bob987909

Any one know any good spots near Houston?

I have been on many of the beaches (but cleaning the sand out of the Jeep is getting old real quick....) and now I am looking for something further inland.

MB_Pathfinder

There's Brazos Valley Off-Road Ranch in Bryan - a group from the Texas 4 Wheel Drive Association will be out there tomorrow (August 1st). Then there's Down South Offroad Park in Crosby and General Sam's Offroad Park in Huntsville but I think they both cater more towards mudding than trails. The biggest / best places to go seem to be Barnwell Mountain Recreational Area north of Gilmer (northeast of Tyler) and Hidden Falls Adventure Park in Marble Falls (out past Austin).

bob987909

I was looking at both of those but they are a good drive away. I guess I'll have to make a weekend out of either of those

MB_Pathfinder

That's really the only way you can do either Barnwell or Hidden Falls. The good news is that both have camping and cabins if you reserve early enough. There's a big meet at Hidden Falls over Labor Day weekend.

bob987909

How is Texas Off Road Ranch? I have heard they are a good place to go wheeling

MB_Pathfinder

I haven't really heard anything negative about that place, but I haven't been there myself. Right now, their website says that they're closed until further notice. The Houston Jeep People meetup group was going to do an Offroad 101 training session there a couple of weeks ago but had to move it to BVORR.

MB_Pathfinder

I heard the other day that Texas Offroad Ranch has tax problems so there's no telling when they'll open back up.

dmwil

Whatever happened to the trails near Spring Creek? I remember wheeling some pretty decent trails around that area back in the mid 90's. They must have developed it since then or shut it down somehow?