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Posted by: jrtoy
well i'm looking for sum land to see if i can start a park here or close to sharon spings ny i was thinking of a mud pit's and mx track and if i can get it to work i will get a trails let me know if u think it will work.
Posted by: jrtoy
i just need money and sum more intrest
Posted by: jrtoy
i have ben looking at place on the net and the parks that have mx track are about 50 a day. places that have just trails are getting 25 a day so i'm not sure what would be far.
Posted by: jrtoy
there is 100 acres here for sale but it is 200,000 so i don't know if i can make money at this a friend of mine has a mx trake and he pay 900 a night to race for insurance so a park is probley more that that for a week so you would need alot of atvs to pay for sumthing like that
Posted by: jrtoy
u are about 2 or 3 hours from me i'm one hour west of albany
Posted by: jrtoy
would i be better off with a mud pit or 300" of mud drags.i think the drags would more fun to see if u can beet the guy beside u ?
Posted by: ss97
We are doing just that....
We have 137 acres..... right now we have an MX track that is about 1.5-miles.
An XC track that is about 4-miles...
And there is a huge mud pit that will eventually be....well...a huge mud pit...
We have been building now for almost a year on and off. We have a lot of water crossing we are currently putting pipes in for so the MX track will stay dry.
We are hoping to have it done and open for business maybe next summer... We too are in CNY between Ithaca and Syracuse.
Posted by: Bansai73
If they build it I WILL COME
Paragon is the closest to me and that is 2-3 hours
Posted by: intruder1
thats why i started small.
almost 25 acres here and a nice novice mx track ( kid friendly )
with 3 small singles and 2 doubles a 12 footer and a 30 footer.
but i dont charge to ride here.
i hope you get a cool mx track up.
im allways looking for a diferant track to ride on..
Posted by: Dougget
Well, Sharon Springs is too far for me to drive for a day of dirt biking, however, I may consider it for a weekend trip. It looks like you could draw riders from most of central and eastern NY (Syracuse, Albany, Binghamton, etc)
Not sure how it is in California, but in NY, there is very little public land open to ATV's, Dirt Bikes, and 4X4's. People drive as long as 5 or 6 hours to ride at ATV parks in Pennsylvania. As far as I'm concerned, the future of our recreation is in ATV parks on private land.
As far as being overcharged... You need to calculate the rates you will charge based on the cost of the land, maintenance, equipment needed to build and maintain the various tracks and trails, insurance, expected number of customers, etc. If you end up with a price of $80 for a day pass, forget it.
Many parks start because people already own the land or plan to live there regardless so the mortgage falls out of the calculation. That could make a huge difference.
What are people willing to pay? Take a look at what other ATV parks charge. Paragon charges $25/day, Majestic Trails charges $15/day. If you're somewhere between there and have a track, mud pit, and 5 to 10 miles of trails, you'll probably at a good starting point.
Go for it, but be smart about it.
Doug
Posted by: Sandro
Well it would definetly be a busy park since there isnt many in NY. the problems are that land is expencive, neighbors might coplain, really hard to get insurance and really expencive to maintain. i live in NJ and would be happy to help you but where it Sharon Spring NY? is it close to NJ?
Posted by: Sandro
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Originally posted by: Bansai73
If they build it I WILL COME
Paragon is the closest to me and that is 2-3 hours
Do you know about The NJ offroad vehicle park cuz i think its closer.
Posted by: Budwiser
not sure where that location is but HE!! YA!!!!!! If you can open up a park, do it. "if you build it, they will come". Only thing is people don't wan't to be over charged, and have to travel too far. I'm pretty sure people will help chip in and cut some trails too.
Posted by: Budwiser
As for a resonable price, I would say start at $15-$20 a day. Give some discounts for consecutive day passes. Depending on how well buisness takes off, I would say raise it $10 when you expand and add riding land and spots.
Posted by: sonofcesare
How far from Binghamton is that. Id be interested in helping out if u get this off the ground and its reasonably close.
Posted by: YamahaRider8998
i was thinkin of doing something similar, just one question, wat is a reasonable price for a whole day of riding
Posted by: madmuddin1
Can't tell you how things are done in NY but here in South Carolina government riding areas are only open certain times of the year. Along with that you had better call before you haul because they close the parks with the hint of rain in the forcast. All of the privately owned parks stay open year round and it does not matter what the weather does so they are busy year round. I say go for it!
Good luck,
Mud
