Cdalepaul, Scrub and Delancey are both whooped out near the campgrounds. It gets a little better several miles away from the camps. As far as I know neither has hot water. The campgrounds are nice places to set up at with the restrooms, running water and a Ranger to keep an eye on your stuff & keep the drunks from getting out of hand. The mud comes and goes quickly as the area is mostly sand. After a stormy weather pattern it is very wet for a couple of days but the water dries up and dust returns quickly in the sunlight. You can fly down the dry trails and all of a sudden you come up on a huge puddle at a low spot. Keeps you on your toes. As a local I have found some better areas {less whoops for me} that are closer to my house in Silver Springs. They have no campgrounds but we unload at friends homes near the areas. I avoid the campgrounds on holiday weekends especially to avoid the drunks and idiots. It gets a little too hairy for me. Coming from South FL either area will seem like quad riding heaven just for the sheer number of ridable acres in the forest. The trails are seemingly unending. Overall this area is great for riding and I feel very fortunate to live near the ONF. I just hope its popularity doesn't ruin it.

 

I've been trying to get a map for the ONF area, we usually camp at Big Scrub, and I was wondering if anyone has the general GPS coordinates for the campsite???

 

i've been to delancy I just wanted to know which had a better campsite?

 

The GPS coordinates for Big Scrub are: N29 03.084 & W81 45.354
The GPS cooridnates for Lake Delancy are: N29 25.663 & W81 47.407
Camping is actually better at Lake Delancy but there are probably more hunters camping there during hunting season.

 

We spent the weekend out at Big Scrub and had a great time !! Weather was nice and the trails where not bad, even for the amount of rain...there was very little mud, though there is plenty of it if you know where to find it. We kept to the trails SW and SE of the campground and ran about 70 plus miles for the weekend. Nothing exciting happened except for a truck stuck in a large hole and being extracted by a couple of vehicles...that was the extent of the excitement. We didnt see any hunters which was good. We did run out to Well's Pond and took a little dip...was very very nice there. Campground was not busy...maybe 75 quads at the most, but once you got out on the trails you thought you where alone for the most part.
Dave and Kimberly Boyd
Ocala, Florida

 

Glad to hear you guys had a good time, we can't wait to go up there. Now that we have that GPS, we already have the coordinates for Wells Pond, Delancy, and Big scrub. We've been going riding up in Palm Bay...but it'll probably be getting shut down soon, last time we went up there, they had some of it blocked off, and someone had shot up all the signs for the factory out there...someone always has to ruin it for everyone else, but oh well. Ocala's worth the drive. We're going in Nov. but that seems like such a long way away...atleast it'll be cooler. Is it usually wet up there around that time or is it dryer?




Preacherman: Thanks for the coordinates [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Be careful riding up here in November. Most hunters are resposnsible but there are few who give hunting a real bad name. November is modern gun hunting season and the campsites are usually full. I can ride in the ONF approximately nine months out of the year, I'll let the hunters have it for three months. You may want to try Croom for some camping and riding during hunting season. Either way, be careful.....

 

We are heading out to Big Scrub to camp and ride this weekend 10/04 thru 10/06...anybody heading that way we will be camped in the front row parallel to 588. Look for a 30' Cruise Air Motorhome with 2 black and red identical Raptors. Should be a nice weekend, unless that new storm heads too close for comfort. If that happens we will be postponing until the following weekend. If you need directions or whatever, feel free to give me a call...easiest way is my cell phone 352-572-0800.

Dave and Kimberly Boyd
Ocala, FL

 

Hope you guys have fun, we are planning to go up on Veteran's Day weekend (Nov.9-11) probably head up Friday night and leave Sun. or Mon. again, my brother is wanting to rent a motorhome for the weekend [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Think you'll be up there then?

 

Hello Ridered,
We didnt get to go last weekend, will be going this weekend. We marked Nov 9-11 on the calender, We'll be there. We will be at the top of the camp ground as usual. Email me at Lovemyraptor@aol.com or give us a call at 352-266-2360 (cell) if anything changes. Look forward to some riding with you again. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

Dave and Kimberly Boyd
Ocala, FL

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