Nor Cal Riders, where to ride at?

[Myrkk]

Nor Cal Riders, where to ride at?

New ATV owner here!!!

I have a Honda 400ex and I was looking for some places to ride or maybe some riders to ride with.

I live in San Jose, and I’ve been out to Pismo beach a couple of times.

Where else can I go that isn’t more than 3 hours away?

Is there any ATV rider clubs in Nor Cal?

[norcalduner]

1. Hollister Hills SVRA (1 hr)
2. Carnegie SVRA (1 hr 15 min )
3. Metcalfe County Park (15 min)
4. Prarie City SVRA (3 hr)
5. Clear Creak BLM (2 hr)
..... most of the above are trails. if you want to do mx track
1. Marysville (3hr)
2. Club Moto, Livermore (1 hr 15min)
3. Sand Hill, Brentwood (1 hr 30 min)
..... im sure i have missed a few other places since i mostly ride in the sand :D

[Myrkk]

Thanks norcalduner,

I might have to look in to those places one day.

My personal preference is the sand also. Ive been known for bad falls, and the sand is most forgiving =)

[BlaineKaiser450]

my favorite tracks (in order) are
1. Riverfront (marysville)
2. Estreet (marysville)
3. Argyll (dixon)
4. Hollister (hollister)
5. Sandhill (brentwood)

[Phugg]

It all depends on your riding , Sand = Pismo/Glamis . Psycho Uphills = Carnagie, Hollister/ Frank Raines.
We prefer more casual cruising trails in the mountains and foothills.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/stanislaus/miwok/ohv.shtml

This is a great area , tons of riding and a good campground. For us its just over an hour 15 from door to park.

[NAVA]

I normally go to Hollister Hills every Saturday if possible. I've gone as far as La Grange off hwy 59. The mx track is awesome there, catching some big air on some the ramps. Don't stop riding.

[tommyboync]

I have just got my 400ex also. I have been to paire city, and Carnegie. IMO Carnegie sucks and Paire is ok. I am going to go to Pismo for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. I will probally try out hollister this coming tuesday. I am looking for more of actual trails to ride on instead of the beat up rutted out dirt bike places. If you find somthing feel free to share.

[Myrkk]

Tommyboync congrats on your ATV, and welcome to the forum. I still haven’t made it out to Hollister yet. But I am loving Pismo. I am a casual rider and I will make it out there every other month. Just got back from there this weekend. =)

[tommyboync]

Hey I went to Hollister today and it was not to bad. I did not get on the intermediate trails due to my tires being bald<new ones ordered> However I had a good time. Not to many ruts and they have a awesome practice track. I will be going back.

[tommyboync]

Does anyone know where this is "Metcalfe County Park" I cannot pull this up on the search engines

[Myrkk]

You couldn't find it because you misspelled it =)

Metcalf Park
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Forsum%20Road%20&%20Urshan%20Way%20San%20Jose%20CA%2095138

[tommyboync]

Hey thanks copy and paste somtimes not a good idea.

[Mellow Yellow]

Dude, if your'e in San Jose, Hollister is only a little over an hour away. Great place for quads. Tons of one way trails, great practice track. Only drawback is the place gets crowded quick. I heard they've been turning people away on the weekends. Get there early!!!

[Myrkk]

Hey MellowYellow,

Yea Hollister is pretty close but I hate riding dirt trails at this time of the year. To much dust, I will be staying pretty faithful to Pismo till October.

[Mellow Yellow]

True Dat:eek2: I couldn't believe how dirty my air filter was after 2 days riding there last week. You like trail riding? Theres tons of stuff up in the mountains but thats a little farther for you.

[tommyboync]

I like riding both. Where do you ride in the mountains??

[Myrkk]

Mellow Yellow:

Trail rides are alot of fun, but I just havent done much of it. Which mountains are you talking about?

[Mellow Yellow]

Up in the Sierras. My favorites are 5 Corners/ Gold Note up past Jackson, White Pines up at Arnold, or Deer Creek/ Crandall Peak in Twain Harte. Check out riderplanet-usa.com Pretty good reviews and directions.

[Myrkk]

Good I will check it out some time. Where are you from?

[Mellow Yellow]

I'm in Tracy. Gods Country! Where men are men and sheep are scared!

[Myrkk]

Tracy, and where men are out numbered by the sheep. lol

You ever been to Pismo beach?

[Mellow Yellow]

Love Pismo. We're gonna take a couple of vacation days this spring and go midweek. It gets soooooo crazy there on weekends.

[Myrkk]

Yea it gets really crazy on holiday weekends. I went there 3 weeks ago. And all camp sites for the weekend were sold out by Friday at noon.

[Myrkk]

Mellow,

I will be at Pismo 18 19 20th of July, Just to give you the heads up.