Planning a trip to Silver Lake dunes!! Ive got some Questions??

[250rs-neva-die]

So me and a few buddies are trying to plan a trip to Silver Lake dunes for the 2011 summer. This would be our first dune experience! Would like to know how is the riding there?Are there any big ride events there during the summer that we could maybe try and plan our trip for?? I have been doin some searching on campgrounds of where to stay. Any recommendations from locals or anyone that has been? They also seem pretty strict with the exhaust that you run? Do you absolutely need a spark arrestor? How much is a registration for a week of riding? Or can you only get season passes? Thanks alot in advance for the help guys.

[MagicJames]

MUST have a spark arrestor, and a 16 foot flag.

[250rs-neva-die]

ok thanks Man a 16 footer how is riding with that on the back of the trike? where do you get them? thanks

[RoscoW]

Hey James I think it's a 10' flag, you can get them at the stores at the dunes, from $15 -25 a pc depending on location. Spark arrestor is a must, I have seen them check sound levels, but only occasionally. My 250R with a PT Hi-Rev and dirty silencer was right on the bubble that day, 98db max.
Every vehicle entering the dune parking lot needs a Mi State park Pass for each day, Off road vehicles and tow vehicles, not sure what the daily fee is this year for non residents.
Every vehicle that goes into the dunes must have a Mi.ORV sticker. I think it's 16$ for the yearly sticker.
If you go on a weekend you will also have to deal with the parking voucher thing. basically it controls traffic at the entrance and parking lot by giving you a time to show up and enter.

More info
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0%2C1607...60--%2C00.html

http://www.silverlakesanddunes.net/index.html
http://visitsilverlake.com/
http://www.duneguide.com/sand_dune_g...ilver_lake.htm

Ross..

[code200k]

im hopping on going here this summer after graduation..so any and info would be helpful for me too

[tecat-z]

I'm sure that we can help you make a nice ride event out of this, since many people here frequent S.L. It will help you get everything in a row. It's a fun place, but not huge. Michigan has many trail systems however that can be ridden. Baldwin is an area thats pretty close and offers great riding for hondreds of miles. A little dune action with some trails thrown in too..

[harryredtrike]

check out thier website on the michigan orv part.it has lots of info with phone numbers

[clutchcargo]

As far as the flag goes, you won't even notice it while riding, unless you're riding through trees. Make sure you have a good place to mount it though because on every stock grab bar that I mounted one on, the tab cracked off. Paddle tires aren't needed, but if you have them, run them! Makes a huge difference! And watch your speed by the beach because it's only 25mph and they watch.

[slim67]

I went with a RZR over a year ago and it was the best off road experience Ive ever had. It made me want to move to Michigan. Youll love it.

[250rs-neva-die]

awesome guys thanks for all of the replies and info. Clutchcargo i was wondering about the paddles.some pics i have seen of the dunes were of what looked like somewhat hard packed then others look like you would need the paddles. what is a good paddle tire to run. I have never had a set. Tecate-z ya we kind of want a small low key place for our first dune experience. we are hoping to someday go to Glamis. baby steps lol.

[Dammit!]

Summer 2011? Wow man you guys plan pretty far out.

There's tentative plans for early 2011 Imperial Sand Dunes (Glamis and Gordons Well are part of the Imperial Sand Dunes). It will be a huge ride with people from all over the country. Save your cash and go to that instead.

[JohnR.]

We went out there three times from NY. Its definitely a lot of fun and the flag height is definitely not 16 foot. We had a 16 foot long enclosed trailer and the flags were definitely not as long as the trailer. I would highly recommend a set of paddles, even some cheap ones. One guy that went with us just brought his Holeshots and before the end of the first day he was in the dune shop buying a set of paddles. If you're going through all the trouble to take a ride all the way out there why not make sure you have the proper tires for the place?

When we went we stayed at this campground:

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It went by a different name and I think it had different owners but it looks like the new people fixed it up so its probably better than it was and its only a 5 minute ride to the sand. We're trying to get something together for summer 2010, hopefully we can make it happen this year.

John

[250rs-neva-die]

Ya i know but it is goin to be our first big trip so we want to try and plan everything accordingly and make sure we have a good trailer setup and whatnot. our work scheduals are all pretty tough to work with as well so the more notice we give the better and it gives us plenty of time to build our bikes that we just started a resto on and get these 2 all set up for strictly the dunes.

[JohnR.]

One thing about the grab bar/flag thing. Everyone that went in out group that the tab break off. The guys with the aftermarket bars and the stock ones. The only one that lived without incident was my AC racing one because the tab is thick (3/16" or 1/4") and just as important is that they put it in a "corner" so that it is attached on two sides. By the way, there is a size requirement for the flag part of the flag as well. We bought some cheap flags from James Lucky and when we got to the dunes we found out they did not meet the requirements and had to buy new ones. Luckily David Allen Racing (the dune shop right outside the parking lot) is not only very reasonable on their prices, they are very well stocked. The second time we went out I wanted another set of paddles and all the places out west were out of them, DAR had them in stock and in my hands in less than a week.

John

[250rs-neva-die]

awesome John thanks for the infor. I have a prm grab bar with the hole welded in the corner just like you said. it seems pretty solid wonder how that would hold up? What kind of paddle tires do you run?? not sure what would be a good tire. thanks again.