Police roadblock at Uwharrie

Were they just on the hunt for drinking and driving or any excuse to write a ticket?

I usually park my tow rig at the outpost and drive my rig in. It's not street legal by any stretch..
 
not trying to stir anything up but just wanting to know the rules or "laws" of ure. I have never been there and my group was planning a trip there in the summer and while we do not drink and drive while wheelin' we do enjoy having a cold one or two while grilling out after a day of wheelin. So my question i guess is it not legal at all to bring beer to ure or is it ok at camp? im a firm believer in not drinking and driving as i have lost friends due to such stupidity but do enjoy a cold beverage while telling lies around the grill and campfire!!
 
It is my understanding alcohol is not permitted in the national forest.
 
I'm all for them being out there!!! I would love to see it every weekend.
 
bbaxter51 said:
Were they just on the hunt for drinking and driving or any excuse to write a ticket?

I usually park my tow rig at the outpost and drive my rig in. It's not street legal by any stretch..
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They will definitely write you a ticket for an unlicensed/uninsured vehicle on a public road. :beer:

Edit: And just to clarify, all the forest roads (except for the ones that are explicitly trails) are considered public roads.
 
bbaxter51 said:
I usually park my tow rig at the outpost and drive my rig in. It's not street legal by any stretch..
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I use to do the same thing, but have started parking in one of the lots in the forest now.
 
4wheelBUM said:
not trying to stir anything up but just wanting to know the rules or "laws" of ure. I have never been there and my group was planning a trip there in the summer and while we do not drink and drive while wheelin' we do enjoy having a cold one or two while grilling out after a day of wheelin. So my question i guess is it not legal at all to bring beer to ure or is it ok at camp? im a firm believer in not drinking and driving as i have lost friends due to such stupidity but do enjoy a cold beverage while telling lies around the grill and campfire!!
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Alcohol is not permitted anywhere in the forest.
 
I also know that ANY road in URE is a public road, they are the same as hwy 109. This goes for speeding, seat belts and tags and insurance. I have seen my share of tickets written at URE. If you get arrested you go to jail in Greensboro I'm told. Also they DO run radar in the forest!
 
shawn said:
They will definitely write you a ticket for an unlicensed/uninsured vehicle on a public road. :beer:

Edit: And just to clarify, all the forest roads (except for the ones that are explicitly trails) are considered public roads.
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Hmmm, well technically my rig is licensed and insured as a classic in MN. I just don't have tail lights anymore and now have full hydro steering. Maybe they'd let me off since its possible I could be legal in the state it's registered in?
 
Your Hot Dog Guy! said:
I also know that ANY road in URE is a public road, they are the same as hwy 109. This goes for speeding, seat belts and tags and insurance. I have seen my share of tickets written at URE. If you get arrested you go to jail in Greensboro I'm told. Also they DO run radar in the forest!
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So then what is the speed limit?
 
25 I believe it is posted though
 
bbaxter51 said:
Hmmm, well technically my rig is licensed and insured as a classic in MN. I just don't have tail lights anymore and now have full hydro steering. Maybe they'd let me off since its possible I could be legal in the state it's registered in?
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I don't know how 'classic' license plates work, but they are going to view it as if you were driving down I-40. They are going to want to see proof of valid up to date registration.
 
Hey! I think I'm that guy in the yellow jeep! (I know, threads a little old, but I just got active here.) And the police had a roadblock set up in front of the neighborhood our lake house is in Thursday when we went out to Uwharrie.
 
speaking of tagged vehicles. so you guys are saying even a trailer queen. that's registered and insured but doesn't have a tag they'll ticket you? at a ohv park ?
 
86yotarover said:
speaking of tagged vehicles. so you guys are saying even a trailer queen. that's registered and insured but doesn't have a tag they'll ticket you? at a ohv park ?
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If it is registered, it means it has a tag.
 
This again? This thread goes on every year.

1. Don't drink on the trails. Keep it at camp & low key, they wont bother you.
2. If your on the dirt road, be legal. Not legal, be prepared to receive a ticket if your caught.
There is no half way legal, it's like being pregnant. you are or you are not.

3. Don't act like an ass, on the trails. You don't own them & your mommy is not there to clean up after you. Be polite & move over to let on coming traffic through. You will find courtesy goes a long way especially if you break and need help.

4. Tread lightly. There is no place in Uwharrie that one needs to spin their tires all the time. A little fun is one thing.

5. Be aware of your surroundings. There are constantly 4 wheelers & dirt bikes racing up & down the trails. If on plows into you no matter the fault. Somebody will be hurt & will give the communist in this country ammunition to close the park.

Seem like common sense to me..
 
