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Canebrake Horse Camp
5 mi northeast of Badin, NC · Verizon 5G · T-Mobile 5G
About Canebrake Horse Camp
Canebrake Horse Camp has 28 sites with parking spurs for horse trailers. Four of these sites are double camp sites. Each site has a picnic table, grill, fire ring, lantern post, tie posts, tack tables, and electrical hookups. Up to two vehicles are allowed at each site. The camp also provides water spigots/hydrants for drinking water, hot showers, and flush toilets. Electric hookups available, but no water/sewer hookups at each site. A sewage dump station and a horse washing station are centrally located. The Non-motorized Trail System can be accessed from Canebrake using the Home Trail, which goes around the campground. There are approximately 40 miles of horse/hike/bike trails, ranging in difficulty from easy to difficult. Opportunities for boating, swimming, fishing, hunting, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and OHV trail use are available while staying at the…
- Fees: Single sites are **$20 per night**and double sites **( 16, 19, 25, & 26)** are **$40 per night. All sites have electrical hookups and have…
- Season: Year Round
- Managed by: USFS - National Forests in North Carolina
- Where: 5 mi northeast of Badin, NC · 35.44141, -80.04187
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Jan.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Trail | Horse | at camp | 2.1 mi |
| Home Trail Extension | Horse | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Badin Horse Camp Connector | Horse | 0.2 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Josh Trail | Horse | 0.2 mi | 1.8 mi |
| Indian Trail | Horse | 0.2 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Canebrake Loop | Horse | 0.3 mi | 0.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 8.2 mi
Water fill-up: 1.8 mi
Propane: 14.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Badin Horse Camp or Old Horse Camp 0.1 mi
- Campsite · 5 mi NE of Badin 0.1 mi
- Overflow Horse Camp 0.4 mi
- Uwharrie Hunt Camp 1.3 mi
- Arrowhead Campground 1.6 mi
- Badin Lake Group Camp 1.7 mi