Maryland XJ'ers

[AZ XJ]

Well, I just found out that I will be moving to Maryland in the next couple months, around the Waldorf area I believe. Having lived in the southwest for the majority of my life (15+ years, and I'm 20) I know nothing about the area. How is the wheeling there, and where are the places to go? Anything I should look out for as far as legality goes driving my lifted xj? In arizona anything really goes with only mudflaps being an occational issue on hugely lifted rigs. Any and all info is very greatly appreciated, XJ related or not. Thanks for your help guys.

[rocklandxjer]

as far as the roads go, im not sure. you can check state laws online, however up here in the north east, there really arent a lot of public land to wheel on, actually there is about none. there are some private lands to wheel on and plenty of unused trails in the mountains (however, this may be considered illegal) its fun up here, but cold in the winters

[chelms27]

Nice place, a friend of mine was stationed in virginia, I am not sure on the laws, but there are good mountain trails that are legal and fun....he tells me. Have fun

[muddinxj04]

the only thing i can really think of is tires sticking out past the flair, they usually aren't too big on it unless it's near quota time or a big weekend with a lot of tourists....im not really familiar with waldorf as i usually live in Bel Air (north of Baltimore), but right now im at VT. So i can't help you much with wheeling, should mostly be trails, with a small mix of rocks and mud, nothin TOO extreme unless you go looking for it. Hope that helps. Maybe we'll catch up when i get home for summer.

[AZ XJ]

as far as the roads go, im not sure. you can check state laws online, however up here in the north east, there really arent a lot of public land to wheel on, actually there is about none. there are some private lands to wheel on and plenty of unused trails in the mountains (however, this may be considered illegal) its fun up here, but cold in the winters


Thanks for the info so far guys. Where I live at now really dosen't have any good spots to go wheeling at anymore because the new housing market is booming so much here that everything is being leveled to build houses on. So hopefully I can find somewhere local to wheel in Maryland. I've read a little about Paragon, and a place called Raush Creek which I think are both in PA. I'm a little concerned about the cold coming from AZ (it was 101 degrees today) but at least it will be a nice contrast to extreme heat. Keep em coming!

[rocklandxjer]

yea, paragon and rauch creek are the two biggest trails around the NE

post up in the NE chapter for some more focused help

there are jeep jamborees as well, one in central-eastern new york, 2 in PA and there are always meet and greet and runs in CT

[AZ XJ]

the only thing i can really think of is tires sticking out past the flair, they usually aren't too big on it unless it's near quota time or a big weekend with a lot of tourists....im not really familiar with waldorf as i usually live in Bel Air (north of Baltimore), but right now im at VT. So i can't help you much with wheeling, should mostly be trails, with a small mix of rocks and mud, nothin TOO extreme unless you go looking for it. Hope that helps. Maybe we'll catch up when i get home for summer.

Hey thanks, I'd be interested in meeting up with anybody because I won't know anybody when I get there. It would be nice to meet some fellow jeepers. The type of wheeling you describe is what I'm really looking forward too. I've wheeled the desert so much that im plain sick of it, and I've always wanted to do more forest trail type wheeling.

[muddinxj04]

Hopefully the club im starting here at tech will take off and ill be able to take a bunch of guys up to rauche creek, if i do, ill try to remember to get a hold of you if you wanna head up, haven't been up there since i was 16, but it was a hell of a lot of fun. PM me and ill let you know when im in the area and we'll get muddy.

[AZ XJ]

Hopefully the club im starting here at tech will take off and ill be able to take a bunch of guys up to rauche creek, if i do, ill try to remember to get a hold of you if you wanna head up, haven't been up there since i was 16, but it was a hell of a lot of fun. PM me and ill let you know when im in the area and we'll get muddy.

Awesome man thanks for the invite. I'll be sure to shoot you a pm when I get up there. Looking to be mid to late december or early january at the latest. Also, any general info you can think of that I should know about Maryland? Everybody has told me to say out of Baltimore, and Washington D.C. if at all possible.

[muddinxj04]

NEVER go on the capital beltway(495), NEVER, it's packed even at midnight, crazy stuff...umm...try to stay outta baltimore...but that's really any big city. Ocean city md is a nice vacation spot. Look into clubs around the area, i think there's one based outta down there. Can't really think of anything else. Have at it, good luck with the move.

