Off-Highway Vehicle Program (OHV)

Learn about operating Off-Highway Vehicles in Massachusetts including safety requirements, age restrictions, designated trails and vehicle registration.

OHV Advisory Committee

The OHV Advisory Committee was created in 2010 to advise EEA and its agencies on matters involving regulation of OHVs, including the development and enforcement of state regulations and policies, safety and training programs, and the distribution of funding. Information on past and upcoming meetings available here.

OHV Regulation

The state act regulating the use of off highway and recreation vehicles.

OHV Safety & Responsibility Course

Operators under 18 years of age must take the OHV Safety and Responsibility Course to legally operate in Massachusetts. In order to obtain an OHV Safety and Responsibility Course completion certificate, you must complete two distinct courses. The first course is the online safety course offered by an approved provider. Upon successful completion of that course, you must sign up for and complete a two hour classroom course which will cover Massachusetts-specific content.

Find a State Park Riding Trail

Massachusetts State Forest OHV Riding Areas

OHV Registration

Learn how to register your OHV for the first time or renew your existing OHV registration online

Pay your OHV Sales Tax Online

Visit the DOR website to pay your OHV sales tax online.

Meeting

Next OHV Advisory Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting scheduled for:
Day and Time: Tuesday, December 1^st, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Venue: Blackstone River Greenway Visitor Center
3 Paul Clancy Way, Worcester, MA
Additional option: Zoom

OHV Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule

For an invite to the meeting please send an e-mail to [e-mail]