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Southern Nevada Area
Horse Camping and Trails
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I'm always on the lookout for information about camping and horseback riding in and around Southern Nevada so if you have some good information, please let me know and I'll add it to my site. |
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Red Rock Canyon - Las Vegas, Nevada
Just a few miles North West of Las Vegas beautiful Red Rock Canyon
provides several trails that are bike trails and/or normal travel
routes for the wild mustangs of Southern Nevada. I'm sure
there are some maps somewhere, but I've never been able to find
them. No camping that I am aware of. |
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Mount
Charleston, Toiyabe National Forest, Kyle Canyon, Lee Canyon -
Las Vegas Nevada
Same story as above, a few miles North of Las Vegas,
bike/hiker/horse trails. No horse camping that I am aware
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Little
Eldon Springs Horse Camp - Flagstaff, AZ
Approximately 7 hours from Las Vegas
Open from Apr to Sep (make contact for exact dates and trail
conditions)
Located in the Ponderosa pine trees at an elevation of 7,200 feet
with a view of San Francisco Peaks just a few minutes from
downtown Flagstaff. There is a lot of wildlife activity (elk and
deer) in the area. This campground was specially designed with the
needs of the equestrian camper in mind.
Extensive group of mostly loop trails range from easy to difficult
but you should make sure your horse is accustomed to the
elevation, bicycles and hikers on the trail. BBQ
grills and picnic tables at each site. Water is available all
around the camp (you have to use an old fashioned hand pump), and
all manure must be cleaned from the site before departure. Popular
activities in the area include horseback riding, hiking, bicycle
riding and wildlife viewing. Two hitching posts are provided per
site as well as overhead tie lines for two horses. The common point in the "lower" and "upper" maps shown below is Shultz Tank.
Trail Map Lower
Trail Map Upper
Camp Map
Directions:
Off I-40 in Flagstaff take Exit 201, turn left to Page
exit which is Highway 89. Proceed
north on Highway 89 for 6 miles to Forest Road 556 (also marked as
the Elden Springs Road). Turn left proceed to Horse Camp 1.5
miles.
For more information contact:
Peaks Ranger Station, 5075 N. Highway 89, Flagstaff,
Arizona 86004, (928) 526-0866
Little
Eldon Springs Horse Camp
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Pine Valley Equestrian Campground,
Pine Valley UT
Approximately 45 minutes North of St. George in Dixie National
Forest
Beautiful mountain area, only two loop trails but the
campground is nice and it's a paved road all the way up
there. Other activities include regular camping and picnic
sites, fishing the reservoir or streams and hiking. For
those that are camping challenged a short distance back toward
Pine Valley are some beautiful mountain cabins for rent that are
within easy riding/walking distance. All
sites have small pipe corrals, shade, picnic table.
Most are back in parking, but a couple are pull
through. Of the 15 horse camping sites available only 6 can
be reserved, the rest are on a first-come first-serve basis.
Reservations must be made at least 4 days in
advance. Use of portable corrals by permission of camp host ONLY.
Must bring horses to make a reservation in this campground. Occupy
site within first 24 hours or forfeit. Map below is a scanned image of a hand-drawn map, the Equestrian camp would belocated off the left edge of this map. Pine Valley Map Campground
Directions
From
St. George, Utah, go north on Highway 18 to Central. Go right on
Forest Highway 35 to Pine Valley. Go left on Main Street 3 miles
to Recreation Area.
Reservations
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