Horse Riding and Camping
Horse camping and horse riding are available at the forest. Please see below for areas where you can recreate with your horse.
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Parsons Mountain Recreation Area
Site Open
Parson’s Mountain Recreation Area is located in the northern portion of the Long Cane Ranger District. It features a 28-acre man-made lake next to a 23-site campground. The area offers relaxation…
Poulous Loop Group Camp
Site Closed
Poulous Loop Group offers a rustic camp setting ideal for exploring the area's hunting opportunities. The surrounding forest environment sustains abundant wildlife populations, making it one of the…
Rocky Gap/Willis Knob Horse Trails
The Rocky Gap Trail in South Carolina and the Willis Knob Trail in Georgia combine to offer some of the most scenic horseback riding in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Winding across deeply…
Sumter National Forest
Sumter National Forest has three districts: the Long Cane, the Enoree, and the Andrew Pickens.In response to the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the Long Cane Ranger…
Tuxbury Horse Trail
This 14-mile loop trail ambles along old railroad logging trams, traversing a wide array of habitat types from mature longleaf pine stands to bottomland hardwood drains. It offers captivating scenery…
Whetstone Horse Camp
Site Open
Offering 28 miles of nearby horse trails, Whetstone Horse Camp is a great getaway for horseback riders who like to ride and camp. It serves as a base camp for riders on both the Rocky Gap (South…
Woods Ferry Horse Trail
The rolling hills of Sumter National Forest near Chester are home to 26 miles of easy-to-moderate loops known collectively as Woods Ferry Horse Trail. The trails run over a terrain that’s primarily…
Woods Ferry Recreation Area
Woods Ferry Recreation Area, in western Chester County, lies within a beautiful wooded floodplain surrounded by upland pine woods and maturing hardwood forests on the Enoree Ranger District. Campers…