Wash Creek Horse Camp

FS USDA Forest Service · Pisgah Forest, NC · Primitive

Conditions

Road Access Gravel
Driveway Surface Gravel
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Campfires Allowed
Boondock Access Not recorded

Features

Style Primitive Vault Toilet Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites1
Group Sites1
Overnight Sites1
SurfaceGravel

Location

35.4261111, -82.6655556 · 1600 Pisgah Highway , Pisgah Forest , NC 28768

Description

Overview

Wash Creek Horse Camp is a small group area designed for equestrian use located two miles northeast of the North Mills River Recreation Area and Bent Creek of the Pisgah Ranger District.

Recreation

As part of the Pisgah National Forest, a network of equestrian trails are available in the North Mills River, Trace Ridge and Wash Creek areas and are easily accessible with space for several horse trailers. Hiking, fishing and hunting are popular activities in the area. Some of these trails are shared by mountain bikers. Routes are marked with signs and colored blazes.

Facilities

The campground has one site and a vault toilet and hitching posts for horses. This small group facility can accommodate 30 people and 10 vehicles.

Natural Features

Wash Creek offers a remote hardwood forest setting with a small, shallow stream nearby.

Nearby Attractions

The site is 20 minutes from the North Mills River Recreation Area and 45 minutes from Lake Powhatan Recreation Area. It is approximately 1 hour from attractions in both Brevard and Asheville.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (828) 577-4167.

Directions

From exit 40 on Interstate 26 take travel west on Hwy 280 (passing the Asheville Airport and going towards Brevard). Go six miles to light and turn right on North Mills River Road. Go six miles and just before entering the North Mills River Campground, turn right on Forest Service (gravel) Road #5000. Proceed two miles to site on right.

Activities

BIKING CAMPING FISHING HIKING

Details

Phone(828) 552-8040
ADA AccessN
ReservableYes

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