Official Croom Thread

SMP63 · July 26, 2011, 09:29:18 AM

I hope you & your son enjoy the ride & have a great time Sully!!! Thanks for chimming in
Thunderdually!

sully · August 05, 2011, 02:30:55 PM

Had a great ride with my son last week. No problems with him riding there. Look forward to going back. Quick note, they told me they are closing gates at 6pm until further notice. Budget issues I guess. Thanks for the info guys.

SMP63 · August 05, 2011, 06:16:18 PM

Did you find the old abandoned mine/pit? Glad you both had a good time!!!

Thunderdually · August 06, 2011, 07:14:10 PM

Quote from: sully on August 05, 2011, 02:30:55 PM
Had a great ride with my son last week. No problems with him riding there. Look forward to going back. Quick note, they told me they are closing gates at 6pm until further notice. Budget issues I guess. Thanks for the info guys.

Glade to hear you and your son had a good time at Croom. If your interested you can download a Google Earth map that shows all the lettered trails and also has photos of different parts of the park plus points of interest. You can get it here http://www.tampabayridindirty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2455. Just save the zip file to either your desktop or a folder unzip and click on the KML file and it will bring Croom up in Google Earth, You must have Google earth installed.

zman03 · August 07, 2011, 09:25:41 AM

I gotta crew together to do a trip in a week or two to croom!!! <nanaparty> <nanaparty> I cant wait Croom is awesome!!!!!!!<nanaparty>

4forty · August 07, 2011, 03:51:26 PM

Too Hottt

zman03 · August 07, 2011, 04:38:08 PM

4 forty is full of excuses , its always too much of somethin (too hot,too cold,too wet, too dry,too muddy, too dusty, too sunny,too cloudy,too sandy,too windy,too far,etc.,etc.,etc.)

Andy9933 · August 07, 2011, 07:37:52 PM

There is never a bad time to ride, post up when your going to be out there.

zman03 · August 07, 2011, 09:27:02 PM

thats exactly the way I feel!!!!!!! I'll let you know when we are goin

pywacket1955 · August 09, 2011, 05:08:02 PM

I heard they shut down the camp ground and that they are only opened 3 days a week.
How true is this? Has anyone else heard this story?

ElaineP10 · September 01, 2011, 11:22:21 AM

Yes, this is true. Did not get the full story but, due to "cut backs" the campground is temporarily closed. Riding is open 8-6 closed Monday & Tuesday. This information was given to me by the ranger that answered my call Monday 8-29-11

Andy9933 · September 01, 2011, 01:02:44 PM

Quote from: ElaineP10 on September 01, 2011, 11:22:21 AM
Yes, this is true. Did not get the full story but, due to "cut backs" the campground is temporarily closed. Riding is open 8-6 closed Monday & Tuesday. This information was given to me by the ranger that answered my call Monday 8-29-11

I belive its tuesday and wensday.

pywacket1955 · September 08, 2011, 12:47:27 PM

I really think they screwed up when they raised the camping rates and the so call camp host (what a butt) entered into the picture.
Croom was a cash cow for the state until they got greedy. I paid $80.00 a year per bike (4) and $12.00 a nite to camp. But then they raised it to $24.00 a nite. If they had left everything the way they were for a lot of years, the state would still have there cash cow. But when they was charging $55.00 per bike we figured they made about $450,000.00 is sticker sales in one year, not including the $12.00 per nite per camp site. That was a lot of money the state just gave up because of their own greed. Put Croom back to the was it was and start making money again.
This is just my opinion.

taino_racing · September 08, 2011, 08:26:48 PM

i agree with the above!We went to ocala and found a rv by hog valley loop thats $27.50 a day and has swimming pool,baths,etc and this is a private own camp ground.

mrbones · September 08, 2011, 09:04:11 PM

Croom is charging $80/year for a vehicle sticker?

Andy9933 · September 08, 2011, 09:54:33 PM

Quote from: mrbones on September 08, 2011, 09:04:11 PM
Croom is charging $80/year for a vehicle sticker?

$60.00

mrbones · September 08, 2011, 11:38:56 PM

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If you went every weekend, that's $1.15 per bike for 52 weekends a year.

NYRAPTOR · September 09, 2011, 06:40:52 PM

monday and tuesday are like the only days i can go....

patches206 · September 09, 2011, 07:37:09 PM

Went up Labor Day and the road to the campground was chained off. The sticker was 60 bucks and for a holiday it was a lite crowd. They are closed on Tue and Wensdays.

pywacket1955 · September 10, 2011, 10:50:12 AM

Still $60.00 a year is a lot of money when you can't camp. I can't afford
the gas for a day trip when I live 70 miles 1 way away. What is the deal
with shutting down the camp ground any ways?

08Honda400EX · September 11, 2011, 05:44:08 PM

I just bought my croom pass for the year. If anyone wants to go riding, holler at me. Most of my days off are during the week

caospop · September 15, 2011, 08:10:36 PM

You cant CAMP at CROOM anymore WHY

??

taino_racing · September 20, 2011, 08:36:05 PM

We talk to the front gate, the campground will open as soon as a live in ranger is hired,as the last ranger resigned!Once the ranger is hired,the campground will open up and most likely will be 7 days a week!Should be soon!

caospop · September 20, 2011, 08:41:52 PM

Quote from: taino_racing on September 20, 2011, 08:36:05 PM
We talk to the front gate, the campground will open as soon as a live in ranger is hired,as the last ranger resigned!Once the ranger is hired,the campground will open up and most likely will be 7 days a week!Should be soon!

These budget cuts are messing with my riding...

patches206 · September 20, 2011, 08:49:04 PM

Quote from: taino_racing on September 20, 2011, 08:36:05 PM
We talk to the front gate, the campground will open as soon as a live in ranger is hired,as the last ranger resigned!Once the ranger is hired,the campground will open up and most likely will be 7 days a week!Should be soon!

Did they tell you when the ranger is hired they are going to open again on Tue and Wed because they are closed totally these days?