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Horseback Rides Big Bear

Horseback Riding @ Big Bear
Big Bear Lake, California

Big Bear Lake

Baldwin Lake Stables
46475 Pioneertown Road
Big Bear City, CA 92314
+19095856482

Big Bear Carriages
Carriage Rides
Pine Knot Ave @ Pedder Rd
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
+19095842277

Oak Springs Ranch Riding Area
182 Fawnskin Road
Apple Valley, CA 92308

horseback

corral
Horse Corral Camp @ Mission Springs, San Gorgonio

Big Bear Lake Area
Horse Campgrounds

camping

Big Pine Equestrian Group Campground
Big Pine Flat Road
Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
+18774446777

Green Spot Equestrian Group Campground
1908 Wildhorse Meadows Road #2N23
Big Bear, CA 92314

Heartbar Equestrian Group Camp
Highway 38
Angeles Oaks, CA
+18774446777

pct

Mission Springs Camp & Corrals
PCT Camp: Sand to Snow
San Gorgonio Wilderness Trailhead
(dirt road access @ Heart Bar Campground)

Wild Horse Equestrian Campground
46620 Highway 38
Angeles Oaks, CA
+18774446777

Mountains

see also – Los Angeles Horseback Riding

Horseback Rides Bishop

Horse Rentals Eastern Sierra
Horseback Riding near Bishop

US Highway 395 California

Rovana Horse

Cottonwood Pack Station
Horseshow Meadow Road #16S02
Lone Pine, CA 93545
+15594782258 summer
+17608728331 all year

Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
3244 Lake Mary Rd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
+17609342434

McGee Creek Pack Station
2990 McGee Creek Rd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
+17609354324

Mill Pond Equestrian Center
590 Rocking K Rd
Bishop, CA 93514
+17608736037

horseback

Onion Valley Pack Station
Onion Valley Rd
Independence, CA

Pine Creek Pack Station
85 Pine Creek Rd
Bishop, CA 93514
+17603872797

Rainbow Pack Outfitters
5845 South Lake Rd
Bishop, CA 93514
+17608738877

Rock Creek Pack Station
Upper Rock Creek Canyon
9001 Rock Creek Rd
Bishop, CA 93514
+17609354493

saddle shack

Horse Camping near Bishop, CA

Horseshow Meadow Road #16S02
Cottonwood Lakes Campground

Reds Meadow Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA

camping

Horse Camping Areas

USFS Inyo National Forest – Horse Camping

 

see also
OverNight Horse Pack Trips

Horseback Rides Palm Springs

Southern California Trail Rides
Wagon Rides & Horse Rentals near:

horseback

Inland Empire, Joshua Tree
Palm Springs Area &
Temecula Wine Country

Joshua Tree Tours

Cottonwood Canyon Ranch
48948 Canyon House Rd
Morongo Valley, CA 92256
760-447-1014

Covered Wagon Tours
Washington St
Palm Desert, CA 92211
760-347-2161

Crazy Horse Ranch
50440 Cheyenne Trail
Morongo Valley, CA 92256
760-831-6450

Anza Horses

Knob Hill Ranch
57840 Cortez Dr
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
760-821-7525

Saddle Up Wine Tours
44060 White Mountain Rd
Aguanga, CA 92536
951-297-9196

Palm Springs Tramway

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

Vin Hesten Trail Rides
41529 De Portola Rd
Temecula, CA 92592
951-595-7802

Wine Country Trails by Horseback
43101 Anza Rd
Temecula, CA 92592
951-795-1444

Leisure

Temecula Town
Old Town Temecula (1998)

Horseback Rides San Diego

San Diego Horseback Riding

horses at cuyamaca

Trail Rides near San Diego, California

horseback

Bibby Ranch
19874 7th Place
North County
Escondido, CA 92029
760-503-5400

Blanco Brothers Ranch
2181 Hollister St
Imperial Beach
San Diego, CA 92154
619-991-0793

Canyonside Ranch
Canyonside Stables
12115 Black Mountain Rd #3600
San Diego, CA 92129

Carmel Valley Ranch
Meadow Star Ranch
5175 Del Mar Mesa Rd
San Diego, CA 92130
858-353-0810

Integrity Stables
2323 Farmer Road
San Diego Mountains
Julian, CA 92036
760-473-5681

horses on beach

Pony Land: Pony Rides & Petting Zoo
2606 Hollister St.
Imperial Beach
San Diego, CA 92154
619-947-3152

S&S Friendly Ranch
2105 Hollister St.
Imperial Beach
San Diego, CA 92154

San Diego Riding
2020 Hollister St
Imperial Beach
San Diego, CA 92154
619-928-1690

San Diego Trail Company
14875 Mina De Oro Rd
Poway, CA 92064
442-888-0464

Surfside Ranch
2225 Hollister St
Imperial Beach
San Diego, CA 92154
619-443-3517

Sweetwater Horses
3051 Equitation Lane
Bonita, CA 91902
619-252-5544

Warner Springs Ranch
Guided Trail Rides
Warner Springs, CA
760-920-3852

warner springs valley
Warner Springs Valley

 

Horseback Rides Los Angeles

Trails Rides near Los Angeles

Lockwood Valley

Los Angeles Horseback Riding

horseback

 

American Jousting Alliance
James Zoppe Trail Rides
Lockwood Valley
15568 Greenleaf Springs Road
Frazier Park , CA
661-245-4000

Cowgirl Tours & Training
3696 N Fair Oaks Street
Altadena Ca 91001
626-421-5749

Griffith Park Pony Rides
[PERMANENTLY CLOSED 2023]

LA Horse Rentals
Griffith Park
1850 Riverside Drive
Glendale, CA 91201
818-242-8443

Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 West Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506
818-840-9063

Malibu Horse Riding
2550 Old Topanga Canyon Rd
Topanga, CA 90290
818-225-7433

Marshall Canyon Equestrian Center
7000 Esperanza Dr
La Verne, CA 91750
909-593-8739

Montebello Barnyard Zoo
& Pony Rides

600 Rea Drive
Montebello, CA
213-718-5442

Palos Verdes Stables
4057 Viaduct Opata
Palos Verdes, CA
310-310-5178

Rancho Potrero
4790 West Lynn Road
Newbury Park, CA 91320
805-491-1230

Sunset Ranch Stables
3400 N. Beachwood Dr
Hollywood, CA 90068
323-469-5450

Sunwolf Farms
Lockwood Valley Rd
Frazier Park, CA 93225
661-245-9653

Trail 21W03 Mt Pinos

PCT Highlights

Pacific Crest Hiking Trail

trailtoPCT
Bucks Lake Wilderness – Silver Lake to Gold Lake ridge line hiking trail.

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Highlights of the PCT route:

(from south to north)

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elevation: high altitude

PCT maps: topographic

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burney falls

Horse Pack Outfitters California

Horse Packers &
Horse Pack Stations in California

tiredhorses
Kearsarge Pass, John Muir Wilderness @ Onion Valley

pack horses
horseback camping
horse pack trips
pack trains

high sierra packs

& wild horses in California

horseback

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 HSC packer
Yosemite High Sierra pack team delivers food & essentials to remote camps, the hard way.

Central Coast Mountains

Johnson Horse Camp
2112 Perkins Rd
New Cuyama, CA 93254
805-680-2817

Los Padres Outfitters
Santa Barbara Mountains
P.O. Box 748
Carpinteria, CA 93104
805-755-8687

mountains

Southern Sierra Nevada

Balch Park Pack Station
PO Box 852
Springville, CA 93265
559-539-2227 summer
559-539-3908 winter

Golden Trout Pack Station
Kern River Canyon
Quaking Aspen Pack Station
PO Box 756
Springville, CA 93265
559-542-2816 summer
559-539-2744

Kern River Fly Fishing
Kernville, CA
866-FISH-876

Eastern Sierra Nevada

Bishop Pack Outfitters
247 Cataract RdBishop Pass
Aspendell, CA 93514
760-873-4785

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

Leavitt Meadows Pack
Hwy 108, Sonora Pass
Bridgeport, CA
775-450-0014

Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
PO Box 61
Mammoth Lakes CA 93546mammoth map
888-475-8747
760-934-2434
800-495-2569 winter

McGee Creek Pack Station
2990 McGee Creek Road
Crowley Lake, CA 93546
800-854-7407
760-935-4324 summer
760-878-2207 winter

Reds Meadow Pack Station
Agnew Meadow
PO Box 395, Mammoth, CA 93546
760-934-2345

Rainbow Pack Station
PO Box 1791
Bishop, CA 93514
760-873-8877

Rock Creek Pack Station
Mt. Whitney Pack Trains

PO Box 248
Bishop, CA 93515
760-872-8331 winter
760-935-4493 summer

Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit
US Highway 395
Bridgeport CA 93517
760-937-0326 summer
702-872-8331 winter

pinetree

mkhorses
Mineral King Valley, South Sequoia National Park

West Central Sierra & Yosemite

Aspen Meadow Pack Station
Dodge Ridge
Pinecrest Lake, CA
209-965-3402

Cedar Grove Pack Station
Kings Canyon National ParkSequoia Kings Canyon Map
559-565-3464 summer
559-337-2413 winter

Clyde Pack Outfitters
Dinkey Creek, Wishon, CA
559-865-2006

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

High Sierra Pack Station
Mono Hot Springs, CA 93642
559-285-7225 summer
559-299-8297 winter

Lost Valley Pack Station
Florence Lake
Lakeshore, CA 93634
559-855-3960

Mather Pack Station
North Yosemite
35250 “A” Mather Road
Groveland, CA 95321
209-379-2334
209-847-5753

Minarets Pack Station
PO Box 1461
North Fork, CA 93643
559-841-2170

Muir Trail Ranch
Blayney Meadow
PO Box 269,
Ahwahnee, CA 93601
559-966-3195

Yosemite Trails Pack
7910 Jackson Road
Fish Camp, CA 93623
559-683-7611

Water

Lake Tahoe & Northern Sierra

Alpine Meadows Stables
Tahoe City
355 Alpine Meadows RdTahoe Maps
Alpine Meadows, CA 96146
916-583-3905

Camp Richardson Corral
Emerald Bay
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96158
877-541-3113
530-541-3113

Reid Horse
Gold Lake Pack Station

7000 Gold Lake Hwy
Graeagle, CA 96103
530-283-1147
530-836-0940 (Gold Lk)
530-836-0430 (Graeagle)
Bucks Lakes Wilderness, Lakes Basin Recreation Area

Northern California

Coffee Creek Ranch
14310 Coffee Creek Rd
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Coffee Creek, CA 96091
800-624-4480
530-266-3343

horseback

see also – Llama Pack Trips

driftwood

Wild Horses in California

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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

BLM Wild Horses & Burros
Bureau of Land Management
California Herd Management Areas

BLM California manages 21 wild horse and burro herd management areas on approximately 2.5 million acres. Adoption and sales.

onion valley horse
High elevation, Eastern Sierra @ Onion Valley Corrals
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Baby Sierra sees a horse for the first time. Photo copyright (2005) Morgan & Lisa
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Horse Meadow Campground near Big Meadow, Kern Plateau