so hunner messaged me back. he said he would keep this in mind in case his schedule cleared up. unfortunately he said guys in crawlers and buggies with 40+ inch tires had gotten bored and started tearing up the level three and below trails. i will call the park tomorrow and see what they say about trail repair and maintenance(the website says under new management). there is always fun to be had, im not trying to discourage anyone from attending, just putting given information out there.
I need to clarify that I bit.
Back in 06 when I got an H3 I wheeled a lot out there and led several Hummer Happenings for the local dealer.
A friend of mine owns an independent British Car shop and one of his mechanics drove a Land Rover and the other a Cherokee.
We all liked the same difficulty of trails and joined the Arkansas Crawlers as they were the group that supported the park and maintained trails and helped run events.
We even added our own comments to maps of the place as to the difficulty.
As you guys may know, in a H3 Hummer it's best to go slow and have spotters to avoid damage since most of us drive to and from the park as opposed to trailering out what's left!
Over time Mother nature and erosion has changed the park.
I did not mean for it to be interpreted that the Crawlers club were the ones chewing up the trails, really the opposite.
It was the general public from all over.
As the place became more popular people begin running purpose built rigs and it was those by the design and capability that begin the problem as I saw it. That and lack of interest of the management company which soon proved true when it sold.
Just the way it was. We had to move off the level 3 trails to let them pass like we were the problem.
I will run over and meet the new management again and try to get a detailed report on trail condition and see if some of my favorites are still passable.
Hopefully they have restored them.
Not too many people there doing the week and there are places you could be hung up and not be found if they do not adhere to checking the last man out list.
I will make some calls and find out for you guys how things are.
Not too much mud over there except in a purpose built bog or a few holes on the powerline after rain, lots of rocks, sharp rocks.
Give me an idea of how some of you are set up and what level of difficulty you want to run.
When I guided I liked to inform everyone what they were getting into before they felt they were in over their heads.
I won't know that again until I go over there.
It's only about a 30 minute drive for me.
Remember this place was my inspiration for steering rack mod, tie rods and skid plates and choice of 10 ply tires!
I'm glad to see some interest close to home. I did extensive traveling to be with other groups.