MARQUETTE — Free ORV Weekend is coming up Aug. 19-20, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced.

Residents and out-of-state visitors legally can ride Michigan’s 4,000 miles of off-road vehicle trails and routes, as well as the state’s six scramble areas, on two back-to-back days without an off-road vehicle license or trail permit. The Recreation Passport requirement and all other ORV rules and laws still apply.

The Recreation Passport requirement still applies in locations where it’s required, including when motor vehicles are used to trailer ORVs into state parks and to state-designated trailheads, and for ORVs operating at Silver Lake ORV Area.