Going down for a 3 night stay to an area I lived in for a couple years
when I was younger.-a Back almost 50 years ago, the St. Joe lead mine
went out of business and the site was so huge they couldn't pay land
taxes and decided to donate it to the State.-a It was in its infancy when
I was there, and it was a crazy place.-a They had these huge cliff like areas guys on motorcycles would try and get to the top.-a I would sit out there for hours watching the show.-a Actually tried one place on my Honda 750 and got about 2% up the hill before it went on its side and I had to
get help turning it around to get down.-a Hilarious stupid kid I was.
Now, they've made it into this huge OHV/ATV and off road bicycle park
with a nice campground.-a I will be alone on this trip, which should work out nicely to explore what the place has grown into.-a Plus I can drive
the Jeep in the tailings area and have a little fun with that.-a Looking forward to this little trip.
<https://mostateparks.com/park/st-joe-state-park>
Going down for a 3 night stay to an area I lived in for a
couple years when I was younger. Back almost 50 years ago, the
St. Joe lead mine went out of business and the site was so huge
they couldn't pay land taxes and decided to donate it to the
State. It was in its infancy when I was there, and it was a
crazy place. They had these huge cliff like areas guys on
motorcycles would try and get to the top. I would sit out
there for hours watching the show. Actually tried one place on
my Honda 750 and got about 2% up the hill before it went on its
side and I had to get help turning it around to get down.
Hilarious stupid kid I was.
Now, they've made it into this huge OHV/ATV and off road
bicycle park with a nice campground. I will be alone on this
trip...
...which should work out nicely to explore what the place
has grown into. Plus I can drive the Jeep in the tailings area
and have a little fun with that. Looking forward to this
little trip.
<https://mostateparks.com/park/st-joe-state-park>
On 5/14/2026 10:52 AM, sticks wrote:
Going down for a 3 night stay to an area I lived in for a
couple years when I was younger.
Well that one is in the books. Had a really good time and the
weather turned out to be just fine during my stay. Place is
completely different than when I was there 50 years ago, and
the upgrades are good.
Campground was very nice with very good sized spots. Didn't
use the bathroom facilities, but they looked just fine. Place
was much quieter than I expected with all the off road
vehicles. Heard it does get busy most weekends, and by Friday
it was getting more people. Had a good time going out on the
trails with the Jeep. They don't bother you at all out on the
trails, and though they say the wooded areas are off limits for
4x4's like mine, they don't care. If you can get through
there, you can try. I was impressed with the jeep after
finding out what it can do, and look forward to getting it out
west.
Fire pits were great, but the wood was a little green. Once
you get it going it was OK and I did have a fire every night
there. Got fortunate to have over 90% moons and the nights
were nice and quiet there. Not much light either from the
park, though one annoying camper had those blue lights and left
them on all night. I hate that. It was all in all a good time
away that I really needed. Now I gotta get the next one
planned.
On 5/31/2026 12:25 PM, sticks wrote:
But had no pics. So here's a few:
Sites were very nice for RV's. This was a pull through site.
The room is nice for leaving too as I hook the Jeep all up the
night before and then after packing up the RV, I just have to
turn on the brake and away we go. The one shows me coming back
in from driving and the place pretty empty.
<https://i.postimg.cc/YSGdvP7p/Site1.jpg> <https://i.postimg.cc/rp0fDHTw/Site2.jpg> <https://i.postimg.cc/GmSMhCW2/Open-Sites.jpg>
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