Meridian OHV Park

TEMPORARILY CLOSED. The City of Meridian, which owns the land, shut down the Meridian Motorcycle Association and the Meridian OHV Park with a cease-and-desist order in fall 2026, and no members or non-members are allowed on the property for any reason until further notice. The MMA board says unauthorized access could hurt its effort to rebuild the agreement with the city. As of October 8 the association had presented the city attorney with a liability policy from XInsurance, the one carrier that would write the coverage the city requires and the insurer used by most off-road parks like this one; after three weeks without a reply, the board's next step is a city council meeting. Watch the Meridian OHV Park Facebook page for the reopening call.

Meridian OHV Park in Meridian, Mississippi is the only municipally-owned off-road park in the United States: a city-government-operated riding area rather than a state-managed BLM property, private club, or commercial track. That distinction is more than trivia. The city of Meridian's ongoing commitment is the reason the trail network stays maintained and the gates stay open season after season.

The park covers 800 acres of trail riding for dirt bikes, ATVs, and UTVs. It runs daily from 9am to dark, seven days a week, which makes it a realistic regular riding spot rather than a weekend-only trip.

Access is members-only, the model that keeps the park funded at the municipal level without commercial-track revenue pressure. Membership inquiries go through the park's contact line.

For riders in Lauderdale County and east-central Mississippi, Meridian OHV Park is the closest dedicated legal trail-riding destination. Meridian, Marion, Quitman, Bonita, and the surrounding Lauderdale, Clarke, and Newton County area are all local. The park sits near the I-20 and I-59 interchange, so Jackson and Tuscaloosa riders make the trip, and Birmingham riders run west on I-20. The location genuinely serves both Mississippi and west-central Alabama riders.

(601) 693-4637. meridianohvpark.com for membership inquiries and the schedule.