TEC || Silver Lake State Park Off-Road Vehicle Area 2022

So I went over last weekend with a buddy and his gladiator.
A few recommendations: You definitely need to keep an eye on temps while on the dunes, my transmission was getting warm and need a good break after a bit.

keep your head on a swivel, slow and fast vehicles coming in from every direction with some less then attentive drivers.

Check your air filters before and after. Mine was relatively new going in but I brought a spare and replaced it before heading home. My airbox has also accumulated a decent amount of sand that I cleaned out.

Overall an amazing experience that I highly recommend

 

What tire pressure were you running on the sand?

 

I went down to 15 at first but went lower to 12 a little later

 

Are you running E rated tires? It's hard to tell if they are flattening out at all. That sand looks really deep and soft. I run E rated tires and have to go down to about 8psi before they start to flatten out. It's one of the disadvantages of running heavy truck tires on a light vehicle. Normal P-rated tires seem to do better on the sand.

 

No these are not E rated, they start to fold down at around 18psi, by 12psi they are pretty beefy at the bottom. The sand was very soft and fluffy

 

Dang. I'd probably have to run my tires at 0psi.

 

You'd be surprised. My 33 e-loads start to get pretty flat looking at 12psi

 

Mine don't. I normally run 8psi on the beach and they barely look aired down. My last offroading trip, I had a flat front tire and didn't even notice until after a couple of trails.

 

Thanks!!
Great info....still waiting for my permits to arrive in the mail. Called the DNR yesterday and they said there was a big delay in making the decals..slow getting them out.

 

FYI....you can now book passport renewal appointments online. For those that do not want to wait in line for 19 hours.
I did my son's and I was in and out in 15 min and they "say" it will arrive in the mail in 20 days.

 

Permits can be purchased at the variety store on the way into the dunes aswell. We got them at the campground since we stayed their.

 

So look what showed up in the mail!Legal in Michigan...and the guy said they were delayed!
I bought them on line May 1st ...thats under 30 days...I figure thats pretty good for international mail and COVID-19.

 

Come to the Toyota Takeover at Silver Lake Sand Dunes on August 13! Its the largest gathering of Toyota's in Michigan and the Dunes, goes from 11-4pm (Group photo is at 12:30)

 

I'll be back to work by then...boooo.
But I'm legal for the entire year...so who knows!!!!

 

I also thought I better order my non resident Recreational Passport...36 bucks for the year.

 

Yeah I ordered the one-year passport too. Makes sense (vs. the $10 daily pass) if we hit up more than one ORV park during the trip.

For the permits: https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/Customer/Login?mode=0

For the passport: https://midnrreservations.com/store/product/-2147477883

 

Good plan!
Yes we'll have to hit a couple...time permitted...for you...lol.

 

After Sunday, you won’t need all the shots to enter the US. In case that affects anyone.

 

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.