well there are alot of loggin roads where i go up north in the price, rusk county area in wi. are these legal to drive on?

 

Some yes, some no. If theres a gate and a no tresspasing sign, i probably wouldnt drive on it.

 

yea cuz im lookin for places to go.. and there aint to much in wis. if you can give me some advise on where to go thatd be awsome

 

heres the rules to "trespassing"

if there is sign saying no trespassing at EVERY entrance you can be arrested with out being asked to leave

if there are only a couple of sign(depends on state on how many)you say you didn't see any signs and say you will leave

if there is no sign you can be "asked" to leave and if you don't or are cought there again you can be arrested

 

Yeah, i would definetely pay attention to those signs. The best way is to ask the owner or city if you can. Funny story, did that once and there was no sign, after 3 hours of driving i popped out of the bush in some guys back yard. Not the best way to get acquainted, but he was ok about it and gave me his number in case something happened, but it could have ended badly.

 

im gonna be looking for some trails up there soon. im going to be playing football at st. norbert college which is in de pere, wi.

 

Logging trails are all technicaly private property...they are made for the logging trucks...unless there are no tresspassing signs..you are alowed to go where ever you want...however...you really have to be on the look out for logging trucks..and heavy machinery..don't get your truck stuck in the middle of the road...or it won't be there when you come back for it....private property and all....otherwise..have fun!

 

Imagine popping up in some hillbillys backyard looking down the barrel of a shot gun... that would NOT be a fun trip in the woods... but it would make one hell of a story

 

That's not necessarily true. It is the responsibility of the driver of the vehicle to know if land is private property or not. There is an area that used to be heavily used by offroaders, dirtbikes, etc. around my neighbourhood and they have closed it down. It has always been private property, but now it is being enforced. You are fined on site if they catch you there, no exceptions, even if you didn't see any signs. I am pretty sure it is the enforcing offcier's choice whether they want to fine you right away or warn you.

It is a sad state of affairs for offroading enthusiasts as our trails are being reclaimed by snowmobile organizations, land is being closed and labeled as conservation areas, and it is being more strictly enforced on private areas. Clubs like my local one follow the Tread Lightly priciples, yet the one bad apple that goes out and damages the land makes a bad name for all of us.

If you plan to go offroading, check stuff out first to ensure you don't get yourself in a situation where you are being fined, ignorance is not a defense! And most importantly, ALWAYS TREAD LIGHTLY! Leaving the area looking the same or better than when you left it is always the best choice.

 

if the logging roads are on public land yes i live in green bay and i go up to mountain and lakewood there is the pipe line there it is the only 4x4 trail in wi it goes from county rd w to bucks ranch road i belive. there is a campground up there that you can wheele at to it is mccaslin mountain campground in lakewood there are trails all over up there