<p>People are encouraged to get out and ride the trails at the Morrow & Grant OHV Park. In its ninth year, a High Card Poker Run fundraiser will be held Saturday, June 21 to help support emergency services at the park, which is located 35 miles south of Heppner off Highway 207.</p>

Encompassing 9,000 acres, the Morrow-Grant OHV Park offers outdoor enthusiasts a chance to get out and ride All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), as well as hiking and biking.

Morrow County manages the area, including 2,000 acres in Grant County through a memorandum of understanding. The park offers everything from mellow beginners paths to nail-biting expert trails. The area is regularly patrolled by the Morrow County Sheriffs Office, has a helicopter pad and utilizes a rescue unit staffed by volunteer medics.

For the ninth year, the OHV EMS High Card Poker Run helps fund supplies provided and used by the emergency services at the park.

Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to participate Saturday with sign-ups at 8:30 a.m. at the park, located 35 miles south of Heppner off Highway 207. The individual fee is $20 or $50 for a family, which includes immediate members only and children under 21.

A rider meeting will be held at 9:45 a.m. and the first rider on the trail is at 10 a.m. The cut-off time is 1:30 p.m. Prizes for high hands will be awarded at 2:30 p.m. A 50/50 raffle also will be held with proceeds going to the OHV EMS Fund.

While waiting for results, participants can purchase a barbecue lunch prepared by The Stable of Youth. Money from the meal will be donated to the Morrow County OHV EMS Services.

The event is open to Class I, III, IV (quads/four-wheelers, motorcycles, and UTV/side and x sides).

In order to ride, machines must have a United States Forest Service spark arrestor. Also riders must wear helmets, have current OHV tags and be under 99 DB. Kids under 7 will not be allowed to ride a motorcycle. Youths 7-15 will need to possess an operator permit per state statute and be accompanied by an adult. Kids can ride on ATVs if they are accompanied by a parent with a drivers license or permit.

The park, which will be open to the public during the event, offers a day-use area, recreational vehicle camping sites, tent sites, cabins, dump stations, propane refills, showers and restrooms. There are fishing ponds in the campground and on the trail system. Also, theres a playground and The Landing houses a restaurant, which is open seasonally.

For more information about the park, including reservations, go to www.morrowcountyparks.org/ohvpark.asp or contact 541-989-9500 or mcparks@co.morrow.or.us.

For more details about the poker run, call Greg Close at 541-571-4583 or Kirsti Cason at 541-429-1300.

Contact Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4539