Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) is considering allowing street-legal side-by-side utility vehicles on its Kentucky roads, but no final decision has been announced, The Stewart County Standard newspaper in Dover, Tenn., has reported.
Scott Raymond, public affairs officer for the U.S. Forest Service at LBL, told the newspaper that discussions follow recent decisions by Trigg and Lyon counties to allow street-legal special purpose vehicles on local roads.
Tennessee already allows qualifying vehicles on certain public roads under a law signed by Gov. Bill Lee in April 2025, according to The Standard. The law permits their use on eligible state highways and county roads with speed limits of 45 mph or less, subject to local restrictions and other exclusions.
Vehicles must be titled, registered and insured. Operators must be at least 16 and hold a valid driver’s license. Drivers and passengers must wear helmets, and travel is restricted to daylight hours, including 30 minutes before dawn and after dusk. Equipment and passenger safety requirements also apply.
“Any changes to our current travel management policies on LBL will be shared as soon as final decisions are made,” Raymond told the Dover newspaper.
Raymond said visitors frequently request access for the vehicles and that allowing them could be a popular change.
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