Soldier Creek Wilderness offers 9,600 acres with miles of marked trails. Camping facilities at Soldier Creek offers toilets, hand pumps, corrals and rider ramp. The Bessey Ranger District by Halsey offers a nice group campsite along the Dismal River with corrals, water and vault toilets. Rock Creek Station State Historical Park near Fairbury offers a horse camping area with marked trails. The Historical Park offers approximately 4 miles of miles of multi use trails.
Water is available for both campers and horses.
You may camp with your horses in Area 3. It offers hand pump drinking water, toilets, and fire rings. The longest Rails to Trails conversion in the Nation. Farmsteads, cropland, and timber-covered riverbanks dot the landscape. At Long Pine, the trail enters Nebraska's unique and renowned Sandhill country.