Trapping Creek

Horse Camping Site
The Trapping Creek Horse Trails are mainly old grassy two-track logging trails connected by enhanced cow paths and game trails, so the terrain varies. The horse trail network boasts several loops connecting the camps, with varying distances between 3-12 miles and several good creek crossings. Altitude changes on the trails on the North/West side of the creek are gradual. The greatest elevation change is approximately 1500 Many thanks to BCHBC Okanagan Chapter for building and maintaining this area.
Kelowna, Beaverdell, Carmi
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
1500
49.34325
-119.02786
There is no water available at Little Trapping Horse camp, but the creek is just a short walk down. Visitors are advised to bring their own water. No water at Meadow Creek Horse Camp. You will need to bring water for yourself and your livestock.
See camp notes below.
Little Trapping Creek Horse Camp: There are 6 level campsites that can accommodate large rigs and each has 2 horse pens. There is also lots of area to hi-line. There are a few rock fire pits and a pit toilet. A concrete manure bin is on site. Cell phone service is pretty good. Meadow Horse Camp: This camp is in a meadow. There are no horse pens in this camp but you can hi-line. There is a fire pit and a pit toilet. There is no cell service in the Meadow camp, but there is cell service along most of the trail network.
Trail access: The trail network connects both camps and some trails have creek crossings. There is more than 60 km of trail in loops of different lengths from each camp. The trails have good footing and wind through the forest on old logging 2 track and lots of single track. You may come across cattle in the area through the summer, and you will occasionally see deer, moose, bear and coyotes.
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Trapping Creek is located on the Trapping Creek Forest Service Road between Kelowna and Beaverdell (Hwy 33) Some years there is active logging traffic along the FSR. Total distance from Kelowna is about 60km to the turnoff to Trapping Creek FSR. From Hwy 97 in Kelowna heading north turn right onto Hwy 33 and head towards Big White. Stay on Hwy 33, and at about 30km (at the top of a good climb) you will see the Big White Ski Area left turn sign. Stay on Hwy 33 - From this turn off you have about 28/29 km to go til you turn left onto Trapping Creek FSR. When you are getting close you will see a gravel pit area on the left with yellow metal gates about 1 or 1.5 km before the turnoff. 1/8 mile or so before you Trapping Creek FSR there is a forestry fire sign on your left, Trapping Creek FSR is just past this sign. Go slow here. Once onto Trapping Creek FSR you immediately cross a cattle guard, then go 1 km down the hill and cross the bridge. Watch for KM signs. Little Trapping Horse Camp is located just before KM 3 on the Trapping Creek FSR. Meadow Horse Camp is located off Ptarmigan Road. You will turn left on Ptarmigan Road at KM 9 on the Trapping Creek FSR. The camp is located 1.5 km in on Ptarmigan Rd.

Legend

Admin

Trail Signage posted on: 10 / 12 / 2023

“You are here” maps are located at most intersections within the Trapping Creek trail system.


Anna Green

corrals posted on: 10 / 09 / 2019

Which camp has the corrals?


Juanita Gibney

upgrades to Little Trapping Horse Camp posted on: 05 / 30 / 2018

The Okanagan Chapter of BCHBC has just completed an upgrade to the camp with additional levelling of the six camp sites. In addition and more importantly the 11 horse pens have had any stumps removed and a nice bed of sand put into each pen offering better comfort and drainage.


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