Vernon ATV Club
It’s another chance to practice downloading map files and you may even get to lead the ride for one of the segments. We’ve broken the ride up into 5 route segments, please download these:
You will need to have Routes turned on in GaiaGPS to see these Routes.
Visit the ATV Club Trail Share on GaiaGPS and explore other trails in the surrounding areas. Map and trail information shared by the Vernon ATV Club is used at your own risk.
Did you know you can customize which data overlays your map?
On the GaiaGPS.com website click the “View Map Overlays” icon (circled top left corner) to see which map overlays are displayed. In the smartphone app click the layers icon (top right corner) then click Map Overlays (arrow) to reveal which overlays are displayed.
There are times when there is too much data on the screen or perhaps you’re looking for a Public Track to ride but there aren’t any showing so remember to check your overlays!
Visit the ATV Club Trail Share on GaiaGPS and explore other trails in the surrounding areas. Map and trail information shared by the Vernon ATV Club is used at your own risk.
It’s time to get practical and apply your newfound GPS skills, the second GPS Training session will be hands on so you’ll need to bring your GPS and laptop (if possible).
The group will split into Gaia and Garmin users so we can work through a number of topics on your GPS. File management is one of the more difficult tasks so bringing your laptop and GPS cord will allow us to practice this.
Please register by emailing the club, coffee and donuts will be provided, the course will be held at J-Ball Electronics in the lane behind Banner Recreation.
The Bardolph Lake area has some great trails but we also want to bring attention to the other information you can find in the ATV Club Trail Share.
Where possible we’ve added safety notices and this trail contains one such warning: a fun straight stretch with a hidden dip for a creek crossing. On the map you’ll see a skull and cross bones for this hazard (unfortunately Gaia doesn’t have a CAUTION icon).
When browsing the full screen map (click Explore the Map at the top of the page):
Please help us develop the Vernon ATV Club Trail share by using the Map Feedback page to submit maps, make comments and suggestions.
The King Eddy area is an ATV mecca and almost every ride goes by or stops at the King Eddy Lake Recreation site.
This heavily used Recreation Site is located immediately off King Edward FSR so it provides easy access for camping and fishing year round. Most site visitors are respectful and pack out what they bring in but the ATV Club has had to hold a number of cleanups here over the years.
In addition to keeping an eye on the site and cleaning up as necessary, the partnership agreement will allow for the development of a nude beach on the lower bench. “There were a lot of requests for a nude beach at King Eddy”, says Past President Clint Ingham. “ATVers need a place to cool off in the summer and some riders don’t want to get their gear wet so we had a surprising number of people asking for a nude beach here”.
“We thank Recreation, Sites and Trails for helping us through all the paperwork and approvals required to get this agreement,” said Ingham. Signs designating the nude beach will be going up in the next few weeks once the ice is off the lake.
It’s time to get practical and apply your newfound GPS skills, the second GPS Training session is going to be hands on so you’ll need to bring your GPS and laptop (if possible).
The group will split into Gaia and Garmin users so we can work through a number of topics on your GPS. File management is one of the more difficult tasks so bringing your laptop and GPS cord will allow us to practice this.
Please register by emailing the club, coffee and donuts will be provided, the course will be held at J-Ball Electronics in the lane behind Banner Recreation.
Our first winter training session will be a 4 hour session starting at 9:00am Saturday February 18 and will be a wide ranging discussion of GPS.
This will include basic theory and usage, how to select a GPS device or app, mounting options and advanced usage including route planning, and saving/storing/sharing tracks.
What to bring:
Where:
J-Ball Electronics, Unit 5 4320 29th Street which is the lane that runs between Banner Recreation/Roko Electric at the 43rd Ave to Canada Water Depot on 29th Street.
Coffee and donuts provided, please email us at info@vernonatvclub.ca so we know how many people to plan for.
No ATV required, this is a classroom course. See the map for course location.
You don’t have to go crazy getting yourself and your machine ready because just a few items will make you look like a police officer/vehicle.
Ideas for People or Pets in/on Your Quad or Side x Side
Ideas for Your Quad or Side x Side
When and Where
The parade is Saturday February 4, everyone needs to be assembled in the lane behind Banner Recreation and ready to roll at 11:00am. From here we ride a short distance to the staging area and wait for the start of the parade at noon.
Ride Behaviour
The parade proceeds at an extremely slow pace, there’s no burnouts, smokeshows or racing around. A bit of blipping the throttle got good responses from the crowd last year, the big thing is we have to keep it safe and responsible.
We Provide Food
The club will have food ready once we arrive at the staging area near Seaton School.
Sign up using the form below so we know how much food to bring and so you can let us know if you have any food allergies.
This year’s Winter Carnival theme is Carnival TV where you celebrate your favourite TV show.
When we saw this someone immediately shouted out CHIPs which got us thinking of how easy various police show themes would be for ATVs. So whether you want to dress up as Poncherello or just rock a sweet mustache, the police theme should be a fun one to apply to your quad or side x side.
For dressing up your machine you may consider going with an old fashion black and white (or blue and white for RCMP) colour scheme and hang some big police badge/logos on the side.
One accessory that will add some punch to our parade entry will be having flashing police lights on our vehicles. If you’re interested in buying one of these Amazon beauties below, email info@vernonatvclub.ca by Wednesday January 18 to join the order.
The parade is Saturday February 4, at this point you just need to be thinking about how to make your machine look like a police car and we’ll have more details next week about when and where to meet.
The ATV Club Christmas party is always lots of fun, you don’t want to miss it.
The Club provides the ham, turkey & potatoes, everyone attending brings a dish for the potluck dinner. We’re well stocked on desserts so please think of a casserole, salad or veggie you can bring.
The fun ramps up a notch after supper with a gift exchange where participants either select an unopened gift from under the tree or steal a gift that has already been opened.
Children are welcome and will be provided gifts if they’re too young to understand the gift exchange game. Registration deadline is 9:00am Thursday, December 1.