Thanks everyone one for voting, we’ll see you tomorrow morning at Noble Canyon. The ride starts at 9:00am, please be there no later than 8:30am so we can do the safety meeting and waivers (for non-members).
Remember to offload your ATV at the cattleguard then bring your transport vehicle back along the paved portion of Noble Canyon Rd and park so you don’t block any driveways.
The plan is to ride for 4-5 hours so bring snacks and a lunch as we’ll stop for a short break then a lunch stop. A single tank of fuel will be plenty, difficulty will be intermediate in spots and we hope to have enough ride leaders to break into a slow and not-so-slow group.
Ride is open to everyone, non-members must fill in the waiver to participate.
The ride location will be posted on Facebook and the Vernon ATV Club website at 5:00pm Friday August 29.
The ride will start (that means us riding away) at 9:00am from the chosen location so you’ll need to be there at 8:30am so we can have our safety chat and make sure everyone remembers how to ride before the 9:00am start.
The plan is to ride for 4-5 hours so bring snacks and a lunch as we’ll stop for a short break then a lunch stop. A single tank of fuel will be plenty, difficulty will be intermediate in spots and we hope to have enough ride leaders to break into a slow and not-so-slow group.
Ride is open to everyone, non-members must fill in the waiver to participate.
Perfect spring conditions for the first ride at King Eddy for 2026. Sunshine, warm weather, some puddles to splash in and a bit of snow on the trails.
The club brought 2 ride leaders so we were able to split into a fast group (14 machines) and slow group (6 machines). It was great to see all the familiar faces, so many new riders and youth riders on there own machines or tucked away in side x sides!
We aim to be able to split into a fast and slow group for as many rides as possible, understand our limitation is that we don’t always have 2 ride leaders available for each ride.
The first King Eddy ride of the year so it will be interesting to see how much snow (if any) is still hanging around the high elevation trails.
The ride starts at 9:30am so be ready for the 9:15 safety meeting before we head out. The staging area for King Eddy is where the road meets the highway.
The ride will be up to intermediate level difficulty and speeds will range from slow trail speed up to 60 kmh on FSR where safe to do so.
Bring a lunch, the plan will be to have a campfire at lunchtime. A single tank of fuel should be sufficient but bring more fuel if going 100 km on a tank causes you fuel anxiety.
You don’t need to be a club member to attend. Come for a ride to see if you like the club and meet other riders!
Amadew from Medi-Pro First Aid Training instructed another great first aid course customized specifically for ATV riders. Everyone had a great time and learned some new tricks to help keep us all safe on the trails.
After the first aid course the group strolled across to Justice Park for a quick AGM and election of directors for 2026-2027. Board positions will be posted after next week’s director meeting.
Congrats to the City of Vernon for the crappiest “Free Parking on Weekends” signage at their lot on 29th St. This tiny text isn’t visible unless you’re in a parking spot (this photo is taken standing one step back from the sign) and these signs are all placed around the outside of the lot so the tiny text isn’t visible while driving.
We’re introducing an amazing organization for our street legal off-roading cousins, meet our friends at The Four Wheel Drive Association of BC (4WDABC). You’ve probably seen their stickers on Jeeps and all manner of 4WD vehicles, let’s find out more about this hard working crew.
As “Stewards of British Columbia’s Backyard” since 1977, 4WDABC puts a positive foot forward for motorized recreation by hosting cleanups, training new wheelers to off-road safely and responsibly, maintaining fire towers, shelters and recreation sites, through advocacy for off-road 4WD use across the province, and so much more.
A bunch of members of 4WDABC came from across the province to the Mother of All Trail Cleanups held by Vernon ATV Club, Okanagan Forest Task Force and 4WDABC June 3-5, 2022 where over over 4 tons of trash and recyclable material was pulled out of the forest.
Get your headlights ready for this spooky venture into the forest. Ride starts at 4:00pm at King Eddy FSR Staging on Highway 6 and will go until 7-8:00pm, well after dark!
Come prepared for all weather and bring a snack as we’ll try to have a campfire somewhere along the ride.
Riders from as far away as 100 Mile House, Fraser Lake, the Okanagan and the West Kootenay converged on Christina Lake Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21 to join members of the Grand Forks ATV Club to ride the Columbia & Western Trail.
Saturday September 20 – Christina Lake Trails with Grand Forks ATV Club
Randy Ellenchuk from the Grand Forks ATV Club lead the group of 18 machines and 25 riders on a ride that started at the Santa Rosa parking lot on the Columbia & Western Trail. The ride headed west over the majestic 505′ long Smitten Trestle across the Kettle River to Cascade Falls with a number of stops along the way to share information about historic events and the area.
After time to enjoy the amazing scenery of Cascade Falls and history of what once was Cascade City, the ride retuned east back over the Smitten Trestle then climbed the mountains east of Christina Lake to ride the Green Tunnel and Fife Road area trails.
Sunday September 21 – Christina Lake to Castlegar with Grand Forks ATV Club
Rain had dampened the trails overnight resulting in a different mix of 18 machines and 24 riders showed up for the ride to Castlegar along the Columbia & Western Trail.
Jonas from the Public Land Use Society (a group dedicated to preserving public access to crown land in BC) joined the ride to show support for the Columbia & Western Trail and talk about his group’s efforts to preserve access and restore funding for the trail.
Again starting from the Santa Rosa parking lot, the ride headed north 10km to the Lafferty Link Road where the first of the new warning signs has been recently installed to warn users they are entering the section of the trail the government is no longer maintaining.
Proceeding along the trail the ride passed through a tunnel then under the Paulson bridge, past a number of information kiosks and picnic shelters then stopped for lunch at the Bulldog picnic shelter where we met a number of other recreation users on ATVs, motorcycles, Jeeps and cyclists from England and Germany on a months long trip of BC.
After passing through the 1km long Bulldog Tunnel (for the first time for many on the ride) it’s 30km to Castlegar passing through more tunnels and over impressive trestles. The Castlegar end of the trail has a large staging area that is always busy with ATVs, cyclists and hikers.
The return ride to Christina Lake was a mad dash when a storm blew in off Arrow Lake with strong winds and drenching rain.
Recently installed warning signs found when entering the section of the Columbia & Western Trail where the provincial government has ended maintenance.
Check back as we’ll be adding rides throughout fall to take advantage of the unmatched riding conditions.
Sunday September 28 – Dee Lake Ride Day We have a limited number of spots for this ride so email christian@vernonatvclub.ca to get the details on when and where we’re staging for this ride.
Saturday October 18 – Westside Ride with Kelowna ATV Club Part II The first ride was cut short by a freak mechanical where a rock wedged into a rad fan until it sprung a leak, the second kick at this ride will do the loop again including the trip over to Pinaus Lake and back.
We’re meeting at Tim Horton’s by Walmart, we’ll leave here at 8:15am to head to the staging on Westside Rd.
Saturday October 25 – Pre-ween Social & “Test your Lights” Night Ride 11:00am to 2:00pm – CANCELLED DUE TO A LACK OF REGISTRATIONS
4:00pm @ King Eddy – CANCELLED DUE TO A LACK OF INTEREST
Have a Ride Suggestion? Contact the club if you have an idea for when/where to ride or if you’d like to lead a ride.
