pirate cove resort.

[Scrat]

Where is this place at ? I think it would be neat to stay on the river and go riding .

[EPL]

Where is this place at ? I think it would be neat to stay on the river and go riding .

It is in Needles ,CA !!

[The Rattler (BLR)]

Pirate Cove is on the Colorado River.
Another place that Off-roaders stay is KOA.. no river view.. we are going to check it out before we leave

[EPL]

Pirate Cove is on the Colorado River.
Another place that Off-roaders stay is KOA.. no river view.. we are going to check it out before we leave

How far away is the KOA ??

[The Rattler (BLR)]

How far away is the KOA ??

Pirate Cove is about 10 miles south of Needles and KOA is about 1 mile west of Needles

[EPL]

Pirate Cove is about 10 miles south of Needles and KOA is about 1 mile west of Needles

Any pictures of the riding there ??

[The Rattler (BLR)]

Any pictures of the riding there ??

We never went out.. Lance hasn't felt 100% so we took it easy..
We do have a map of the area. Lots of riding area around 3200 miles of roads & trails

[Wildhorse]

We are at Pirate Cove now. We had a good ride today, but we came across a lot of areas posted as Widerness Areas. We did about an 80 mile ride today and the riding is good. The campground is nice and the river just outside of the camper is great. With that said we'll probably just go the extra 30 miles or so in the future and ride at Havasu. The greenies have gotten their tentacles into this area and it was actually amusing this morning to see the difference between CA and Arizona.

We watched from camp this morning and just across the river in Arizona about 1/4 mile there was a helicopter that was driving wild pigs towards the river which was an obvious dead end. There was a thinning of the wild pig population going on and there was intense shooting going on over there. It lasted about an hour. I don't know if they were shooting from the helicopter of just driving them to hunters on the ground but there were many rounds going off in bursts. The helicopter worked the area at about 100 feet AGL or less the entire time.

Fast forward to our ride on the CA side... Having been respectful of coming up on a Wilderness area and turning back we stumbled on to a dirt road in an open area with orange cones and tape making it look like a cop show on TV. There was a water company pickup waiting at the signs near the cones and crime scene tape in the middle of nowhere just sitting and waiting like an obedient subject. The sign said to wait for "Tortoise training and an escort." No kidding!
Again, it's a good time being here, a nice camping experience, and good riding. Freedom is 30 miles down the road though and our group was noticing it today. Like I said..... It's worth the extra 30 miles. With that said I'm already looking forward to tomorrow's ride.

[EPL]

We are at Pirate Cove now. We had a good ride today, but we came across a lot of areas posted as Widerness Areas. We did about an 80 mile ride today and the riding is good. The campground is nice and the river just outside of the camper is great. With that said we'll probably just go the extra 30 miles or so in the future and ride at Havasu. The greenies have gotten their tentacles into this area and it was actually amusing this morning to see the difference between CA and Arizona.

We watched from camp this morning and just across the river in Arizona about 1/4 mile there was a helicopter that was driving wild pigs towards the river which was an obvious dead end. There was a thinning of the wild pig population going on and there was intense shooting going on over there. It lasted about an hour. I don't know if they were shooting from the helicopter of just driving them to hunters on the ground but there were many rounds going off in bursts. The helicopter worked the area at about 100 feet AGL or less the entire time.

Fast forward to our ride on the CA side... Having been respectful of coming up on a Wilderness area and turning back we stumbled on to a dirt road in an open area with orange cones and tape making it look like a cop show on TV. There was a water company pickup waiting at the signs near the cones and crime scene tape in the middle of nowhere just sitting and waiting like an obedient subject. The sign said to wait for "Tortoise training and an escort." No kidding!
Again, it's a good time being here, a nice camping experience, and good riding. Freedom is 30 miles down the road though and our group was noticing it today. Like I said..... It's worth the extra 30 miles. With that said I'm already looking forward to tomorrow's ride.

Thanks for your input , I have always heard that there was 100's of miles of riding out of there !!

[The Rattler (BLR)]

About 3200 miles of riding in that area. Is what the brochure says