STL ATV & OFFROAD

stl_kel · Veteran Member

October Meetup Ideas and input

calikid79 · Senior Member

Well now that September is almost behind us it is that time to start thinking about the next event. Moolight was a heck of a good time. I was thinking of somewhere in Ill just because I have never rode over there. But I also have no idea what is over there either. I am good with staying in missouri if someone has a place here they wanna try. I am up for a weekend or just one day depending on where we go.

BobA396 · Senior Member

Well have to start searching Ill spots I guess.

purplescrambler4x4 · Member

i'd like to help but there doesn't seem to be much in illinois (which is where i live) I have always went to missouri to ride. You can check out a place called Little Egypt Off Road but i think it's over 2 hours from st. louis and has a lot of rules.

chad_rn · Senior Member

Potawatomi Offroad Park seems not too bad
Finger lakes.
St. Joe.
Wade Road Offroad Riding Area in Jeff city.
I am just surfing the net at work... bored but getting paid.
in IL:
Rockport Off-Road Park
Everything else I found in IL was far away.

T3beatz · Senior Member

How about black river? Kell and I know a couple of guys that live down that way that can give us a tour... keep in mind this is not your regular park, this is a forest of trails.

-- Edited by T3beatz on Thursday 27th of September 2012 02:44:43 AM

T3beatz · Senior Member

No, black river is in Mark Twain National Forest, there are hundreds of miles of trails so a guide and probably a gun is a must, lol. Its near Peidmont Mo, thats about 2.5 hours from Stl.

-- Edited by T3beatz on Thursday 27th of September 2012 03:36:18 AM

T3beatz · Senior Member

here is a list of a few of the riding areas down there: http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/mtnf/recreation/ohv/?recid=21644&actid=93

The guys we know live in the area and there are a few trail heads near there house, this would definitely be a two day trip for me, I'll get some more info and get back to you.

Oh yeah, and I checked on Coyote run in Coultervill, Ill and it's 1/3 the size of moonlight so I don't know if that will do.

-- Edited by T3beatz on Thursday 27th of September 2012 05:29:02 AM

calikid79 · Senior Member

I have never been to IL to ride and have never seen any places to ride over there. So I thought I would see if anyone in the group knew of any place over there. But there may be no good places to ride over there close. I am good with riding in Missouri and doing a meet up here. Location is not as important as having a good time. We can go out highway 70 to fingerlakes in columbia 1 hour from st. charles, or I think there is a park in Fulton 40 minutes from st. charles which is closer to STL. Again I am just throwing out ideas, I am up for anywhere within about 2 -3 hours from stl.

calikid79 · Senior Member

Is the black river kinda like Alton? But no Police? Where is it at?

calikid79 · Senior Member

I would be up for it. I have heard nothing but good things about the trails in that area. I think they called it by a different name though.

T3beatz · Senior Member

Im gonna contact them and Ill let ya know, they dont have helmets or permits where they ride, the trails i posted or the listed ones. If I can find some video ill post it also.

-- Edited by T3beatz on Thursday 27th of September 2012 04:07:37 PM

chad_rn · Senior Member

I think you may have to buyva permit and have your atv registered to ride those trails near peidmont. Helmets also.

chad_rn · Senior Member

Keep in mind we are in deer season. I dont want to piss any locals off hunting deer.

BobA396 · Senior Member

Good call there Chad.

calikid79 · Senior Member

Why don't we throw out some places and I will do a poll. I know deer hunting for firearms isn't till November but it may be archery season.

calikid79 · Senior Member

I do think chad is right you do have to have your Atv stickers and buy a permit in that area. I read it somewhere that you had to go to a gas station and buy one.

BobA396 · Senior Member

You can buy them at the DMV too, that's where I got mine. Oh, and Chad it is archery season.

T3beatz · Senior Member

This is some video of Coyote run, it was takin by a guy from my buggy forums a while back... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWefe-hiEl4

T3beatz · Senior Member

Kawierider posted something about leerjack, it's in southern MO, Privately owned, and around Mark twain N. Forest.

The place looks pretty cool, and they have games and races on certain days.... http://www.leerjak.com/ATV.aspx

http://www.leerjak.com/activities.aspx

-- Edited by T3beatz on Friday 28th of September 2012 08:56:53 PM

chad_rn · Senior Member

We need to decide on an October outting. I dont want my calendar to get full before we decide on a place and date.

T3beatz · Senior Member

Its near piedmont Mo, there are two buggy bashes down there a year with about 15-20 riders, maybe more, and the guy that responded to me and his friend Jeff usually host the events. I will get more info about the riding areas, and about how long are the trails.
This is just a suggestion, some guys dont want to drive that far down, and im sure there are good places a little closer.

Here is a recent video of them riding some of the trails/roads... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADaxbWQCGmQ&list=HL1348118483&feature=mh_lolz and here is a thread with some pics http://buggynews.com/2nd-annual-black-river-buggy-bash-2012-pics-t32632.html?hilit=black%20river%20ride

-- Edited by T3beatz on Saturday 29th of September 2012 05:26:21 AM

-- Edited by T3beatz on Saturday 29th of September 2012 05:35:25 AM

Kawierider · Veteran Member

Leerjak is only open the weekend of the 20th for October.
I'll try to take some pics for y'all this weekend.

BobA396 · Senior Member

Kaw, you goin there this weekend?

Kawierider · Veteran Member

Yep headin out tomorrow for a day trip.

stl_kel · Veteran Member

NICE!!!

calikid79 · Senior Member

I am up for a weekend or just a day trip but I don't know everyone's schedule. I can go all but the third weekend in October and whatever day Halloween is. So far it looks like the place in piedmont(weekend), finger lakes or the place in Fulton. We can always go to st joes, moolight, or elsewhere. I want to try to firm up the place by monday so we can set the time/date for the meetup early this week so everyone has time to schedule.

T3beatz · Senior Member

This is the response that I got from my buddy that lives down that way:

Hey TJ,
Great to hear from you. No you don't need a thing.
Permit wise. Let me know when you want to ride
with a guide. Any time, I don't work so Monday-
Sunday is good for me. Jeff is off on week ends.

Take care, Bill

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BobA396 · Senior Member

TJ, down there would be great with me. I love that area. Been ridin south in areas similar to that for years.

Kawierider · Veteran Member

T3 where exactly is that riding area?
I ride down in Black, MO a lot use to ride a lot of the mark twain trails. there are only 9 trails for a total of 25miles or so but they are far a part So a lot of fire/roads in between them. 2 permits are required one for mark twain national forest and one for Reynolds county. We ride mostly fire roads and other trails not to many marked trails any more.

chad_rn · Senior Member

I cojldnt do the 13 or 20th of october. Id like to check out potawatami or whatever the place is. Up for anything that is a day trip. I doubt I could do a weekend trip.

calikid79 · Senior Member

I can't do the 20th either the woman would kill me. I looked up the park on fulton chad is talking about and it looks nice. The info online may be a bit out of date on the site I looked up. The parks i have been to started catering to rock crawlers and let all the Atv tracks kinda fall apart. From the descriptions online it looks better than moonlight. Finger lakes is only 20 mins away if there is a problem with it and I know that place is fun.