You don’t need a Kal-Haven Trail pass but you must have a DNR Snowmobile Trail Permit.

Snowmobile Trail Permit:

In addition to registration of a snowmobile in Michigan or from another state or province, a person who desires to operate a snowmobile in this state needs to purchase a snowmobile trail permit sticker. The snowmobile trail permit sticker is valid for 1 year which begins October 1 and ends September 30 of the following year.



Snowmobile trail permits are available at the following:



On-Line at the DNR E-License Web site -Your sticker will be mailed to you within 7-10 days. OR


• Through the Michigan Snowmobile Association , or the Michigan Sunrise Side agents located throughout eastern Michigan.


• From DNR Operations Service Centers



City opens some roads to snowmobiles
January 05, 2010 12:12 PM

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – City staff and elected officials in South Haven have designated temporary snowmobile access routes for the City of South Haven.

Snowmobiles were not previously allowed in the city, but may now enter from the Kal-Haven Trail and operate from the trail head on North Bailey Street along Wells and Dunkley Streets to the Depot RV Park parking lot north of the Depot Store.
There is also an access route to the gas station at the corner of 73rd and Phoenix Street and to hotels on Veterans Boulevard and Dewey Court.
Here is the full list of snowmobile access routes in the city:
2nd Ave. between 71 ½ St. and 73rd St.
Veterans Boulevard between 2nd Ave. and Phoenix St.
73rd St. between 2nd Ave and Phoenix St.
Dewey Court east from Veterans Boulevard.
N. Bailey St. from the Kal-Haven trail head to Wells St.
Wells St. to Dunkley St.
Dunkley St. to the Depot parking lot

Snowmobiles may operate on these streets between 7:00 am and 11:59 pm. All city ordinances including speed and noise are in effect.
The new snowmobile routes are in place for this winter season only. The city will decide later whether to make a permanent change.

Snowmobiles are exempt from the Trail Permit Sticker if they are:


Operated exclusively on lands owned or under the control of the owner, used entirely in a safety education program conducted by a certified snowmobile safety instructor, exclusively operated in a special event of limited duration which is conducted according to a prearranged schedule under a permit from the governmental unit having proper jurisdiction or a snowmobile used solely for transportation on the frozen surface of public waters for the purpose of ice fishing.


Display of Trail Permit Sticker:



The trail permit sticker needs to be permanently affixed to the forward half of the snowmobile directly above or below the headlight.