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Best Equestrian Camping near Center Hill Lake

173 Reviews

East Fork Stables near Jamestown provides horse-friendly camping options within driving distance of Center Hill Lake. The facility features numerous camping accommodation types including tent sites, RV spots with hookups, cabins, and glamping options. The campground offers amenities important for equestrian campers such as drinking water, electricity, fires, firewood, picnic tables, showers, and toilets. Trash collection and water hookups are available on site. The stables maintain clean bathroom facilities and offer a market for basic supplies. The campground operates seasonally from April 1 to November 1 and requires reservations for all equestrian camping.

Located approximately 80 miles northeast of Center Hill Lake, East Fork Stables provides access to riding trails throughout the property. The campground allows alcohol and welcomes pets, making it suitable for family trips with horses and dogs. Twisted South Stables near Manchester offers an alternative equestrian camping option closer to Center Hill Lake with RV sites featuring both 50-amp and 30-amp electrical hookups. Camping with horses in this region requires advance planning as dedicated equestrian campgrounds are limited. Both facilities maintain sanitary standards important for horse camping, including proper manure disposal areas and designated trailer parking. Access roads to these properties accommodate large horse trailers, though specific trailer size restrictions may apply during peak season.

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Best Equestrian Sites Near Center Hill Lake (7)

    1. Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    145 Reviews
    Spencer, TN
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (423) 881-5298

    $8 - $32 / night

    "Hiking trails, great water falls, horse back riding, fishing, golf and wildlife. There are cabins available as well. Shower houses are clean and well situated."

    "There is also a riding stable close by. The kids loved it! I got to ride Leonard the horse who looked a bit like the Wonky Donkey. 😂"

    2. Happy Camper Campground

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    Rock Island, TN
    9 miles
    +1 (931) 686-4468

    3. Rvino - The Broken Banjo

    16 Reviews
    Manchester, TN
    37 miles
    Website
    +1 (931) 728-9777

    $31 - $81 / night

    "The staff will come around and collect your trash for you (which isn’t necessary but a nice plus!)"

    "This park is located in Manchester, TN right next to I-24, so if you are in the pull-throughs on the front row, you will hear the traffic. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful."

    4. Turnhole Backcountry Campsite — Mammoth Cave National Park

    2 Reviews
    Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (270) 758-2180

    "Despite this campsite being surrounded by the Green River on 3 sides, water is hard to come by here, and hiking it in may be your best bet."

    "Unfortunately the ferry is closed so it’s a long drive around to the backside. Turnhole Campsite is a short or long hike from the Maple Springs parking area."

    5. Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping — Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park

    9 Reviews
    Hilham, TN
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (931) 243-3136

    $5 / night

    "There are about 4 lakeside sites available all with good lake views"

    "Cove Creek at Dale Hollow lake in TN is a primitive campsite with lakeside camping. There are water faucets for drinking water and a pit toilet available."

    6. East Fork Stables

    2 Reviews
    Allardt, TN
    47 miles
    Website
    +1 (931) 879-1176

    "East Fork Stables is a HUGE equestrian campground that , guess what....you don’t have to have a horse to stay at!"

    "There are stalls and tie lines with round pens and paddocks scattered around. Trail system is wonderful with all the views anyone could ask for. Love this place will be coming back!!!"

    7. Twisted South Stables

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    Manchester, TN
    37 miles
    +1 (501) 762-4262

    $30 - $65 / night

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  • Shelly S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 26, 2019

    East Fork Stables

    Horses galore

    East Fork Stables is a HUGE equestrian campground that , guess what....you don’t have to have a horse to stay at! They have a whole loop complete with a pavilion cookhouse and annoying triangle bell that’s perfect for campers, tents and hammocks.

    The showerhouse is nice and clean. The sites plenty big and mostly shaded. 

    Of course you can use any of the loops but the rest will have some really big animals hanging out. 

    There are miles and miles of trails. Waterfalls , overlooks and scenery. A nice gift shop/camp office and cabins.

    I stayed here for the Cumberland Plateau Stage Race. The race director actually reserved the whole campground for his event.

  • D
    Aug. 31, 2018

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    One of the nicest campgrounds we camped.

    Offers everything you can possibly want. Hiking trails, great water falls, horse back riding, fishing, golf and wildlife. There are cabins available as well. Shower houses are clean and well situated.

  • K
    Sep. 12, 2020

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    We love this State Park!

    Fall Creek Falls is a beautiful park. The campsite was nice and spacious, and the kids loved having swings right by our site. There a several nice hikes, waterfalls and swimming holes. There wasn’t much water in the falls when we were there last, but it was still beautiful. There is also a riding stable close by. The kids loved it! I got to ride Leonard the horse who looked a bit like the Wonky Donkey. 😂

  • @HomegrownRV 😎.
    Oct. 19, 2023

    Rvino - The Broken Banjo

    Relaxing but small spaces

    Pros: The staff are all incredibly friendly. We loved interacting with them (especially Eric!) during our stay. The laundry and bathrooms are very clean and spacious. The staff will come around and collect your trash for you (which isn’t necessary but a nice plus!) The location is directly off the highway and close to stores if you need a late night run for anything. The dog park was cute and offered a lot of extras. The heated pool was nicely taken care of and would be fantastic for the summer season. The camp store had lots of necessities and cute decor plus a dvd rental library and a pizza place onsite!

