The MANE Trails - Horsemen's Campsites

The MANE Trails, Inc.

Horsemen's Campground
and Indiana Bridle Trails
in Hoosier National Forest

 
 
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Bring your own equine friends to The MANE Trails, Inc. for miles of horseback riding fun!
 
 
Enjoy campsites with water and electricity.
 
 
The MANE Trails, Inc.
3778 W. Co. Rd. 550 S.
Paoli, IN 47454


(812) 723-9553
(812) 247-2414
(812) 295-9000
 
 
Visa, MasterCard and Discover accepted
 

FIND US

sign at entrance to The MANE Trails

Note: Whatever direction you are coming from, follow the brown, rectangular Hoosier National Forest Springs Valley Trail signs. The MANE Trails is located just .02 miles west of the Springs Valley Trailhead.

Note: Our address is not yet GPS compatible, and MapQuest will likely send you a difficult way, so please use our directions below.


Directions
From Paoli and other points North:
  Easy route: (less direct, but less stressful)
 
  1. Take SR 37 South to the Paoli courthouse square.
  2. Go 1/4 of the way around the round-about and turn onto SR 56 West.
  3. Take SR 56 West through West Baden Springs and into French Lick.
  4. At the light in front of the French Lick Casino turn left onto SR 145 South.
  5. Take SR 145 South 6 miles to Baseline Road (aka 600 South)
  6. Turn left (east) onto Baseline Road and follow it until it ends.
  7. Turn left (north) onto County Rd. 475 W. and follow The MANE Trails signs.
  8. Go approximately 1.6 miles and The MANE Trails will be on your left (before getting to the Springs Valley Trail Head).
  Direct route: (has winding, hilly roads)
 
  1. Take SR 37 South (through Paoli) to County Rd. 550 S.
  2. Turn right (west) onto CR 550 S. (at the Pine Valley Store on the corner with the big concrete pig in front.)
  3. Follow "MANE Trails" and "Springs Valley Trail Head" signs approx. 4.5 miles to the trailhead.
  4. Continue past the trailhead a few hundred feet to The MANE Trails entrance on your right.
From French Lick:
 
  1. Take SR 145 South 6 miles to Baseline Road (aka 600 South)
  2. Turn left (east) onto Baseline Road and follow it until it ends.
  3. Turn left (north) onto County Rd. 475 W. and follow The MANE Trails signs.
  4. Go approximately 1.6 miles and The MANE Trails will be on your left (before getting to the Springs Valley Trail Head).
From I-64 and other points South:
  DO NOT trust MapQuest. Use our directions, and take the beautiful NEW road, where there are no stops or turns until you turn onto our county road off of SR 145:
 
  1. From I-64 take Exit 79 and head north on SR 37 (towards French Lick).
  2. Stay on the main road as it curves west and becomes SR 64 West for 1 mile, then curves back north and becomes SR 145 North.
  3. Follow SR 145 North to Baseline Road (aka 600 South) just past the 38 mile marker.
  4. Turn east onto Baseline Road and follow it until it ends.
  5. Turn left (north) onto County Rd. 475 W. and follow The MANE Trails signs.
  6. Go approximately 1.6 miles and The MANE Trails will be on your left (before getting to the Springs Valley Trail Head).

 
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