Horse camping at Kerrick Corral Horse Camp, Stanislaus National Forest

Horse camping facts for Kerrick Corral Horse Camp in Stanislaus National Forest, from USDA Forest Service, Recreation.gov: 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 Stanislaus National Forest: Stanislaus National Forest horse camping.

What are the horse camping facts at Kerrick Corral Horse Camp?

Managed by: USDA Forest Service ^[1]
Park or forest: Stanislaus National Forest ^[1]
Listed for horses as: Horse Camping site ^[1] (USDA Forest Service)
Not published: Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov: 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: First come, first serve. No reservations may be made for Kerrick Horse Camp . ^[1] Book
Coordinates: 38.17453, -119.95640 ^[1] · Directions ^[1]

Where do I park a horse trailer at Kerrick Corral Horse Camp?

Max rig length at the camp: Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

No agency publishes horse-trailer parking for this camp. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

Nearest trailheads (trailer access unknown)

Bell Meadow Trailhead · 0.9 mi away

listed by OpenStreetMap contributors · Directions ^[2]
Crabtree Trailhead · 2.7 mi away

listed by OpenStreetMap contributors · Directions ^[3]
Box Springs · 4.1 mi away

listed by OpenStreetMap contributors · Directions ^[4]
Gianelli Trailhead · 4.3 mi away

listed by OpenStreetMap contributors · Directions ^[5]
Bourland Meadow · 5.3 mi away

listed by OpenStreetMap contributors · Directions ^[6]

Which horse trails start near Kerrick Corral Horse Camp?

Bell Meadow
10.0 mapped mi ^[7] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Bell Meadow Trail
10.0 mapped mi ^[8] · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors
Crabtree
9.6 mapped mi ^[9] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Hull Creek OHV - ATV
8.3 mapped mi ^[10] · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Burst Rock
7.6 mapped mi ^[11] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Cooper Meadow
6.3 mapped mi ^[12] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Herring Creek
6.0 mapped mi ^[13] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Hull Creek OHV-ATV
5.3 mapped mi ^[14] · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Donnell Lake OHV 4x4
4.9 mapped mi ^[15] · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Lake Valley
4.8 mapped mi ^[16] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Huckleberry Trail
4.6 mapped mi ^[17] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service
Aspen Meadow Trail
4.5 mapped mi ^[18] · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

Plus 64 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 Kerrick Corral Horse Camp open?

Season: May – December ^[1]
Status: Closed ^[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 Kerrick Corral Horse Camp?

Camp in designated sites only. The number of people allowed in a single campsite is six. The maximum length of stay in any campground is 14 days. ^[1] Full text from USDA Forest Service

Is there water for horses at Kerrick Corral Horse Camp?

Water for horses: Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Water hookup at the site: Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Drinking water (people): Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

Ridden here?

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What other horse campgrounds are near Kerrick Corral Horse Camp?

Packing for it: the horse camping checklist.

Pine Valley Horse Camp · 2.3 mi away · Stanislaus National Forest
Eagle Meadow Horse Camp · 10.3 mi away · Stanislaus National Forest
Clark Fork Horse Camp · 17.6 mi away · Stanislaus National Forest
Tuolumne Meadows Horse Camp · 38.9 mi away · Yosemite National Park

Sources

USDA Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/stanislaus/recarea/?recid=81688, fetched October 25, 2026
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/919326918, fetched October 25, 2026
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/919325788, fetched October 25, 2026
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7940474478, fetched October 25, 2026
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/94756452, fetched October 25, 2026
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7940560992, fetched October 25, 2026
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10552850&outFields=*&f=html
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/78290793
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10551542&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10551636&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10552768&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10553784&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10555517&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10551595&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10551525&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10552978&outFields=*&f=html
USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_TrailNFSPublish_01/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D10551899&outFields=*&f=html
OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/124808225