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The Minnesota State Parks and Trails license plate provides you with unlimited visits to every Minnesota state park and recreation area for an entire year, without requiring a separate vehicle permit. Plus it helps fund the operations and maintenance of Minnesota's state parks and trails.
Get maps. After you've downloaded the Avenza app onto your mobile device, open the Avenza Map Store. To download our free maps, search "MNDNR" plus the name of the place you want to go. DNR GeoPDF maps are available for: Hunter walking trails. Off-highway vehicle trails.
2024 Off-highway Vehicle Regulations (PDF) People enjoy using recreational motor vehicles (all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles and off-road vehicles) for trail-riding, off-road transportation, competition and other activities.
Watercraft and Vehicle Regulations. Boating and Water Recreation Regulations. Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Regulations.
Whether your UTV is street legal or not, if you plan to operate as an off-highway vehicle in Minnesota (in OHV areas, public lands, etc.) you must obtain an OHV registration through the Minnesota DMV and display proof of it on your UTV.
registered for off-road use. If the vehicle is licensed as a motor vehicle, the registration decal must be affixed on the upper left corner of the rear license plate. Plates and registration decals must be maintained in a clean and legible condition.
Geo-referenced pdf maps of the OHV State Trails are available free on the Avenza App. Search the map store: MNDNR + (trail name). MOTORIZED VEHICLE USE MAPS. Printed MVUMs show federal Forest Roads open to all vehicles including OHVs, and those open only to Highway Legal Vehicles.
