Problem with ALL of Iowa's parks , is that they require output of monies for this , output of monies for that .. seems that they are more interested in collecting funds , than a place for folks to ride .
Any kid between 12 and 17 has to dish out ( or should I say his/her parents have to ) $25.00 for some 4 hour class which is supposedly gonna teach them SAFETY riding . ( yeah right - in 4 hours ? I don't think so ! )
Anyway , then theres the ATV fee and "club" fees and well , lets just say , it seems in Iowa , its more about the monies than anything .
Which is the reason we go to Missouri at Finger Lakes park and go camping on long weekends .
There are no "club" rules , no "club" fees/dues , there are no "safety classes" your child has to FIRST attend , there are no STATE issued stickers/decals that you have to adhere to a visible spot on your quad and dish out the bucks for it .
So , all in all , when I inquired about where to ride in NE Iowa , I thought I might not have made it clear enough that state parks are NOT what I was looking for . ( reasons stated above )
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I am coming to the conclusion that there must be either none , or if any , very limited places to ride ( without getting hassled by the cops ) , OTHER than state parks here . ( shame ....
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