Spring Rally, Osceola National Forest - April 11 - 13, 2003
Come and join the Florida Land Rover Club for our annual Spring
Rally. This is a great event for the whole family; even if you have
never been off-road before. We'll have trail rides, a GPS Hunt, and
hopfully trials course and blindfold obstacle course! Of course our famous
BBQ dinner Saturday evening.
The event will be held in the Osceola National Forest at the Ocean Pond
campground in Olustee. This is a state run waterfront campground equipped
with new facilities and waterfront camp sites. There are full hookup
sites, water hookup-only sites and tent sites, all available on
a first come, first served basis, no reservations allowed. The
campground has 67 sites, and the forestry service doesn't expect we'll have any
trouble getting all of us in. If needed, additional overflow
camping is available at Hog Pen campground, just a few miles down the
road. Although Hog Pen is also a waterfront campsite, it is
primitive camping with no showers or electric and water.
We are currently working on the event schedule, which will include trail
rides, a Saturday night GPS hunt (hosted by Jonathan & Hillary Galpin),
trials event, blindfold obstacle course, Saturday night BBQ and club meeting
and raffle. All events will begin at the Ocean Pond campground
unless otherwise stated.
The event will be fun for all Land Rovers, from stock Range Rovers to modified
Series trucks and everything in between. Depending on the weather,
Osceola can be a wet place (car wash anyone?), but we'll do our best to scout
out some nice trails. Make sure to always drive within your
abilities, and never attempt to drive over or through an obstacle that you
aren't comfortable with.
Fees and Specifics
Rally Registration will be Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at Ocean Pond.
There is no FLRC Rally fee for paid members, and non-member fees are $20
per vehicle (each entry receives 1 shirt).
Saturday night dinner will be $8 a head, and additional t-shirts can be
purchased for $10 each.
The camping fees for Ocean Pond are as follows, and must be paid directly to
the on-site host:
Full hook-ups - $18 a night, water only - $12 a night, tent
sites - $8 a night. First come, first served basis for all
sites. Maximum of 5 people allowed in a single campsite. Each
site has a lantern post, picnic table, and fire ring, with convenient
access to drinking water, restrooms and showers. Most sites have tent
pads; many also have room for various size trailers.
I think the camping fees for Hog Pen are $8 per night, also no reservations.
Directions
The Ocean Pond campground is located outside of Olustee,
FL, just off Highway 90 about twelve miles east of Lake
City. Take exit 324 off of I-10 and head West on US 90. Go
about 5 miles and turn right (north) onto CR 250A (there is a sign for Ocean
Pond campground, GPS N30 12.382 - W82 24.599). The entrance
to Ocean Pond is a couple of miles down on the left, past FR
266 (look for the 'campground' sign, GPS N30 14.900 - W82 26.412).
See the following site for more information on
Ocean Pond (please note, some of the information on that link is
outdated, as the Ocean Pond campground *does* have electric available)
Please check the bulletin board for event specifics, details and last minute
changes. Please feel free to post any questions to the board, or
email the club President, Dave Souza
dave.souza@floridalandroverclub.com.
Maps of the area will be available for purchase at registration.
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