Hello,

We are looking for a nice place to camp and ride for about a week in eastern KY.  We would like to have electric and water hook ups.  Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks,

Jess

Depending upon what and how you ride, I do not believe Mammoth Cave will have enough riding for a full week.  Of course, you can fill in time with cave tours and other local activities but if you are looking for a weeks worth of riding Mammoth cave probably won't do it.  I, too, would suggest going a bit farther to the Big South Fork area.  There are many great campgrounds in the area with access to miles and miles of trails.  Personally, I would suggest Timber Ridge.  If you enjoy the smaller campgrounds, you can't beat their customer service and attention to the smallest detail.  They have access to both private trails and trails within BSF.  They appreciate your business and want to earn it as well.

Happy trails to you.

Thank you for the info.  We are not limited to eastern KY.  We have already ridden in TN and were hoping to find something nice in KY.  Maybe we need to consider a different state.

Red Hill is a good camp.  Would definitely choose it over Rudy's Ranch.  But not sure if there is a whole week's worth of riding.  Mammoth Cave, in south central KY, is also nice.  But also not enough for a whole week.  However, there are a lot of other activities in the Mammoth Cave area.  Cave tours, Guntown Mountain and KY DownUnder are fun for the whole family.  And there are plenty of places to eat/shop.

Have you considered splitting your week between two places?

As Rose said, southern IN has some great camps also.  O'Bannon Woods is wonderful.  In addition to riding trails, they have a nice nature center and a terrific pool.  So. IN also has Deam Lake.  Deam has lovely horse trails and the lake has a nice beach area for swimming.

Whatever you decide, have fun and post lots of pics for us!

I agree- Mammoth Cave does not have that many trails-- I would believe Red Hill has a few more than MC-especially if you can get a local to show you around.

Of Course Deams Lake in Southern IN is my home trails so I would recommend them-- but then again-- not a full week-- you could split between Deams Lake and O'Bannon-- they are approx  40-50 miles apart in Southern IN and stay part of your trip at both.

It's a shame that KY doesn't have more horse camping-- with the Daniel Boone National Forest going thru the whole state-- you would think that there would be tons of riding/camping.

Shawnee in IL is wonderful---

Wow, you guys lucked out with the rain to see the waterfalls.  Was the bear pic from Shawnee.  Been riding down there for about 6 years now.  Have yet to see a bear but encountered my first rattle snake Memorial Weekend.  Area is beautiful and we love riding down there.  Did you ride out of Bear Branch or Hayes Canyon? Have considered Big South Fork as well, but Shawnee is only a 2 hour drive for us.  Good luck. 

Shaker Village has one very beautiful but short trail, but the rest of the trails are mostly open fields.

Edited by TheOtherHorse 2011-07-01 7:54 PM