I have a farm 7 miles from the park, you want to stay in either Montevideo or Appleton, there is a pretty good bar in Appleton with pool tables and good food, its called Shooters. You could stay in Appleton, or in Monte, you will have a much better and scenic drive from Monte than from Willmar, plus its closer. There are plenty of places to eat or stay in Monte, and I think this time of year you should not have a problem getting a cheap room in Appleton.

Just my .02

 

here is my list of stuff:

high lift jack
d-rings <---the women got me a bunch for some reasons
good year air compressor
cooler < food, beer, water, american honey, maybe 2 shot glasses, food,)
gas jug 5 gallons <-- in trunk of Jeep
tow strap --brother took the off road one..
tool box
large pillow
jumper cables
phone lol!!
my nice camera..
flash lights..

do i need chains? would i need a tent lol

 

if you dont mind could you look up some nice hotels..and spots we could eat..! just talking about it im getting sweaty hands...gotta get this going...and this time we can finally have more drinks...

 

well i'd say if there is a decent place to stay in Appleton that would be the route to go IMO. as mentioned, mnducky said there is a fun little bar in Appleton as well that would probably be a good place to shoot some pool and toss back some perhaps its even within walking distance to the hotel so no one has to drive if they've had a couple, 13-14 too many

 

I like it! When i bought my jeep the winch was already on there but the previous owner left no controller so ill have to make some calls and find one that will work with it. Also, does anyone have a tree saver? All i have is a tow strap

 

http://prairiewatersinn.com/ in Appleton is a good place to stay, $58 a night for a room is what the guy said on the phone, im sure he'd give a deal for more than one room being booked.

The bar/restaurant I would go to is called Shooters Bar and Grill. The town of Appleton spans over about 1 mile and everyone in town is quite friendly, so you can't really get lost. There are a few different service stations in town, and a pretty good hardware store that has just about anything you would need.

If you wanted to stay in Monte, there are multiple options, and you will have no problem with availability this time of year. If it was the opening of fishing, or especially during hunting season it would be different. I personally go with the cheapest hotel for situations like this, because I wont be spending hardly any time in the room except while sleeping. Because of the availabilty of the hotel in Appleton, and it being closer to the ORV park, I'd stay there.

 

shooters is about 1/3 of a mile from the hotel, so you could hoof it there and back if you wanted.

 

i agree. maybe if we can get a block of rooms they could do even better on the rate. thanks for the info. mnducky! it appears you won't be able to make the outing?

 

sounds good to me...now all you guys have to do is figure out which hotel....just let me know..so i can book it for the women.....other then that..ill be working on the recovery gear and figuring which is the best and fastest way to get to the park...worse case ditch the women and head out early hehehehe.../evilgrin..

so info i think everyone wants to know..

time to meet up?
directions?
hotel name?
and what to bring..
and then who is all up to go..
how many shots of honey to take?

 

I don't know yet, with my wedding coming up I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow...

I should have a better idea in a week or so.

If I can I'll be out there that weekend I will I need to get out to my farm and check on things soon anyways, maybe I can do it that weekend.