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Muddy Gras

Muddy Gras

It’s almost time for 9th Annual Texas Redneck Muddy Gras! The Texas Redneck Muddy Gras “North” and “South” have been combined to be one big, muddy event and will be held only at Tree Off Road Park on February 2-5, 2012. There will not be a Texas Redneck “Muddy Gras” event held at General Sam’s in Huntsville this year.

Tree Off-Road Park is approximately 2500 acres, and used to be an watermelon farm, but is now a Pine Plantation and ATV park. There is also a multi-acre lake in the park.

The gate opens at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and will remain open around the clock until the gates close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. If you just can’t wait and want to get that perfect camping spot, call the park to purchase a mini sponsorship which allows you and your group to enter the park on Wednesday.

All camping in the park is primitive, and is first-come-first-serve. You may run a generator or have a campfire but pallets or wood containing nails is prohibited as firewood. Campers are permitted to gather wood in the park but may not cut down any trees. There is a firewood yard on FM 1911 one mile South of Alto.

Tree Park has showers available and a bay wash rack available to campers free of charge. Port-o-potties will be scattered throughout the Park.

Ice will be available at the park and there will be several concessions set up for food along with ATV related Vendors.

All contests will be held on Saturday. The Crank It Up contest begins at 2:00 p.m. and the entry fee is $20. Then at 4:00 p.m., Mud Chicks Gone Wild will take the stage.

Live entertainment begins at 2:30 p.m. At 5:00 p.m. Big Smo and Kinfoke will take the stage. If you have never heard Big Smo flow to the tune of classic country, don’t miss your opportunity in East Texas.

*Children 7 and under are free…BUT WE SUGGEST THAT YOU LEAVE THE LITTLE ONES AT THE HOUSE. ANY ONE UNDER 18 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GAURDIAN. NO PERMISSION NOTES ALLOWED!!!

*THIS IS A BYOB EVENT BUT UNDERAGE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IS AGAINST THE LAW AND OUR RULES AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OUR PRIVATE SECURITY TEAM!!!

Admission is $45 per person- cash only. You will receive an armband which you MUST WEAR at all times, and the armband will allow you to move in and out of the park without being charged twice. Criminal Trespassing charges will be filed on anyone who is caught sneaking into the park. Security and EMT staff will be on site.