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Old Aug 28, 2020 | 09:57 AM
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Hi all,
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I am a fairly newbie Jeep owner and I am going on a vacation with some friends to Arrowhead Lake in PA this weekend. I wasn't able to bring my friend for a group at Rausch, so I wanted to see if there were any other trails in the NE PA region that are basically a "drive-on/drive-off" type of deal.
I'm trying to find information online but I seem to only be finding ATV trails and not any that are suited to Jeeps.

​​​​​​I don't have a super crazy build (I have a 2.5" lift and 35s with everything else stock) so I would be more geared toward lower end stuff and nothing crazy. I know my questioning is a little vague but basically I want to hit a local trail in PA that doesn't require a reservation/group/guide.

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Eric
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Old Aug 28, 2020 | 12:18 PM
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You can jump on the Rausch Creek forum and they've frequently got folks looking for others to ride with. I think there's anthracite off-road area up that way too. I hadn't had the chance to go there but Rausch was a nice ride years ago, even on an entry level build of 2" and 33's.
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Old Aug 28, 2020 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by karls10jk
You can jump on the Rausch Creek forum and they've frequently got folks looking for others to ride with. I think there's anthracite off-road area up that way too. I hadn't had the chance to go there but Rausch was a nice ride years ago, even on an entry level build of 2" and 33's.
With the short notice with this trip, I wanted to save my friends the trouble of trying to tag on to a group and all that. So I was hoping there were just some local trails/off road areas that isn't necessarily an "off-road park".
I'm from Long Island so I might be severely overestimating how much off roading there is to do in a state like PA. Out here on the island there is nothing to do lol
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Old Aug 28, 2020 | 02:12 PM
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I recall on another forum (at the start of the China Virus lockdown) that there are trails in the NJ Pine lands. They were flat some mud, water holes, tree -bush lined. This Jeeper got on around Bridgeport Pa but the map went all the way up to Fort Dix. Good Googling - there is an annual mud run thru the Pine Forest; I just don't recall the club or dates (sorry I cannot be or more help).
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