Come and join the Florida Land Rover Club for our annual Fall Rally.  This is a great event for the whole family; even if you have never been off-road before.  We'll have trail rides, a GPS Hunt, and hopfully trials course and blindfold obstacle course! Of course our famous BBQ dinner Saturday evening. 

Based on the success of the Spring Rally, and the lack of resources currently in Ocala, we've decided to return to the Osceola National Forest and the Ocean Pond campground in Olustee. This is a state run waterfront campground equipped with new facilities and waterfront camp sites.  The site has a first come, first served rule, so come early if you can!  Last spring the site was very full, but we managed to sqeeze everyone in.  There are 2 nearby overflow campgrounds as well.  It really is a well equiped campground, if not a little more spread out than we are used to, but nice facilities and a great water view. 

 We are currently working on the event schedule, which will include trail rides, a Saturday night GPS hunt once again by Jonathan Galpin (the GPS MASTER!) and company, a trials event or blindfold obstacle course, then the Saturday night BBQ and club meeting and raffle.   We will be holding elections for all officers during dinner.  All events will begin at the Ocean Pond campground unless otherwise stated.

The event will be fun for all Land Rovers, from stock Range Rovers to modified Series trucks and everything in between.  Everglades Rover will host a beginners run on Saturday for any newbies.  Depending on the weather, Osceola can be a wet place (car wash anyone?), but we'll do our best to scout out some nice trails.  Make sure to always drive within your abilities, and never attempt to drive over or through an obstacle that you aren't comfortable with. 

Fees and Specifics 
Rally Registration will be Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at Ocean Pond.  There is no FLRC Rally fee for paid members, and non-member fees are $20 per vehicle (each entry receives 1 shirt).  We will be allowing half-year memberships for anyone who wants to join the club on-site. 

Saturday night dinner will be $8 a head, and additional t-shirts can be purchased for $10 each. 

The camping fees for Ocean Pond are as follows, and must be paid directly to the on-site host:  
Full hook-ups - $18 a night, water only - $12 a night, tent sites - $8 a night.  First come, first served basis for all sites.  Maximum of 5 people allowed in a single campsite (this was flexible in the spring).  Each site has a lantern post, picnic table, and fire ring, with convenient access to drinking water, restrooms and showers. Most sites have tent pads; many also have room for various size trailers.

I think the camping fees for Hog Pen are $8 per night, also no reservations.

Directions
The Ocean Pond campground is located outside of Olustee, FL, just off Highway 90 about twelve miles east of Lake City.  Take exit 324 off of I-10 and head West on US 90.  Go about 5 miles and turn right (north) onto CR 250A (there is a sign for Ocean Pond campground, GPS N30 12.382 - W82 24.599).  The entrance to Ocean Pond is a couple of miles down on the left, past FR 266 (look for the 'campground' sign, GPS N30 14.900 - W82 26.412).

See the following site for more information on Ocean Pond (please note, some of the information on that link is outdated, as the Ocean Pond campground *does* have electric available)

Please check the bulletin board for event specifics, details and last minute changes.  Please feel free to post any questions to the board, or email the club President, Dave Souza dave.souza@floridalandroverclub.com.