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Forge Mountain Trails

Forge Mountain Trails is a 5,000 acre site near Mountain City, TN. It is close to Rogers Ridge, has a bathhouse, hookups, stalls and allows highlining. For additional details click on each of the pictures included here below.

  

An Essential Guide To Enjoying National Parks Responsibly

    This guide shares useful information such as:

  • How to enjoy the great outdoors more ‘responsibly’ by practicing the principles of ‘leave no trace’, camping and wildlife safety, and fire prevention awareness.
  • The many physical and mental health benefits of spending time in nature such as reducing stress and anxiety, all helpful after enduring months of lockdowns and travel restrictions.
  • The guide includes an interactive map showing highlights and useful insights into the top national parks in the US.
  • Plenty of useful tips, practical advice, and other resources to stay safe in parks and recreate outdoors responsibly

Other Tennessee BCH Chapters

Southern Appalachain Back Country Horsemen

Big South Fork Back Country Horsemen

Big South Fork Back Country Horsemen

Associations

Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association

American Horse Council

Scott County Regional Horse Association

To promote and provide equine activities in Scott County and the surrounding region for our youth and fellow horsemen, while encouraging sportsmanship, family values and lasting friendships with our community and members through dedication and public involvement. We promote all breeds and activities pertaining to each breed.

Pacific Crest Trail Association

From desert to glacier-flanked mountain, meadow to forest, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) symbolizes everything there is to love – and protect – in the Western United States. Join us as we celebrate, enjoy and safeguard this unique American treasure.

Equestrian Trails, Inc

Equestrian Trails, Inc. was established as a nonprofit corporation in 1944 with the Charter to be “Dedicated to the Acquisition and Preservation of Trails,Good Horsemanship, and Equine Legislation”.

Parks and Campgrounds

National Park Service

Since 1916, the American people have entrusted the National Park Service with the care of their national parks. With the help of volunteers and park partners, we are proud to safeguard these nearly 400 places and to share their stories with more than 275 million visitors every year. But our work doesn’t stop there. Make reservations for your next outing to stay at one of the many Horse Campgrounds across the states.

Meadow Creek Mountain Rustic Resort

Meadow Creek Mountain Rustic Resort is located at the foot of the Cherokee National Forest in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee. We are a full service resort with lodging, outdoor activities, horseback riding & dining. The resort is off the beaten path yet located within an easy drive of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, the top tourist destinations in Tennessee, as well as tourist havens in North Carolina including Hot Springs and Asheville, home of the Biltmore Estate.

Big Fork Campground

Big Fork Campground, a 12-site campground on the park, offering personalized attention to its customers, new state-of-the-art facilities, with 14 x 14 bedded stalls.
We are located in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, horse riding capital of the Southeast!  Escape to the mountains, with over 120,000 acres of natural pristine beauty.

Rocky Hollow Horse Camp

Rocky Hollow Horse Camp at Mt. Rogers is located on over 50 acres off Rocky Hollow Road, on the southern side of Troutdale, Va., just under the shoulder of the highest mountain in the state. Our family has been coming to Mt. Rogers National Recreation area to ride for many years and now we can share with you the natural beauty and serenity of the Virginia Highlands. Rocky Hollow was established in 2003 in order to provide a family atmosphere for fellow trail riding enthusiusts. So come take a ride with us. Discover what lies around the next bend in the trail.

Orchard Cove Stables

Orchard Cove is an 160-acre farm that borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is surrounded by mountains. You can ride through our gates a short distance into the Park for miles of scenic trails without trailering or public roads. You can look at a trails map in our links section. We are a new facility and are constantly improving. We have a new 20-stall barn, a 90 ft x 200 ft covered arena, and a bathhouse. Stalls are 10 x 12 and bedded with shavings upon arrival. Additional shavings, ice, and firewood are available for sale as needed. Stock trailers are available for rent if desired.

Outfitters Supply
High Country Supply

Custom PackRigging Ltd.

Our company has been in the business of providing custom made horse and mule pack rigging for decades. The original owner of the company Abe Ewert, designed and manufactured pack equipment for over thirty years. Anyone that has ever packed a mule or horse, knows he revolutionized the pack industry and brought it into the twenty first century. I continue to provide the quality and service Abe was known for.

Other Local Links

Greene County Chamber of Commerce

Outfitting Your Horse