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Designer_Dot_1492 t1_jat4o9i wrote

Not sure what was there before but in the 80s and earlier we rode dirt bikes there. Not even sure if it was a quarry or the sand was a by product from some other process and was dumped there. It was a crowded place on Sundays especially with bikes, dune buggies, and 4X4 pickups. Probably a good amount of crashes too. When only a few people would ride on a weekday it was a lot of fun to blast across the dunes.

I think due to some crashes and maybe some bad behavior the state shut it down. I'm sure they could have done something on the weekends to make it safer, like maybe establish some sort of directional flow. Then again didn't the state dump rocks all over the sand at Beach Pond so no one can hang there on the beach? Apparently bad behavior and the state didn't want to have anyone posted at the RI/CT line to handle bad behavior.

I will say one thing as much fun as it was riding on it, that really fine sand could make its way into your airbox, possibly through the airfilter, it could also be tough on wheel bearings.

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Designer_Dot_1492 t1_j605pdz wrote

You are correct. The red building on Escoheag Hill Rd. That is for trials bikes only. I think but don't know if you have to be a member of the RI Trials Club. Now that location has hosted world championships for trials, and i think some national championships. Again its trials bikes only.

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Designer_Dot_1492 t1_j00qxbk wrote

If the bike has a plate then Pachaug state park in Connecticut. Many KTM can be plates though I hear state is cracking down on that too. Something about the KTM MSO makes them easier to get plated. If you want to ride at an MX track you could join the Central Cycle Club in CT. There is also a track in Richmond RI that doesn’t require membership. RI is so hard to dirt bike legally.

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