Horseback Riding Cabins in North Carolina

If you own a horse and want a change of scenery for riding excursions, take your horse with you to North Carolina. The western part of the state is home to the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, and these mountain ranges have cabin resorts with equestrian centers and trails. The resorts also offer guided tours and horses for vacationers who do not own a horse, but enjoy riding through the North Carolina countryside.

Sugar Cove Farm
- Sugar Cove Farm is in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains in southern North Carolina, an approximate 25-minute drive from the North Carolina-Georgia state line. This resort offers an equestrian center with horseback riding trails throughout the Sugar Cove's property, as well as trails throughout the surrounding Nantahala National Forest. The resort also offers horse rentals and guided tours. The cabin at Sugar Cove is a converted farmhouse that can sleep up to eight people, and it includes a kitchen area, living room and back deck.
  
  Sugar Cove Farm
  
  Old Anderson's End
  
  Shooting Creek, NC 28904
  
  828-389-3385
  
  sugarcovefarm.com
Fontana Village Resort
- Fontana Village is a resort that rests on the shores of Fontana Lake in the Great Smoky Mountains. This resort is home to the Fontana Village Stables, where horse owners can lodge their horses during their stay. Rental horses and guided tours are offered to beginning horseback riders. Guests must be at least 6 years of age to ride on a horse. One and two-hour guided tours are offered. The resort offers one, two and three-bedroom log cabins. Each of the cabins have a fully furnished kitchen and living room, while some of the cabins have whirlpool tubs and king-sized beds.
  
  Fontana Village Resort
  
  11517 Fontana Road
  
  Fontana Dam, NC 28733
  
  828-498-2211
  
  fontanavillage.com
Leatherwood Mountains
- Situated near the northern North Carolina town of Ferguson, Leatherwood Mountains is a resort that is nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This resort provides an equestrian center with 60 stalls for travelers who bring their own horses. A round pen and show arena are also located on the resort's premises. Guided tours are offered that travel throughout the resort's extensive network of trails. The amount of bedrooms per cabin at Leatherwood are one to four. Some of the cabins have loft areas that can be used as an extra bedroom. Each cabin has a fully furnished kitchen, back decks, bathrooms and living rooms.
  
  Leatherwood Mountains
  
  512 Meadow Road
  
  Ferguson, NC 28624
  
  800-462-6867
  
  leatherwoodmountains.com
Cataloochee Ranch
- Cataloochee Ranch, situated in the Great Smoky Mountains, is less than 20 minutes from Maggie Valley's town center, and the ranch provides horseback riding on the trails throughout the resort's property. Some of the trails include Hemphill Bald, which travels through open fields, and Brer Rabbit, a trail that goes into more forested areas of the resort. Horse rentals and guided tours are provided. The resort offers "Ranch Cabins," which consist of smaller units near the center of the resort, and "Cabins on the Ridge." These accommodations offer a more secluded setting in the resort's property. All cabins have kitchen areas and living rooms.
  
  Cataloochee Ranch
  
  119 Ranch Drive
  
  Maggie Valley, NC 28751
  
  828-926-1401
  
  cataloocheeranch.com