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Great Hospitality!! True West is where you will want to stay for easy access to numerous horse trails in Big South Fork. There are a few campgrounds in the area, but none have measured up to the hospitality we have received at True West Campgrounds! The owners are on site and assist with unloading horses, tack, hay, and all your necessities you need to have at your stalls. They clean the manure out of the back of your trailer after horses are unloaded. This is nice after a long trip & keeps their barn area clean. Shawn will then assist in getting you parked comfortably at your campsite. Sites can accomodate large rigs/trailers/motorcoaches. All sites have water/electric and a few even have septic. Not into tent/trailer camping? They have the cutest cabin available for rent or "The Marshal's Suite" above the main office that can accommodate a family or a group of friends. Great set up for those with a trailer w/o living quarters. They even have an easy place to park your trailer. Stalls are 10×10, I believe. Plenty of room for the Belgian draft horse that we saw staying in the first barn. Sawdust is free for the stalls. Stall cleaning services are available during your stay or you can choose to opt for last cleaning for an additional fee. You can clean your stalls yourself as well. Departure day you must strip the stalls down to the bottom. Gates to stalls are sturdy & have 2 different closures for safety. 2 bucket holders are mounted in each stall. Bring hay bags as the stalls don't have hay feeders. Several wash racks are available for use. Water for horses is located in the middle of each barn. They have plenty of hose to reach all stalls so you don't have to carry buckets. Plenty of wheelbarrows, apple pickers, & shovels are located throughout both barns. Round pen available for use beside the first barn. The"chuck wagon" is open for breakfast hours Friday-Sunday as well as some afternoon/evening hours. We didn't eat there but other campers enjoyed grabbing a quick bite there before & after their rides. There are 2 clean, maintained, and well stocked bathrooms/shower houses for men & women. There is a mercantile that has all sorts of clothing, horse items, maps, ice, and various items. There is a general area that you can use free WiFi, play games, and grill on the attached deck. Now for the service & hospitality! Shawn & Donna Martin have done a wonderful job meeting the needs of their guests. We had reserved a campsite of our choosing several months prior to our stay. Unfortunately, we couldn't get our LQ level to our satifaction on the site due to its length despite several attempts w/Shawn's help..... at 11:30 pm! Shawn radioed the front office and then escorted us to the other sites that were available for our stay. We chose a site & Shawn cheerfully assisted in getting us parked & leveled....... at 12:00 am. Shawn & Donna are happy to answer any questions from places to ride, trail conditions, directions to attractions in the park & local area, places to eat, and things to do on the several rain days we experienced during our stay. They take care to make sure riders return from their rides & even pick up riders/horses from trail heads when they have become lost on the trail after dark. We bought a horse while in TN and Brittany shuffled stall arrangements so our new filly had a stall next to our other horses for the remainder of our stay. On the 3rd day of owning the filly we noted swelling/lump to the side of her abdomen. We treated her & went to bed for the night. Donna & Shawn do barn checks every night to make sure everything is secured & safe for the evening. Donna noted the swelling & attempted to call us. Our phones don't work well in the park area, so she came to our camper in the pouring rain at 10:30 pm when she couldn't reach us by phone to make sure we were aware of the filly's situation. She offered to call one of the vets in the area if we would like since our phones didn't have much service. We were so impressed the problem was noted & every effort was made to make sure our horse was taken care of. There were many other interactions w/Shawn & Donna and we felt they were great hosts. We also witnessed interactions with some very difficult guests during our stay, and we felt they were handled very well. We enjoyed our stay despite the inclement weather. Thank you True West Campgrounds for a great experience! We will be back. I hope this review was helpful. I would not hesitate to stay at True West! |