places to offroad (urban-style) - ideas?

[dieselraver]

not looking for tough trails, but something i can drive my suburban asphalt crawler down (outback) and get her muddy. not looking to rock crawl but really take it off road through some mud, maybe some big hills, dirt trails etc. does that sound like something that is available close to NYC? (within an hour) preferably some with camping spots available! it can also be a distance trip (something I can do in a long weekend!



(do these types of activities even exist?)



EDIT -ok some moderator decided to move the original thread to the tristate forum which gets as much action as Andy Dick. so i am changing the places from tri-state to pretty much anywhere!

bagels will be rewarded if you have pictures of you or friends doing what im talking about. sort of like an urban safari in a large outdoor area. (think car camping but closer to civilization)

[Cousin Eddie]

[clutchrider]

skate park

[simple]

Ha! I was the one who found that car. We just rode our dirt bikes at that spot the other day.

[92skirmishgti]

Fire roads.

[x(why)z]

Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland. All urban off-road wonderlands. The police barely even care. Semi-serious.

[2.0T_Convert]

The jersey wastelands.

[Cousin Eddie]

The jersey wastelands.

Can you really offroad in Jersey Shore?

[MCTB]

Fire roads.

http://www.nps.gov/state/ny/index.htm?program=all

Do some poking around. National parks will have fire roads that can be done pretty easily. I used to do this in WVa with my allroad and Outback all the time. If you are going on your own, screw the recovery point in the front and rear bumpers, buy a strap or two and then buy a hand winch.



Better over than under prepared.

[Turbio!]

Easier for me than for you, I'm afraid - I can be offroading within a half hour of my house.

[jeff1234]

Willets Point. The Iron Triangle just north of where old Shea Stadium was. Haven't been there in years and last I heard, King Bloomburg wants it redevelop into affordable housing or something like that, so he's been trying to get it shut down.

Lots of craters filled with layers of oil, antifreeze, and water. Each crater is a surprise because you don't know how deep it really is.

[Mike!]

Offroad, urban-style

[2.0T_Convert]

Willets Point. The Iron Triangle just north of where old Shea Stadium was. Haven't been there in years and last I heard, King Bloomburg wants it redevelop into affordable housing or something like that, so he's been trying to get it shut down.

Holy sh*t.

That looks like a third world country.

[bubbagti]

Holy sh*t.

That looks like a third world country.

Exactly what i thought of when I saw this pic

[dieselraver]

Holy sh*t.

That looks like a third world country.

Willets Point. The Iron Triangle just north of where old Shea Stadium was. Haven't been there in years and last I heard, King Bloomburg wants it redevelop into affordable housing or something like that, so he's been trying to get it shut down.

Lots of craters filled with layers of oil, antifreeze, and water. Each crater is a surprise because you don't know how deep it really is.

i know the area pretty well, and it really is as bad as it looks, lots of potholes and i wouldn't consider them potholes, more like road damage caused by the constant flow of construction trucks coming through the area.

bonus points for the movie that featured illegal immigrant kids stripping cars and living in the back of a mechanics shop. they eventually saved enough money to buy a food truck that was junk, sister was a hooker (young girl like 15-16years old) to the truckers driving the big rigs.

really depicted the area from back in the 1980's/1990's

[under the radar]

^^^ what a dump

[emmettlodge]

Holy sh*t.

That looks like a third world country.

It's New York. I'm not sure what you expected.

[2.0T_Convert]

It's New York. I'm not sure what you expected.

Wrong.

This is NY. Beautiful residents and well groomed horse meat.

[AeroWagon]

It's New York. I'm not sure what you expected.

Ohio lol.

[vdubdave]

An abandoned Hummer dealership with one of those cheesy offroad courses?



EDIT: or Land Rover too, lol!

[Mike!]

Need more story and background on that Land Rover "off road course" flip

[Taran]

bonus points for the movie that featured illegal immigrant kids stripping cars and living in the back of a mechanics shop. they eventually saved enough money to buy a food truck that was junk, sister was a hooker (young girl like 15-16years old) to the truckers driving the big rigs.

Chop Shop

[horsty69]

Can you really offroad in Jersey Shore?

Pine barrens....huge area

[ChristopherB]

Can you really offroad in Jersey Shore?

Yes you can, as long as you have a permit.

[dieselraver]

Need more story and background on that Land Rover "off road course" flip

An abandoned Hummer dealership with one of those cheesy offroad courses?



EDIT: or Land Rover too, lol!

wow! does anyone have more info on this? i always wondered what kind of liability the dealerships would have with these ridiculous courses