Horse camping at East Creek Campground, Modoc National Forest
Horse camping facts for East Creek Campground in Modoc National Forest, from USDA Forest Service: sites, rig length, trailer parking, horse trails nearby and the rules. Where an agency doesn't publish something, this page says so.
More horse camps, trailer parking, horse-legal trails and rules in the Modoc National Forest: Modoc National Forest horse camping.
What are the horse camping facts at East Creek Campground?
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service [1]
- Park or forest
- Modoc National Forest [1]
- Listed for horses as
- Horse Camping site [1] (USDA Forest Service)
- Not published
- Not published by the USDA Forest Service: horse sites, max rig length, horses per site, corrals, hitching posts. Ridden here? Add it in Ride Bring a portable corral or a highline.
- Reservations
- All sites are first come, first served. [1]
- Coordinates
- 41.19818, -120.19776 [1] · Directions [1]
Where do I park a horse trailer at East Creek Campground?
Max rig length at the camp: Not published by the USDA Forest Service. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
No agency publishes horse-trailer parking for this camp. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Which horse trails start near East Creek Campground?
Summit Trail
Summit Trail
Owl Creek Trail
Owl Creek Trail
Mill Creek South Trail
Poison Flat Trail
Poison Flat Trail
East Creek Trail
East Creek Trail
North Emerson Trail
North Emerson Trail
Mill Creek South
Plus 15 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.
Trails within about 9 miles where the managing agency (or OpenStreetMap) marks horses as allowed. Mileage is the mapped length of segments with that name, not a loop distance.
When is East Creek Campground open?
- Season: Facilities open as weather permits; usually late May to late October. [1]
As of October 25, 2026. Check with the agency before you haul: seasons move with snow and fire.
What are the horse rules at East Creek Campground?
- Trash collection is not provided. Pack-in what you need and Pack-out what you brought. Dogs shall remain on leash within the campground. [1] Full text from USDA Forest Service
Is there water for horses at East Creek Campground?
- Water for horses: Not published by the USDA Forest Service. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
- Water hookup at the site: Not published by the USDA Forest Service. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
- Drinking water (people): Not published by the USDA Forest Service. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Ridden here?
Ride is a free iPhone app for logging rides, built for trail rides out of cell range: GPS keeps recording with no signal and the ride syncs later. If an agency hasn't published something on this page and you know it, add it in Ride.
What other horse campgrounds are near East Creek Campground?
Packing for it: the horse camping checklist.
Sources
- USDA Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/modoc/recarea/?recid=71254, fetched October 25, 2026
- OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1493513552
- USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10579812&outFields=*&f=html
- USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10581732&outFields=*&f=html
- OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1104431515
- OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1493522532
- OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1493519246
- USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10582559&outFields=*&f=html
- USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10579086&outFields=*&f=html
- OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1493519253
- OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1493531053
- USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10579289&outFields=*&f=html
- USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10593468&outFields=*&f=html