I was PM’ing a new MO mud member about places to wheel in MO and was referring him to Washita Trails and didn’t realize that he hadn’t heard of it yet. I believe it’s been open for a little over a year. We been posting our trail trips in our Gateway Cruisers section, I thought I would share with the rest of the Mud Community.
This is a relatively new park located less than 1 hour south of St. Louis. Our core group from the StL area has been there a couple of times now. Here are some photo’s from our last outing courtesy of Mrs. X.
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The trail markings and trail map is primitive at best. But the pink granite slab face crawls, large elephant rock formations make up for any navigation shortcomings, my own nav. abilities included.
What I particularly like about this park is that on the majority of the trails the entire trail is a yellow or red, and they’re long not just a 50’ long patch of rocks, or a ditch then smooth trail, repeat. Most of the park is similar driving in a creekbed. There are rock formations everywhere.
Geologically this is an interesting place. The location is the beginning of the Ozark Mountain Chain that extends SW to Oklahoma. It’s like nothing you’ve probably every seen. Unless you’ve been to an Elephant Rock formation park. I’ve never been to Moab or Colorado off-roading, but I think this is about as close as we can get to it in MO.
We are planning a Nov. trip, so if you’re in the Midwest or just feel like going for a drive and would like to check it out, PM any of us the Gateway Cruisers section.
This is a relatively new park located less than 1 hour south of St. Louis. Our core group from the StL area has been there a couple of times now. Here are some photo’s from our last outing courtesy of Mrs. X.
ohsewgood/Washita off road park - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
The trail markings and trail map is primitive at best. But the pink granite slab face crawls, large elephant rock formations make up for any navigation shortcomings, my own nav. abilities included.
What I particularly like about this park is that on the majority of the trails the entire trail is a yellow or red, and they’re long not just a 50’ long patch of rocks, or a ditch then smooth trail, repeat. Most of the park is similar driving in a creekbed. There are rock formations everywhere.
Geologically this is an interesting place. The location is the beginning of the Ozark Mountain Chain that extends SW to Oklahoma. It’s like nothing you’ve probably every seen. Unless you’ve been to an Elephant Rock formation park. I’ve never been to Moab or Colorado off-roading, but I think this is about as close as we can get to it in MO.
We are planning a Nov. trip, so if you’re in the Midwest or just feel like going for a drive and would like to check it out, PM any of us the Gateway Cruisers section.
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