I've been on many forest roads that looked like trails. While we are not attorneys, we always suggest carrying physical copies of your UTVs registration and insurance proofs and being knowledgeable about the ways your vehicle is legal for road use (see Knowing Your Legality). Other details are often determined by local ordinances, so be sure to check ahead. Width is just the single reason that they tell us. Until the tourism industry complains enough about losing tourism dollars due to the 62 rule nothing will be done about it. ATV Riding in the Northern Black Hills | Travel South Dakota The Black Hills National Forest boasts one of the largest motorized trail systems in a National Forest that is open to vehicles 62 inches or less in width. Whether your UTV is street legal or not, if you plan to operate as an off-highway vehicle in Wisconsin you must obtain an OHV Registration through Wisconsin and display the corresponding decals and rear license plate on your UTV. You've shut down too many trails as it is. United States government. Pennsylvania and Kentucky have introduced OHV Pilot Programs allowing unregistered OHVs to use local roads in limited circumstances. If figuring all that out sounds complicated, check this out. This page is part of our Nationwide Street Legal UTV Guide which covers all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. and five US territories. And I'll tell everyone I see to stay away from south Dakota trails unless your ready to be targeted and ticketed by the forest service, and the locals that help the forest service. For further information, contact a local Forest Service Office.