Posted 2015-09-09 2:48 PM (#164650) Subject: Best riding/campgrounds in Shawnee?
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Posts: 322 Location: Fort Madison, Iowa
Hi All,Getting together with my group for vacation in a three weeks and we'll discussing where to go next October in Shawnee. Some haven't been before and I've been to Circle B & Bay Creek and would like to try another area.What has been everyone's favorite riding areas and what campgrounds have you liked? Thanks!
Posted 2015-09-10 7:22 PM (#164666 - in reply to #164650) Subject: RE: Best riding/campgrounds in Shawnee?
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Posts: 690 Location: missouri
Try 34Ranch at Herod. We went to Circle B once. enough. We have been to Hayes a few times, mostly fulltime campsites.... Bear Branch was great in it's heyday... now, not so much.
Posted 2015-09-11 5:57 AM (#164669 - in reply to #164650) Subject: RE: Best riding/campgrounds in Shawnee?
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Posts: 179 Location: Illinois
High knob has the best riding. You're into rock formations within minutes. JoJo is good about drawing you a map and getting you to the must see places.
Posted 2015-09-11 5:31 PM (#164677 - in reply to #164650) Subject: RE: Best riding/campgrounds in Shawnee?
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Posts: 657 Location: Rayne, LA
I have been to 34 Ranch and enjoyed it but be careful. They do not pay permit fees and the forest service frowns on this very much. But the riding was good. We plan on trying High Knob on our next trip because we have heard so much good about it
Posted 2016-08-09 9:43 AM (#167972 - in reply to #164650) Subject: RE: Best riding/campgrounds in Shawnee?
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Location: Illinois
Hayes Canyon is where I stay most often (I live about 30 miles south of here) http://www.hayescanyon.com/ The riding in this area is great, not as much scenery as High Knob, but it's great. I like the campground, each site has pens or covered stalls. Each pen/stall has manure wagon you can use to keep your pen clean, they empty them every day.
High Knob is another great place, at least 5 trail heads from camp, best scenery in my opion. JoJo the owner is great at hand drawing maps to specific areas you want to ride to, better than the forest map IMO, http://www.highknobcampground.net/
34 Ranch is no longer open.
Bear Branch is under new ownership. I have not camped there yet since the new owners have opend it. The location is in a good spot, middle of east or west trails.
Best riding/campgrounds in Shawnee?
