The Mudfest will be held in Okeechobee County in Florida this August, as it is the largest of it's kind. Only large trucks are allowed, but will have over 8,000 attendees. These pictures are from the previous mud parties in Okeechobee.
Two mudders put their jeep to the test.
A 1990 Cadillac Fleetwood with a five ton running gear, SCS transfer case and a 700 hp engine owned by Grady Butcher of White City waits to tackle the mud flats.
Megan McDaniel of New Smyrna Beach, Nikki Skaggs of Leachville, Arkansas, and Chelsea Johnson of Edgewater, Arkansas, take in the sights from a couch pulled by an ATV.
Kevin Bertram, 5, of Okeechobee, holds his toy monster truck in front of a swamp buggy.
Paul Lambert of Deland repairs a twisted universal joint on his jeep.
A jeep gets stuck in the mud bog. Getting stuck is usually not a problem: There are plenty of owners with larger trucks willing to pull out stranded vehicles.
An all terrain vehicle makes its way through the mud.
Beads to be given to girls hang from the truck of John Tiffany of Fort Pierce, and Nicole Devlin of Vero Beach waits for help to get her ATV out of the mud bog.
Mud splatters over vehicles, people and everything else at Mudfest.
Justin ODonnel of Trent, New Jersey, is thoroughly covered with mud.
The mud covering her hat, hair and face cant cover the smile of Casey Walls, 17, of Port St. Lucie.
Alison Welch and Norah Evans of West Palm beach slog through the mud bog.
Alison Welch and Norah Evans of West Palm beach slog through the mud bog.
Evans, left, and Welch wrestle in the mud bog.
Mudders drive through in mud covered trucks.
Mudders dive in and are covered in mud as they navigate the mud bog.
Mudders drive through, dive in and are covered in mud as they negotiate the mud bog.
The 2012 Okeechobee Mudfest at 11705 Highway 70 East in Okeechobee on Friday.
15-year-old Troy Carmen of Merritt Island sits on his ATV.
An ATV gets trapped in the mud bog. Many people underestimate the depth of the mud and get stuck.
Logan Spaulding of Islamorada, takes an afternoon break.
Caleb Upthegrove of West Palm Beach joins others in cleaning their vehicles.
Jessica Reynolds of West Palm Beach sits atop the swamp buggy "Killing a Little Time" as it cruises through the mud bog.
Anything goes as girls use a pole to dance atop a swamp buggy and watch -- and be watched -- as day turns into evening.
A diesel powered truck billows smoke as it rumbles through the mud bog.
Darren Nelsonof Dade City takes his Toyota pick-up through the mud bog.
Austin Mulinix of Davie takes a shower.
Sam Pastir of Vero points to other mudders.
WHOSE BUGGY COSTS $40000?Jamie Priest of Vero plays on the "Money Green" swamp buggy owned by boyfriend Jason Votrobek. "Its a getaway from reality, you can be yourself and of course the trucks & buggies are a plus!" Priest says. "My buggy cost about $40,000 - $50,000 and I only burn 10-15 gallons all day."
John Diehl of Elk Garden, West Virginia, holds an irrigation hose as he rinses down Nick Hoffman. The hose was used to flood the land to create a mud hole.
The three day festival has over 205 acres of mud pits for trucks, swamp buggies, all terrain vehicles and modified trucks. The cost is $40 for the weekend and includes overnight camping.
Danielle Piazza of New Smyrna Beach walks out of the mud bug.
Dusk sets in as mudders get their last go around of the day.
The sun sets on day two of the 2012 Okeechobee Mudfest.
James Roberts of West Palm Beach, Jamiami OReily of Plantation, Angela Anker of Plantation, Daniel Price of Lake Worth and Joseph Regan of Clermont wind down around a campfire.
A swamp buggy is silhouetted as the sun sets on day two of the 2012 Okeechobee Mudfest