Canebrake Horse Camp

Had a great time. Trails were good.

Nice large shady sites. Kids loved seeing the horses riding around. Bathhouses are nice and clean. Fishing close by.

Our reserved site was not reseved it was marked open and had been taken. We had to park in another site which was not our first choose and was in the full sun most of the day. Never saw a host or ranger the whole weekend. We where more or less on our own. This is the second time our reseved site was taken in Canebrake. Why make resevations if your camp site is not going to be held.
Also the old camp site, locals call the heathen site had not been mowed and looked like an unkempt field . No one wants to camp in a snake whole. The trails are great. But the host and rangers need to get their act together.

Great place for horse camping.

Trails could be better marked and were not designed properly with switchbacks to avoid rutting runoff. But still enjoyed!
Campground had many grassy areas( which needed mowing) but electric paddocks were not allowed on grassy areas but instead had to be set up in hard gravelled area of highline posts in full sun. Trailer sites advertised as full shade were not full shade. Manuverability to back in to site was tight and a challenge.
Women's restroom was out of order which was an inconvenience.
Horse washing area was nice. Manure puts were convenient.
Disappointed that hoses could not be connected at all for horse water... Other areas like Whetstone allow you to connect temporarily to fill buckets then must be disconnected. So no hose availability was an inconvenience.
Host campsite even when not occupied was a junky , messy looking area... Not like at other campgrounds.
Not sure why some horse camp areas cannot be as other areas designated for regular rv camping.
Wish more could be like South Mountain State Park in NC.
We will visit Canebrake again for the trail mileage though but the camp area not high on the list.

A most beautiful HORSE campground with shady sites. The only drawback is not having dedicated water hookup but doable with on board water.

I know a lot of people love to ride Uwharrie. It is incredibly beautiful, especially the “Big Rocks.” They didn’t hum and send me to 1721.
Some trails are magnificent. But many of the trails we rode on, I NEVER want to do again. The narrow, steep, slippery ravines with sucking mucky bottom footing and the steep, curvy, narrow, slick and muddy root-strewn entrances and exits to the creek ravines were far more than I ever want to put my horse (or me) through again. My horse fell to his knees trying to get out of one of those chutes. These crossings were on the River Trail, trail listed as “moderate!” Nope.
That issue, coupled with the lack of blazes on several trails and several complete misalignment with the official Forest Service map, at some of the most critical trail intersections—4-way, 5-way, and 6-way—is a huge problem. Our guesses put us in some precarious situations, one that put us on the ATV trail for a few miles. I feared for our lives.
This is my second year at Uwharrie. Last year the heavy rains prevented us from riding some of the more treacherous trails. This year, We found perfect weather, coupled with a very dry spring, but still we ran into lots of yukky bogs.
I now have ridden about 90% of the Uwharrie trails. I am an advanced rider, but I will not come back.
What a wonderful, beautiful, quiet campground is Canebrake. Level, roomy, shaded sites, rubber mats in horse areas, picnic tables, fire pits, great horse wash station, horse water and people water spigots scattered around, clean restrooms and showers (but I use my own) and a very congenial camp host. Mid-week, virtually empty. Probably crazy on weekends.
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Very good campground

Great campground for horses but too many campers and tents are staying there now

I was very pleased with the camp ground and the accessibility to everything. However I took notice that the camp sites was more than half taken over by tent campers with 4 wheel drive vehicles there to enjoy the trails. I understand that it’s state park but I also thought this was a equestrian camp for horse back riders. It’s very well designed for equestrian riders and was pleasant to camp there. I will camp here again however I think it needs to be designated to equestrian riders camping in camp only.