New ORV park in S.C. opens

[bear991]

Jocassee Gorges ORV park is open in Travels Rest, S.C. Don't have any detail yet,just saw it posted on Pirate 4x4

[Skandalous]

Do I smell a side trip?  Found a FB page and where its located as well.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=259+Sunset+Community+Road%2C+Pickens%2C+South+Carolina&FORM=FBKPL0&name=Jocassee+Gorges+Off+Road+Club&mkt=en-US

https://www.facebook.com/JocasseeGorgesOffRoadClub

Says its a club and did read on a SC jeepclubs site it might have an annual fee or something of that nature.  All the vids I found so far were of bouncers.  Hopefully there is some crawlin available.

[bear991]

I googled it but no site found. Must be near Lake Toxaway. I'm definately up for ride over to see. The videos describe it as a hill killer.... shows a rail buggy getting its butt kicked.....lol

[trothatl]

Is this is it?
http://www.facebook.com/JocasseeGorgesOffRoadClub/info

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[jc79]

I watched the first video and literally didn't see a single rock... :-)

But I'm still happy that folks are opening new parks, and would like to support them. I'm in for a side trip.

[Skandalous]

Its only 2 1/2 hrs from my area ( Alpharetta ) might check it out in a few weeks.

[bear991]

Guy wrote me back on pirate said it is in Pickens,S.C.

[tcdawg]

Is this is it?
http://www.facebook.com/JocasseeGorgesOffRoadClub/info

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Both of these videos have some dude with his hand way to close to the rollers during a winching, not cool.

[BigJerm]

I have seen this pop up before. Is it a park or club that rides on private land?


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[trothatl]

I have seen this pop up before. Is it a park or club that rides on private land?

It's not really clear from their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/JocasseeGorgesOffRoadClub), but it looks to me like a park, open to the public. They seem to post whenever they're going to be open on a weekend, with hours of 9:00 to 4:00 on Sat and Sun, but it also looks like they've been closed a lot after it rains. Someone mentioned concerns about silting up the neighbor's pond and tracking mud onto the public road. There are references to charging $20/rig.  Looks like they also allow ATVs, but no dirt bikes. You have to read through all the posts to figure all that out.

They list a phone number if anybody wants to call them up: (864) 324-9690.  Address is listed as 259 Sunset Community Road, Pickens, South Carolina.

[bear991]

Thinking about riding over Saturday morning and taking a look if there open. With all this rain we're having I doubt they will be open but I'll give them a call and see