Horseback Riding

Crossing Creeks Farm

7 RV Sites

Crossing Creeks Farm in Shelbyville, TN, offers 7 RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 65 feet. Sites come in two categories: full-hookup back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and electric-only sites for guests who need less. The farm is rated big rig friendly, and both Eady Road and the farm driveway are safe for any size rig — worth knowing before you commit a 65-foot coach to a country lane. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and cabins cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park and a pet washing station. Creek frontage, walking trails, hiking, horseback riding, picnicking, and birding fill the working farmland, which is the whole point: this is camping on the land rather than in a lot. Shelbyville sits off Highway 231 about 20 minutes from I-24, long celebrated as the capital of the Tennessee Walking Horse world, with Henry Horton State Park nearby. Rates for full-hookup and electric-only sites are on the booking page. Walking Horse Celebration week books out well ahead.

from $45/night

Blue Springs Ranch

142 RV Sites, 33 Cabins, 65 Tent Sites

Blue Springs Ranch in Bourbon, Missouri, offers 142 RV sites, 33 cabins, and 65 tent sites on a spring-fed Ozarks property in Crawford County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet. A zip line, horseback riding, kayak and boat rentals, and spring-fed swimming run on site, and the ranch is open all year. One hundred forty-two sites run in back-in, water-and-electric back-in, and pull-through configurations carrying 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Thirty-three cabins and 65 tent sites make this one of the larger and more varied properties in the Missouri Ozarks. A general store, laundry, dump station, RV storage, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The spring water is the difference. Constant clear cold water feeds the creek and ponds, setting the ranch apart from the warm-water lake resorts that dominate Missouri summer camping. Swimming, kayaking, paddle boats, boating, and fishing all run from the property, with kayak and boat rentals on site, plus a zip line, horseback riding, paddle boarding, an outdoor pool, and a beach. A playground, pavilion, and barn round out the grounds, with planned activities through the season and strong birding in the surrounding timber. The ranch also operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. You can reserve a cabin or campsite any time of year, and groups can be accommodated year-round with notice. Note that floating and trail rides close from October 31 through April 15 — worth checking if either is central to your trip. Summer is peak for the spring-fed water. Reserve well ahead.