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Redneck Mud Park

44570 County Road 74, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982, United States

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44570 Bermont, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982, United States (239) 600-4783

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Once a potato farm, owner Danny Kelly turned this property into the largest offroad park in the state open to trucks, ATVs, Jeeps and swamp buggies. Mud bogs, several ponds, a separate ATV course, a 500' oval mud track and some woods trails make up this 880 acre paradise.

The park is only open during select event weekends . Weekend and day passes are available. Primitive camping is permitted for no extra fee.

The park features a unique drive-through spray wash along with concession stands and parts/repair vendors. Note that this park is for ATVs, UTVs, buggies and 4x4s only. Motorcycles and three-wheelers are not permitted.

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The Redneck Yacht Club – No Boats Allowed

When my father was Sports Editor of the newspaper in Punta Gorda – it was fishing, hunting, and football …. then fishing, hunting, and football. Not anymore.

Charlotte County has the Redneck Yacht Club – one of the largest and wildest off-road parks in the world. It is a Mud Park with three lakes, one larger than most similar parks.

Danny Kelly grew up in the Southwest Florida area and started Kelly Brothers, a marine contracting firm. He found enough room in massive Charlotte Harbor for his boating interests, but the area lacked a place to race his multi-terrain vehicles.

So in 2007 he obtained a lot of land 17 miles out CR74 (44570 Bermont Road), 3 miles past Bermont (which was the real Boonies of Charlotte County). In a few years, he created a weekend monster of a destination.

Bring your ATV, your Jeep, and any Rugged Terrain Vehicle and Swamp Buggy, but don’t bring your boat! There is always events going on from races to music festivals to wild holiday celebrations.

The Redneck Yacht Club has 227,000+ Likes on Facebook. So many people show up, the park has put out a call for more vendor food trucks. If you are visiting Southwest Florida, here is a fun place to look up on the Internet.

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Redneck Yacht Club

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More Mud. More Fun. More of YOUR Friends! The Redneck Yacht Club. The World's Most Exciting Off-Road Park! You Bring The Party, We'll Supply The Mud! Danny Kelly was been born and raised in Southwest Florida and feels proud to call the area home. Growing up the son of a potato farmer, he carried on the tradition for several years in Charlotte County until about 10 years ago when he decided to devote a majority of his time to his primary business, Kelly Brothers, Inc. Kelly Brothers, Inc is a marine contracting firm that has been in business in the area over 30 years and specializes in both governmental and commercial work. While the marine business is Mr. Kelly’s main line of work, his passion has always been his toys. In addition to boats, he has owned several buggies over the years, most recently the award winning custom built buggy featured below.

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Unfortunately we showed up when there was nothing going on. We got to drive around anyway it was pretty fun, huge space. Just plan it with events.

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With little regulation from the county, a bring your own alcohol policy and events that center around driving– people say it’s a dangerous and hazardous environment.

Management, county officials and the sheriff’s office plan to meet soon to talk about the circumstances surrounding the deadly incident.

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Deadly crash at redneck yacht club raises red flags, a palm harbor man died in an atv crash at the punta gorda attraction over memorial day weekend..

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Tampa Bay area residents who enjoy getting down and dirty in the mud may have to find a new place to play with their ATVs and monster trucks if opponents of Punta Gorda’s Redneck Yacht Club get their way.

Following the Saturday death of Palm Harbor’s Nicholas Kirk, 20, during an ATV accident on the property, opponents are raising concerns about the attraction’s safety to Charlotte County officials.

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The Redneck Yacht Club calls itself the “world’s most exciting off-road park.” The park sits on more than 800 acres, offering an off-road experience for truck enthusiasts and ATV riders. It also provides on-site camping, Saturday mud truck races and other regular events, according to its website.

The park’s Memorial Day weekend bash, dubbed Memorial Day Mayhem, witnessed the death of Kirk. The ATV driver was on the yacht club’s property when he attempted to pass between two swamp buggies, NBC reported. It seems Kirk’s ATV got hung up in a tow strap, which effectively clothes-lined Kirk and his passenger Marlayan Gomez, 19, of Clearwater, several media outlets reported. Kirk died at the scene while Gomez was hospitalized for injuries.

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While the yacht club has been a fixture for about a decade, residents say a lack of regulations and its bring-your-own-alcohol policy create a dangerous mix.

“There isn’t anything that isn’t allowed there,” former employee Dawn Erickson told WINK news. “The girls run around on ATVs with no clothes on. You see people having sex on top of a truck.”

Charlotte County officials say they are meeting with representatives from the yacht club soon to discuss the deadly incident, but say it’s unclear just how far they can really go in regulating the park a decade after its approval.

Even so, the yacht club has added more security, the station noted. It also has clearly posted park rules on its website . Those rules include mudding only in mudding areas, the required use of safety flags, the use of lights, adherence to posted speed limits and no fighting, among others. The park also prohibits the use of “stripper poles” and enforces quiet time between 2 and 7 a.m. daily.

It is unclear just how soon county officials will meet with park officials or what, if any, actions will result.

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First and foremost, Port Charlotte Yacht club promotes fun and safety as a social center to share common interest and meet new friends. Established in 1959, we are proud to say that we are the 4th oldest Yacht Club in Florida.

We are proud that Port Charlotte Yacht is a unique blend of avant boaters from all over the United States- from full time residents to part time snowbirds, we embrace everyone like family. We also welcome the casual boaters that just love the social atomosphere. No matter what motivates you to come out, we welcome you to join us in any event!

Join us for the best sunsets and harbor action in Charlotte Harbor. Catch the exciting boat outings and other events featured every month. Our commodores and staff officers are here to serve you.

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