San Jacinto State Park
(via Palm Springs Aerial Tramway)
Long Valley Ranger Station
1 Tramway Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262
951-659-2607 horse rentals in summer only
Smoke Tree Stables
2500 S Toledo Ave
Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-327-1372
Sweetwater Farms
Pony Rides
27825 California Ave
Winchester, CA 92596
909-226-9829
Pack Animals for backcountry trips are not limited to only horses. Goats, mules, donkeys and llamas are also used for wilderness trekking and backcountry trips. Llama outfits can offer overnight lodging, as well as meals, on their beautiful, rural properties.
Llama Pack Camping California
Pack llamas for rent. At one time there were dozens of California llama outfitters, now-a-days there are only a few of these types of businesses left, as we display in the list below.
Fort Bragg, CA
Lodging and Llamas
18301 Old Coast Hwy
707-964-7191 2 fully furnished cottages, hot tubs, fireplace, pet friendly
Many people confused llamas with alpacas, but they are indeed two different animals. Llamas are larger, growing to twice the size of alpacas and llamas belong to the camel family. Alpacas are very much herd animals, while llamas are more independent minded. Alpacas also tend to be a bit more skittish than llamas. Differences Between Llamas and Alpacas
As the number of pack animal outfitters within California have decreased, over the past 2 decades – alpaca farms have instead tripled.
alpaca farm tour
Alpacas farms may offer visitor tours, boarding and sales, breeding, but no wilderness treks; Sometimes they sell alpaca fiber (otherwise known as yarn), and they may have alpaca gifts and handmade items for sale.
Alpaca Farms in California
(visits by appointment only, call first to confirm)
Alba Alpacas
80 Feghali Rd.
Ramona, CA 92065
858-337-4656
A & M Ranch
Madera Ranchos
RV Camp sites
Madera, CA
Kearsarge Pass, John Muir Wilderness @ Onion Valley
pack horses horseback camping horse pack trips
pack trains high sierra packs
& wild horses in California
Overnight Guided Horse Trips into the backcountry wilderness
The most scenic spots in the California high country can only be accessed by foot. If your physical body is not up for carrying all the gear (weight) on your back (backpacking) and hiking (trekking) on foot, uphill for (many) miles, then an overnight horse camping trip (horse packing) may be an option to consider.
Get way out there – with guided professionals. Camp the real back country wilderness. No campground crowds, no RVs humming, no easy access! These experienced stock animals are well trained, familiar & dependable on the trails. Specific interests tours and custom destinations can make it worth your wild. Fishing alpine lakes, hot springs, wildflowers, high country camping (in style). Guides usually provide the camping tents, food and meal prep.
Yosemite High Sierra pack team delivers food & essentials to remote camps, the hard way.
Cottonwood Pack Station
Lone Pine, CA
559-478-2258 Horseshoe Meadows, Mt Whitney, John Muir Trail
Frontier Pack Station
PO Box 656
June Lake, CA 93529
760-648-7701 summer
760-872-4038 winter
Glacier Pack Train
5 County Rd
Big Pine, CA 93513
760-938-2538 Big Pine Lake, Palisade Glacier
JC High Country
Little Antelope Pack Station
Mill Canyon Rd
PO Box 179
Coleville, CA 96107
775-315-6222 backcountry fishing & hunting trips
Antelope Valley Pack Station Wolf Creek Pack Station
D & F Pack Station Huntington Lake
PO Box 156
Lakeshore, CA 93634
800-434-RIDE
559-893-3220
Horse Corral Packers
Sequoia National Park
PO Box 546
Woodlake, CA 93286
559-565-3404 summer
559-564-6429 winter Mineral King Valley, Giant Sequoia National Monument
Wild Horse Sanctuary
5796 Wilson Hill Road
Shingletown, CA 96088
530-474-5770
(overnight treks on horseback to view wild horses)
Wild Horses in Northern California near Lassen Peak, North Sierra Nevada mountains. The mission of the Wild Horse Sanctuary is to protect and preserve America’s wild horses as a living national treasure by providing range sanctuary in an ecologically balanced environment open to the public.
BLM California manages 21 wild horse and burro herd management areas on approximately 2.5 million acres. Adoption and sales.
High elevation, Eastern Sierra @ Onion Valley CorralsBaby Sierra sees a horse for the first time. Photo copyright (2005) Morgan & LisaHorse Meadow Campground near Big Meadow, Kern Plateau
