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Let me know when you want to ride, I am usually ride on weekend mornings tho

I was just wondering, I always enter off Burnt Store, but have been working my way towards 41 further and further everytime I go and track it on my GPS. I was just wondering where I am going to end up when I get there.

Yep, i have made it all the way there, i have it memorized, but yes, you do have to go into the FMWA area and take the powerlines near andalusia(sp?) and follow that, some parts get very bad withthe whoops, but ut takes you out across from a citrus store i think.

Yes, I understand that it is still breaking a law, and yes, you  can be ticketed, arrested and have your property seized, but I am saying that the first time on an unmarked area with no current afidavits or complaints, you will receive a warning first time around. If you are caught again, then your askin for trouble. Now if there happens o be a afidavit on the land, you can be ticketed the first time around, and maybe even arrested determing many different factors.

Well, studying law as a student myself, one cannot be ticketed on private property unless the following has been done.
First, it must be posted No Trespassing, or have a Trespassing Afidavit on the property of the restricted. In which, you can be ticketed the first time caught on the land.

Second, if there are no postings or current trespassing afidavits on the parcel of private property, you will be first issuad a trespassing warning. Second time around, you can be issued a ticket. After that, arrest, fines, and confiscation can be brought into consideration.

One more thing that can affect these are if a particular land owner has notified the local PD with a complaint that ATV's are riding on their land, a patrol car may be sent out to check up on the land. Noise complaints are not taken into consideration in the Yorkshire area, as there is only one family home out there, in which the owner happens to ride himself.

the big sand pit of the mud pit that you can see from 75?

swfrhinorider is right the cops they cant make you leave.  Their are some No Trespassing areas that they can give tickets for being on the property.  
As for the law for OHV use in North Port (their is none reguarding OHV's) but the law does state that you can not operate an UNLICENSED VEHICLE ON THE ROADS which is your quad or dirt bike.  Their is a discrepency with the right of way though.  The Sheriff has said that the right of way is the same as the road way BUT if you drive your vehicle down the right of way (the swales or ditch) you will get a ticket because your not driving on the ROAD way.  GO FIGURE

The mud pit that you see from I-75 is off limits (and other areas too) do have a NO TRESPASSING affidavits in effect.

I have been a local to riding in NP for the past 15yrs and I have never got a ticket nor had my bike confiscated like some officers like to say they will do IF......

As for the people that ride NP every weekend have fun and follow the rules.  And for the new guys that come from out-of-town please try to keep the directions to your self.  

Like Adiobeartracker said
      
On any given weekend their 100's of ppl down their and I see more and more of new people riding the roads and that
WILL GET IT CLOSED DOWN FOR GOOD...  Nothing against the new people riding down their but riding areas are getting very scarce and I dont want to see NP closed.
  
IF you have any questions about the rules down their call me
941-724-6931 kevin

MB
        

Thats what bothers me,most of the  new/out of area people seem to like to ride on the roads more than the trails itself. While we were going to park, two raptors wearing no helemts or shirts were cruising down the middle of the road around a bend and almost hit us head on. Personally, if you want to ride on the roads, go somewhere else, as it only seems to cause problems, thus resulting in the closure of practically the only riding area within distance. But stayy off the roads, be respectful, and ride carefully, we can keep this ope with just a minor set of rules. Not meaning to rant, just bothers me when I see people doing stupid things that affect my riding.

What!! What area of North Port were you riding, cause Friday and Saturday Yorkshire are was packed, over 100 people all day long, no cops and Sunday was even crazier, hundreds of people swarming the place, no problems at all all weekend, Rode out in the afternoon Sunday around 2, never seen as many people as I did sunday.

Sorry, couldnt make it out today, had wrk, but I am pretty sure we are heading out tomorrow morning, kinda early, like 8 or so. Lemme know if anyone is goin. Was it wet out there?

What are you doing tomorrow? I am thinking of headin down there since I have the day off? Anyone riding?

I am going down this sunday if anyone else is goin to b there lemme know.

I am going down this sunday if anyone else is goin to b there lemme know.

when i went about a year ago, i got chased of bythe  sheriffs cause houses in the area and a builder were complaining, i think it was us homes

its very secret..... lol

Almost makes me cry, all of the fun times me and my dad had out there. Its goin to be hard to find a place like that around here with that much riding area and all different types of terrain. That would have been a great place for the state to buy the land and turn inot an ORV Park for our area. Yeah, definatley come out to North Port, but I was a little unpleased on Sunday around 3:00 to 5:00. There wer just too many idiots riding out there doing wheelies and such up and down the middle of the roads and racing down the roads. It is that kind of stuff and those type of people who are going to put us through hard times again with NPPD and cause a dilemma in opening the area to riding. And one guy in particular was riding a new CRF250r with no shirt and just helmat and shorts on riding up and down the roads and happened to see him while loading up with road rash all over his back. Anyway just hope to kinda police the area to stop things like this. I will be at the next meeting for sure.

Ok, can anyone give me any information about yucapen if you live in or around the area? GreggT, if you read this, since you live near there, can you check or have you checked it out on a weekend lately? i know last time i went there they started clearing land, but havent been in about 2 months. and havent rode there since march.

 Lets get some pictures of your wheelies