Medoc Mountain State Park

Hollister, North Carolina

Well, we got our 30 day health certificates. What a racket! $316 for a 30 day health certificate. We drove to the vet clinic - so there was no charge for coming out to us. We parked across from the clinic. The vet came over, checked their hearts, took their temperatures, looked at their noses and eyes to check for any discharge…maybe spent a whole ten minutes total on both horses. But, at least we will clear the Agricultural Stations to get into Florida. I already have an appointment with our vet in Florida to get our six month certificates. Can you imagine having to fork out over $300 a month just for health certificates?

We made it into North Carolina. So, one more state off the check list. To get to the equestrian campground, look for the sign that says Bridle Trails.

There is a day parking area with a water faucet (non-potable) and restrooms. There is also a large picnic pavilion for groups. Plenty of room to turn around for large rigs.

This is primitive camping - no hook-ups. We had to set up the portable corrals for the horses. Campsites are drive-through. If you have a reservation, you don’t need to go to the visitor center to check-in. You can also just go to the campground, call the visitor center and a ranger will come out to check you in. The main campground has an RV dump, showers, and potable water.

Horses did fine in their portable corrals. We set up a shade tent as rain was forecast.

$12/night

There was one other camper with a goose neck stock trailer and five horses. She was using standard corral panels for her horses. Those are heavy, so props to her for dealing with that. She had a motorcycle mounted to the front of her truck and was using the motorcycle to go into town.

The trails were pretty nice, but limited.

We rode one day and took one day off, going into the town of Rocky Mount for the day. Rocky Mount is about 30 miles away and is a good-sized town.

Trails are wide, flat, and pretty. It’s an easy ride.

We visited a park in Rocky Mount with some lovely sculptures.