I am going to go offroading on sunday, these are the two closest parks
any recomendations? I am taking up my quad cab ctd, a h2 and a jeep cherokee. Any advice would be hlepful both parks are about two hours from me. i want to have fun and hope not to scratch up the trucks

Anyone? Hello, is anyone out there?

you'll probably get scratched, they're FUN trails tho

Take some straps and an air tank, the whole offroad kit...better safe than sorry, especially when wheeling

I was always told there are no stupid questions..........................

WHats the air tank for?

There are alot of tight trails with some big rocks and trees that make it a tough go for a fullsize truck on some of those trails......you should be willing to accept the potential for body damage.....if not, you could be very disappointed....

if im having fun it cant hurt a lil to get a hurt a lil. which park are guys recomending

never been to rausch but at paragon you WILL and i repeat WILL have body damage on a quad cab truck...they are too long and wide to fit down any trails. in the open play area and some of the roads you'd be fine, but the actual trails will modify your body line sand paint job.

just a word of warning...

PS-last time i was there on the ATV a guy had a QCLB CTD that he was wheeling, it looked so nice. when he came out both of his side steps were broke off and in the bed, the bottom of the rocker panels and bed were pushed up in, the bed was dented, and it was scratched all over.

now your scaring me
they dont have wider trails for the trucks?

now your scaring me
they dont have wider trails for the trucks?

some trails may be wide enough...but if you go down one thats not...you cant back up the whole way and alot of them are one way...no turning around.

i'd hate to see you too much damage thats all.

for what its worth...id NEVER take my qclb in there, i my bed is all beat to heck with dents from 4x4 accident on a tight trail...and i cant stand to add another dent or scratch to it.

I'd listen to these guys........don't take your truck in there, it will not come out looking very pretty!! Those trails are pretty tight and rocky, and full size rigs are just not meant to go through there and make it out without some carnage!!


~Nick

wow
that killed
do they have any mud pits or anything?
also are all of you guys talkin about paragon?

yea rausch from what i hear has more rocks than paragon.

and yes there are mud pits at paragon, take the main road to the play area and you will have all the mud you can handle, and its all open. and riight in the vicinity is some wider more open trails and hill climbs if you wanna play.

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i was thinking about bringing my raptor 660 up to but i am feeling kind of lazy

i was thinking about bringing my raptor 660 up to but i am feeling kind of lazy


leave it home, 4x4 is better, there is alot of jumps or anything. and very few open spots to open up a fast quad.

i love my 660 grizzly on 27's tho

I am going to go offroading on sunday, these are the two closest parks
any recomendations? I am taking up my quad cab ctd, a h2 and a jeep cherokee. Any advice would be hlepful both parks are about two hours from me. i want to have fun and hope not to scratch up the trucks


Keep your Dodge home if you want it to stay nice! I wheel both Paragon and Rousch, both places are made by Jeepers for Jeepers. Like the other guys posted Paragon does have a wide open play area with a big mud pit for the tough trucks, and a bunch of steep hill climbs. Both places have a speed limit of less than 10 mph. Not much fun on a quad. I wouldn't even think about taking my Dodge past the staging area.

Keep your Dodge home if you want it to stay nice! I wheel both Paragon and Rousch, both places are made by Jeepers for Jeepers. Like the other guys posted Paragon does have a wide open play area with a big mud pit for the tough trucks, and a bunch of steep hill climbs. Both places have a speed limit of less than 10 mph. Not much fun on a quad. I wouldn't even think about taking my Dodge past the staging area.


for quads the speed limit is only enforced on coal road at paragon. in the play area you can drive as fast as you want, but thats the only place where its open enough to really go fast anyway

I wouldn't even think about taking my Dodge past the staging area.

Agreed, Paragon has a few nasty spots that gave me a really tough go in my Jeep......I wouldn't even dream of taking a full size truck through the trails....if I took my CTD in there it would still be wedged in somewhere and would probably look like a pretzel....

Besides my dodge i have a 97 disco, lifted and locked, We do well at both, But someone always comes out with body damage,, the mud pit at paragon is like wet clay, Your truck will weigh 100ds of lbs more after, and not worth the cleaning, you will have 2-5" of clay packed everywhere!
Rausch is also much the same, very steep ups and downs, is you have an overhang, it will be bashed!
Peter

I have only een to Rausch a few times and it is great for a jeep not a fullsize. Paragon is my second home, I've been there hundred's of times and a full size is asking for body damage. As for the open pit area the lake is very deep in some spot's +6'

Marc

I'd go with a few buddies with some smaller rigs and park your truck and ride a few trails in the passenger seat of your buddy's rigs and see if the trails will be truck friendly. If they are, go pick up your truck and have some fun!

sorry it took me so long to reply, but the air tank is incase you get a flat or if you have to air down your tires to get through a tough trail. It's just nice to have the security