About Us

Camping on flat ground

National Forest Surrounds Us

The primary purpose of the Blue Ridge Horseman's Association is to improve, expand and to protect existing lands open to horseback riding on public and private lands in North Carolina. As a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, BRHA operates the Anita-Alta BRHA Youth & Horse Camp with support from our membership. We are located at 2929 Mulberry Creek Rd., Lenoir, NC 28645. Our camping is available for our members only. Our members can invite their guest to day ride with them but guests are not allowed to camp.

We boast the cheapest horse camping this side of the Mississippi River! Our gated campground is 375 acres and is adjacent to Boone Fork Recreation Park in the Pisgah National Forest, Grandfather district which is 43,380 acres.

We have primitive horse trailer camping & tent camping with 10 sites with electric power (20, 30, & 50 amp) Each power board has 6 RV hook-ups. There are three pavilions on the property for club members' use. Most of the campsites are located on Mulberry Creek. We also have miles and miles of well marked horse trails on old logging roads and single track trails.

A color coded map is available at the kiosk for $2 each so you can feel at ease in exploring trails on your own as a new member. Anita-Alta is great also for wagon driving being only 7/10 of a mile away from a gravel road with miles and miles of dirt road riding through the mountains.

You can join our Association for only $60 for the year for your entire family and then you will be allowed to come and go as you please and camp anytime throughout the year. Each visit must not exceed 14 days in length. The only fee associated with camping is a daily $5.00 parking fee per day for each vehicle through the gate. i.e.: a truck and trailer is 1 vehicle. Spouse driving a separate car with children would pay an additional $5 per day.

Your kids will love it here!! We have a large catch and release fishing pond, a waterfall to hike to, several caves to explore, beautiful Mulberry Creek & Brown Branch both meandering right through the middle of the camping area. Plenty of room to roam and explore. Please send in your application well in advance so that we have time to process and get you the code to the gate.