Memekay Horse Camp Located in the Vancouver Island-Central Coast

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Memekay Horse Camp

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Memekay Campsite is a Recreation Sites and Trails BC horse camp at the north end of the 43 km non-motorized Salmon Brewster Trail Corridor, connecting Memekay, Pine Marten, and Brewster camps. The trail follows an old railway grade and is best suited to experienced riders, with additional riding options of varying difficulty near the campsite. The site is first-come, first-served, with no fee for equestrian and a 14-day maximum stay. It offers 12 campsites with corrals and fire rings, plus a group shelter, outhouses, and manure containment areas. The corridor is under remediation through 2025—check the Back Country Horsemen – North Vancouver Island Chapter Facebook page for updates. Trail maps are available in the Upload/Download tab. This site is managed by the Back Country Horsemen of BC – North Vancouver Island Chapter; donations appreciated.
Campbell River, Courtenay, Sayward, Port McNeill
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Corridor trail is 43 KM or shorter rides within the lease area
Rides from Memekay between 2 to 4 hours. If you want to ride the entire corridor trail, from one end to the other, you need to plan in advance for shuttle of your rig, the ride is between 8 to 11 hours depending on stops, experience, etc.
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Memekay camp has two 900 gallon cisterns non-potable horse water, bring your own container to transport water to your site. The NVI chapter raises money to fill the water tanks each year with non-potable water. We recommend you bring drinking/washing water with you.
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12 campsites includes 3 pull through sites. 26 corrals depending on the campsite corrals may be in sets of 2 or a larger single paddock. Portable panels, electric fencing or high-lining are allowed. @ outhouses and 1 accessible outhouse. The group shelter haas a wood stove and 3 picnic tables. Fire rings are in most sites. There are 3 manure containment areas bring your own wheel barrow and fork.
Memekay is a remote site within a working forest with a cattle grazing lease. There is no cell coverage. Be bear aware and respect wildlife including elk. We ask that you sign the visitor book each time you visit to ensure we keep our user stats up to date. It is critical for our right to ride. BCHBC – North Island Chapter has entered into long term partnership agreement with the Provincial Government to manage and maintain the Memekay, Pine Marten and Brewster horse camps, plus the trail corridor. Please help us by signing the guest book, keeping the pens and sites clean, and consider making a donation towards maintenance is much appreciated.
Note: Also check under Files Maps Upload/Download tab to see if there are more maps available. If the map below shows red lines, these indicate ridable trails which can be downloaded to your GPS (see Files Maps Upload/Download tab)
Memekay Horse Camp Recreation Site From Campbell River: Drive north from Campbell River towards Sayward (Hwy No 19). Drive past Roberts Lake Resort . The Roberts Lake Provincial rest stop is next on your right and a good place to stop (lots of room for your rig). Keep driving north from the rest stop and be aware of the highway km markers on the right hand side of the road. From the rest stop it is approximately 13 km to ‘Big Tree Main’ on the left, (the gravel forestry road). This is the forestry road that you turn, it is the next LEFT after the 215 km hwy marker sign. (approximately 1hr from Campbell River to the turn off). You may encounter logging traffic on the roads from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm, 7-days-a-week. Once you have turned left onto Big Tree Main gravel forestry road, follow this main forestry road, you will pass a few spurs, keep following the main forestry road and go over the Salmon River on a single lane bridge, after the bridge, travel a few kms and you will reach a main intersection. You should see the ‘Horse Camp’ sign pointing to the right, turn RIGHT at this intersection (do not go up the hill)! From the intersection (you are now on the Salmon River Main forestry road), drive approximately 1 km, you will go over a single lane bridge (Memekay river), keep driving, a short ways, till you see the ‘Truck Stop’ sign/pull out area on your right. You have arrived at the driveway and green entrance gate to the Memekay horse camp (recreation site). Come on in through the gate, check out the site layout at the Kiosk just inside the gate and make your way into a camp site. If it is your first time and you are travelling with horses, some people park inside the gate and do a walk about to determine where you want to camp. The horse camp road is a loop road, see the site layout map at the entrance kiosk. From the highway into camp is approximately 15 minutes (6 kms). From Port Hardy: Drive south towards Campbell River (Hwy No 19). Once you pass the Sayward Junction (corner of the highway and road into Sayward), you will travel a ways, watch for signs that indicate major forestry roads, you are looking for Big Tree Main gravel forestry road (this road crosses the highway). You will be turning right if your travelling south from Port Hardy. Once on Big Tree Main gravel forestry road, follow directions above.The campsites and trails are within a working forest. You may encounter logging traffic on the roads from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm, 7-days-a-week.

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Sharon Pickthorne

Camp open and in good shape posted on: 06 / 02 / 2024

May 2024 Camping season is open, the logging is pretty much complete in the lease area and the trails are in good shape

Deb Oakman

2022 Salmon Brewster Trail Corridor - trail status - things to know posted on: 06 / 02 / 2022

Update on Salmon Brewster trail system 2022 riding season - there has been significant winter snow bringing a lot of trees down, please remember to carry a saw. Be ready to turn around or find an alternate route. Best to plan to ride sections of the trail, versus all the way through. Grazing lease trails should be good. New trail opened by volunteers that you don't have to open/close gates to get to north crossing of the Salmon River. Note: fresh trail, still needs a little tlc and watch for old barb wire by fence line. North Loop Trail, we have opened an alternate route to avoid the Bog, but you have to ride either upstream or downstream, through the river or along the edge, crossing where it is safe. Please be safe savvy, ride in a group have one or two scout it out first before taking the larger group. once you've got it figured, it is very doable. South Loop Trail, should be ok to the swimming hole but...could be more trees down. Swimming hole to Pine Marten, has not been checked and we still need to open a trail to avoid the bog close to Pine Marten, not recommended section at the moment. Pine Marten to Miriam Creek crossing trail section of the corridor has some issues that need to be addressed for safety. some of the trail is amazing but some sections I would not cross, Please be very trail safe savvy if you decide to explore. The goal is to have this section upgraded by 2023. Miriam Creek south to Bodil Lake there will be some harvesting expected in the Brewster Lake along Memekay main road/Miraim Creek spur - I would avoid this trail section in 2022. Bodil Lake to Brewster Lake, we have opened up some of this trail, need another day or two but really nice area all around Brewster to explore. 2022 is NOT the year to plan riding the full 40km trail corridor. Deb, Chair, BCHBC NVI 250 337 8377

Sharon Pickthorne

Maps available for your phone posted on: 02 / 19 / 2021

There are two maps available on Avenza , one covering the trails on the lease area at Memekay and one covering the full 34KM Salmon Brewster Trail Corridor. See the other database entries for each campsite and the trail corridor.

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