Dan recognized the need for suitable parks for off-road recreation, and being in the marine contracting business he had the ability and tools to make it happen. Planning and building of the park took a couple years, but once the ground was carved into shape Mother Nature took over and filled it to the brim.
Pine Island Sound is the main mud hole. Gator Slough is just over the red bridge and tucked away west of the mud track. There is a combination of hills, trails and definitely mud! Hog Waller is west of the mud track and is a great place to see others and be seen, almost like a swamp going car show. There will be plenty of mud racing action but also fireworks, the sure to be a hit Bikini Bull riding contest, an outdoor concert, great food, and lots of friendly competition among ATVs, UTVS, and trucks.
Just Add Dirt www. Redneck Yacht Club generalinfo redneckyachtclubfl. Skip to main content. You are here Home. Fourth of July weekend was the sixth event open to the public. The acre ATV park is said to be the biggest mud hole in the state and the only one of its kind, including amenities, such as riding trails, a race track and camp sites. The commissioners recently voted to sue the district for the promised acres, meaning those plans could be wrapped up in litigation for years to come.
If they go, Kevin Hovancik and his girlfriend Dorine Martin, of Naples, suggest they trailer their off road vehicle for the long drive. But it was so worth it. The couple described the park as an "amusement park for trucks" where everyone is out to help everyone else. After performing a vehicle search for guns, axes, knives, machetes and anything else that could be used to cause serious harm in a testosterone-infused brawl, employees in camouflage cut-offs ask for a signature on the facility's liability waiver, including a promise not to sue.
Security is tight at the entrance, but anything goes once you get through the gates of the Redneck Yacht Club. The first left is the entrance to an overnight camping area with hundreds of tents, pop-up campers and recreational vehicles lined up in rows.
Neighbors for the next 48 hours. An American flag flies high on a flagpole of one camp site. The camp sites off the main dirt drive are the end of the road for standard vehicles. Only trucks, sport utility vehicles and off-roaders can survive the terrain near the mud holes and ATV trails. A bath tub is nailed to the back of a home-made rig for use as a cooler filled with beer.
The driver stops just shy of a mud hole, pops open a can and chugs it quickly. As he starts up the engine someone hands him another beer and they're off.
Drinking while driving is allowed at the Redneck Yacht Club as long as "you don't get too rowdy," according to park staff. The layout of the riding trails, bridges and a buggy wash make the park unique, Kelly said. The layout was well planned and the various amenities were designed from Kelly's riding experience. The main mud hole is situated along the edges of the first campground, a perfect viewing spot for campers, who sit in torn lawn chairs and cheer on those daring enough to venture through the muddy ponds.
The riding trails run through a wooded terrain, with bridges strategically placed to help the passage from one area to the next. It's the combination of the trails and mud holes that makes the Redneck Yacht Club one-of-a-kind. On Fourth of July weekend, there was little separating the trails and the park's four official mud holes thanks to a deluge of rain the week before.
In preparation for an extra muddy weekend, the Redneck Yacht Club employed two men whose job was to "get people out of the mud. The park contains four mud holes varying in size, depth and terrain. Pine Island Sound is the biggest, covering an area larger than a football field with soupy mud that ranges from one foot to about five feet deep. Five or six islands spread throughout the hole offer the off roaders refuge. They all offer a unique challenge for riders and those recovering vehicles.
Getting stuck in the mud is a game for most of these off-roaders. First, they trek through the mud looking for that one spot that will give them the challenge they crave. But the challenge has only begun when the tires disappear underneath a pool of mud. Manuevering the vehicles out of the mud gives the drivers a sense of accomplishment. And bragging rights. It's a whole other game trying to pull the stuck vehicles out of the mud, with bragging rights of its own. A series of venders set up along the main drag.
All the staples are there, including an Italian ice stand to a barbecue pit. Those looking to fit in with the crowd can get their fresh duds from the "Bucked Up" apparel booth.
Jayme Judge, of Venice, said she spends every long weekend with friends at one mud hole or another and the Redneck Yacht Club is their favorite. Judge loves mud holes so much she even got engaged in one. Everyone's skin is the same mud-splattered brown with the exception of those exiting the buggy wash. The closest thing to a swimming spot is the home-made spray station intended to clean vehicles of all sizes and their passengers.
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