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My wife and I Traveled to Merus this past Sunday and stayed until Wednesday. We stayed in the Ranch House cabin which was perfect for two people. A third person could have slept on the couch. The facilities were great and the staff was friendly and informative. Be advised, the park closes at 5:30 and they lock the gate and you have to have the code to get back in. The nearest town (15 minutes away) is Claude. There is a small grocery store and a few restaurants. We ate at Lupita's and The Burrow. Both were excellent.
We spent Sunday afternoon on Park road West and then to the East rise, back to Merus 101 to the Drop in and then back up Landry's Landing. Monday was a full day as we spent all day on the remaining green trails. We went on blue trails where they ran alongside or intersected with green. I have 33's and Eibach coilovers, so pretty much stock and never had a single hiccup on any of the trails we did. A bone stock base can do all of the greens no problem IMO.
We had a great time and I would love to go back with a group and do some harder trails. The park is a 7 1/2 hour drive from our house so I was not prepared to do anything too challenging and break a tie rod or something.

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Very nice! I need to make it out there this year, haven't been since 2023. You were out on your own? They used to only let members do that.
 
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Very nice! I need to make it out there this year, haven't been since 2023. You were out on your own? They used to only let members do that.
Yes. There were not many in the park. We encountered a couple Jeeps, a Tacoma and a Tundra, but for most of the day Monday, we were the only ones out on the trails.
 

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Love Merus, VR4 is a good trail for most Broncos, we have done VR4 in both directions. and Sagissor Black has some pucker worthy moments but was fun. The test track was a blast too you can find yourself in some crazy situations there.
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@RoLyMa27 Great to see you getting out there (y) Glad you had a good time 🤠
 

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Love Merus, VR4 is a good trail for most Broncos, we have done VR4 in both directions. and Sagissor Black has some pucker worthy moments but was fun. The test track was a blast too you can find yourself in some crazy situations there.
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. . . but how did the Russian judge score it? :ROFLMAO:
 

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. . . but how did the Russian judge score it? :ROFLMAO:
That was at the Adventureher event and when the spotter says just don't hit the brakes and you hit the brakes that's what you get. My wife learned pretty quick to just roll through it.
 

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I got my beauty rings busted up and crushed both my license plates at Merus...
I believe it there are some tough trails in Merus.
 

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Did either one of y'all go down Carnage?
Oh heck no. lol They were just cutting it the last couple times I went; you would've needed a buggy or a really built up 4x4 to even try it, and they were saying guaranteed body damage. I did do three blacks (really stunts) there, which is how I busted my license plates.
 

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My wife and I Traveled to Merus this past Sunday and stayed until Wednesday. We stayed in the Ranch House cabin which was perfect for two people. A third person could have slept on the couch. The facilities were great and the staff was friendly and informative. Be advised, the park closes at 5:30 and they lock the gate and you have to have the code to get back in. The nearest town (15 minutes away) is Claude. There is a small grocery store and a few restaurants. We ate at Lupita's and The Burrow. Both were excellent.
We spent Sunday afternoon on Park road West and then to the East rise, back to Merus 101 to the Drop in and then back up Landry's Landing. Monday was a full day as we spent all day on the remaining green trails. We went on blue trails where they ran alongside or intersected with green. I have 33's and Eibach coilovers, so pretty much stock and never had a single hiccup on any of the trails we did. A bone stock base can do all of the greens no problem IMO.
We had a great time and I would love to go back with a group and do some harder trails. The park is a 7 1/2 hour drive from our house so I was not prepared to do anything too challenging and break a tie rod or something.

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We were there Sunday and Monday. It has been on my bucket list for awhile. It is a 10 hour drive for us but well worth the drive. I hope to go back this Summer. Just worn out my BFGs and getting a lift and 35s on the Badlands, I opted to get it quicker and did not get the Sas package.
I had a few challenges on some blues but I think a non Sas Badlands can do any of the blues. My skid plates and rock rails did their job well.


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