Thread: Superstition boundries.

I did not write this, someone else did on another forum im on.


For those who go to Superstition and camp near Huff Road.( The
name changes to Imler at Wheeler Road or at the bend)

Superstition Mt is Navy property administered by the BLM. The Navy has the
right to revoke usage at any time. PLEASE RESPECT THE BOUNDRY SIGNS!!!

Presidents Day Weekend at the Superstition Mountains

On the 16th of February San Diego Off-Road Coalition received an e-mail from
the Naval Air Facility El Centro Public Affairs Office. Over Presidents Day
Weekend approximately 70 people were found to be camped inside of an active
bombing range just east of the Superstition Mountains near Imler Road. This
is a safety issue and will not be tolerated by the Navy. The Navy is
currently replacing the old and missing warning signs in and around the
bombing ranges. They are not expanding. They are just resigning the
areas they have been using since before WWII. There are three ranges near
the Superstition Mountains. To the south is a parachute drop zone, to the
north west and to the north east are the two active bombing ranges. The
target is a 6,000 ft diameter circle around an old tank. The ranges are
used all year long, including weekends.

Our Naval Aviators are the best pilots in the world. They got that way
through training and practice. The Navy uses a BDU-33 inert steel dummy
bomb to simulate the trajectory of its larger scale bombs. The blue tear
drop shaped BDU-33 weighs 25 pounds, is 22.9 inches long, is 4 inches in
diameter, has a stabilizing fin and is equipped with a small explosive
charge to emit smoke to help spotters detect just where the device impacted
the ground in relation to its intended target.

In July of 2002 an Air Force F-117A inadvertently dropped 3 BDU-33s in
Texas. One of the practice bombs went through a home's roof, into the
bathroom, and pierced the wall and closet of the adjacent bedroom. The
practice bomb plowed through the house's concrete foundation and into about
four feet of sandy soil. Think what damage one could do to your camp
trailer or motor home.

It is your responsibility to know if you are camping or riding in an
approved and safe area. Educate yourself by contacting the local land
management organization in the area you wish to visit. The BLM puts out a
WECO Route of Travel map for the Imperial Valley that shows where the opened
and closed areas are. Please be a safe and responsible off-roader.
Remember, stupid hurts.

The Navy should find a better place. Hate to say it, but superstition mountain is way to close to civilization/the freeway, cant they do it in the middle of no where?

x2, there is a bunch of live bombs out there, weve skinned some on some of the trails that we have taken in the past, and i have never heard of someone being bombed or hurt by such a thing...

well there are signs posted in those areas, one trip i went our group ended up in the one near the mud flats, just turned the hell around, lots of cool shit to collect if you trust it, i leave it cause it will be there next time

i think if anyone wants to use it for bombing the area should be completly closed, maybe they do it in summer when no goes out there, they could even have big signs posted near the road before you enter, with maps and skematics an shit

i think they have enough area out there already if they cant hit that shit then find someone who can

yea i saw bunch of new sign's when i wuz out there on the d-38 race, now on the dip's it's going to get pack on thanksgiving wknd, way smaller.. Travisfab ur rite they should find a better place!!

what bombs?

i found this laying out in plaster city west about a mile north of evan hughes. i think we should listen to em lol

hahaa fuckkkk

dude it was pretty sweet. at first i thought it was a person from afar but as i got closer it turned out to be a missle. its probly still there too, just go north of the west side of the plant and you'll probly see it

Last time i went out barstow area these dam kid's where draging a tank shell... it was FUCKING live. little rusty tho.

Originally Posted by BLACKHAWK250

what bombs?

I have one that looks exactly the same. Mine'sless rusty though I think.

As for the South bombing area, They tore down that parachute dropping tower, a month after I got x fix it ticket on my 450 there lol. I've found bullets out in the dunes towards poleline, probably older though.

Originally Posted by GFCOFFROADCREW

i found this laying out in plaster city west about a mile north of evan hughes. i think we should listen to em lol

i found that last year at the drive clean-up. lol my buddy.

Originally Posted by Travisfab

The Navy should find a better place. Hate to say it, but superstition mountain is way to close to civilization/the freeway, cant they do it in the middle of no where?

Originally Posted by Special Ed

if they cant hit that shit then find someone who can

When the Navy started using that area it WAS in the middle of nowhere. It's called Encroachment.

It's a great place to practice bombing and target acquisition in a mountain environment. Theres a reason why we have the greatest Navy, as well as the greatest military this world has ever seen. Practice practice practice.

Originally Posted by viper37

When the Navy started using that area it WAS in the middle of nowhere. It's called Encroachment.

Thank you for saything this! If we decide to move that close to a bombing range, expect to get hit by bombs! I had friends move next to a highway, then tried to get it closed cause it was too laud!

Originally Posted by hxckidd

i found that last year at the drive clean-up. lol my buddy.

fucking josb, hahaha

Joey

Originally Posted by hxckidd

i found that last year at the drive clean-up. lol my buddy.

dude its still out there? i thought they woul've cleaned it up by now. those pics i got were from the mdr kotd 250 in april of 08

The stuff that is dropped out at superstition isn't live exploding ordnance. All they do is make a cloud of smoke and about a 3 ft flame so when the trainer pilots drop them the instructors can grade them. The live shit that goes boom is dropped in the chocolate mountains...

Saw the Blue Angels flying around practicing one day a few years ago while sitting at camp. went the the sand damn and heard planes so we went to the top and what do you know, they're practicing bombing. lol

^^ Pretty regular sight there. They almost always fly over Sand Dam for a few passes.

I believe the Blue Angels are based out of El Centro.