNR-run alternatives that don't accept ASI.
Helmet certifications — DOT vs Snell vs ECE
Three standards cover every US-market helmet. What each one tests, which combination clears a state-law inspection, and the five novelty-helmet warnings every buyer should read.
Trip planning
Multi-state trip planner (tool)
Pick the states on your route — get a per-stop compliance card for registration, helmet, age, nonresident permit, and reciprocity. Free, no signup.
State-to-state reciprocity
Four state approaches to out-of-state OHV recognition — and what each means for nonresidents.
ATV insurance requirements
Four state approaches plus four insurance products — and where each one leaves a coverage gap.
ATV insurance cost by state
Six drivers that move the premium and four state regimes that set the floor — plus where to actually get a real quote.
DUI on an ATV
How state codes treat off-highway impaired operation — four jurisdictional patterns.
Winter storage & spring re-commissioning
Nine-step winterization checklist and five-step spring wake-up — for the eight northern states where the trail season closes for winter.