hello everyone, just received my 2012 rac permit and have a few questions. I only been there 1 time withsome one else who new there way around. Is there a better map out there besides the one they give you with the permit? next question is about parking, is there a safe area to park your vechicle? is there any clubs or groups that just trail ride ? I'm not real aggressive or super fast.
Thanks Frank
RAC questions
Started by
frankt
, Mar 18 2012 09:44 AM
21 replies to this topic
Posted 19 March 2012 - 08:38 AM
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Are you riding in st. clair? I made an outline of the property they own. If you have google earth you can download the file to view it in great detail. Check out the everytrail website. There are lots of gpx files on there of people that record their trips. I would probably park at homedepot to be be safe. I heard burma rd gets filled with idiots pretty quickly. There's another recommended parking spot to access property west of st. clair. I forget what road it's on. If you do a google search it will probably come up.
If you ride at Trevorton I'd park at the coal hills. I haven't been to St. Clair yet. Check on some atv forums sometimes they have group rides scheduled. And generally atv riders are slow so you wouldn't be pushed.
Are you riding in st. clair? I made an outline of the property they own. If you have google earth you can download the file to view it in great detail. Check out the everytrail website. There are lots of gpx files on there of people that record their trips. I would probably park at homedepot to be be safe. I heard burma rd gets filled with idiots pretty quickly. There's another recommended parking spot to access property west of st. clair. I forget what road it's on. If you do a google search it will probably come up.
If you ride at Trevorton I'd park at the coal hills. I haven't been to St. Clair yet. Check on some atv forums sometimes they have group rides scheduled. And generally atv riders are slow so you wouldn't be pushed.
Posted 19 March 2012 - 04:05 PM
Just check with the manager before you park but generally from what I've heard they don't. And make sure you have your permit if your parking off of burma rd. I heard they were already towing people this year. There is actually more land on the west side, which you can't access from there, than the east. Someone on here probably knows where to park west of st. clair.
Maybe if it is a busy weekend they might not want you parking there. But just ask, the worst they can say is no. You park in the back of homedepot and as long as you aren't blocking their delivery trucks no one else really uses the back parking spaces.
And hopefully they step up patrol this year so there are lest idiots parking along Burma rd.
Maybe if it is a busy weekend they might not want you parking there. But just ask, the worst they can say is no. You park in the back of homedepot and as long as you aren't blocking their delivery trucks no one else really uses the back parking spaces.
And hopefully they step up patrol this year so there are lest idiots parking along Burma rd.
Edited by 79yamdt, 19 March 2012 - 04:19 PM.
Posted 23 March 2012 - 07:03 AM
79yamdt, on 19 March 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:
And make sure you have your permit if your parking off of burma rd. I heard they were already towing people this year.
79yamdt, on 19 March 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:
And hopefully they step up patrol this year so there are lest idiots parking along Burma rd.
Edited by SleepyHeadYZF, 23 March 2012 - 07:04 AM.
Posted 25 March 2012 - 12:24 PM
SleepyHeadYZF, on 23 March 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:
We were up at Trevorton yesterday and linked up with a guy who was pretty hesitant to park up at the Flats. His friends told him they had wreckers and flatbed tow trucks up last weekend.
I hope you're right.
I hope you're right.
Aren't the flats county land or something? So even if you do have a permit they could still tow you since it's not RAC land? That was the impression I was under.
Posted 25 March 2012 - 01:34 PM
79yamdt, on 25 March 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:
Aren't the flats county land or something? So even if you do have a permit they could still tow you since it's not RAC land? That was the impression I was under.
That's true from what I've been told, but without the parcel listing in front of me, I couldn't tell you for sure. Not that I could read the parcel list anyway, never could get it to work.
Posted 27 March 2012 - 03:39 PM
Do not park at home depot or walmart lots,we have been riding st clair for 2 yrs now ,best bet for parking is the area on burma rd,u do need to get there alittle early as that area fills up pretty quickly on the weekends.We ride out there every other weekend never had any problems,yes there are a few crazies riding up and down the road but doesnt bother us none since we're out on the trails most of the day.We're heading up there on the 6th of april if ur interested,we're coming out of nj and usually are up there by 730am
Posted 28 March 2012 - 03:58 PM
40 42 30.04N 76 15 00.20W Here's a location for parking I found on the interweb. Not the one that I was looking for but it's still something. As long as your parking on their land it doesn't matter where you park.
