About this campground
This horse camp was designed, installed and is maintained with the help of Mid-Valley Oregon Equestrian Trail Group. In 2013 the old corral system was replaced with a 12 horse permanent hi-line system with the help of great group of volunteers. This horse camp offers a centrally located base camp for accessing the Old Cascade Crest and Middle Santiam Wilderness Trail Systems. Old Cascade Crest Trails include: South Pyramid Creek Trail #3403 Chimney Peak Trail #3382 Gordan Peak Trail #3387 Scar Mountain Trail #3402 North Pyramid Trail #4161 Pyramids Trail #3380 Crescent Mountain Trail #3384 a short road ride off of the North Pyramid - Scar Mountain Trail off of Forest Service Road 2266 offers access to: Parish Lake Trail #3383 Riggs Lake Trail #3388 Daly Lake Trail #3385 Middle Santiam Trails include: Chimney Peak Trail #3382 McQuade Creek Trail #3397 Swamp Peak Trail #3401 Gordan Peak Trail #3387
Getting there
Access 1: From Sweet Home, Oregon follow Highway 20 for 30 miles to the junction with Sheep Creek Road (Forest Service Road 2047), turn left onto FS Road 2047 and travel 13 miles to the junction with Forest Service Road 747, turn onto FS Road 747 and drive to the end of the road where the horse camp is located. Access 2: From Detroit, Oregon follow Highway 22 for 23.5 miles to the junction with Forest Service Road 2266, turn right onto FS Road 2266 and travel 11 miles to the junction with Forest Service Road 2047, turn left onto FS Road 2047 and drive another 5 miles to the junction with Forest Service Road 747, turn onto FS Road 747 and drive to the end of the road where the horse camp is located.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- HORSE CAMPING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Riggs Lake TrailheadWillamette National Forest4 mi
- Middle Santiam WildernessWillamette National Forest6 mi
- Browder Ridge TrailheadWillamette National Forest8 mi
- FISH LAKE REMOUNT DEPOT CABINSWillamette National Forest9 mi
- McKenzie River Trailhead - UpperWillamette National Forest10 mi
- Menagerie WildernessWillamette National Forest10 mi
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