...and don't forget to Buckle Up! It's the law!

Below is a list of some of the public places that allow camping with your horse.

Adopted from Laura Vonk, author of Missouri Trail Blazing, a complete guide to equestrian camping and trails in Missouri. Order your copy by contacting Laura, if not available in your local book store.

St. Louis Area:
*Audubon Trial (Mark Twain National Forest, free)
*Berryman Trail (Mark Twain National Forest, free)
*Greensfelder Park (St. Louis Co. Park, a favorite place of mine,
moderate fee)
*St. Joe State Park (nice camp, some electric sites, small fee,
moderate fee for electric)

Southeast Area:
*Angeline Area Horse Camp (Small, uneven surface, not the best place
I've been to, free)
*Bell Mountain (MTNF, Primitive Disbursed Camping, free)
*Blue Ridge Trail (MTNF, Primitive Disbursed Camping, free)
*Castor River (MDR, free)
*Crane Lake (MTNF, primitive disbursed, free)
*Irish Wilderness (MTNF, primitive disbursed, free)
*Kaintuck Hollow (MTNF, primitive parking lot camping and disbursed,
free)
*Paddy Creek Wilderness (MTNF, primitive camp, primitive disbursed,
free, another favorite of mine)
*Ridge Runner Trail (MTNF, primitive disbursed, free)
*Rock Pile Wilderness (MTNF, primitive disbursed, free, interesting
area)
*Sam A. Baker (State Park, Horse Campground, a few electric, small
fee, moderate for electric)
*Victory Horse Trail (MTNF, at trailhead or primitive disbursed,
free)

Southwest Area:
*Berry Bend (Corp. of Engineers, nice campground, fees)
*Caney Mountain (MDR, primitive in field, free)
*Cole Creek (MTNF, trailhead or primitive disbursed, free)
*Devil's Backbone Wilderness (MTNF, Hwy KK trailhead or primitive
disbursed, free)
*Gladetop (MTNF, 2 different spots to camp, road riding, beautiful
scenery and strange animals for MO., like road runners)
*Hercules Glade Wilderness (MTNF, Trailhead or primitive disbursed,
free)
*Lead Mine State Forest (MDC, nice big horse campground, free)
*Piney Creek Wilderness (MTNF, campground at north trailhead or
primitive disbursed, free)
*Hulston Mill (Corp. of Engineers, private campground at one end,
small fee)
*Orleans Trail (Corp of Engineers, small campground at each
trailhead, small fee)
*Swan Creek (MTNF, LOTS of camping, free, Memorial day is crowded,
I'm talking hundreds of riders, another favorite of mine)

Kansas City Area:
*Blue and Gray Park (Jackson County Park and Rec., Campground, fee
and yearly permit fee, lots of horse use and you can tell)
*Knob Noster (State Park, campground, small fee)
*Longview (Jackson County Park, they used to allow camping but they
have changed the place alot and I'm trying to find out the details
of this place now.)
*Smithville Lake (Corp of Engineers, nice campground, day use and
camping fees, placee has had a lot of work done to it lately.)

Northeast Area:
*Cuiver River (State Park, campground, fees, this place gets lots of
use and you can tell.)
*Mark Twain Lake (Corp of Engineers, campground, moderate fees, they
have pipe metal stalls, but you don't camp right with your horses,
the horses are in one place and you're in the campgound a little
ways away.)
*Poosey (MDC, new campground, free)
*Ranacker (MDC, trailhead camping, free)

Central Area:
*Cedar Creek Trail (MTNF, campground and primitive disbursed, free)
*Rudolf Bennitt (MDC, campground enlarged, free)

Ozark Trail:
All portions that allow horses (primitive disbursed, free)

Many of the places that are free do encourage donations. Several of
the Conservation Areas allow camping with your horse with special
use permit. You just have to call the different places to see which
ones do.

There are a few Conservation Areas that have a large number of miles
of road riding available to us and they also allow camping with
special use permit, like Peck Ranch. They are great places to ride
in the early spring during the rainy season or during yellow jacket
season.

United States Forest Service