Posted 2008-11-05 9:30 PM (#94355) Subject: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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We live in Southern Illinois and would like to meet some friends from East Texas somewhere in between. I searched online and found a place in Northern Arkansas called Tall Pine Resort - has anyone been there? We would need a place with cabins & stalls, so we're kind of limited. I also saw a place called Village Creek State Park that looks okay too. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Posted 2008-11-07 7:01 PM (#94486 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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We have been there before. The owner Debra is very nice and accomodating. There is some riding out of there, but to get to the good trails, you will have to trailer out. Her cabins are really nice. She also sells saddles. We bought two while we were there. Debra is a hoot and tons of fun. I don't think you will regret going there. Debbie
Posted 2008-11-08 4:28 AM (#94498 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Posts: 30 Location: mt. vernon,ar 72111
Pine Grove Trails: We have ridden there several times and you have a lot of trails and some nice cabins.Freddy is a hoot and you will be intertained.Has covered stalls.Seperate showers from cabins.It is located in Leslie Ar.Good Luck
Posted 2008-11-08 7:37 PM (#94548 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Doc, share more about pine grove. How many days of riding? We are thinking about maybe a spring trip down there. can you get long trailers in there? ours is a 42 footer. Thanks, debbie
Posted 2008-11-08 7:53 PM (#94550 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Pine Grove trails are great. Beautiful scenery and nice campground. You shouldn't have any troublbe getting in there. We pull a big 4 horse LQ and had no problems. There are probably 3 days riding there. There are some other campgrounds not too far away if you wanted to do more riding in the area. We are thinking about maybe going there a few days and then maybe to a new place called Falling Waters. Anyone stayed there?
Posted 2008-11-08 8:36 PM (#94552 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Tall Pines is near Norfolk Lake,not far from the dam.Village Creek is to the southeast of there,about 2 1/2 hours away.Village Creek is near Wynne,AR and is about 1 hour from Memphis.It is on Crowley's Ridge and has about 23 miles of nice wooded easy trails and a wonderful horse/RV camp with covered stalls and full hookups.Tall Pines has 2 cabins,and there is not much room for any large trailers or hookups there.SHe has pens,I think,instead of stalls unless she has built stalls in the last couple of yrs.The cabins at Village Creek are not at the horse camp but on the way to it.
Posted 2008-11-08 8:38 PM (#94553 - in reply to #94552) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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PS another place that comes highly recommended by several friends altho I haven't had a chance to go there yet is Buffalo River Ranch Resort.Absolutely beautiful country and riding on the Buffalo National River.There are cabins and stalls there.
Posted 2008-11-09 7:27 AM (#94564 - in reply to #94548) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Posts: 30 Location: mt. vernon,ar 72111
Classy, No problem getting your trailer in and set up.He also has a farrier if something arises knock on wood.Has water falls,rock bluffs and creeks.Has all levels of riding.Deer season runs through the end of November may want to check with Freddy on this.Good Luck
Posted 2008-11-09 12:24 PM (#94575 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Sun am - just left Falling Waters Horse Camp. We had great rides - beautiful scenery. Campground is small but nice. There are also a couple of cabins the owners rent. Planning to go back in the Spring and stay for a week.
Posted 2008-11-09 8:55 PM (#94590 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Ok, now tell me more about falling waters.Long trailers ok? How many days of riding out of there. I went to the web site. Looks like a good place to ride.
Posted 2008-11-10 11:11 AM (#94621 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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It looks like both Falling Waters and Pine Grove are both nice places. We will maybe do a trip to both to get enough riding for a week or more.
And stop at Buffalo River Ranch on the way for a few days or more. We have been wanting to ride more of AR. and this sounds like a nice way to do it! Now I can't wait for Spring and it is not even officially winter yet.
Posted 2008-11-10 3:21 PM (#94633 - in reply to #94621) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Just so you'll know in case you don't already:some of those roads to those camps will have ya looking at the back of your head on the curves,so,be careful.
Posted 2008-11-10 4:45 PM (#94642 - in reply to #94590) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Posts: 43 Location: Goodlettsville, TN
We have a Sundowner w/ 16 ft living quarters and pull with a freightliner - plenty of room in campground. Some sites have both water and electricity.
You will need to get maps from the owners - trails were pretty well marked. We rode 19 miles the first day to Twin Falls and about 12 miles the 2nd day to Box Canyon. We are planning a week long trip in the spring. Lots of water and water falls. Very pretty and enough riding for several days. They bring firewood but there is no ice at the campground and no cell service in camp. Looked like sites were 1st come, 1st serve. You can picket, some used electric fence and others used the wooden corral pens.
Posted 2008-11-10 6:41 PM (#94648 - in reply to #94355) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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Thanks for the info on Falling Waters. I think we may try to go to Pine Grove and then Falling Waters for a few days this spring also. There's lots of beautiful places in Arkansas to ride. Don't know why we haven't ridden more down there.
Posted 2008-11-11 11:11 AM (#94682 - in reply to #94655) Subject: RE: Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
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You can picket, use electric fence and others used the wooden corral pens provided by Falling Waters. The camping fee is $20 and that includes your campsite and 2 wooden corral pens.
Anyone familar with NE Arkansas trails?
