Canebrake Horse Camp

I contained my horse using electric tape and the horse stood on shiny black mats. I used all the shavings in my trailer to put on the mat because when it got wet, it got slippery. When I come back I'll bring bagged shavings. Other than the mats, my experience was outstanding.

Site is clean and hosts are friendly and helpful.

We enjoyed our stay; however, our campsite was very muddy and needed additional gravel added in area of fire ring. Bathhouse very clean and heat lamps really nice when taking showers. There was no internet or phone service access at campsite either. My husband did find out later in week that he could pick up internet parked at outpost toward Denton on our sprint mobile WIFI modem, but I had to drive into the towns (either Troy or Denton) before T MOBILE connectivity would happen for 5G phone.

While Canebrake Horse Camp has been a favorite for many years, the recent appearance of non-equestrian campers is highly disappointing and concerning. Within Uwharrie, Canebrake is 1 of 2 campgrounds where we can make reservations & be ensured we have a place to park with the necessary amenities needed (the other campground is privately owned). Over the last several trips, we have experienced an increase of ATV campers (decreasing availability to horse camp sites), children riding bikes and kicking balls through camp (major safety hazzard), motorized scooters being ridden through (again, a safety issue)....none of which were camping with horses. While I certainly encourage people to enjoy the Uwharrie forest, I deeply wish our horse camp grounds could be reserved for equestrians only. There are several non-horse campgrounds to accommodate those that wish to enjoy the forest without horses. Rest assured, if we showed up in those other campgrounds with a horse, we would be asked to leave. I feel that same consideration isn't shared towards Canebrake Horse Camp. In addition to the non-horse campers, there has been an incredible decline in the care & upkeep of this campground over the last several months. Manure pits nearly overflowing from one week to the next (major insect problem, excessive moisture will only rot the pits that were built by BCHU, not to mention a lack of room for responsible campers to deposit manure from their sites prior to check-out), broken wheel barrows & no manure forks (making it difficult for campers to do their part & clean after themselves), and sites being occupied upon arrival and not marked that there is a standing reservations are just a few of the issues that I'm afraid will ultimately cost the Forestry Service valuable revenue from the equestrian community. It's my sincere hopes that this review doesn't fall on deaf ears as so many in the past have.

The campsite was beautiful, and everything worked out well. Plenty of room for my 34' Fifth wheel. THe only problem I had was in trying to get the trailer up to the dump station. It is definitely NOT a pull-through. I had to pull in and then back out to get lined up for the exit gate.
Other than that, it was a great, quiet stay.

Excellent trip. Weather was great. My only issue is there seems to be more "tent" campers in Canebrake HORSE camp. Folks traveling with horses don't have as many options as those camping in tents. Should be limited to horse/trailer campers.

Really enjoy camping at canebrake Don't like when non horse people with campers come there to camp puts horse riders in danger.

Camp & management is great but why are ther campers without horses in a horse camp? That leaves fewer spots for us unless you’re going to allow us to stay at other campgrounds with our horses!!!!!!

New camp host is very nice and helpful. Park is well kept and clean.

I love camping here but there were a lot of non-horse campers in the campground.
Other than the chaos by the kids being unsupervised, I love it there! It is a great horse camp and finding a good horse camp is hard in NC.