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Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area fees & permit requirements

Rules and Regulations
• Camping is allowed anywhere within the riding area that does not block travel on a road. Camping is limited to a 14 day stay.

• Draining of holding tanks, littering and trash dumping is prohibited. Please take your trash out with you. Thank You.

• All vehicles must have a muffler or spark arrester and have either a street-legal license or be registered as an off-highway vehicle.

• Vehicles operated at night must have head and tail lights.

• Helmets are required on all ATVs! Passengers are not permitted on ATVs.

• Digging or destroying trees and shrubs or harassing wildlife or livestock is prohibited.

• The desert tortoise is a federally protected species. Please do not handle or disturb these animals. Look but don't touch!

• It is illegal to damage or destroy archeological sites or remove artifacts

SHOOTING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE STODDARD VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AREA (except for shotguns during hunting season).

• No Garbage Collection in this area. Please "pack it in - pack it out".

• Possession of or burning wood containing nails, screws or metal hardware is prohibited.



For in depth information about Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area,
please visit their website.

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