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ECI 2008 - June 19-22
Here is the definitive ECI thread.
Hosted by the Carolina Full Size Jeep Club
Where: The Uwharrie (pronounced U-R-E) National Forest, Troy, NC
When: Thurs. June 19 - Sun. June 22, 2008
Fees: Trail pass, $5 per day per vehicle. A Season Pass is $30. These are National Forest Service Fees, and only required if your taking a vehicle on the trails. Most of us just buy them at "The Outpost", a gas station near the entrance to URE.
Camping: Camping is free at the Badin Lake Group Camp, for Thursday thru Sunday. There will be no group camping on Sunday night. Participants that wish to stay can make arrangements through the reservation center, for the other camping areas.
Primitive (trail or roadside, no convenient facilities) camping is allowed in the forest for free as well. Many folks camp trailside throughout the year.
Who's invited: All of the members of this forum and anyone with a passion for the big daddy of Jeeps!
What to wheel: Most of us have FSJs to wheel, not all of us. You are invited to bring what you have and have fun regardless of what you're driving. We only make fun of the baby Jeeps for a day or so.
And the ricers forever.
What to expect: Good wheeling and lots of laughs...that is if MC shows up again!
Most stock GWs can wheel even the harder trails. Using the by-passes, we have had success getting stock rigs to the playgrounds of rocks.
There are trails for just about every level of wheeler.
Here are a few maps of the area and of the trails that may prove to be useful if you come to the ECI. I suggest printing off one of the trail maps to take with you.
Here is a map I made showing the outpost and group camp. It is much easier to take Mullinix Rd. to the group camp, rather than go through the official entrance as most of those roads are not paved.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=s&i...65575&t=h&z=15
Here is a link to the newest URE map. The red roads are the actual trails, and we will be staying at the "Badin Lake Group Campground" (near the top of the map).
http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/recreat..._trail_map.pdf
Here is the older map, with OHV trails outlining the trails:
Here is an aerial photo of the group camp, it continues well into the treeline. I don't know if this will be useful or not but here it is anyway:
Here is a Panorama I took last year. Use the Camry for reference as it does a complete 360. Click on this thumb to take you to the large picture.
Showers on the left, restrooms (non-running water) on the right.
A view complete opposite from the above one, where most of the CFSJC's will be staying. Also known as Group Camp A.
Here is an image of the campground:
Hosted by the Carolina Full Size Jeep Club
Where: The Uwharrie (pronounced U-R-E) National Forest, Troy, NC
When: Thurs. June 19 - Sun. June 22, 2008
Fees: Trail pass, $5 per day per vehicle. A Season Pass is $30. These are National Forest Service Fees, and only required if your taking a vehicle on the trails. Most of us just buy them at "The Outpost", a gas station near the entrance to URE.
Camping: Camping is free at the Badin Lake Group Camp, for Thursday thru Sunday. There will be no group camping on Sunday night. Participants that wish to stay can make arrangements through the reservation center, for the other camping areas.
Primitive (trail or roadside, no convenient facilities) camping is allowed in the forest for free as well. Many folks camp trailside throughout the year.
Who's invited: All of the members of this forum and anyone with a passion for the big daddy of Jeeps!
What to wheel: Most of us have FSJs to wheel, not all of us. You are invited to bring what you have and have fun regardless of what you're driving. We only make fun of the baby Jeeps for a day or so.
And the ricers forever.
What to expect: Good wheeling and lots of laughs...that is if MC shows up again!
Most stock GWs can wheel even the harder trails. Using the by-passes, we have had success getting stock rigs to the playgrounds of rocks.
There are trails for just about every level of wheeler.
Here are a few maps of the area and of the trails that may prove to be useful if you come to the ECI. I suggest printing off one of the trail maps to take with you.
Here is a map I made showing the outpost and group camp. It is much easier to take Mullinix Rd. to the group camp, rather than go through the official entrance as most of those roads are not paved.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=s&i...65575&t=h&z=15
Here is a link to the newest URE map. The red roads are the actual trails, and we will be staying at the "Badin Lake Group Campground" (near the top of the map).
http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/recreat..._trail_map.pdf
Here is the older map, with OHV trails outlining the trails:
Here is an aerial photo of the group camp, it continues well into the treeline. I don't know if this will be useful or not but here it is anyway:
Here is a Panorama I took last year. Use the Camry for reference as it does a complete 360. Click on this thumb to take you to the large picture.
Showers on the left, restrooms (non-running water) on the right.
A view complete opposite from the above one, where most of the CFSJC's will be staying. Also known as Group Camp A.
Here is an image of the campground:
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