Willis Knob Horse Camp

Located in the northern Georgia mountains, far from civilization, Willis Knob Horse Campground is one of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests' most beloved horse-lover hideaways. The campground features equestrian camping, riding and hiking trails, and fishing in the nearby Chattooga River. The 15-mile Willis Knob Trail in Georgia and the 12.5-mile Rocky Gap Trail in South Carolina provide some of the most scenic horseback riding and hiking in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Winding across deeply dissected ridges, the trails descend into the vast Chattooga River. The 10.7-mile Chattooga River Trail and the 37-mile Bartram Trail are also accessible nearby and are for hiking only. The campground provides single, double and group campsites for tent and RV camping. There are water and electric hookups at each of the horse campsites, along with tables, lantern posts and campfire rings with grills. Accessible vault toilets and drinking water are also provided. There is no dump station; the closest one is at Black Rock State Park in Mountain City, Georgia. Hitching highlines and a horse watering station are available, and campers are required to clean up after their horses using the trailers provided on-site for manure only. The horse camp is set in a heavily wooded part of the forest, amid deep canyons and near the Georgia-South Carolina border. The Chattooga River Wild and Scenic area is nearby.