[AZ XJ]

NEVER go on the capital beltway(495), NEVER, it's packed even at midnight, crazy stuff...umm...try to stay outta baltimore...but that's really any big city. Ocean city md is a nice vacation spot. Look into clubs around the area, i think there's one based outta down there. Can't really think of anything else. Have at it, good luck with the move.


Thanks man I'll need it, And thanks again for your help.

[muddinxj04]

Anytime man, pm me and ill get some more info. about the streets and what not, and laws from my dad and uncle. Dad travels locally a lot, and the uncle is a cop, ill see if i can do any more help for ya.

[ckh550]

Sent you a PM about the Maryland Jeep Club.

Chris

[Ludakris]

no where to wheel in MD.
PA, WV, V, NC.. ya gotta drive..

check out,
www.marylandjeepclub.org
www.marylandcreepers.com

its in the upper 60's today...
I wont bore you with talk about the "dorf" area.. i will assume your in the military if your headed out there, otherwise you might want to shop around for other areas...

[DaffyXJ]

Waldorf is a good area. Look to move a little south or west for best prices on homes and a little larger tracts of land to own. I live 23 miles south of waldorf. The local clubs are the Off Camber Crawlers based in Alexandria VA and the Hard Rock Crawlers (HRC) in lexington park. HRC has members in all three of the surrounding counties. Look us up on Hardrockcrawlers.org.
There is also KGB, maryland creepers, poor boys clubs in the near Vicinity as well.
As to wheeling, most places are out of state. most average about 150 miles or so. There are 4 spots we (HRC) frequent including; Gore Va (Near Winchester va), Rousch creek, paragon, and Crozet Va (near charletsville va). We also host 2 family runs a year and a long distance trip, we call it, to sites like tellico, Harlan Ky, as examples. There are some mud running opportunities in the southern counties, but mud gets old quick.
Local laws are pretty tight. the usual fender over the rubber, and a height limit on both the front bumper and headlights to the ground.
Look us up when you get in town, we hold monthly meetings and usually have events going on every month all year round. We connect with all the local clubs through the Virginia 4WD Association.

Derik Hartsock
Treas, HRC

[AZ XJ]

no where to wheel in MD.
PA, WV, V, NC.. ya gotta drive..

check out,
www.marylandjeepclub.org
www.marylandcreepers.com

its in the upper 60's today...
I wont bore you with talk about the "dorf" area.. i will assume your in the military if your headed out there, otherwise you might want to shop around for other areas...

Yea your right. I'm not personally in the military, but my dad is. So that is the reason behind that area and our move to Maryland. But I have to ask why you say to shop around a little... its hard to find any real information other than crime rates, statistics, and such for the area.

[AZ XJ]

Waldorf is a good area. Look to move a little south or west for best prices on homes and a little larger tracts of land to own. I live 23 miles south of waldorf. The local clubs are the Off Camber Crawlers based in Alexandria VA and the Hard Rock Crawlers (HRC) in lexington park. HRC has members in all three of the surrounding counties. Look us up on Hardrockcrawlers.org.
There is also KGB, maryland creepers, poor boys clubs in the near Vicinity as well.
As to wheeling, most places are out of state. most average about 150 miles or so. There are 4 spots we (HRC) frequent including; Gore Va (Near Winchester va), Rousch creek, paragon, and Crozet Va (near charletsville va). We also host 2 family runs a year and a long distance trip, we call it, to sites like tellico, Harlan Ky, as examples. There are some mud running opportunities in the southern counties, but mud gets old quick.
Local laws are pretty tight. the usual fender over the rubber, and a height limit on both the front bumper and headlights to the ground.
Look us up when you get in town, we hold monthly meetings and usually have events going on every month all year round. We connect with all the local clubs through the Virginia 4WD Association.

Derik Hartsock
Treas, HRC

Thank you very much for the detailed info on the clubs and laws. I'll definetly be looking for a local club to get involved with since there is no better way to learn the area. This move is going to be huge for my family, but is a much needed change. Maryland seems to be like a nice place to live, and is a huge change of pace from AZ. As for my XJ, I'm sitting at 4.5" of lift now, and don't forsee myself going more than 5.5, or 6", so do you have any idea if that will be an issue?