Hey dude, i went to paragon in the winter of 2000... I was in my 1971 FJ-40, locked/lifted and what not... i went with about 25 jeeps that day.. i just ended up chatting online with one of the guys and they didn't care about dumb jeep/toyota stuff... anyway, the trails there were wicked.. they have the softy trails, but they have some bad@$$ trails too... i ended up breaking a birfield, popping out the side of one tire from tree limbs on the ground... but there was snow everywhere too, so that had to add to my damage.. overall, i had a great time.. i went riding for 2 days....
if i am correct, paragon is owned by a couple of lawyers and they pay this trail boss dude to drive you around on some trails.. but as you mentioned, you have to go where the group goes...
it's cool to go their.. just be careful about tree limbs extending over the road and scratching up your ride.... have fun... let me know what you think if you go... :bigok: