Northeast Arkansas Creek ride. (New pics 07/29/06)

[TravEX]

I plan to head to Sand Creek by Paragould AR this Saturday (July 29). It's about 13 miles long, winding sandy creek, about a 1-2 ft deep. Lots of woody trails and bluffs. A big gravel pit too. Has a 'party area' for grilling and gathering. Anyone interested, post here.

Here's a couple pics that a buddy took this spring.

Travis

[TravEX]

I forgot to mention. It can be the hottest day of the summer, and it feels 75 degrees there. The creek is completely shaded and usually a nice cool breeze coming off of the creek. They are trying to stop some of the jeep and truck traffic in the creek, but it's still a hayday for quads and trikes. Utilities work best, cause you tend to spin down in the gravely sand to the skid plates on sport quads/trikes. I've taken my 400EX there a couple times, and spent a lot of time lifting it out of the sand. The best time there has been on my 200S.

Travis

[chris200x]

That place looks freakin sweet. Too bad it's so far away. Got anymore pics?

[dgould]

Sand Creek is a great place to ride. Wore out lots of chains, bearings and brakes but it was way worth it. I've watched a few trucks roll down that hill also. The water holes change every day it seams. And if you hear it thunder up creek you better get out, a wall of water from side to side will roll your butt over. Love to make that ride but just too many miles now a days.

[Howard]

whats the riding fee? spark arrestors? is this a park or whats the deal, rules?

[TravEX]

chris, I hope to get more pics this Saturday to post up.

dgould, wish you could make it, maybe another time. They have recently put up posts in the creek to keep trucks out, maybe for that reason you stated. And a guy burned up in his new truck about 2am in the morning this winter, dunno if it was foul play or not. I saw a guy rip out a front diff on a Bronco a few years back.

Travis

[TravEX]

No rules, just common sense and respect of the guys property. The guy that owns it is cool with it. Actually, I never met anyone that even knows who the guy is, I think it is property that has been in his family forever and he lives off somewhere. I try to take all my trash out and others to. There are usually families riding out there, and we usually don't rip it up to bad, it's too nice of a place to just rip through and not enjoy the scenery.

Travis

[TravEX]

And, no riding in farmers fields, crops, or posted property along the creek. It's easy to see where you can ride and can't.

[Howard]

so no fee's?

[firehart]

How far are you from Charleston? My brother lives there and drives for Walmart.

[TravEX]

Nope, no fees.

Charleston MO? Mapquest says 2 hours. Charleston AR, Mapquest says 5 hours. Charleston TN 2 1/2 hours.


Travis

[Howard]

humm so i guess food and gas would be the only thing, im really strapped for cash this month with building this R and litlle parts here and there. I'm not sure i can make it. lets see what scott says.

Looks like fun tho.

[ScottZJ]

Yeah I think I am going to hold out on this one. I think being gone 2 weekends in a row wouldnt please the misses. I really need to sell this SX to the guy the first weekend of Aug since that might be the only time to meet for another month.

[TravEX]

Hopefully some other time Scott and Howard. We'll get together at the Rumble!

Travis

[dgould]

Travis,
Back in the late 80's some folks put up a big fence across the creek and posted it. We found out you can't post a waterway and they had to take all of the fences down. Like you said as long as everyone stays out of the farms it's cool. Can you still get into it off of the highway and park there?