Alcohol IS allowed in the forest. BUT... You cannot drive anywhere, on the trails or off, under the influence or with an open container. Alcohol is NOT allowed in most of the public camping and day use areas. There are some exceptions, Group Camp for example. If one large group wanted to have an event and reserve the entire area and wanted to have a party at the end of the day AFTER the trail riding is done, the group could apply for a permit that the District Ranger would have to approve. If you are primitive camping you can have all the beer you want but just like in town if you're drunk and rowdy and disturbing the peace and making fools of yourselves you may get a visit from the LEO. If you are primitive camping on the roadsides, where permitted (and sober of course) and are going to hit the trails best leave the beer cooler in camp. You will have less explaining to do if you do get stopped. If you are primitive camping in the trail system you can have alcohol and you obviously have to have it in the vehicle to get to camp. Just like coming home from the grocery store, if you get stopped, you have an open container, smell of alcohol and visibly drunk... you're busted. And once you set up camp leave it in camp and save it for the end of the day.
And one other thing... Pack it in. Pack it out! Because I'm tired of picking up...
 
BigClay said:
If it is registered, it means it has a tag.
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you can have registred vehicles w.o tags in ,NC aka farm vehicle. Nut yeah my truck is tagged just gotta get it running again got bogged. Just asking in advance if i could legaly drive it on the trails if i trailer it. like if i got it running on a weekend (tag office and most shops around here are closed on sat) Tags runs out @ end of month and i can't get it inspected if it's not running. the engine has nothing to do with the brake, lights,signals.

Drinking and wheeling is gonna be here, illegal or not.
 
you can be on the trails, without a tag, you can not be on the dirt acccess roads
 
Yeah alcohol is allowed in national forests, as told to me buy an not one, but TWO wildlife officers, as long as you are of age and aren't publicly or dangerously intoxicated. Went to some waterfall around here a few years ago thats in either Pisgah or Great Smoky Mountain National Park (It was in Tennessee I think) and the wildlife officers showed up. Only tickets they gave out were for underaged drinking. He told me it was fine to have it in the forest.
 
Per. the tag running out, check your registration. NC tags expire on the 15th., of the month. As, your sticker may be July, but you have to the 15th., midnight, of August.
 
rodney eppes said:
Per. the tag running out, check your registration. NC tags expire on the 15th., of the month. As, your sticker may be July, but you have to the 15th., midnight, of August.
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it's no biggie, with all this heat and having had radiation therapy (brain tumor) I'm behind on getting things fixed from the last wheeling trip where the ecu got bogged for hours :shaking:.<<< Just went ahead and paid the insurance off, so if I get done just wanted to make sure i could load it up. And go wheel on a weekend then hit the tag office on a monday.
 
Jasper said:
Alcohol IS allowed in the forest. BUT... You cannot drive anywhere, on the trails or off, under the influence or with an open container. Alcohol is NOT allowed in most of the public camping and day use areas. There are some exceptions, Group Camp for example. If one large group wanted to have an event and reserve the entire area and wanted to have a party at the end of the day AFTER the trail riding is done, the group could apply for a permit that the District Ranger would have to approve. If you are primitive camping you can have all the beer you want but just like in town if you're drunk and rowdy and disturbing the peace and making fools of yourselves you may get a visit from the LEO. If you are primitive camping on the roadsides, where permitted (and sober of course) and are going to hit the trails best leave the beer cooler in camp. You will have less explaining to do if you do get stopped. If you are primitive camping in the trail system you can have alcohol and you obviously have to have it in the vehicle to get to camp. Just like coming home from the grocery store, if you get stopped, you have an open container, smell of alcohol and visibly drunk... you're busted. And once you set up camp leave it in camp and save it for the end of the day.
And one other thing... Pack it in. Pack it out! Because I'm tired of picking up...
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This should be posted somewhere in a sticky about URE. Maybe in the Friends of Uwharrie FAQ. Maybe add an additional little segment about the Forest Service Roads are considered regular public roads and hopefully it would help for reference sake. Because the post by James is about as close as your going to get to Officer Foote (the LEO for URE) coming on here and posting it.
 
DRaider90 said:
This should be posted somewhere in a sticky about URE. Maybe in the Friends of Uwharrie FAQ. Maybe add an additional little segment about the Forest Service Roads are considered regular public roads and hopefully it would help for reference sake. Because the post by James is about as close as your going to get to Officer Foote (the LEO for URE) coming on here and posting it.
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You would be better off not posting about alcohol anywhere in the Friends of Uwharrie FAQ. Last thing needed is the promotion of drinking on the trails. No matter how you phrase it or what you say, it can be consturded as a green light to bring litter & dumbassery into the URE trail system.

We are better off letting people believe that Alcohol is not permitted in the forest.
 
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