Riding off-road vehicles is restricted within the City of Hesperia's city limits. City ordinances prohibit the riding of off-road vehicles on public streets and right-of-ways and prohibits riding on private property without the written permission of the land owner.

Riders are also not allowed to operate a vehicle within 200 yards of an occupied building. Certain exemptions do apply such as those relating to farm vehicles, and violators may have their vehicles seized and forfeited.

Types of Off-Road Vehicles
Off-road vehicles include:

• Motorcycles
• Motorized Scooters
• Pocket bikes
• Quads

Three off-road racing parks are available in the Victor Valley:

• Competitive Edge MX Park
• Racetown 395 MX Park
• Glen Helen Raceway

Public off-highway areas are available at the following locations:

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands at El Mirage Dry Lake 
• Stoddard Valley (Barstow) 
• Johnson Valley (Lucerne) 
• Rasor Road (Baker) 
• Dumont Dunes (north of Baker) 

These are areas the BLM has designated for high-intensity off-highway use. The San Bernardino National Forest has over 36 miles of exclusive trails for motorcycle use.

Regular Patrols
The Hesperia Police Department regularly patrols the outskirts of the City and the various horse trails on dirt bikes in order to make sure that bikers are not breaking any sound, dust or speed laws.

Over the past few years the number of resident complaints relating to off-road vehicles, and the associated dust and noise issues that accompanies the operation of them, have risen steadily. Most of this is due to the rapid increase in development of areas typically used for recreational vehicles.

On July 7, 2004, the City Council heard a multitude of citizens’ concerns, and the residents demanded that the Council act to protect them. Concerns included:

• Dust and noise issues
• Young children riding pocket bikes and motorized scooters in public right-of-ways
• Property damage
• Loss of property values
• Proliferation of pocket bikes
• Numerous safety concerns

On September 1, 2004, the City Council adopted two revisions to existing ordinances to restrict the riding of off-road vehicles within the City limits.