St. Helen Motorsport Area

St. Helen Motorsport Area is a 1,280-acre Michigan DNR motorsport complex in Roscommon County, opened in 2010, anchoring the north end of a connected OHV corridor that extends 63.7 miles south to West Branch via the Ogemaw Hills ORV Route, the longest continuous state-managed OHV route in the Lower Peninsula. The motorsport area itself offers 50+ miles of designated trail with a range of terrain features beyond the standard wooded loop: sand pits for open-area riding, six separate rock scramble and crawl obstacle courses for technical machine testing, and mixed wooded terrain for riders who prefer the forest single-track experience. Trail access is open to dirt bikes, ATVs, 50-inch-width UTVs, and 4x4 trucks on ORV-designated road sections, a broader vehicle range than most southern Michigan facilities. A Michigan state ORV license and trail permit are required for all machines; there is no gate fee beyond the permit requirement. Camping is available on site at $18/night for tent sites and $30/night for RV sites. The DNR Roscommon Operations Service Center manages the complex and handles condition reports for both the motorsport area and the Ogemaw Hills route connection. Open year-round, though trail conditions vary significantly between peak summer and winter months (989-389-4994).