Horse Camping

Camping with your horse and enjoying a ride into the forest every day is a special treat. The Klamath has created several places where horses and their owners can be safe and comfortable with access to some of the most beautiful trails in California. All horse camps provide some type of corral or enclosure and a source for stock water. Some have loading ramps and hitching rails. Hidden Horse has a mounting block located in space 2 that is available for all riders in the camp. All are first come, first served except for Carter Meadows Group Camp which is reservation only. Call the District Office to confirm that water is available and to check on current trail conditions.

While horses are welcome in all areas of the forest and wilderness areas, some Klamath trails may not be suitable or safe for horses or pack stock. Plan your overnight trips carefully. A good topographic map and trail guide are essential. Check individual trailheads on this website for information about facilities. Before embarking on your backcountry expedition, be sure to develop the packing and riding skills that will keep you safe and help you enjoy your trip.

You can help protect the Klamath's Wilderness Areas and back country by using low-impact techniques. Stock can damage trees and their roots if tied to them for long periods, so only tie stock to trees for time periods of less than one hour. Use high-lines, hobbles, pickets, and electric fences to contain stock for longer periods. The Forest Service requests and recommends weed free feed for horses entering the wilderness areas.

Horse Camping Areas

Goosenest Ranger District
Summer or winter the Goosenest Ranger District provides opportunities for many types of recreation. Deer Mountain and Four Corners snowmobile parks provide 135 miles of groomed snowmobile trails which are part of a 250 mile network the reaches into the western half of the Modoc National Forest and the northern part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Juniper Flat OHV Area provides 48 acres of open riding terrain.
Martins Dairy Horse Camp
Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger District
Happy Camp lies at the heart of recreation in northern California. River rafting, gold panning, wilderness hiking and scenic driving are all popular activities in the summer. Spring and fall offer the best weather and lower fire danger. Winter snowshoeing and cross country skiing can provide opportunities unmatched for solitude.
Grider Creek Campground
Norcross Campground
Salmon National Wild & Scenic River
The Salmon River was designated a Scenic River and Recreational River within the National Wild & Scenic Rivers System in 1981. The South Fork of the Salmon was designated a Scenic and Recreational River, and the North Fork of the Salmon was designated a Wild and Recreational River, also in 1981.

The watersheds of two great wilderness areas combine to form the Salmon River. The North Fork of the Salmon River begins high up in the Marble Mountains Wilderness, and the South Fork of the Salmon finds its origins in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. The two forks join forces at a place aptly called Forks of Salmon. Twenty miles further west, the Salmon River empties into the Klamath and continues on to the Pacific Ocean. This area is rich with the culture of native people and the history of gold seekers and pioneers.
Wooley Creek Trailhead
Salmon/Scott River Ranger District
Water activities, boating, floating and swimming abound on the two Wild and Scenic Rivers of the Salmon and the Scott.
Big Flat Campground
Big Flat Trailhead
Carter Meadows Campground
Hidden Horse Campground
Lovers Camp Campground
Lovers Camp Trailhead
Mule Bridge Trailhead
Mulebridge Campground

Horse Camping

Horse Camping Areas

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Recreation Activities