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Rutdggr · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:07 pm

Ocala National Forest is a logical choice from it's location, but I'm sure many have already visited there.

Hardrock in Ocala sounds interesting, and I have never been there. We would have no hassles for wheelin as a group there either...

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:37 pm

Hardrock is pretty awesome. A little bit for everyone, but it's a bit tight for large groups. I have never been to the forest, but I hear you get fined if there's mud on your rig.
Citrus WMA is pretty awesome (located in Inverness). There are campsites there and a brand new Holiday Inn across the street. I was there as an invited guest of the Citrus Jeepers back in May. Lots of trails through the woods and washouts to have fun in.
There is a new ORV Park in the Orlando area that opened a few weeks ago. I have not heard any feedback, but I know it's pricey ($25 per person).
I stay in Broward but I am not afraid to rock on down the road.

Rutdggr · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:36 pm

JL Rockies wrote:

There is a new ORV Park in the Orlando area that opened a few weeks ago. I have not heard any feedback, but I know it's pricey ($25 per person).

I will be spending this weekend in Orlando, do you know the name of the park so I can do an online search for it? I have family that I visit there often and would be interested in checking it out...

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:46 pm

Here's the link to the discussion on Jeep Talk:

http://jeeptalk.net/index.php?showtopic=11991

Rutdggr · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:47 pm

Thanks JL!

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:17 pm

Hardrock is fun for a very short time. You just keep going over the same stuff all the time. They do have some very nice spots though. I have been to Ocala NF a couple of times and it at least has trails to roam around on. Oseola NF, up by Lake City/ west of Jacksonville has a ton of trails and if it has been raining a lot it gets real interesting! Think "FEET" of water.

Terry

Oseola: this spot is usually 2' deeper. It was up to the top of my KJ bumper.

This is a typical Oseola trail that I was on when it's dry.

Oseola when it was a little wetter!

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:37 pm

If you stay on the trails and don't try digging a hole to China the boys and girls of Ocala won't bother you. They will get real upset if someone goes cross country, making their own trails. If your half way decent about your wheeling there wouldn't be a problem in other words.

Terry

KJ 119 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:08 am

If yall willing to travel to Naverre.My cousin runs with Emerald Coart Jeepers,
and has been riding Eglin for over a year now.Knows the place perty well.
Last run in March,went 40 miles the first day,and 65 miles the second,and
only visited one spot twice because it was so much fun.
Bub

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:31 am

I guess this idea died.

Terry

Rutdggr · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:07 am

Fulltimer wrote:

I guess this idea died.

I hope not! I'm interested in any of the areas mentioned above...

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:37 am

I've ben banging my head against the wall trying to get something together......but I digress.

There is a planed trip to Bear Island in Big Cypress Aug 2 with SFJC. There are some minimum requirements to get a permit and if you don't already have one, you need to get an ORV Operators Lisense (issued there).

The bummer would be if you failed inspection, you drove out there for nothing. I threw the dice and passed.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:26 pm

That is a bit far south for me. What is the latest on the tree huggers down there? I see that they had brought a law suite against the park service, or whoever runs it, to stop the 4X4's.

Terry

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:20 pm

To my knowledge (new here). They do an aweful lot now to keep the riff raff away (inspections, permit fees, license). Four wheelers (the largest menace) were tearing up the area pretty good. The trails were established to give them a place to ride which saved all the land in the prairies. They have before and after aerial photos on display to show how the trail system saved the area.
The reality is, the monies collected form the OHV and ORV crowd does more for Big Cypress than any bark-humper.

The gates are locked and the combo is on the back of your license. They change the code every year and they mail you a new sticker with the new code. There are two decals that must be on the vehicle, one on the windshield and the other in the door jam. The door jam sticker is the inspection passed decal.

I've only been there once, but I saw two Rangers out on the trail. One was an offroad enthusiast, she was telling us stories about her swamp buggy.

Big Cypress is run by the Feds and the rangers there run a tight ship. The cool thing about the inspection ordeal is the license is a photo ID issued by the feds so technically, it's legal tender (for ID purposes).

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:35 am

Where can I find the requirements? I looked around and didn't see anything.

Terry

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:46 am

http://www.nps.gov/bicy/planyourvisit/upload/Permit%20guidelines%20FINAL.pdf

Did we find out anything about the park in Orlando?

Rutdggr · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:50 am

JL Rockies wrote:

Did we find out anything about the park in Orlando?

I drove near the area on my way to Tampa from Orlando on July 4th. The park is located alittle further then I thought from my family's house in Orlando, about 1 hour away using Interstate 4. When you mentioned it, I was hoping it was alittle closer than that. Still, it is located right in the middle of the state...

When in Orlando, I do have a spot I like to wheel when I visit. It is located near Rock Springs, just outside of Apopka. My brothers and I will go for a quick ride when we visit, it is only about 12 minutes from the house. It's small though, that's why I was interested in a true off-road park in that area...

jslibby · **Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:19 pm

i dont mean to bust anyones chops but from the pictures that loaded in my pc i think i could make that trip ( with the exception of a few parts) in my 4x2 ( yes i own a 4x2 laugh it up)

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:50 pm

No... no you wouldn't

jslibby · **Posted:** Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:59 pm

post more hardcore pic. but thos pic with the exception of like 2 looked like things i have already concord in 4x2

Budke · **Posted:** Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:03 am

You won't make it.
You could make it in the Ocala Ntl Forest if you stay out of the sugar sand.

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