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Specific places... not "the mountains" or "the desert"...
I'll start. My favorite place to ride is Pismo... OK, I know that is not it's "official" name... it's "Oceano Dunes SVRA"
Located along the central California coast on the beach at Oceano, CA. (naturally). SVRA stands for "State Vehicle Recreation Area" and is run by the state department of parks and recreation and is a large area of beach and beach dunes. These dunes are some of the best and largest on the west coast and thousands of quads and other sand beasts gather there every weekend. During the summer months, the place can get quite crowded and takes on a party feel at night... like spring break every weekend. Night riding is allowed in the dunes however, you should have a lighted flag, although it's not required. All sand is NOT the same and all dunes are NOT the same. Pismo has a rather fine grain. This helps form the ever changing dunes. The shapes of the dunes change every time the wind blows. The dunes are soft and easily moved by the wind. The fine grain also helps the sand pack down on the beach section where you drive down to stage.
You drive your hauler on the beach down to the staging areas.... miles of beach staging... lined with toy haulers, trucks and RVs. Usually the beach is packed good enough (firm enough) for just about any vehicle to drive down with no problems, but is not always the case. Many people stage right on the beach area where the sand is firmer and others turn into the dunes and stage right in the dunes. Now that requires aired down 4wd and experience. It is quite easy to get stuck in the soft deep sand if you don't know what you're doing... even if you do, you can still get stuck. Like most dune areas, the dunes are steeper on the side away from the wind. Many accidents are caused by people going up one side of a dune, going over the crest and then finding out the the other side drops away... sharp. Other accidents are caused when you don't have spotters at the top of the dune when you are going up and flying the top... you can collide with someone coming up the other side... ouch.
Bottom line for Oceano Dunes... just plain FUN!
Here's 2 links for more information...
http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trails/info/california_06222/ride_e841.htm
http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1207
OK, now it's your turn.
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I'll start. My favorite place to ride is Pismo... OK, I know that is not it's "official" name... it's "Oceano Dunes SVRA"
Located along the central California coast on the beach at Oceano, CA. (naturally). SVRA stands for "State Vehicle Recreation Area" and is run by the state department of parks and recreation and is a large area of beach and beach dunes. These dunes are some of the best and largest on the west coast and thousands of quads and other sand beasts gather there every weekend. During the summer months, the place can get quite crowded and takes on a party feel at night... like spring break every weekend. Night riding is allowed in the dunes however, you should have a lighted flag, although it's not required. All sand is NOT the same and all dunes are NOT the same. Pismo has a rather fine grain. This helps form the ever changing dunes. The shapes of the dunes change every time the wind blows. The dunes are soft and easily moved by the wind. The fine grain also helps the sand pack down on the beach section where you drive down to stage.
You drive your hauler on the beach down to the staging areas.... miles of beach staging... lined with toy haulers, trucks and RVs. Usually the beach is packed good enough (firm enough) for just about any vehicle to drive down with no problems, but is not always the case. Many people stage right on the beach area where the sand is firmer and others turn into the dunes and stage right in the dunes. Now that requires aired down 4wd and experience. It is quite easy to get stuck in the soft deep sand if you don't know what you're doing... even if you do, you can still get stuck. Like most dune areas, the dunes are steeper on the side away from the wind. Many accidents are caused by people going up one side of a dune, going over the crest and then finding out the the other side drops away... sharp. Other accidents are caused when you don't have spotters at the top of the dune when you are going up and flying the top... you can collide with someone coming up the other side... ouch.
Bottom line for Oceano Dunes... just plain FUN!
Here's 2 links for more information...
http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trails/info/california_06222/ride_e841.htm
http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1207
OK, now it's your turn.
roadkill
