I spent time at Three Reasons Horse Camp in the Hocking Hills of Ohio for the first time in October 2005.  My husband and I and our friends were certain we found a slice of heaven on earth.  Hocking Hills is just gorgeous and Three Reasons butted right up next to the State Forest.  Breathtaking scenery within 15 minutes.  The accomodations were wonderful - my husband and I stayed in a clean and comfy fully furnished cabin, and our horses had a nice pasture and covered stalls.

We'd been trying to contact Three Reasons for the last month or two to make spring and fall reservations for 2006 and could not get through for the longest time.  Finally we spoke to Lynn of Three Reasons, and she informed us she and her husband decided to close Three Reasons to the public so they could enjoy their property for themselves. 

This is very sad news indeed.  We had heard the rumor Three Reasons closed about a week or two before we finally got a hold of her.  The www.hockinghills.com website listing accommodations still has Three Reasons, so hopefully all is not lost yet.  But perhaps the site is just not updated yet.

So ~~this was meant to inform, but also, does anyone have any alternative recommendations?  Palmerosa....how far of a ride is it really before you hit the State Forest?  Spotted Horse Ranch looks like you have to trailer your horse.  There seem to be other places where you can rent a cabin or campsite and possibly have accommodations for your horse as well.

If anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear 'em!

Hi -

Palmerosa is very nice, wooded campsites, campstore (including horse supplies & tack) and a restaurant open for weekend breakfast.  Very nice owners.  We enjoy it a lot.  There are actually some Hocking forest trails right out the back of the campground, but they do not hook up with the main trails.  To get to them, there is a short (less than 1/2 mile) ride.  In addition to very pretty campsites, there are 2 cabins, bunkhouses, and stalls for your horses if you want.

I've ridden out of Three Reasons too, but really didn't care for the campground as it was just in a field.  Nice facility though, with a cabin and stalls for horses.  I can understand why the owners would want to just enjoy their beautiful property themselves, but it is a loss for those who liked to camp there.

I would recommend Palmerosa.  I have been at Spotted Horse too, and although nice, it is way too far (don't like to trailer to the forest trails).

Happy trails!

We enjoy staying at the Horsemans camp, always plenty of fun there. Stone Valley and Smoke Rise Ranch are really nice, but not close to be able to ride into the park if that is what your wanting.

We have stayed at a couple cabins that allowed us to bring our horses with us so you might try that too. The owners always asked that we show respect and clean up after the horses, but had no problem allowing them to be tied out to graze around the trailer.

My husband and I are always looking for places to ride.  Can you give me info, website or whatever I can get to find out more about this area.  Is it worth driving from TN to see???

Thanks so much for your help!

Try http://www.hockinghills.com/ it is a very beautiful place to visit.