Off-Road News

President Obama signed into law a bill, which adds more than 2 million acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System, including lands in and around Joshua Tree National Park and the Eastern Sierras in California, Mt. Hood in Oregon and Zion National Park in Utah. No mechanized activity is permitted in “wilderness” areas. Some roads and trails were excluded from the wilderness designations and, therefore, remain available to off-roaders. Nevertheless, the SAN expressed regrets that lawmakers had moved too quickly since not all roads and trails received protection.

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