The St. Helen ORV Route is a 42-mile trail that starts in St. Helen and travels south through scenic and rugged state forest terrain of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The ORV route is open to ORVs of all sizes (72 inches) and provides access to the St. Helen Motorsport Area as well as additional trails including the St. Helen trail which is open to ATVs up to 50 inches in width. The route has lots of ups and downs and travels through heavily wooded terrain with possible ruts and whooped out areas possible. Machines using the trail are required to have a Michigan ORV license and trail permit unless licensed through the Secretary of State.