T bar S Horse Camp

Welcome to T bar S Horse Camp In the Heart of Davy Crockett National Forest

Need to Know

Policies

Sorry, we DO NOT rent or provide horses.
No non-equestrian camping allowed
Proof of Negative Coggins Required.
Gates close at 8:00pm, please call/email for late arrival.
Do NOT tie horses to PENS or TREES or FENCES, tie to side of trailer only please.
Dogs welcome BUT MUST BE KEPT ON A LEASH! This is a working farm with cats, chickens, and ducks.
Check-in time is 1pm, check-out time is 12 noon For later departure check with owners if the site is reserved by anyone else. If so, can move to day rider spot or another site if want to ride before heading home. For early arrivals, if no one else has your site the night before, feel free to arrive as early as you would like.
Upon departure horse pens must be cleaned of all manure AND hay and deposited into the manure spreader. Please try to not remove SAND/DIRT out of the pens. Do not empty water buckets into pens, just outside the pen is fine.
No portable electric, high lining, or overnight tying of horses to trailers.
Only 1 horse per 12x12 pen.
Please DO NOT sling manure into our personal horse pasture.
CANCELLATION policy: Deposit is non-refundable. If cancel at least 5 days in advance, deposit is transferrable to another date within 6 months. Cancellation within 4 days of reservation deposit is forfeit, except in cases where severe weather is forecast.
2 night minimum stay on holiday weekends.
PAVILION policy: The covered pavilion (patio) is for all of our campers to enjoy. For large groups the enclosed Cookies Corner is available, contact us for pricing and cleaning/damage deposit.
Shavings are permitted but not provided (generally not needed).
A limited supply of hay & shavings are available for purchase.
Campfires allowed in above-ground rings only, portable campfire pits available to rent for $10 for duration of stay.
Bring your own charcoal & lighter fluid for the community grill.
No Stallions
No discharging of any waste or gray water.
Quiet hours begin at 10pm.
1 trailer per site, $5/night additional trailer parking
Maximum 4 persons per site, $5/night for each additional person
Maximum 2 horses per site. Additional horses are $10/horse per night. Site #6 is max 3 horses, and site #1 max 4 horses.
For those camping with more than 2 horses: We no longer set up portable pens. Please reserve site #6 (3 pens) or #1 (4 pens). For all other sites, additional horse(s) may be placed in unoccupied site/pens but we cannot guarantee that any will be available.

The Forest & Additional Info

The Piney Creek Horse Trail is a system of horse trails that meanders approximately 53 miles through the East Texas pineywoods in the Davy Crockett National Forest.

The trail is primitive; its path cleared through the forest which follows Forest Service roads, tram roads, pipeline right-of-ways, game trails, highways, and in places was established by clearing brush and trees through the forest. Primarily, it is on National Forest land, but there are crossings on private property and along public road right-of-ways. All users should show good trail manners so that private property owners will continue to allow horse passage across their land. In general, the route is well cleared and marked. Trailhead parking areas have been constructed at the main access points, and all road crossings are well signed.

Different colored triangular markers indicate the route. Trail markers are nailed to the trees, ignore any ribbon, paint on trees etc.

Barefoot friendly though there may be short gravelly sections that may bother very sensitive hooves.

Cell service: AT&T, Verizon, Cricket and Straight-talk work great. Tmobile, Sprint etc get very little reception.

PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR PUBLIC TRAILS OPEN AND AS PRISTINE AS POSSIBLE - LEAVE NO TRACE - PACK IT IN PACK IT OUT

Directions

from Huntsville, travel on TX-19 approximately 20 miles to Trinity. In Trinity turn RIGHT on TX-94 (the 2nd traffic signal) towards Groveton. Travel 16 miles and TX-94 ends/merges with Hwy 287, turn LEFT towards Crockett. Go approximately 8 miles to Pennington and turn RIGHT on FM2781, there is a Spitfire Grill/Gas Station at the intersection. In Pennington make the RIGHT (just past the Church) and then a LEFT (just past Avery’s Welding & Feed) to stay on FM2781 towards Kennard. T bar S is then 6 miles ahead, just past Baker Springs, on the RIGHT.

From Crockett or Nacogdoches, travel on TX-7 to Kennard, turn SOUTH at the flashing yellow light which is FM2781. Go approximately 6 miles and T bar S is on the LEFT.

If you accidentally pass T bar S, you can continue on to either Kennard or Pennington to get turned back around.