    Cons: There was a massive cell phone tower within walking distance from our RV. Literally on the property of the RV park behind their utility shed and next to the playground. The highway traffic is quite loud. The campsites are very close together! The playground and fun type amenities in the back of the park weren’t kept up very well it seemed. A lot of the stuff was missing or broken.

    For more detailed reviews and photos, follow us on TikTok and Instagram @HomegrownRV!

  • Nate H.
    Dec. 9, 2020

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    Roaming Deer

    Fall creek falls is one of the best recreational areas in Tennessee. The park is very large and has so much to do. The falls are amazing, and it’s a moderate hike down to the base. Sometimes the falls are just a small trickle and sometimes they are flowing, depending on rainfall amounts. There are also smaller falls with pools that you can swim in, and those are next to the parking area. There’s a great amount of wildlife in the park, the deer were everywhere, and they are not afraid of humans. They will walk directly through your campsite. The park also has a lake, golf course, pool, playground, great biking, so much to do. The campground is large and has walk-in tent sites and RV sites with hookups. The sites are well spaced and wooded, so even if the campground is full, you don’t feel overcrowded. I always enjoy camping here and I highly recommend Fall Creek Falls.

  • Matthew
    Sep. 6, 2021

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    Tons To Do

    We stayed Memorial Weekend of 2021 for a total of 4 nights. Tons to do at one of Tennessee’s top state parks. We hiked Fall Creek Falls trail, visited the nature center, walked the suspension bridge, went to the Cane Creek Falls overlook, swam in the Cascades, ate pizza at the snack bar, watched people catch stocked trout at George Hole, and played on the playground. The weather was a little damp, but we didn’t let that stop us!

  • Shelly S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 24, 2018

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    Way down there

    We recently visited Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tn while enroute to Georgia. The Tennessee countryside is an enjoyable backdrop to this meandering road trip and you are very close to several other excellent Tennessee SPs.

    I noticed a sign on the way in to Fall Creek Falls advertising a yearly festival, the “Mountaineer Folk Festival” the weekend after Labor Day. http://www.mountainglenonline.com/thingstodo/events/mountaineer-folk-festival-at-fall-creek-falls-state-park.html

    The park also has a nice looking golf course, the Tree Top Canopy Challenge and an extensive facility area including the visitors center, gift shop, general store, swimming pool, laundromat and grill.

    When I visited last year it was extremely busy and the attractions were crowded. This year I visited on a week day after school was back in session so it was mostly retirees who haven’t started their migration south yet ;) at the campground. Fall Creek has a large spread out campground with several choices , primitive walk-ins, glamping or something in between. There are gravel sites and paved. A picnic table, fire ring and grill as well as electric and water hookups. The facilities are centrally located in each area.

    We stopped at Fall Creek Falls first and made the trek down to the base of the falls after first visiting the overlook. Moderate, technical,( rocky, slippery, wear hiking shoes, carry your flip flops for the wade in the pool below) 1.6ish mile round trip hike. When you leave the Fall Creek area there is a one way road you can take to Piney Falls it has some picturesque views of the area.

    Piney Falls is worth a look too. I love suspension bridges, my dogs not so much. Piney has a .4ish mile round trip hike that includes a long suspension bridge with a short scramble down to the river.

    I also noticed some bike trail trailheads within the park, something else to enjoy while visiting.

    Fall Creek Falls is definitely a place you can spend a week or more at and do something different everyday.

  • Shelly S.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 14, 2017

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    Almost too touristy........

    Fall Creek Falls State Park was extremely well marked all the way in.

    The campgrounds are well kept and clean but it was crowded when we visited. This is the type of campground if every site is booked you can see a lot of your neighbor. That being said all the campgrounds are limited access so it will only be traffic from the campground. The showerhouse was in good working order and clean as can be expected for being at full capacity.

    There are primitive sites available and remote sites for backpackers, make sure you sign in.

    Lots of trails! The main one to the falls is strenuous, walking sticks help :) The trail up to the overlook is pretty awesome and varied terrain, well worth the effort.

    There are stables for you horse people and trails to go with.

    A Lake for water fun, kayaking, fishing , etc. and the day use area is very picturesque.

    You can easily spend a considerable amount of time at Fall Creek Falls and do something different everyday.

  • Vy N.
    Sep. 17, 2021

    Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground

    Spring Camping

    We stayed here in May while enroute to Memphis. We pulled a small trailer through the campgrounds and stayed at site A3. Site A3 is a pull thru site, that's labeled at the exit of the site, but you have to drive thru the entire campground to enter and there's no label at the entrance of the site; when you exit the site, you have to drive thru the campground unless you want to drive reverse to the one way sign. We also had a tent on the site and we were able to find a semi flat area. All of the sites were full and some large families were having gatherings along the field. The facilities were a short walk away and were well maintained.

Guide to Center Hill Lake

Horse camping near Center Hill Lake in Tennessee offers a unique blend of scenic trails and equestrian-friendly amenities, perfect for both riders and their horses.

Equestrian campgrounds include ample facilities

  • The East Fork Stables features a variety of accommodations, including cabins and primitive spots, along with stalls and tie lines for horses.
  • At Twisted South Stables, campers can enjoy electric hookups and reservable sites, making it convenient for horse owners.
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground offers a well-maintained environment with facilities that cater to both horses and their riders.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Center Hill Lake is Fall Creek Falls State Park Campground with a 4.6-star rating from 145 reviews.

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