News!

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

Sept 11: Lower Pit Hill Climbs Closed
Due to new trail construction in the lower pit area we have closed off all of the hill climbs in the lower pits.  The soil was so eroded.. For more information...

Aug 26: Bear Creek OHV now open!
We have been advised by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts that the Bear Creek OHV area is now open!   For more information...

Aug 21- Bear Creek still closed
The closure for recreational use and dispersed camping in the Bear Creek OHV area will continue throughout this weekend. For more information...

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The fall 2008 Newsletter is available for download!

About the Okanagan Trail Riders Association

This is the web site of the Okanagan Trail Riders Association, a group of motorcycle 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 year, 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, Rick Thorpe, 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.