Circle E Guest Ranch, LLC, near Winchester, TN
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Circle E Guest Ranch in Belvidere, TN - I stayed for 2wks in October 2016. The campground was clean with pull-thru sites. Has electric /water/dump station/ bath & shower room . Has a dining/entertainment hall. Dining hall is open for organized rides and most weekends. Has stalls.
The sites have 1 30 amp & 2 20 amp services. If you have a larger rig you want sites C 1-5 or D 1-5, they have 1 30 amp, 1 50 amp, 2 20 amp electric service.
They offer free bedding and offer cleaning for $5 per day. The barns closest to the campsites have 8x8 stalls. I recommend barn D & E because they have 8x10 stalls . They gave us a free tack stall to store feed & tack. Make sure you request one if staying more than a weekend.
Shower house was clean. Food was good. Camp staff and owner were friendly, helpful and accommodating. They let us use the round pen to let our horses stretch out.
The trail could use more markers. They can be rocky and some sharp rocks. I recommend your horse have front & back shoes w/pads or all boots if your horse isn't from a rocky region. I am from Michigan and had shoes without pads or front boots on our horses and the rocks still bothered them. The trails are marked easy, moderate & extreme. The yellow arrows point back to camp. One word of caution on using the yellow arrows to find your way back to camp.They route you the most direct way and not necessarily the "easy" way. I re-routed on yellow because it took me on "extreme " trails.
The riding was beautiful and I would recommend Circle E.
The roads getting to the campground are good and will accommodate the largest of rigs, however there is a 11% grade, 2 mile hill just before the campground. Make sure your tow vehicle is matched to your trailer and transmission /brakes are in good working condition |
| Reviewed by Guytim on 10/19/2016 9:55:42 AM |
Experience: Expert |
Ride Date: 10/19/2016 |
Hometown: CENTREVILLE, MI |
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Had a great 2 wks. at Circle E. The trails are rocky. I recommend front & hind shoes w/pads or boots for horses not accustomed. Pretty scenery, could use a few more sign posts if your directionally challenged like me. They are marked "easy" Moderate" "extreme". The yellow arrows always point back to camp the fastest route and I found myself on "extreme" trails following them.
Most stalls are 8x8 ask for stalls in barn D & E for 8x 10 (request an extra stall for hay/tack if staying longer than a weekend).They provide bedding, but I recommend you supply your own manure fork. The Owner let me turn my horses out into a round pen and small pastures for 2 hr. periods (greatly appreciated)
If you have a rig that requires 2 30amp or 50 amp electric ask for sites C 1-5 or D 1-5. Pull thru sites. Easy access to both sides of the dump station (the white pvc pipe lifts out of the ground for dumping.
The roads were nice and wide getting into the campground. There is a 2mile 11% hill so make sure your truck's tranny and brakes are in good working order and matches to your trailer.
Owner & staff were friendly and helpful. Would love to return |
| Reviewed by guytim on 10/26/2016 8:56:17 AM |
Experience: Expert |
Ride Date: 10/9/2016 |
Hometown: CENTREVILLE, MI |
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