​Due to the warm temperatures in the forecast and deteriorating trail conditions, all snowmobile trails on public and private lands in Clark County will be closed effective at 8am Monday, February 24, 2025.​

The following Clark Co. snowmobile trails are OPEN UPDATE: All Loyal club trails are open as of 2/18. GWR Riders (Greenwood-Willard-Rock Dam) opened their trails 2/17. Thorp, Curtiss (Boomtown), Dorchester, Colby, Riplinger, Spencer, Loyal, Clark Co. Forest (north of Hwy 10) remain open.

TRAILS REMAINING CLOSED All of Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trails are closed. County forest trails south of Hwy 10 are closed. ATV/UTV use is not permitted at this time.

TRAILS OPENING

The following Clark Co. snowmobile trails will OPEN at 8am Friday, February 14, 2025; Thorp, Boomtown (Curtiss), Dorchester, Colby, Riplinger, Spencer, Loyal (north of Hwy 98), Clark Co. Forest (north of Hwy 10).

TRAILS REMAINING CLOSED

All of Neillsville-Granton Trailbusters trails are closed. Loyal Snow Angels: Trails south of Hwy 98 and at intersection 74 on corridor 20 heading west to Greenwood is closed. Greenwood (GWR) trails are closed. County forest trails south of Hwy 10 are closed.

ATV/UTV use is not permitted at this time.

Expect poor, early season riding conditions. Use extreme caution when riding. There are areas with icy patches, thin base, very rough agricultural fields. Grooming operations will be taking place. Riders must yield to all groomers. Remember that riding on closed trails is trespassing. Please stay on the trail and respect the private landowners that allow snowmobiling on their property.

Logging Activity

Please use caution while riding trails in the Clark County Forest. There are several areas where logging operations are taking place. Trucks will be hauling on forest roads and snowmobile trails. Some snowmobile trails are plowed. Please slow down, yield to logging equipment and use caution.

Clark County trails are subject to periodic closure; for updates on recent closures and/or openings please contact the Forestry and Parks Department at 715-743-5140, or visit the county website at www.clarkcountywi.gov for more information on our trail system.  

All Clark County snowmobile & winter ATV trails will close for the season at 8am on Sat March 25, 2023.

All Clark County snowmobile and winter ATV trails on public and private lands will be opening today, Friday, February 24, 2023 at 3pm. Please ride with extreme caution since there are areas with ice under the new snow. Be cautious of some open water areas. Some trails are rough. Grooming operations are taking place and riders must yield to all groomers.

Effective immediately all Clark County Snowmobile and Winter ATV trails on public and private lands are closed. Due to the warm temps we had and the rain we received trails have deteriorated quickly. Out of respect for landowners all trails are closed. We will hope for more snow and cold temps in the near future to start grooming again.

Snowmobile Trails – The following winter ATV/snowmobile trails are OPEN; Thorp, Dorchester, Colby, Riplinger and Loyal. Saturday January 21, 2023 all remaining Clark County winter ATV/snowmobile trails including the county forest will be open Saturday January 21, 2023 at 6AM. Trail Y from STH 10 to Lindsey for the Loyal club remains closed. (Update January 27,2203 Trail Y from STH 10 to Lindsey for the Loyal club is now OPEN.)

PRESS RELEASE

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VERY LIMITED OPENING: Clark County will only have the Thorp club trails opening and closing with Chippewa County. Thorp trails will OPEN Saturday Dec 31st at 8am and will be CLOSED at 8am Tuesday January 3rd. The rest of Clark County trails will remain closed.

All Snowmobile and Winter ATV trails located in Clark County, on both Public and Private Lands, will close at 8AM Saturday, March 5, 2022. Trails will be closed until further notice.

Please remember that riding on closed trails is against the law.