Darla Fredericksen's Reviews
Cowboy Up Trails, near Witt Springs, Ar
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Coming in off HWY 7 I would not advise if it has been raining, I would come in on Hwy 16 to Old Hwy 27 to Victor Road. Although my group was there the coldest week on record from October 25 - Nov 2 We got snowed on, rained most of the time, water lines froze up 2 nights we made the most of it. John was great, made us feel like family, the camp ground has 18 sites with water, elect and fire rings no picnic tables, there are 30 very nice and big covered stalls first come first serve (might want to bring chore boots it can get very muddy in front of the stalls. He has bedding and hay (very nice hay) for sale at reasonable prices. There is a community room with a heater, games, puzzles, ect... we used it a lot to get out of the rain, there is a shower house 3 toilets and 1 showers, clean and there is a heater. The trails are color coded and marked extremely well if you get lost that is your own fault, there is a lot of road riding to get to some of the trails. John has nice maps that will tell you how to get you where you want to go and he can tell you what trails to ride to see beautiful scenery. Riding is rocky I would suggest all 4 shoes. There is a small town south on Old Hwy 27 about 25 miles if you need food or supplies. Falling Waters is around 8 miles to the west, Boston Mountain is around 20 miles to the east and Caney Mountain is around 50 miles to the east is what we were told all around the Buffalo River area, its very pretty down in that part of AR |
| Reviewed by Darla Fredericksen on 1/7/2020 2:38:05 PM |
Experience: Intermediate |
Ride Date: 10/25/2019 |
Hometown: Casey, IA |
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Shawnee National Forest - High Knob Camp, near Equality, IL
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We just returned from High Knob Campground yesterday and was there for 5 days, This was the first time to High Knob and I will go back and am looking to get a permanent spot in the future if JoJo will have us. I had heard the camp ground was very run down when JoJo and her husband purchased it some 4-5 years ago but you would never know it now. I have been to a few of the other campgrounds in Shawnee National Forest and it is top notch just like the others. The camp ground is clean, kept up very nice you can tell they put a lot of work into make it a place they can be proud of. They are always working on projects to make the camp better. They offer meals on Saturday morning, Saturday night and Sunday mornings, we had brought our food so can not comment on it but by the turn out at the eating shack it must of been pretty good. Didn't use the showers or bathrooms but did look at them and both were clean and usable. I have road what I call the western part of the Forest and it is very pretty but the riding out of High Knob is unbelievable, I seen at least 5-6 trailheads out of camp and there were more just outside of camp. I had met some people on FB that have sites there and they took us out for a ride we were out for 6 hours and never more than a 1/2 hour from camp, alot of stuff to see that is so close, Garden of the Gods, Dead Horse Canyon, Whiskey Cave, Rice Hollow, Overlook, Sand Cave, Lake Lookout there is so much to see we just seen a tip of the iceberg. I would say you need shoes all four, alot of rock some small some pretty big, the horses or mules what ever you ride really have to think on some of the trails where to put there feet, it was some of the BEST riding you could ask for. If you like flat wide trails this is not the place for you to ride. There is the River to River trail that goes thru camp it is a nice ride wider trail and not alot of rock. The only thing I could complain about would be to put a sign down on HWY 34 at the Gas Station that has wonderful pizza that said HIGH KNOB Campground, we blew right by that turn and to cut back the tree branches so the sign is more visible by the burned down building. Other than that we had a wonderful time, JoJo is a greqat host, made us feel so welcome, always coming around to see if we needed anything, they sell wood, bedding, maps, sodas, tack supplies, anything you need they will have or will get it for you. There are 74 perment spots but she has alot of spots avaible for people to come in and enjoy there stay also. Water/elect at every site, very nice covered stalls that have just been built in the last few years (look brand new) that are a stones throw from you site. Highly Recommended place to stay. Thank you JoJo we have a wonderful time and WILL be back soon. |
| Reviewed by Darla Fredericksen on 5/12/2014 6:23:00 AM |
Experience: Intermediate |
Ride Date: 5/7/2014 |
Hometown: Casey, IA |
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