I just called to confirm my reservation, everything was kosher.
I also booked all my activities for the weekend while I was on the phone with him. He was definetely Indian Call Center guy though. Very helpful though

Just FYI, all the Jeep Roundtables are taken for all 3 days.
If you go on the 4-7pm trail ride on Thursday they cant guarantee you will be back for the Tim McGraw concert.

Ill have to drown my sorrows of possibly missing out on Tim McGraw later that evening

 

Everything online is booked except for the trail rides. soo.

I called today and they told me that even though the events are booked online that you can still sign up for them when you get there. We shall see.....

 

What trails are you guys signing up for? moderate or difficult?

 

Would that be Fl or Cali? If Fl you are about 2 hours away from some intresting beach driving. Look up Matanzas Inlet Florida. Also look up Anastasia State Park (I might have misspelled it) in St Augustine. If that is too far Daytona is like 45 min away depending on traffic and offers on the beach driving that is cool but almost like pavement. Also A-1-A from Daytona through Past Flaggler is a nice drive in a topless jeep.

 

I have guided the last two Camp Jeeps that were in Virginia. It is a great event for families and people who have never been off road before.

I have guided every level of trail there and have wheeled on every trail (there are only 14 of them). The top two trails have some obstacles on them that can be difficult, but if you listen to your spotters, you will be fine. For Wranglers, it is not an issue really. The trails are on the easy side if you compare them to typical off road destinations and trail networks like some of the off road parks. For Liberties and Grand Cherokees, they will bump and scrape on the difficult trails, but the Wranglers will be fine. However, if it is raining, some of the areas may get sloppy and much harder. At the last one in VA, I had a TJ on 33s, and drove trail 1 in two wheel drive.

Don't go there if all you are interested in is trail rides. You will not be happy. Go for the overall experience and to enjoy some trail rides thrown in there. If you want to try other trails in the area, search out some of the local clubs, or other message forums. I know that people organize rides to George Washington National Forest during that time frame as well.

I had a blast at Camp Jeep. Guiding was hard work, but all the guides come from the VA 4x4 Association and the Mid Atlantic 4wd Association and the clubs that belong to those Associations. The trail rides are not run by DC, but buy a couple who are 'wheelers. They have been doing it for years and they run it very smoothly. The guides are all required to run their trails 4 to 5 time prior, so they know what to expect, and they will help you if you have never been off road.

As a Jeep owner, it is really cool to see every make and model ever made, and some very interesting modifications,a nd some very highly modified jeeps (YJs on 44s, TJs with Rockwell axles and 44s with LS1 engines, rear steer, etc....). The Camp itself is fun with a lot of activities. Talking to engineers is fun as well. There will be many of the concept vehicles there too. They typically have an event for you to drive a Wrangler with reverse steer (turn wheel left to go right-- VERY hard, but fun!) It is a really huge dose of Jeep Cool Aid with the only thing missing is a camp fire for everyone to hold hands and sing around.

I am not going this year for a number of reasons (vacation, number of trails to guide this year was increased, price of gas, not many of my friends going etc....), but it is still an event that I will never speak badly about.

The only place I have ever stayed down there is the Wintergreen ski resort. It was nice to spend the day in the valley where it was hot, then drive to the top of the ski resort where it was much cooler. It is pricey to stay there, but we always had a group of guides who all pitched in their guide pay to rent a big house for the week.

If you have specific questions about what to expect, ask and I will try to answer them.

 

PS. I got lucky and scored a camp site at James River State Park. Which looks to be about 20 minutes from camp jeep. I HOPE! it wasn't listed by the county so i think thats why they had some sites left.

 

Does anyone know which what the diiference is between trails A-K or whatever?

 

They started lettering the trails because that is the way Jeep Jamborees do it. I only know them by number, but I beleive it is a=1, b=2, etc.... and the lower the number/letter, the harder the trail.

I could have it backwards, but I don't think so.

 

Just make sure there are showers..... it gets hot and dusty, or hot and muddy if it rains.....

 

second that... bad customer service... equals bad everything else... i was planning on going... but think i will pass now. I can go to tellico for cheaper