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A lot of rain moved through the area in the days before we arrived, and it hung around through much of our week-long stay, so riding conditions weren't always great. Fortunately, the Lusk Creek Wilderness was open to horses for at least a couple of days of riding, so we were able to get to Natural Bridge, Secret Canyon, Owl Bluff, Indian Kitchen, and the well. The forest service, trail conservation groups, and area campgrounds do a fantastic job of maintaining the trails and tie-up areas. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous, with a nice variety of cliffs, creek crossings, boulders, and overlooks.
Circle B is well-situated along the border of the Lusk Creek Wilderness and Trailhead, so those trails are easily accessible. It is also an easy ride in the direction of Bear Branch and Hayes Canyon, in the event that the forest service closes Lusk Creek to horses because of weather. It is a small campground, and although it was full it generally seemed pretty quiet throughout our stay. There are plenty of trees in and around the campground for shade (though we didn't have much sun during our visit), and the campground has two or three corral pens at each site, with rubber matting in each pen. The pens are not covered, though I saw that some of the other campers brought tent/canopy covers and attached them to the corners of the pens to provide the horses with a little more shelter. Wheelbarrows were available for use, though they were all in kind of poor shape (one had a flat tire, the others had very loose wheels or the bottom was rusted out). Our site had a gravel parking pad, though I noticed that a couple of other sites had no gravel and, as a result, they had to deal with quite a bit of mud. The staff was very helpful when it came to suggesting the best route for our ride to Natural Bridge and Secret Canyon. Circle B also had a nice little "common area" building with a large front porch and some couches, tables and bathrooms (with showers) inside. |
