River Valley Horsecamp

River Valley Horsecamp Premier Equestrian Campground & Cabins. Trail riding and scheduled equine events. Open year-round! (319) 878-3888 No camper? No problem!
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After years of enjoying camping with their horses, Steve and Carolyn Kokjohn recognized an opportunity to share their beautiful hometown of Farmington in Southeast Iowa with fellow horse enthusiasts. In a three year span, they converted an abandoned sand and gravel operation into a state of the art horse camping facility. River Valley guests are greeted with an assortment of camping options, incl

uding modern or primitive sites. Accommodating of all sizes of rigs, River Valley Horsecamp offers private yet accessible camping spaces, complete with covered stalls, electric, water and wifi. The all new, climate controlled bath house will meet and exceed your expectations. River Valley offers three different camping cabins for you to rent. River Valley is located on the Des Moines River with a paved road for easy access, just one half mile from town, restaurants, grocery store and gas stations. If you enjoy trail riding, you will delight in the eight miles of always open trails, which borders 40 miles of Shimek State Forest established horse trails. River Valley also hosts a variety of western weekend events for your entertainment.

๐ŸคŽ What a weekend!!! Our hearts are so full!First, we want to give a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to this yearโ€™s c**t starting con...
06/01/2026

๐ŸคŽ What a weekend!!! Our hearts are so full!

First, we want to give a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to this yearโ€™s c**t starting contest winner Alex Seiler ๐Ÿ† Weโ€™re so honored to have such a tough competition and he was fantastic to watch! Another big thank you to our very own wonderful Barn Manager Burgundy Sue for being our representation at awards, she does it all and weโ€™re very proud!

Next, we want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our amazing contestants! We are so blessed to have some of the absolute best trainers come in and work these c**ts in their own unique ways! Watching the partnership and bond develop in such a short time was simply amazing! We are grateful and hope to have you back for our big 20th year next year! โœจ

Lastly, ๏ฟผ๏ฟผthank you to everyone that came out to watch, cheer the contestants on, camped with us and had a great time! Thank you to our vendors, to each and every one of you that helped setup and put this on, thank you to the tack & horse sale group, seller and buyers, thank you to Mama Lisa Clubb Icenbice for keeping us fed and a big big thank you to one of my favorite voices and being a fantastic commentator Gary Gleichman.

๐ŸคŽ Please be sure to join us next year for our big 20th year of c**t starting next year in 2027!

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ - ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 4 ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ต 10๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต 11!
05/31/2026

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ - ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ
๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 4 ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ต 10๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต 11!

It's the final day of our c**t starting competition! It is simply amazing how far these trainers have come in just one s...
05/31/2026

It's the final day of our c**t starting competition! It is simply amazing how far these trainers have come in just one short day with their equine partners. Please join us for the exciting announcement at 1:00pm!

Be sure to reserve your spaces next year as we celebrate 20 amazing years of c**t starting!

Patience. Partnership. A steady hand. The 19th annual SK c**t starting competition is off to a wonderful start ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๐ŸคŽ
05/30/2026

Patience. Partnership. A steady hand.

The 19th annual SK c**t starting competition is off to a wonderful start ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๐ŸคŽ

05/30/2026

Here we go! Kicking off the C**t Start ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผโœจ

Weโ€™re about to kick start the 19th annual c**t starting challenge!!! Come join us today at River Valley!!! ๐ŸคŽ
05/30/2026

Weโ€™re about to kick start the 19th annual c**t starting challenge!!! Come join us today at River Valley!!! ๐ŸคŽ

TODAY ๐ŸคŽWe have an amazing start to a fantastic weekend! Come and join us for the halter breaking competition at 3:30! Fo...
05/29/2026

TODAY ๐ŸคŽ
We have an amazing start to a fantastic weekend! Come and join us for the halter breaking competition at 3:30! Followed up with some delicious dinner by Mama Lisa ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ
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Trainer introductions and calcutta is always a fun time! Followed up with some great live music โ€ฆ itโ€™s just wonderful! โœจ

๐ŸคŽCome join the fun! And please remember to grab a wrist band for the events!๏ฟผ

Trainer Lineup!!! We are just so excited for our 19th annual c**t starting this weekend ๐ŸคŽWe would love for you to come a...
05/27/2026

Trainer Lineup!!! We are just so excited for our 19th annual c**t starting this weekend ๐ŸคŽ

We would love for you to come and join us campsites are still available! Is also open to the public, please come to the office for a wristband to view the event the entire weekend! ๏ฟผ

๐Ÿ“Farmington, Iowa
๐Ÿ“ฒ Camping Reservations, 319-878-3888

๐ŸคŽโœจ Happy New Year from River Valley Horse Camp As we wish โ€˜Happy Trailsโ€™ to 2025 and gallop into 2026 the โ€˜Year of the H...
01/01/2026

๐ŸคŽโœจ Happy New Year from River Valley Horse Camp

As we wish โ€˜Happy Trailsโ€™ to 2025 and gallop into 2026 the โ€˜Year of the Horseโ€™ weโ€™re grateful for the people who live this Western way of life and grace us with the gift of their presence!

We cannot wait to see all of you this year!๏ฟผ

๐ŸคŽ From all of us at River Valley we wish you the most blessed and wonderful Christmas! May all your โ€˜neighsโ€™ be merry & ...
12/25/2025

๐ŸคŽ From all of us at River Valley we wish you the most blessed and wonderful Christmas! May all your โ€˜neighsโ€™ be merry & bright!!!

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29080 Hawk Drive
Farmington, IA
52626

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