Fishtrap Horse Camp Located in the Thompson Okanagan

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Fishtrap Horse Camp

Horse Camping Site
Fishtrap Campsite is located at 12.5 km on Westsyde Road, just west of Barriere, BC. The campsite has 15 small paddocks and two large turnout pens. It is fully equipped with 3 outhouses, and shower house (you bring your own bag), a 20x20 shelter, picnic tables and fire rings.
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There is 187 km of horseback trails that are accessible from Fishtrap Campsite. They include: Rexford Trail, Rim Rock Trail, Mule Trail, Microwave Tower Trail, Hagen Trail, Snake Lake Trail, # 7 Trail, BlueGrouse Ridge Trail, Thompson Camp Trail, and many more connecting routes.
There is 187 km of Trail
On average about 1000 feet
There are one hour rides, two hour rides, three hours or as long as you like.
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Fishtrap Creek runs right close to the campsite and corrals.
The campsite area is right off of Westsyde Road, all level ground, sites are set up in a circular fashion so you can pull ahead and drive right out again. There is room for at least 20 rigs in the campsite area.
Fishtrap Campsite is located at 12.5 km on Westsyde Road, just west of Barriere, BC. The campsite has 15 corrals; nine are 22x22 and six are 12x20. It is fully equipped with 3 outhouses, and shower house (you bring your own bag), a 20x20 shelter, picnic tables and fire rings.
Fish Trap Horse Camp Not far from Barriere, this camp had its grand opening in May of 2010. The newly built campsite has outhouses, fire rings, picnic tables, Gazebo and horse corrals. This project started after the 2003 Wildfires with corrals for cattle coming in from the range and has developed into a true passion of some dedicated horse enthusiasts to build a camping spot and starting point for the horse and hiking trails. Fishtrap Creek runs right beside the camp which is a great water source. There are 11 campsites set up, each with their own corral. There is also a shower house at the site which you would bring your own shower bag. At this point there is no advance booking required. There are cowboy corrals on the other side of the creek for overflow, so lots of corrals, and lots of room. The trails for the most part are moderate trails. This is a fairly rocky area, so shoes or boots should be worn. Directions from Barriere: Follow Hwy 5 through to the north side of Barriere, and immediately after the bridge over the North Thompson River turn left onto Westsyde Road. Follow Westsyde Road to km 12.5 and you will see the campsite on the left. The location of the camp in relation to the trails is shown on the Skull Mtn Trail map . Also see Seven Sisters area trails maps . Photos available in the Fish Trap Horse Camp photo gallery .
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Access from Barriere: Travel north from Barriere on Highway 5 for .5 km, cross the bridge and turn left onto Westsyde Road. The road climbs for 4 km and then levels out. This is a well maintained secondary road. At 12.5 km you will see the Fisthrap campsite on the left side. It is clearly visible from the road. From Kamloops: Travel Westsyd eRoad 50 km to the McLure Ferry and continue on for another 10 km. Cross Fishtrap Creek and Fishtrap Campsite is immediately after it, on the right hand side.

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Wendy London

Camping at Fishtrap posted on: 07 / 22 / 2022

This is the first time we’ve ever been to Fishtrap and the campsite was excellent. There were good size paddocks, a clean outhouse and a creek nearby. The trail riding is fairly rocky and quite hilly. There wasn’t the views that you would get at say Lundbom or Kane. When we were there we had the place practically to ourselves so if you like privacy this is the place to go. There are lots of riding opportunities and miles and miles of trails. We used the BackRoads Mapbook app combined with photos we took of the maps that were on the board. Our partners had quads and said it was awesome quading. The quading is on the one side of the road and the horse riding is on the same side of the road as the campsite. You can ride your horses on the other side as well but you can’t quad on the horse side as the trails are too narrow and steep. The mosquitoes were quite bad so it is a good idea to bring bug spray, a fly sheet and a fly mask for your horse. Also, for trail riding a full set of shoes or boots is a must . We will definitely go back. We also had the pleasure of meeting a couple that lives down the road who are a members of the local Back Country Horsemen chapter. They have done all the work on this place and are very nice people.

Lori Williams

Snake Lake Trail posted on: 06 / 06 / 2022

Beautiful views. Needs a few signs to stay on the trail. Rocky and steep at first but worth it! Recommend shoes. The campsite was very well set up for horses and groups. Watch out for the pipeline workers on Westsyde Rd.jGFRKH

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