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I know it has been posted before but i cant seem to find it..

Me and the family want to check out eureka dam this weekend and wanted to get some directions on where to park..

And if there is anywhere to stay besides the elite resort that is close to the eureka...is there a camp ground close to eureka with running water/showers???

any local info would be great thanks

it's not far from elite

I know this is kinda vague.

i think it's of 316, 314? both those roads confuse me. pull out of elite and hang an immediate left, follow it down like 10 miles, somewhere before u cross the big bridge u need to hang a right go up a little ways, and theres a pit on a road on the left, go park there.

Here are directions Motomike posted on the site recently.

"Go down 19 towards Ocala, if you are coming from Orlando, you will cross Hwy 40.  Keep going on 19 until you come to Salt Springs.  Go to 316 turn left...316 is next to a shopping center with a restaurant called The Square Meal.  Anyway, continue on 316 for a few miles.  You will pass 88 and some other roads.  Once you come to 301 turn right (you can only turn right), you will know this is the right street by two things, first, a Oklawaha sign for a camp ground at the end of 301 and plus it is the last street before a large bridge.  Anyway, you will drive past a lot of rebel flags...try not to stop...lol

Then you will pass rd 31, be looking for a small road on your right and on that road is a big pit and a lot of trails."

maybe we will try this place next week while we are at elte resort !

When you turn right ...just before you go over the big bridge the pit is on the left about a 1/2 mile or so. ( small paved road,pits are on both sides of the road. ) and it has trails the run along the river.  ;D
   They have 2 camp grounds in salt spring also. ;D

Can I get some direction from rodman to eureka? I'll be heading south on hwy19.

South on 19, take right on 316 the follow Erics directions from the post above. Just look for the Oklawaha river campground sign on your right. Hope this helps.

thanks I'm heading out today ;D ;D

Let us know how it is. Only passed through there quickly one time a while back on a Rodman ride on the way to the 88 store. Have fun ;D

That's my favorite place to ride in ONF, wide& smooth trails=speed.Have fun!!

It is being considered for being a legal OHV area ! That's just what I heard at the committee meeting ......

This is how I got there: Hwy 19 south to hwy 316 west, Took 316 west to 160th ave north, 160th av north to 157 ave west the pits was on both sides of the road. The one pit is a county holding area for road debri the other is sand and trails. I liked the county pit best even though I had to ride pass a big NO Trespassing sign. The trails off of the pit was good but very short. I stayed in the pits most of the day and had a blast. From Jax it is about 1hr and 45 mins. Well worth the trip. ;D

I'll be in Salt Springs this weekend,,,,sounds like a plan to check it out is in order.

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We will be heading up saturday morning,, should be there around 10ish..

I'm gonna try about the same time.

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wished I could go but my son has a baseball game. Have fun!!
ya'll come back with a big  ;D on your face.

how do u get their from gainesville and we like to trail ride would it be fun we go to rodman a lot but that get boring to many humps  i like speed hollla back

here is the path from rodman to eureka we took last saturday



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u road there on your quads i want to drive their then ride could u send a clear map and highlight it i really want to ride their this weekend

alex_trxer, jaxraptor and i might be heading up there Saturday. I rode by that area from Rodman but none of us have been there before to really ride around. Maybe we will see you there?

Eric, c ya there maybe.  we are going down early in the morning .  just look for a yellow F150,,can't miss it.

eric we going to which way you comeing from im in gainesville hit me back

coming from Sanford which is southeast maybe 1.5 hours. should be there early am in a white chevy s-10 with yellow Z in back. what are you riding and driving?

Is there less whoops than Big Scrub? If so I would like to check it out, iam kinda tired of Big Scrub and Croom I need a new place to ride.

i didnt make it but we went to rodman had a good time
we can hook up next weekend
i might go again tomorrow

There are some trails that run across/opposite the main road you pull down to get to Eureka Dam pit that are very smooth and you can open it up as much as you want. Overall Eureka was smoother than many of the trails at the more popular spots around Ocala.

I'm gonna try to convince the people here to go there today,,,,we got Hollywood, Honda328i and, Dreth showing up here for some short trail rides.

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