Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs

All-terrain vehicles on a rough dirt road in the Manti-La Sal National Forest in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah.

There are many ways to enjoy the outdoors, but thrill-seekers visiting the nation’s national forests often turn to motorized recreation. They might ride ATVs along dirt trails, snowmobile down winding tracks, or go off-roading in 4x4s. The United States Forest Service’s approach to all such forms of recreation on trails can be summed up in four words: closed unless designated open. 

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