The Badlands Off-Road ATV Park

Trying to find a nice ATV park to ride your ATV inATV park is the scenery - man, it's just too
Indiana ? Well, whaddaya know...there are plenty butawesome for words. We spent the whole day riding
I have to admit that if you're not familiar with Indianaour ATVs with intermittent stops for good shots in
, finding an ATV park can be a little bit of a challenge.front of jaw-dropping scenery! From sand to mud,
But we have been to Badlands Off-Road Park wherefrom mud to hills and from hills to dirt! We didn't try it
we dare say is one of the best ATV park there is inout but according to some of the staff there, there's
Indiana . The Badlands Off-Road Park is actuallya special 200-acre area designed specifically for
located near the western part of Indiana ...near Atticatrucks section where many rock crawling fans take
.their trucks to. Apparently, they've hosted National
This is not a public ATV park so you don't findRock Crawling Championships here before.
skateboarders, people hanging around fishing, kidsThis ATV park also offers two gigantic drain tiles
screaming their heads off here. The kids and youthwhere you can race through and land in water...woo
at this ATV park are pretty much just as serious ashoo! And then there's the massive area with mud in it
you are about ATV riding. The Badlands Off-Roadfor all you ATV fans to get really down and dirty in.
ATV park is about 800 acre which provides full dayDidn't I tell you? This is like a big, huge ATV theme
of fun (sometimes days) in many different terrains,park.
so, you get to choose which type of terrain youIf you're interested in riding this ATV park, you'll be
want to ride in. We loved the wood trails and thehappy to know that the park remains open almost all
bottomless mud parts of this ATV park but you canyear round from 9 morning till 5pm both weekends
find others here as well...like the sand dunes, peaand weekdays. They're closed for Christmas and
gravel hills and the hill-climbing park. We had kids withThanksgiving.
us during that ATV trip, so, we didn't want toIt doesn't cost very much to ride on this ATV
challenge the young ones so early on in life.park...just pay $15 for their day pass and you're in.
Accordingly, the owner of the place, Troy Myers,The basic rules of ATV riding applies, like no alcohol,
used to ride in the old gravel quarry as a boy andsafety equipment required, flags are required, no
when he grew-up, he decided to buy off the landpassengers on ATVs, no littering, and there's a speed
and turn it into an ATV park for all ATV enthusiasts!limit of 5mph in parking areas.
Perfect-o! Now, the great thing about BadlandsDon't worry about lodging and food either, there are
Off-Road ATV park is that there are many differentmany scattered around nearby areas of the ATV
places designed for ATV riders of differing skill levelspark. Some pretty good restaurants are in Attica so,
- it's good for beginners who want to practice theirjust take a short drive there for dinner, gas and
ATV riding skill and it's also great for those who wantstuff.
to challenge themselves. The kids hung around theGetting all geared up about riding on this ATV park
ATV's park's kids' track all day long without complaint.and need more information? You can visit their
Hey, we're telling you that this is no simple thing towebsite at or give them a call at (765) 762 2981 or
us - no kids complaining? Anyway, the kids' track isemail them at Have fun! On a final note, if you want
good for even kids as young as three-years-old, so,to go there, bring the kids along if you have any. I
don't worry. It's perfectly safe there.promise you they'll have a ball there!
Needless to say, one of the main attraction of this