HUH?

 

Don't know what happened to my first post. I imagine it got lost somehow with the web site issues. Weird that the body is missing but the topic is there. Ah the mysteries of computers.

I was asking about something called the "Devil's Den" or something like that in the San Antonio TX area. I saw a previous post where someone mentioned the place, I think in regard to some 4X4 event. Trying to find out more.

There are a few of us in Houston who go up to Marble Falls, actually Kingsland, to go on the river there. We were just looking for other alternatives.

Chuck

 

how would marble falls do with 4 wheelers

me and my family all have 4x4 kawasaki prairie's and we are always looking for new places to ride around housotn

 

I think you would have a good time up there with the 4-wheelers. I warn you that there isn't any mud. However, that doesn't mean there aren't places to get good & stuck. Much of the river bottom is rock (slabs of pink granite) and gravel. When the water runs through it, the stuff doesn't get sticky like mud but it gets real loose.

The coolest thing is that you have miles to play in and many really pretty spots to stop. There also is plenty of parking near the road.

Chuck

 

cool sounds like lots of fun

if i want mud i go to Shiloh ridge

can you give me any specifics like how to get there from Marble falls, i know how to get to this point.

and also is it legal

i know it used to be illegal to play in the river beds out there years ago

thanks in advance

 

I live down the street from Devil's Den. It is located behind a local mall here. ( Ingram Park mall ). One of the entrances is located on TimberHill which can be accessed from Loop 410 and Ingram Road. It is pretty fun. It has various 4 wheel drive challenges. ( Mud, rocks, hills, etc. ) I was recently there last time it rained and got a nice dent and scratch in the drivers door.
Several years ago, a local guy was 4 wheelin in a jeep during the night, and he manged to flip over and get stuck in a way that he could not get out of his jeep. Luckily he had a cell phone. It's things like that as to why they call it the " Devil's Den" .
I'd be glad to show anyone where it's at.

 

Where in Kingsland is this river? I have a lake house there and have always wanted to go mudding up there.
Thanks Ryan

 

Sorry if these are imprecise but you should be able to find it.

From Marble Falls, we go down whatever that road is from the center of town, over the hill into Kingsland. Stay on that road through all the lights in Kingsland (don't take that left toward the big bridge). The last light as you head out of town has a COnoco at the corner I believe.

The road down to the river is the next left after that last light. About halfway down is some forestry service building or some such. Anyway, about a mile down the road is where it goes over the river bed. Can't miss it if you get on the right road. Right from there (upstream) has the longest runs or at least the ones we have done. Not as many people go downstream because the bottom gets real soft real fast although you can go about a mile or so without any problems.

When going upstream, unless the water is really really low, you can only go up the near bank about a couple of miles and then the trail ends at a river crossing that was too deep for me. Maybe if I had a 6"+ lift and some 35" tires or better I would try it but definitely not on stocks or 33" tires.

Instead or after exploring that bank, go about halfway across the causeway and you will see a couple of places where the intermittent curbing sections are missing. You can enter essentially at the center of the river and go up that way. You cannot enter on the far bank because it is all rock and steep at that.

Going downstream, you can enter on the near bank and in fact that's where most park. THere are a couple of easy crossings downstream to get to the other bank which is necessary to go the distance. You will have to be more careful going downstream to not drop into "holes", places where the river actually runs under the gravel but it looks dry up top. I did a "4 wheel plungeg" because I wasn't paying enough attention and got off the last trucks path just a little! Took a bit of winching and I left a nice smooth, flat spot on the river bed except for the pumpkin grooves!

Upstream, you travel a lot in the "center" of the riverbed and will alternate between gravel, relatively smooth "sheet" rock, and small river crossings. When the water is low like now, the smoothest travel is directly up the flow. WATCH for "trout holes" though or you will be calling somone to winch you out form the rear and someone else to bring you wire drying agents! Cool thing is that the water is clear so you can't miss the spots that get deep and dark.

Hope this helps. I will post when we are going up there next and maybe we can meet up. My buddy's wife just had a baby so he is "grounded" for awhile. However, I think he wife is getting tired of his "hovering" (first child) and therefore may ask me to remove him for a day or two. Works for me

Chuck

 

Anyone been out to the off-roading park in Gillmer, TX? It's about two hours east of Dallas. We went down there last weekend, and were pretty impressed. You pay to get in, and then can stay as long as you'd like. Everything is rated giving you and idea of what you're getting into, the place is HUGE, and the city is just down the street so you have access to all the stores/restaurants etc. Plenty of parking aswell, the majority of the people down there (probably 50 of us last weekend) all towed there Jeeps/Trucks in......