Wash Creek Horse Camp

$40.00/night

1600 Pisgah Highway
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768

Overview

Wash Creek Horse Camp is a small group area designed for equestrian use located two miles northeast of the North Mills River Recreation Area and Bent Creek of the Pisgah Ranger District.

Recreation

As part of the Pisgah National Forest, a network of equestrian trails are available in the North Mills River, Trace Ridge and Wash Creek areas and are easily accessible with space for several horse trailers. Hiking, fishing and hunting are popular activities in the area. Some of these trails are shared by mountain bikers. Routes are marked with signs and colored blazes.

Facilities

The campground has one site and a vault toilet and hitching posts for horses. This small group facility can accommodate 30 people and 10 vehicles.

Natural Features

Wash Creek offers a remote hardwood forest setting with a small, shallow stream nearby.

Nearby Attractions

The site is 20 minutes from the North Mills River Recreation Area and 45 minutes from Lake Powhatan Recreation Area. It is approximately 1 hour from attractions in both Brevard and Asheville.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (828) 577-4167.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Picnic table: all 1 sites
Group sites: all 1 sites
Largest party: 30 people

Directions

From exit 40 on Interstate 26 take travel west on Hwy 280 (passing the Asheville Airport and going towards Brevard). Go six miles to light and turn right on North Mills River Road. Go six miles and just before entering the North Mills River Campground, turn right on Forest Service (gravel) Road #5000. Proceed two miles to site on right.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

8 reviews

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4 stars

Jennifer C

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Reviewed 8 months ago

Great group site! Toddler/kid friendly, access to trails, creek to play in, safe, clean outhouse, space for group to spread out and come together around fire.

David G

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Well done

Ty H

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Remember there is no potable water

Kate K

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Reviewed 5 years ago

The space was so verdant and beautiful. We spent the day riding and hiking in the woods and swimming and splashing in the creek. It was the perfect space.

Josh A

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Reviewed 5 years ago

Great primitive site for small groups. Did have someone wander into our camp at 10 pm wanting to “hang out”. Could have been a bad situation but he moved along after a bit. This is a remote area with more late night activity than you would expect.

Marlene A

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Reviewed 5 years ago

Great location! Clean outhouse! Had a super sweet time in spite the intermittent rain.

Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Reserve

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 11% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 4 years of reservations.