Silver Lake! Calling MI, OH, IN rigs

[big83chevy4x4]

my nextel works preaty good out there.
i know darly, jess and AJM have my number, anyone else who wants it can email theirs at [email protected]

im getting there at 8am to hopfully get an early voucher. my dad said attendence is down this year and they havn't been using them much. better safe than sorry.

 

[Blue85]

Here is some info from http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_15070-34760--,00.html

I guess we should all be gathered up and ready to go before 9:00, which is when the dunes open. The earliest you can get in the lot is 8:00.

There are two types of vouchers: Dune Ready Vouchers and Parking Lot Vouchers. Dune Ready Vehicles are those that enter the Silver Lake State Park ORV Area from public highways and go straight into the sand dune off-road area without the need for the parking lot / staging area. Parking Lot Vouchers are for those who require a staging or parking area for their tow vehicle and /or trailer. Both types of vouchers are free to park visitors and are distributed from the Off-Road Vehicle Voucher Center located at the corner of Fox and Ridge Roads, about ¼ mile east of the ORV Area entrance.

The Voucher System season:
Vouchers will be handed out starting mid-May, at 12 noon on Friday, two weeks prior to the Memorial Day weekend and then continuously through the summer on weekends/holidays until the Sunday following Labor Day weekend.

Voucher distribution times:
The voucher distribution point on Fox Road will open at 12 noon on Fridays for Dune Ready Vouchers and at 9:00 p.m. for Parking Lot Vouchers. The Voucher Center be open as traffic and use require until at least 11 p.m. Fridays and re-open at 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and Holidays. You may also purchase your State Park and ORV permits at the same location, which will continue to help speed up entry into the ORV Area.
Voucher time periods:
Parking Lot Vouchers will be for two periods: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.or 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.Parking Lot Stand-by Vouchers will be distributed once parking spaces for those periods are exhausted. There are five Dune Ready Voucher periods: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Arrivals after 7:00 p.m. do not require a voucher. A person can get Dune Ready Vouchers for both Saturday and Sunday and/or the Holiday at the same time. In order to give people the opportunity for the limited parking spaces, Parking Lot Vouchers will be available at 9 p.m.the day before they are to be used. Once the day's Parking Lot Vouchers are all given out, visitors may choose to be placed on the Parking Lot Stand-by Voucher list for the following day. There may be times when Parking Lot Vouchers will be required, but Dune Ready Vouchers are not, such as on some Holiday weekends.

If you miss your voucher time slot, you have to get a standby voucher and then wait for an opportunity to go in.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I'm confused by the parking lot voucher stuff...even if I'm not wheeling do I need one for my vehicle?

 

[goofy1]

I'm confused by the parking lot voucher stuff...even if I'm not wheeling do I need one for my vehicle?

the parking lot voucher is for anyone parking in the sand dunes staging area/parking lot (people that tow their dune toys in and leave the tow vehicle and or trailer behind). There are places right outside the dunes area that you could park (party stores/parts stores) or park at the campground and ride in with me or someone else. What are you driving to silver lake? Because I had a stock 4X4 Explorer that did fine. and I have seen 2 wheel drive vehicles that drove to the beach without going over the hills.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

The wife's DD and our most valuable vehicle so yeah...it's a parking lot queen.

 

[goofy1]

The wife's DD and our most valuable vehicle so yeah...it's a parking lot queen.

Hmmmmmm......... stop by my garage first

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Hahahaha...no thanks. Resisting the urge to lift this one after spending over a grand on doing that to the last one and then it got rolled on the way to work one day.

 

[goofy1]

We could EXO-CAGE it to

 

[Blue85]

What's the biggest size tire it could take? They sell paddle tires at the local shops...


But seriously, just skip the voucher, park somewhere else and ride in with another CK5'er

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Anybody know if/where Daryl is staying? Gotta get the rear window from him so it makes sense I should be local to him.

 

[Blue85]

I think he is staying at the Silver Lake resort with goofy1. Why don't you drop it off there and also park your car at one of our sites?

Look at the forecast:

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I'm picking up from him so I'll probably either park close to their or at their site.

Eh, don't quote me but it's been supposed to rain hard like that for the past two days as well. We got spit on yesterday and that's been it since last week. Mears is two hours south of me though.

 

[yettieman95]

AJMBLAZER.. I was thinkin about going down to but I don't get out of work till 2 on saturday so if you wanted to ride/chip in a little for gas you could ride w/ me.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Hey thanks for the offer but I'll probably be gone by then. We have an open house Sunday at noon so I can't spend all day down there. Probably just the morning in fact. Gotta clean and stage!

 

[yettieman95]

No problem man, we'll get out there one of these times

 

[goofy1]

Anybody know if/where Daryl is staying? Gotta get the rear window from him so it makes sense I should be local to him.

IF he goes we will be at the same site. He is still trying to swing the funds for gas but I will bring the window if he doesn't make it. You are still welcome to ride with me to and at the dunes

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Cool man, thanks.

Tell Daryl to go cash in the cans and scrap some of that junk in his neighbor's yard! Hope he can make it.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Just wanna say thanks to Goofy1, Boggerless (even though he couldn't make it) and Goldwing for getting me the sliding rear window. Sorry to blue85 and big83 for not even being able to see/meet them.

Pissed off that I couldn't even stay for one trip but things developed as they did and I hope my sacrifice was worth it!

More to come about the window and a side stop I made on the way home.

 

[Blue85]

Sorry it didn't work out, man. I started a thread about all the action here: http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2300354#post2300354

 

[goofy1]

So when are we going to Silver Lake this summer for a CK5 gathering? Who wants to go and what dates work?

I have attached some pics to whet your appetite.

Thanks for the great idea, we need to do it again, maybe another annual CK5 event.