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[Buckeye]

Don't see anything on here about the new "Dirty Turtle" park starting up in Bedford, Ky. It used to be a ATV park but is under new ownership and they are setting up Jeep type trails. It's only about 60 miles from Louisville a few miles north of I-71 and 421 intersection.
http://dirtyturtleoffroad.com/about.php

[Skinny Cook]

Thanks Buckeye. 

[KatKrahel]

Thanks!  I got a friend request from them and thought it maybe a hacker so I declined since I had not heard of them.

[seejaystj]

Looks like their opening weekend will be a great way to enjoy not being at Easter Jeep Safari!  Hurray for a new place to wheel!!

[Skinny Cook]

Looks like their opening weekend will be a great way to enjoy not being at Easter Jeep Safari!  Hurray for a new place to wheel!!

 I heard it's only about 260 acres. 

[Bad Hair Day]

I can't wait to see that place.

[rockjock]

Looks like their opening weekend will be a great way to enjoy not being at Easter Jeep Safari!  Hurray for a new place to wheel!!

 I heard it's only about 260 acres. 

260 arces of offroad fun is better then 0 arces. Good luck Dirty Turtle many have tried and some have failed.

[Buckeye]

Looks like their opening weekend will be a great way to enjoy not being at Easter Jeep Safari!  Hurray for a new place to wheel!!

 I heard it's only about 260 acres. 

Hills N' Hollars was ONLY about 280 acres. http://www.dirtyturtleoffroad.com/directions.php

[Skinny Cook]

Looks like their opening weekend will be a great way to enjoy not being at Easter Jeep Safari!  Hurray for a new place to wheel!!

 I heard it's only about 260 acres. 

Hills N' Hollars was ONLY about 280 acres. http://www.dirtyturtleoffroad.com/directions.php

 Tell us,  What happened to Hillz N' Hollars ?? 

[Buckeye]

  Basically, as I understand it.....the local politics got so tied up in law suits and technical zoning give and take that it was obvious that no one was going to be able to operate an OFF road park there. So much of the rumors surrounding Joe Lawson seem to stem from some locals doing their best to sabotage his plans. With no end to the resistance from a few landowners and the Zoning board growing weary of the conflict draining resources, Joe decided to walk away from H&H. An effort buy some individual off-road enthusiasts and the landowner to get the State to work with the owner to keep the farm as a no-charge State off road park was thwarted by the fact that the farm property deed pretty much limited the land use to agriculture only with no exceptions. State wanted the county Zoning to ease the deed restrictions but the County wanted the state to be responsible for any landowner-citizen challenges but State doesn't want to buy a pig-in-a-poke. So that plan is pretty much dead in the water now and probably will never see the light of day.

Dirty Turtle is very similar to H&H in land configuration and geologic makeup. Seems that the trails are going to be similar if not better and this county has no zoning, already has a motocross club next to DTOR, the neighbors love the idea of a off-road park and better yet, the county zoning and local governments welcome Dirty Turtle

[Skinny Cook]

Does the same guy that got into zoning trouble running H&H not work at the new DT park ?

[Buckeye]

Does the same guy that got into zoning trouble running H&H not work at the new DT park ?

Yes he does.

[Buckeye]

Opening day went great. Bunches of rigs there. The limited slip you guys put in and the Aussie I put in with my almost worn out 235 x 15 tires did much better than I hoped for.

[Bad Hair Day]

Sweet buckeye!!! glad it worked out well.  I've gotta go to that place soon.

[skipfierce]

Sweet buckeye!!! glad it worked out well.  I've gotta go to that place soon.

Me too.