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I rode River Ranch for the first time this weekend.

The place is huge and for the most part, WHOOP FREE!

Don't get me wrong, I love Croom and Ocala National (Big Scrub, and Delancy) but River Ranch was, in my humble opinion, far better.  

Once you get past the first mile or so of burnt out and littered campsites, the riding is AWESOME!

I highly recommend it.  30,000 acres plus, of open riding without all the whoops of Ocala and Croom.

River Ranch is ideal for utility quads as it has flat hardpacked trails.

I ride a 450R which sucks up the whoops of Croom and Ocala, and I couldn't imagine riding a utility quad at either of those places.

But River Ranch is perfect for flat out smooth riding.

Give it a shot if you haven't already.  

ok,,would be nice,,but invite only.........not worth the time!have asked about purchasing before,,now people are talking about state getting involved with their politics

bftclub:

If you want to check it out let me know.  My friend will throw you an invite.  We're always looking to meet new riders, if you have a friend bring 'em. (We can have 4 riders per trip)

It's like 20 bucks if you don't own land there.

Let me know.

Vegas

P.S. The rumor about the state taking the land has been around for the last 20 years from what I understand.

I'd be buying a deed if I could find one that was available.

cool,thanks for the info and possible invite...mostly appreciate the reply,,most people only care about themselves..thanx

When we going riding???  ;D

I don't agree w/ you that people are in it for themselves.  I am new to this site.  I have been invited openly by many to ride with many of them.  I have been welcomed everyone I've met riding.

prnstr:

You pick the weekend.

We may have you spring for the steaks or the frosty cold beverages.

Let me know!


SIDE NOTE TO ALL WHO READ:  I grew up riding in NJ where there are a ton of places to ride believe it or not. But here in FL there seem to be a limited amount of places to ride legally.
I extend this offer to all because for the most part, everyone I've ever met while riding, has been cool. I like to turn people on to new spots to ride, and I think that should be a common bond among ATVers.  

Peace out!
V

Hey qte...

Where you the girl we met with Sheldon/Thrasher on the night ride?  I was on the Sportsman600..
It was a good night ride...

Yep that was me.  First time ever riding on back.  Would have rode myself but did some damage to the bike on the Friday night ride.  Picks will be posted of the culvert and what not soon.  There's a pick of the damage a tree did to my bike in there too.  If I post it.

that was a good night ride

Sounds like a plan!!!! ;D I'm Available ANY weekend for this..

Well said Vegas , Much better attitude than hush hush ...people around here are just scared of loosing what little they have left . Riding should not be the sport of kings"$" But there is a good chance of it happening in Florida. I have had some suprising demands pm'd to me  lately ...I do not agree but I understand ! UNITED WE STAND !!!

I had a great time last weekend.  Can't wait to go again.  Night ride was very good.

I heard that Friday night was more of a sit in the mud hole for 4-5 hrs rather than an actual ride.  ;D

i would like to come up and check it out sometime if someone could invite me :)  How far is it from Broward County?

Friday night was a mess, interresting though.  Didn't get back to camp till 5am.  I'll have pics on here soon.  But Saturday was great.

Thats Doug for ya, He aint scared of no mudhole. The only thing that worries me is that I had to winch him out of that same spot one night 2 weeks earlier. The only difference is we had a bull Gator grunting at us.
God I love that place.

Now that would be scary.  I'll have to tell you sometime what I did when I went to get help.  You'll get a laugh.  It was scary when I found out more info on where I was.

State is always trying to take more land. The have the power but the people will fight and probably win. Deeds can be cheap you have to know where to get them. Most of the land can be purchased for the back taxes the previous owner owes still.

3500.00 was average at the last tax deed sale.

I recently purchased a lot in RR through a real estate broker in Lake Wales. I paid about $1700 and the process was easy. The broker sent me a contract. I signed it and sent it back with a check. A few weeks later they mailed me the deed. The broker's name is Ginger Farmer and her company is Flagship Realty. I emailed her recently and she said the price is up to $2500. Ginger's phone is 863-676-7653 and email is honey1964@worldnet.att.net

I hope this helps.

Thanks!

I went ahead and bought a deed for River Ranch.

I put 4 people on the deed.

We each chipped in 750 bucks for the deed and the yearly fee.

Now we have a place to ride in Central FL for the rest of our lives.

Taxes are like 60 bucks a year divided by the number of people on your deed (You can have up to 4 people on your deed)

The yearly fee is 50 bucks which allows you to bring in your significant other and yourself, your kids ride free if they're under 16.

I checked these deeds on ebay, and they are going for as high as 4000.00 dollars and rising.

The tax auction has them selling for over 4 grand.

And if the government decides they want to pay for the land to be surveyed (each individuals deed would have to be surveyed by the government on the over 30,000 acres), they would have to make offers on each individual parcel.
Worst case scenario, it will be worth more than we paid for it in a few years if we ever decide to sell.

I'm psyched to tear it up out there.


Peace out
V.

It's totally worth it as an investment or a camp!

i would like to come up and check it out sometime if someone could invite.  ;) how far from pembroke pines.... 8)

I live in Davie. If you want to meet us up at Holy Lands on May 15th and meet everyone, we make trips up there all the time. Some have property that we ride with!

It's located just on the border of Polk and Osceola counties on Highway 60. I'm not sure how far that is from where you are in Pembroke Pines.

I guess the fastest way from Pembroke Pines is up the Turnpike to Yeehaw Junction head west on Hwy 60 to the intersection of 630 hang a right, it's about a half mile down on the left.

There's a disney resort with hotels, restaraunts, bars, pools, horseback riding about five minutes away. If you care to stay overnight, you might want to check that out. It's cheap too.


West Gate River Ranch.  About 5 minutes from the riding spot.

I'm booked up with riders for the next 3 weeks, but if you want, I'll send you an invite for any weekend in May, except Memorial day weekend.

Let me know!

Peace
V.

are you going up this weekend

where do i got to chech out the land where can i buy it at ?

There are a few available on EBAY.

Check there.

I am going too  [smiley=BigSmile.gif]

Grizz