The area surrounding Elkford has about 100 kilometres of ATV trails that are accessible right from town, making ATVing a very popular sport here.

Gordon Galloway is the membership director and treasurer for the Elkford ATV Club and treasurer for the Quad Riders Association of B.C.; Crown Mountain is one of Galloway’s favourite local riding areas.

“Crown Mountain is pretty nice,” he said. “You can get fairly high and view lots of scenery—that is always nice.”

Another spot that Galloway mentioned is Fording Mountain Lookout.

“If we go up to Fording Mountain Lookout, we are at 8,000 feet and you can see 40 miles south of Sparwood,” he said.

The Elkford ATV Club was the largest club in the province in 2007 with 152 members, and new riders continue to join. Galloway said this year the club will be organizing three rides in Elkford, one in Fernie and one or two in Cranbrook.