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July 29, 2010 - CAMPFIRE BAN! An absolute ban on campfires, fireworks and all open flames goes into effect at noon today, as wildfire season still continues to make its effects felt across the province. Link in Daily Courier.

July 9, 2010: New Campfire regulations have come into effect. Please read this document.

July 9, 2010: Please take note that there is now a lot of Logging Traffic on Terrace Main. Please be careful!

June 1: Fundraiser for La Casa Trail

May 31: New Video Below!

April 10: 2010 Calendar is Posted.

April 10: 2010 Membership Form Posted.

March 26: Annual General Meeting
The OTRA will be holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday March 30th, 2010. more...

March 20: President's Ramble

March 20: Bear Creek Report (1.8MB PDF so right click and choose "Save As...")

December 10: The Bridge is in!
Finally after 3 years of one fight after another motorized recreation has prevailed. Our bridge is finished. more...

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About the Okanagan Trail Riders Association

This is the web site of the Okanagan Trail Riders Association, a group of motorcycle and ATV enthusiasts who are protecting your ability to ride in the Okanagan Valley. Recent efforts by club members have secured your access to riding areas that were disappearing fast! The Bear Creek riding area is now designated in the LRMP as motorized recreation. Without your club at work, this would not have happened, and there could easily be a ban on riding. Look at the maps section for more details.

The Okanagan Trail Riders Association wants to work with others to ensure that there will always be good, well maintained, safe riding areas for you and future generations of riders. Club members have been working to improve this riding area, and have extensive plans in place to turn the Bear Creek area into a showpiece on trail management.

In the past few years, the OTRA has worked with other stakeholders, including the Lakeview Irrigation District, the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, The Ministry of Tourism, Sport, and Culture, our local MLA, and others to ensure that the views of our recreational community are heard.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars is being spent in the Bear Creek Motorized Recreation area, and millions more is in the planning stage. Without any doubt, this area will become one of the finest motorized trail networks in the world.

Watch a movie presentation on the goals of the Okanagan Trail Riders Association in Bear Creek.