ABOUT HOG WALLER
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The Land & The Hog
The story of Hog Waller begins many years ago. The area surrounding Hog Waller is an old logging community named Rodman that was booming in the early 1900's. Many thousands of acres of forest land were harvested and many farms surrounded the community. The main source of food for these families was the over abundance of wild hogs, not to mention a major nuisance to the loggers who worked the woods. The lore of a monstrous hog who tormented the farmers and loggers in the community grew over time, and many wild tells were spun about how this hog became the hunter and not the hunted. As time moved on, the community did too, and all that is left are a few building foundations, the stories of days gone by, and the mystery of this hog who made his home in those woods. On a cold, quiet night, many people say they have heard a strange sound of a hog off in the distance, and many say, the beast is still alive.
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Hog Waller Today
Today, Hog Waller is a 1100 acre outdoor family fun park. Hog Waller is owned by a local Putnam County family, and is open year around! Each month you can find many people riding through the woods on ATVs and UTVs or braving the huge mud pit with specially built trucks and cars. Hog Waller has bathing facilities, restrooms, and vendors who provide food, clothing, snacks, and even supplies for your vehicle or ATV. We invite you out for a weekend of fun, and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us for more information. Have a great day, and watch out for the Hog!
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The Future of Hog Waller
The future looks bright for Hog Waller- more family friendly amenities and events like all over WIFI for the kid’s tablets, a pool, campfire nights, live music, food trucks and more! We do this all for you and we can’t wait to have y’all along for the ride!
FUN FACTS
Hog Waller sits on 1100 acres!
The property is 2.5 miles long and ranges between 1 mile and half a mile wide.
A lot of the main roads in the park are over 100 years old and are either old railroad beds from the Ocklawaha Valley Railroad or support roads from timber operations of the old Rodman Sawmill from the early 1900's.
The park has been open since July of 2007 and originally consisted of only of 100 acres.
In the early 2000's GNCC Motocross Events hosted 2 major races on the property.
At last known GPS mapping, there are well over 50 miles of ATV trails, natural and man made.
Hog Waller has only one main mud pit. It is over 6 acres in size, is 10 feet below ground level, and has a safety fence along with 2 thick gauge safety cables around the whole pit area.
Hog Waller maintains Putnam County Sheriff Deputies as park security and also has a paramedic and volunteer fire fighters on site for each mud bog event.
Hog Waller is still apart of an active Timber and Cattle Plantation and from time to time is used in support of that operation.
PARK RULES
The majority of our rules are driven by insurance requirements and the laws of the State of Florida. If you don't like it, take it up with them, but since we want to stay open, we will be enforcing them. Thanks in advance.
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, EVEN UP TO THE LAST MINUTE!
Quiet time in common area/camping areas are 10:00pm (no amplified sound, exhaust, or music) Over 100 decibels is subject to one warning.
The only ATV/UTV traffic after 10:00pm will be coming/going to the 1000 Acre Woods or the bathhouse, including family camping area
All ATV/UTV traffic will be at idle speed after 10:00pm, excluding the 1000 Acre Woods
No truck traffic after 9:00pm around the camping and pit areas
Open pit is not guaranteed for certain race events! We will try our best to accommodate. Check our Facebook page at the time of event for more information.
No dirt bikes or 3 wheelers per insurance requirements.
Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied at the event by an adult and wear a helmet while riding ATV's per insurance requirements.
All golf carts or related type buggies will be considered ATVs and must stay in the designated area and follow all helmet & safety flag rules.
No glass containers. It is a safety issue.
Small to medium size pets are permitted but must remain in the camping area only. Service animals are permitted in all areas with proper identification.
No weapons of any kind.
No underage drinking. We have law enforcement specifically looking for this.
No fighting. Police yourselves as needed and inform law enforcement or staff of any unruly behavior. Any violation of this rule with result in immediate removal from the property. Additionally, this behavior could result in the arrest of those involved by law enforcement.
No reckless driving! A violation of this rule could result in immediate removal from the park and a citation by law enforcement.
No dumping of hazardous material (oil or gas).
No littering. Please help us keep our park clean, there are trash cans everywhere!
The management has the right to refuse entry to anyone and also has the right to remove any unruly participant.
No one will be allowed to ride on the outside of any vehicle at any time. Children will be allowed to participate ONLY after the parent or guardian signs a release of liability form. The management has the right to deem any child to be too young or unsafe and will not be allowed to participate.
If any applicable State laws are broken, law enforcement are on site and will issue citations as needed with the possibility of arrest if deemed appropriate.
FAQs
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Anyone can camp in any setup they have, be it a car, sleeping bag, tent, camper, or full size bus RV's. The only thing we ask is that you set up your camp site away from the edge of the mud pit, at least 25 feet away from main roads, in a secure area, and make sure your camp site is clearly visible to others. No one is allowed to camp along the mud pit fence line. You can bring a generator and run it all weekend if needed. You do not reserve "spots" since it is open space it is on a first come, first serve basis. We do have a bath house with private stall showers and toilets - FREE OF CHARGE.
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Please see our PRICING page for up to date information on day passes and vehicle passes. CASH ONLY at gate.
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No. To be fair to everyone, there will be no early rope offs. It is a first come, however, you can set up a tent canopy, park a trailer, or a vehicle, in a spot straight in to the fence line to save a spot. This is first serve set up so you need to come early on Thursday or Friday, especially for large event weekends.
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The closest ones are an Advance Auto Parts about 9 miles in Interlachen and an O'Riely's about 10 miles in Palatka.
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Absolutely! Most of the people who come to our events are spectators.
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Yes, yes we offer breakfast, lunch and dinner each day at reasonable prices. The foods vary from Bar-B-Q to hamburgers, hot dogs, deli subs and more! We also have the Hoggly Woggly which offers up snacks, drinks and forgotten toiletries !
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Currently we are not accepting any outside vendors at this time. Please no inquires.
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We do not sell alcohol. You can bring alcohol into Hog Waller, however, all Florida laws pertaining to alcohol must be followed at all times. Poor decisions usually lead to consequences for the offender. We employ Putnam County Sheriff deputies to enforce all laws and park rules. Underage drinking will not be tolerated. Officers are instructed to look specifically for this. NO GLASS BOTTLES!
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