North Carolina / Montgomery County / Uwharrie National Forest

Canebrake Horse Camp

Open — Open year-round. Reservations available via Recreation.gov. The drinking water spigot at the dump station is closed for winter to prevent freezing, but standard drinking water spigots remain operational throughout the campground.

About

Canebrake Horse Camp lies in the Badin Lake Recreation Area within Uwharrie National Forest, designed specifically for campers traveling with horses. The campground features 28 sites with parking spurs for horse trailers, including four double sites. Each site includes a picnic table, grill, fire ring, lantern post, tie posts, tack tables, and electrical hookups, with space for up to two vehicles per site. The campground provides modern amenities including flush toilets, hot showers, drinking water spigots, a centrally-located sewage dump station, and a horse washing station. The Home Trail skirts the campground, providing direct access to approximately 40 miles of equestrian trails that wind through forests of pine, oak, and hickory, crossing hills and streams. Trail difficulty ranges from easy to more challenging, accommodating riders of every skill level. Beyond horseback riding, the area offers swimming, boating, and fishing opportunities on 5,000-acre Badin Lake, with bass, bream, crappie, and catfish available. The surrounding national forest provides additional opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, off-road vehicle riding on 17 miles of OHV trails, and hunting. Sites 9 and 22 are first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved.

Directions

From Troy, North Carolina, take State Highway 109 north for approximately 10 miles. Turn left onto Mullinix Road (State Highway 1154) and travel approximately 1.5 miles to a stop sign and T intersection. Turn right onto FR 544 (McLeans Creek Road), and travel about 0.25 mile to the campground on the right. Address: 616 McLeans Creek Road, Troy, NC 27371.

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