Christmas Tree Ride-Sunday November 24

10:00am start – Finished by 4:00pm

This year we’re confident we’ll find the perfect tree at Noble Canyon so arrive early enough to be ready for the pre-ride safety meeting at 9:50am.

IMPORTANT remember there is no unloading of ATVs before the cattleguard. Please drive up or past the cattleguard to unload your machine then go park your truck/trailer back along the paved portion of the road. Please don’t park right around the cattleguard, longer trailers need this area to get turned around.

The ride plan for the day is to cover as much fun trail as possible and find a great spot to have a lunch campfire.

The club will provide all the fixins’ for a wiener roast so please register by 5:00pm Friday November 22 using the form below.

Club rides and events are open to everyone, attend a ride to meet other riders, find new trails and see how much fun the Vernon ATV Club is!

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Register for the 2024 Christmas Party!

Saturday December 7, 2024

Doors open at 4:00pm – Supper at 6:00pm followed by the gift exchange.

The party is being held at the old J-Ball Electronics location (in the lane behind Banner Recreation) where we held the party for a couple of years prior to 2023.

Please fill out the form below to register for the Vernon ATV Club Christmas Party.

  • Name (and age of young children) of those attending with you
  • You don’t need to bring anything, we’ve decided to have the event catered!
  • We will do our best to accommodate special dietary needs where possible.
  • We really want you to attend the Christmas Party but understand times are tough for a lot of folks. If the cost of bringing a pot luck dish or gift is too much please let us know. Your information will be kept confidentially.
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Thanksgiving Weekend Ride

Saturday October 12 – A little mixup with the keys for the snowmobile club trail gates at Silver Star meant switching to plan b for last week’s ride and enjoyed the Noble Canyon trails. It was a perfect day with beautiful weather, fun trails and good friends enjoying the best lunchtime viewpoint around.

Longest Day Ride & Free BBQ

BBQ starts at 4pm, ride rolls at 5:30 Saturday June 22

This is always a fun one so don’t miss out on a chance for a FREE BBQ, meet other riders and a tour of the awesome Mt Ida trails.

Starting from the Silver Creek Community Park on Salmon River Road where there’s lots of parking, direct access to great trails and a large open area to hold a bbq.

  • 4:00pm tailgate party and bbq (food and non-alcoholic drinks provided by the Vernon ATV Club)
  • 5:30pm ride starts
  • 9:30pm ride finishes before 10:00pm quiet time for the nearby neighbours

Please call/text 250-550-5290 or email [email protected] if you are coming for the BBQ before 5pm Friday June 21 so we have enough food for all. Please let us know if you have any food allergies, we’ll do our best to accommodate.

It’s still wacky weather season so bring gear for sun, rain or hail. Don’t forget your bug spray because we’ll stop to enjoy the view at one or more places along the ride.

Rides and events are open to everyone, we encourage new riders to come out for a couple of rides to meet club members, find new trails and get a sense of the club before joining.

2024 AGM Registration

This year’s AGM is being held at Eagle Industries at 1801A Kal Lake Road in Vernon on Saturday February 24. We’re also hosting morning and afternoon education sessions and providing lunch.

  • 9:00am Session – Recovery Gear & Techniques
  • 12:00pm – Lunch
  • 1:00pm – AGM
  • 2:00pm Session – Trip Planning

Please use the form below to register before 5:00pm Friday, February 23 to attend.

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Vernon ATV Club AGM – Saturday February 24

The date has been set, we’ll be posting more details in the next couple of weeks. At this point our tentative plan for the day is:

  • 9:00am – Morning Education Session (GPS, Chainsaw, ???)
  • 12:00pm – Lunch
  • 1:00pm – AGM
  • 2:00pm – Afternoon Education Session

Pick Your Session!
GPS training has been a popular topic in the past but maybe you’ve learned all there is to learn about GPS and you’d like us to cover something else.

Use the form below to let us know what you’d like covered.


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Christmas Party 2023 – December 9

Doors open at 4:00pm – Supper at 6:00pm

Please fill out the form below to register for the Vernon ATV Club Christmas Party.

  • Name (and age of young children) of those attending with you
  • You don’t need to bring anything, we’ve decided to have the event catered!
  • We will do our best to accommodate special dietary needs where possible.
  • We really want you to attend the Christmas Party but understand times are tough for a lot of folks. If the cost of bringing a pot luck dish or gift is too much please let us know. Your information will be kept confidentially.
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Sunset at Mara Mtn

Ride starts at 6:00pm Saturday September 23

A different twist on night rides, this one will take in sunset from the Mara Mountain Lookout.

A convoy starts in Vernon from Tim Horton’s on 58th Avenue (across from Walmart) at 5:00pm Saturday September 23 and will go all the way to the staging area at the 3 Valley Mabel FSR 30kms east of Enderby on Mabel Lake Road.

Vernon Tim Horton’s (58th Avenue) to 3 Valley Mabel FSR

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It’s important that your lights work well for this ride, the Mara Mountain trail is rough so you’ll want to be able to be able to navigate the rocks and bumps.

There will be a short safety meeting before the 6:00pm ride start.

Ride Details:

  • Total ride length approximately 70km = one tank of fuel
  • Upper beginner to intermediate level ride difficulty
  • Extremely rough and rocky terrain
  • Off trail riding will not be tolerated!!!
  • Bring snacks and drinks for a break at the lookout
  • Bring extra clothes, it will be cold at elevation after dark
  • The ride is open to everyone, you do not need to be a Vernon ATV Club member to attend

King Eddy Recreation Site Partnership Agreement

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.