🔴 OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY. March–October Saturday 8am–9pm and Sunday 8am–7pm; November–February both days close at 5pm. There is no midweek riding here at all.
Permit required — Day passes are priced on site. As a guide: around $35 per vehicle ridden on the trails, and about $5 for a vehicle that is only being driven in and not taken off-road.
💰 CAMPING IS FREE — Friday and Saturday nights, in the designated area by the gatehouse.
Discounted passes are sold online in advance and there are resident and military rates. Call for current pricing: (940) 683-3480 weekdays, (940) 683-3685 weekends at the gatehouse. A Texas OHV decal is required. Gate fees apply.
Day passes are priced on site and discounted passes are sold online in advance. Call ahead if you want the cheaper rate: (940) 683-3480 weekdays, (940) 683-3685 at the gatehouse on weekends.
Guide
About this area
• 302 acres, 25 miles of trail • About an hour northwest of Fort Worth — the closest proper riding to DFW • Run by the CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, not a club or a federal agency • Takes ATVs, dirt bikes, side-by-sides and full-size vehicles • 🔴 OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY • 💰 Camping is FREE — unusual, and worth knowing
Facilities
• Restrooms by the gatehouse
• Designated camping area beside the gatehouse for easy restroom access
• 🔴 NO water, NO electricity, NO dump station
• Bridgeport is the supply town
Full agency description
Northwest OHV Park is the closest real riding to Dallas–Fort Worth — 302 acres and 25 miles of trail about an hour northwest of Fort Worth at Bridgeport, run by the city rather than a club or an agency. It takes ATVs, dirt bikes, side-by-sides and full-size rigs. Two things shape a trip here: it is open weekends only, and overnight camping is free but limited to Friday and Saturday nights in one designated area by the gatehouse. There is no water, no electricity and no dump station.
At a glance
Quick facts
Best season
🔴 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY. Mar–Oct: Sat 8am–9pm, Sun 8am–7pm. Nov–Feb: both days 8am–5pm.
Camping limit
Overnight camping Friday and Saturday nights only, in the designated area near the gatehouse. Free. No water, electricity or dump station.
Managing agency
City of Bridgeport
Access
Getting there
Gatehouse — 279 George Mitchell PkwyGate
⚠️ SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY. Mar–Oct Sat 8am–9pm, Sun 8am–7pm. Nov–Feb both days 8am–5pm.
279 George Mitchell Pkwy, Bridgeport TX 76426 — about an hour northwest of Fort Worth. Restrooms and the designated camping area are beside the gatehouse.
Helmets required at all times for ATV, UTV and motorcycle riders
Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
No alcohol or drugs
Pets must be leashed
Show all 22 area-specific rules
Camping Friday and Saturday nights only, in the designated area near the gatehouse
Do not camp in the woods or on the trails
Open Saturday and Sunday only — hours vary by season
🔴 OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY
March to October — Saturday 8:00am–9:00pm · Sunday 8:00am–7:00pm
November to February — Saturday and Sunday 8:00am–5:00pm
CAMPING
Friday and Saturday nights only · 💰 FREE
Designated area near the gatehouse ONLY — 🔴 not in the woods, not on the trails
ON SITE
🔴 Helmets at ALL TIMES for ATV, UTV and motorcycle riders
No alcohol, no drugs
Pets leashed
Texas OHV decal required
📋 TEXAS — OHV DECAL REQUIRED on public land: $16, valid one year. Applies to non-street-legal motorcycles, ATVs and non-street-legal 4x4s on ANY public land in Texas — municipal, county, state or federal. Street-legal vehicles do not need it, and it is not needed on private land.
⚖️ TEXAS — riding public land without the decal is a Class C misdemeanour: a citation and a fine of $25 to $500.
🪖 TEXAS — UNDER 18 must wear a DOT-standard helmet AND eye protection, goggles or a face shield. Adults are not required to, but should.
🧒 TEXAS — under 14 may only ride with a parent, guardian or authorized adult. Ages 14 to 17 may ride alone but must have completed a state-approved ATV safety course.
Standard OHV rules (2)
Common equipment, registration and trail-use rules still apply.
⭐ RIDE TO THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARD, NOT THE LEGAL MINIMUM. What is written below is what the managing agency requires. A helmet, eye protection, a flag and proper gear are what get you home — wear them whether or not the law where you are riding insists on it.
📖 CHECK THE LAW YOURSELF — these requirements come from Texas Parks & Wildlife — Texas OHV Program. Rules change, and you are responsible for compliance: tpwd.texas.gov
Permits
Permits & registration
Day pass
Day passes priced on site
Permit and registration details
Day passes are priced on site. As a guide: around $35 per vehicle ridden on the trails, and about $5 for a vehicle that is only being driven in and not taken off-road.
💰 CAMPING IS FREE — Friday and Saturday nights, in the designated area by the gatehouse.
Discounted passes are sold online in advance and there are resident and military rates. Call for current pricing: (940) 683-3480 weekdays, (940) 683-3685 weekends at the gatehouse. A Texas OHV decal is required. Gate fees apply.
State residents
Texas residents: a Texas OHV decal is required to ride on public OHV venues.
Out-of-state riders
Out-of-state riders: the Texas OHV decal is required regardless of where you live. It is sold through Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Where to buy
At the gate — 279 George Mitchell Pkwy, Bridgeport TX
Discounted passes online in advance — bridgeport.recdesk.com
Permit rules change. Confirm with the managing agency before you ride.
Trip support
Fuel, food & local help
Local fuel notes (7)
Two things worth knowing:
🛒 ONE-STOP: Brookshire's at 1203 US-380 is groceries AND fuel.
��️ The grocery closes at 10PM but the fuel center runs 24 hours.
🕛 24 HOURS: Brookshire's fuel center and the Texaco on E Cates St.
Everything else shuts between 8PM and midnight — the Chevron on Hovey closes at 8.
��️ Three Google listings share 575 Hovey St — Exxon, Bridgeport Mart and Bridgeport Corner Mart.
One forecourt, three pins.
Pump gas & diesel
🛒 Brookshire's — 1203 US-380 (groceries AND fuel)fuel
US-380 — one stop for both, fuel 24 hours · 1203 US-380 · (940) 683-1500 · ⚠️ GROCERY CLOSES 10PM but the FUEL CENTER runs 24 HOURS. Same split as their Gilmer store. Riders mention the rewards program gives decent fuel discounts.More
US-380 — one stop for both, fuel 24 hours · 1203 US-380 · (940) 683-1500 · ⚠️ GROCERY CLOSES 10PM but the FUEL CENTER runs 24 HOURS. Same split as their Gilmer store. Riders mention the rewards program gives decent fuel discounts.
IN TOWN — closes 11PM · 575 Hovey St · (940) 394-3089 · ⚠️ closes 11PM. Listed three times on Google — Exxon, Bridgeport Mart and Bridgeport Corner Mart — all at the same address. One forecourt.More
IN TOWN — closes 11PM · 575 Hovey St · (940) 394-3089 · ⚠️ closes 11PM. Listed three times on Google — Exxon, Bridgeport Mart and Bridgeport Corner Mart — all at the same address. One forecourt.
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