Gas Powered Mini Bike at State Park

As others have said -Ohio State Parks allow only street legal, licensed, and insured vehicles. Also there are no generators running

That's why I use a 250cc Vespa 3 wheeler, it's street legal as a motorcycle, costs $105 / year to insure and carries more groceries than a typical SUV.

Oh, and it's more fun than an auctioneer with a lisp.....

Everywhere I have went you had to be street legal to ride in the park. You can buy 49cc mopeds that have minimal cost to tag and are legal. I used a 125 Yamaha Zuma but it required a motorcycle license and insurance to use. I would use mine to run to the store or town for lunch. Sometimes the Diesel would not be started until I got ready to leave. Another advantage to mopeds is they usually have some storage under the seat, mine would hold a 30 pack or a small bag of groceries.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
If you use the shower in your trailer like a lot of people do, you won't need one.
I'll never understand why people don't shower in their trailers.

B.O.

YOu just ruin my impression of you. With a screen name like B.O Plenty
I did not expect you to promote showering of any kind.
I'm crushed!....LOL

This is as much fun as the generator debates. I do have a question, why are minibikes so bad? Is it the noise or is it the danger of stupid , inconsiderate drivers. We never let our kids or grandkids play in the street at home, neither did we let them play in the streets in campgrounds.

I would rather hear a minibike with federally regulated exhaust system than a Sooper Duty pickup, especially a diesel or a Harley with a modified exhaust system. Loud pipes don't save as many lives as courtesy does.

My rant is far from over but I'll keep it to myself and not bore you.

I'll bet the genorators in that park are louder then the mini bike

Not in Indiana state parks.
Must be licences and you have to haul your camper in with it.

Vehicles: Reducing congestion and visitor safety are the reasons for the "one mode of transportation per site" rule.

I do they they do cut some slack with a toad.
Consider an E-bike.

As per the Ohio DNR, and it applies to all Ohio parks under their control:

1501:41-13-09 Motor vehicles restricted in camping area.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle within any Division camping area or controlled access cabin area except for necessary, direct transportation to or from his campsite or cabin or to and from a campsite or cabin for which he has been granted a visitor pass.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 09/01/2015 and 09/01/2020

I have found most campgrounds (public and private) have similar rules in place to prevent "groups" of riders from cruising the property and becoming a nuisance, a hazard to walkers, or creating mischief. Even a single rider can be hazardous in an area where children playing can dart out of the bushes into a roadway. Can you get away with it? I would imagine the rangers might ignore the regulation on occasion, but, I, for one, would report you in a heartbeat. Mini bikes are fun, no doubt, but, they have their place and it isn't where people congregate to relax and not listen to lawnmowers (unless your mini bike is electric it has to make noise that many would find annoying) or to worry about being hit while walking around the campground. If you can't stroll around the campground "sightseeing" or manage to walk to a bath house, then maybe an electric mobility device covered under ADA would be the answer.

My experience in state parks where I've RVed (Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Michigan) is that motorized wheeled vehicles on park roads must be licensed for use on state highways and operated by licensed drivers. Some of these states have different rules for snowmobiles, but they still have to be licensed.

I use this as my basic standard, i.e. if it is licensed street legal, it is probably OK in the park. Otherwise I ask. I more often carry my pedal bike as park transportation than my (licensed street legal) motorbike, because it is just that much easier to carry and my physician insists I need the exercise.

If you use the shower in your trailer like a lot of people do, you won't need one.
I'll never understand why people don't shower in their trailers.

B.O.