Posted 02 April 2012 - 06:36 PM
type this address intI google maps or something.
W Mt Laffee Rd
Pottsville Pennsylvania 17901
United States
if you go left on that map you will come to a Y and the parking lot is a little south on the left hand side.
this is a nice place to park and ride. it even has a sign tht says how permit papers. you can even get to 901 pub for lunch if you know where your going! if you need any more info private message me!
sorry for the wrong address before!
W Mt Laffee Rd
Pottsville Pennsylvania 17901
United States
if you go left on that map you will come to a Y and the parking lot is a little south on the left hand side.
this is a nice place to park and ride. it even has a sign tht says how permit papers. you can even get to 901 pub for lunch if you know where your going! if you need any more info private message me!
sorry for the wrong address before!
Edited by emccone, 03 April 2012 - 03:23 PM.
Posted 03 April 2012 - 02:58 PM
emccone, on 02 April 2012 - 06:36 PM, said:
type this address intI google maps or something.
1176 Valley Rd
Pottsville Pennsylvania 17901
United States
it's a parking lot right across the street you should be able to see it
this is a nice place to park and ride. it even has a sign tht says how permit papers. you can even get to 901 pub for lunch if you know where your going! if you need any more info private message me!
1176 Valley Rd
Pottsville Pennsylvania 17901
United States
it's a parking lot right across the street you should be able to see it
this is a nice place to park and ride. it even has a sign tht says how permit papers. you can even get to 901 pub for lunch if you know where your going! if you need any more info private message me!
Is this area near the cass twp police department??
Posted 03 April 2012 - 03:16 PM
Richtat67, on 03 April 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:
Is this area near the cass twp police department??
it's not too far away from that same trail system though! its close to the bowl if your familiar tithe trails. or by the big coal spring area on the backside of the bowl hills
Posted 03 April 2012 - 03:22 PM
emccone, on 03 April 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:
it's not too far away from that same trail system though! its close to the bowl if your familiar tithe trails. or by the big coal spring area on the backside of the bowl hills
Never rode this side of 61 always parked over on burma rd,,heading up this weekend and was looking for different area to ride,pretty much know the other side like the back of my hand.
Posted 04 April 2012 - 09:52 AM
That's where most of the riding is. Well legal, they don't own too much on the other side of 61 compared to whats on the west side. Well at least that's what the parcel viewer says. Hopefully you have fun this weekend, I wish I could be going up, it looks like its gonna be a beautiful weekend.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 09:00 AM
We were at St Clair on Wednesday. Really dry. After four hours of riding the bikes were still rather clean. We were riding north of Burma, running along the watershed line. We were just riding past the entrance of the northern access and the county workers gave us the hairy eye ball, then got their cell phones out. One was talking on their phone and pointing at us, the other taking video/pics with a smart phone.
Posted 07 April 2012 - 10:46 AM
Went up on fri 4/6 great time ,wasnt there ten minutes and a rep (i quess u would call him) from RAC pulled in and asked if we had permits which we did,but there was a few guys there without them and he made them leave.We got to talking to him and he says they will be checking for permits alot this year,he actually hung out there and checked everyone pulling in for permits.Some really great riding over there on that side of 61,we got up there at 8am didnt pull out till 730 that night.
Posted 07 April 2012 - 02:31 PM
Richtat67, on 07 April 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:
Went up on fri 4/6 great time ,wasnt there ten minutes and a rep (i quess u would call him) from RAC pulled in and asked if we had permits which we did,but there was a few guys there without them and he made them leave.We got to talking to him and he says they will be checking for permits alot this year,he actually hung out there and checked everyone pulling in for permits.Some really great riding over there on that side of 61,we got up there at 8am didnt pull out till 730 that night.
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