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Location:
Clay County
Trail Manager:
Smithville Project Office
U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers
P.O. Box 428
Smithville, MO 64089
Phone:
1-816-532-0174
Website:
www.nwk.usace.army.mil/sm/Equestrian.cfm
Clay County
Trail Manager:
Smithville Project Office
U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers
P.O. Box 428
Smithville, MO 64089
Phone:
1-816-532-0174
Website:
www.nwk.usace.army.mil/sm/Equestrian.cfm
Directions:
From Kansas City, take I-35 north to Hwy 92 west. Drive 5.2 miles to Hwy E, turn north.
Go 3.4 miles on Hwy E to the park entrance and turn left toward the camping area. Go 0.2
miles to the guard house. The camping area, also for day use parking, is past the guard
house in campsites 1-90.
GPS Co-ordinates:
Equestrian Trailhead: N39.39464, W94.51731
East Trailhead: N39.40023, W94.50154
Equestrian Campground: N39.39051, W94.52162
Trailer Parking:
Extensive.
Horse trailer parking at Horse Camp, Crows Nest with Clay County Park fee.
Free parking at Jack Rabbit Bend, Accesses 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20.
The Horse Camp, Crows Nest and Jack Rabbit Bend are all primary trailheads with large
lots, outhouses, and maps. The numbered access lots are all small and without the outhouses
and maps.
Trail Maps:
Maps are available on the Northland Trails & Greenways site: www.northlandtrails.org
Additional Map: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/sm/Equestrian.cfm
Miles of Trails:
26 mile multiple loops.
Season:
Year-round.
*Caution: Hunting allowed here during hunting seasons.
Fees:
$6.00 per vehicle day use fees, as of 2008.
$13.00 per night camping fees, as of 2008.
Equestrian Camping:
Yes, 90 primitive sites.
Trail Notes:
This trail system has had a lot of work done to it in the last several years.
Trail markers are T-posts with orange, white, or orange and white markers. All of the posts
with horseshoes on top are being replaced with the T-posts. The trail has three elements: A
shoreline trail which is marked in orange, a boundary trail, which is marked with white, and a
combined trail which is marked with both orange and white. The trail is hilly and has several
stream and gully crossings, but it is a well maintained trail.
Cart/Wagon Driving:
Unknown at this time. Researching now.
Water Available:
Drinking Water: Yes, within the park.
Water for horses: Creeks.
Other Facilities:
Vault type toilet at Horse Camp and Jack Rabbit Bend.
Picnic tables, fire rings, trash cans, phone, laundry & showers.
Other Activities:
Hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, hunting, cross country skiing,
& picnicking.
Other Services:
General Store & groceries: Smithville Lake Paradise General Store
18416 Collins Road
Smithville, MO 64089
816-679-2500
www.paradisegeneralstore.com
Feed and Tack: Orscheln Farm & Home
Kearney
1-816-628-2972
Emergency Information:
Cell Phone Signal: Moderate
Clay County Sheriff: 1-816-792-7614
Hospital: St. Luke's Northland Hospital
Smithville
1-816-532-3700
Veterinarian: Dr. Brisbane, DVM
Brisbane Veterinary Services
14501 N. Stark Rd.
Liberty, Mo. 64068
816-898-8852
From Kansas City, take I-35 north to Hwy 92 west. Drive 5.2 miles to Hwy E, turn north.
Go 3.4 miles on Hwy E to the park entrance and turn left toward the camping area. Go 0.2
miles to the guard house. The camping area, also for day use parking, is past the guard
house in campsites 1-90.
GPS Co-ordinates:
Equestrian Trailhead: N39.39464, W94.51731
East Trailhead: N39.40023, W94.50154
Equestrian Campground: N39.39051, W94.52162
Trailer Parking:
Extensive.
Horse trailer parking at Horse Camp, Crows Nest with Clay County Park fee.
Free parking at Jack Rabbit Bend, Accesses 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20.
The Horse Camp, Crows Nest and Jack Rabbit Bend are all primary trailheads with large
lots, outhouses, and maps. The numbered access lots are all small and without the outhouses
and maps.
Trail Maps:
Maps are available on the Northland Trails & Greenways site: www.northlandtrails.org
Additional Map: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/sm/Equestrian.cfm
Miles of Trails:
26 mile multiple loops.
Season:
Year-round.
*Caution: Hunting allowed here during hunting seasons.
Fees:
$6.00 per vehicle day use fees, as of 2008.
$13.00 per night camping fees, as of 2008.
Equestrian Camping:
Yes, 90 primitive sites.
Trail Notes:
This trail system has had a lot of work done to it in the last several years.
Trail markers are T-posts with orange, white, or orange and white markers. All of the posts
with horseshoes on top are being replaced with the T-posts. The trail has three elements: A
shoreline trail which is marked in orange, a boundary trail, which is marked with white, and a
combined trail which is marked with both orange and white. The trail is hilly and has several
stream and gully crossings, but it is a well maintained trail.
Cart/Wagon Driving:
Unknown at this time. Researching now.
Water Available:
Drinking Water: Yes, within the park.
Water for horses: Creeks.
Other Facilities:
Vault type toilet at Horse Camp and Jack Rabbit Bend.
Picnic tables, fire rings, trash cans, phone, laundry & showers.
Other Activities:
Hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, hunting, cross country skiing,
& picnicking.
Other Services:
General Store & groceries: Smithville Lake Paradise General Store
18416 Collins Road
Smithville, MO 64089
816-679-2500
www.paradisegeneralstore.com
Feed and Tack: Orscheln Farm & Home
Kearney
1-816-628-2972
Emergency Information:
Cell Phone Signal: Moderate
Clay County Sheriff: 1-816-792-7614
Hospital: St. Luke's Northland Hospital
Smithville
1-816-532-3700
Veterinarian: Dr. Brisbane, DVM
Brisbane Veterinary Services
14501 N. Stark Rd.
Liberty, Mo. 64068
816-898-8852
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