Don’t Pass On Pilot Point

The headquarters home of the NRCHA offers visitors a variety of experiences.

Provided by the Pilot Point Economic Development Corporation

When the National Reined Cow Horse Association purchased a larger building in Pilot Point, Texas, to serve as the national headquarters, the decision added one more destination to a town already on the map as a National Register of Historic Places.

Located approximately one hour north of Fort Worth, just south of Gainesville and within a stone’s throw of many of the industry’s top cow horse trainers that are located in Texas, Pilot Point is easily accessible to most NRCHA members. Often, entries are hand delivered in the office.

When traveling to our two premier events in Fort Worth, be sure to stop and see the headquarters. Visitors can meet the staff, if you haven’t already, as well as see perpetual trophies and nostalgic memorabilia on display. Save the address: 256 N Highway 377!

Learn more at visitpilotpoint.org

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We welcome you to visit any day, and the office hours are on the website, nrcha. com.

But the NRCHA headquarters isn’t the only reason to visit Pilot Point!

• DowntownPilot Point is on the National Register of Historic Places, but also can boast as the home to one of the largest-growing spirit brands in the country! Visit Western Son Vodka while in downtown. The distillery tasting room is open Thursday through Saturday, and distillery tours are Saturday afternoons with tickets required. westernsondistillery. com

• Stop by on your way to or from the 2021 Snaffle Bit Futurity® and the downtown activities and festivals include Bonnie & Clyde Days in October. The festival commemorates the filming of the bank robbery scene from the 1967 classic film Bonnie & Clyde, which was done in town! bonnieandclydedays.com

• Get slightly out of town for top-notch fishing and watersports! Just Two miles east of downtown is Lake Ray Roberts State Park, the most recent host of the Bassmaster Classic fishing tournament. The state park, which boasts a 30,000acre lake that is a premier bass fishing spot, also has a plethora of additional activities for every outdoors enthusiast, from camping to birding and other lake activities. The Greenbelt multi-use system is a 20-mile trail system for hikers, bikers, kayakers and equestrian riders. tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/ray-roberts-lake