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ABOUT CLUB SCRUB Club Scrub is a committee of The Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park that brings you the best in off-road biking. This energetic group is looking for more participants to join the competitions and trail blazing fun. Club Scrub sponsors many social events to raise money to maintain the off road trails: river paddles, cross country rides, challenge series races, moonlight rides and many more events are on the schedule! Club Scrub promotes safety and fun on the off-road trails. They hold two "Take A Kid Mountain Biking Days" during the year. These events are designed to get families outside and riding their bikes together. Club Scrub also holds monthly Ladies Only Rides, as well as periodic biking beginner skills clinics. There are two professionally certified mountain/trail biking instructors that teach beginner and intermediate skills clinics. |
ABOUT OUR NAMESAKE Camp Murphy at Jonathan Dickinson State Park In 1942 the federal government opened Camp Murphy. It was the home of the Southern Signal Corps School during World War II and served as a U.S. Army base for instruction in radar operation in the early course of the war. The post was named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel William Herbert Murphy, a pioneer in the development of radio beams and equipment for military aircraft. Camp Murphy consisted of 11,364 acres and accommodated 854 officers and 5,752 enlisted men. The camp had close to 1000 buildings that included a bank, movie theater, church, and bowling alley. Camp Murphy was officially decommissioned in 1944 and used for migrant housing during the fall and winter of 1945. Buildings not already dismantled after the camp’s deactivation were sold and carted away beginning in 1946. On June 9, 1947, the property was transferred from the U.S. Government to the State of Florida for a State Park. In 1950 Jonathan Dickinson State Park opened to the public. |
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The Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park Email: contact@friendsofjdsp.org Phone: 772-532-8089 Address: 16450 SE Federal Hwy Hobe Sound, FL 33455 | The Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the State of Florida, Division of Consumer Services by calling 1-800-435-7352. ID# 65-0568296. |