The ATV season doesn’t have to end when the snow flies. Although most riders think of the sport as a summer activity, ATVs were built to be operated all year long. Aside from deep fresh snow, an ATV will get you just about anywhere you want to go in winter, and if deep snow is your thing, then a set of ATV tracks may be in your future.
- Mukwa Adventures - Guided ATV tours in Northern Ontario. Mukwa offers new machines for rent, with guided tours offered. Operating out of: Elliot Lake.
Region: Algoma Country
Cost: Contact for details
- Redline Outdoors - offers CSC Off-Road Vehicle Safety courses for ATV, UTV, ARGO and snowmobiles. Operating out of: Cambridge, Bancroft, North Bay and Elliot Lake.
Region: Ontario's Highlands, Northeastern Ontario, Algoma Country
Cost: Contact for details
- Bear Claw Tours - Half-day guided tours, including ATV and equipment rental plus instruction. Operating out of: Parry Sound.
Region: Great Canadian Wilderness
Cost: $310/driver, $155/passenger– or bring your own machine for $155.
- Haliburton Forest - Over 400 km of private, groomed ATV and snowmobile trails.
Region: Ontario's Highlands
Cost: (Daily) $49/driver, $475/season. Family and passenger rates also available.
- ATV Adventures - Winter ATVing Tours, guided 1-2 hours plus machine rental and instruction. Operating out of: Collingwood.
Region: BruceGreySimcoe
Cost: $139/driver, $50/ passenger.
- Lake of Bays ATV Club - Hundreds of km of ATV trail, including 180 km of groomed trails. Operating out of: Dorset, Baysville and Dwight.
Region: Great Canadian Wilderness
Cost: $20/day, $50/winter pass, $125 annual, $250/family.
As with summer riding, an ATV can get you places that nothing else will, and the sights and sounds are just as breathtaking, if not more so. Winter is a beautiful time of year, and Ontario is one of the best places on earth to enjoy it.
Frozen lakes, ice-lined rivers, and snow-covered trees are just the back drop for your trip. With the leaves off the trees there is so much more to see, and so much farther that one can gaze.
For the more adventurous, several ATV clubs in the OFATV have winter trails just for ATVs. The clubs diligently groom the trails to keep the drifts down and provide a safe and smooth ride for all manner of ATV, no tracks required.
