The best and closest (legal) place to ride around here is
SouthernRidge ATV trails about a 90 minute drive north-northwest of Crestview.
http://www.southernridgeatvtrails.com/It is fantastic place to ride. We have had a blast riding there twice this year and would go more but they are only open about once a month. Only one more ride this year at the end of September.
29 April 2006 ride
pictures.
1 July 2006 ride
pictures.
Another close legal place to ride is
Roaring Hills. It is a bit closer than SouthernRidge, but from what I understand (haven't been there myself, yet) it is not as extensive as SouthernRidge.
The closest to Ft.Walton is (or should say was) a place up by Mossyhead, but people have been run off by the sheriffs up there so it is essentially
closed.
Another place to consider is Tate's Hell National forest. Trying to get a trip planned there for this fall, but from what I have read it doesn't sound too exciting.
http://www.atvflorida.com/forum/index.php/topic,8756.0.htmlThere are a few place out in/around Navarre but nothing too substantial. Then there is all this Eglin range land around here, but it is not exactly legal to operatate an ATV out there.
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