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Where Can I Ride My Horse?

A Selected List for Trail Riding

Introduction

Many parks and open space preserves have trails open to horseback riding. Some provide staging areas and horse camps. Check with the Trail Center and specific land managers for maps and trail availability information. When planning equestrian trips based on trail mileage shown below, be sure to look for linkage to other parks and open space preserves. While the miles below may seem small, many of the areas are linked to provide significantly longer trail opportunities. For information call or check web locations:

California State Parks
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, California 94296-0001
General Information Telephone: (916) 653-6995
East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)
2950 Peralta Oaks Court
P.O. Box 5381
Oakland, CA 94605-0381
24-hour information/request park brochures: (510) 562-PARK
National Park Service (NPS)
Pacific West Region:
John Reynolds
Regional Director
National Park Service
600 Harrison St. Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94107
Voice: (415) 427-1300
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD)
330 Distel Circle
Los Altos, CA 94022-1404
Voice: (650) 691-1200
Fax: (650) 691-0485
E-mail: mrosd@openspace.org
Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD)
Marin County Department of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services
Marin County Civic Center, Room 415
3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
Voice: (415) 499-6387
Fax: (415) 499-3795
San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Division
455 County Center, 4th Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063
Voice: (650) 363-4020
Fax: (650) 599-1721
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Dept.
298 Garden Hill Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone: (408) 358-3741
Fax: (408) 358-3245
E-mail: parkinfo@mail.prk.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Santa Cruz County Parks
979 17th Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: (831) 454-7900
Sonoma County Regional Parks Department
2300 County Center Drive Suite 120A
Santa Rosa, CA 90403
Phone: (707) 527-2041
Fax: (707) 579-8247
Cities/Trusts:
Los Altos Hills Town Hall
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Main Telephone: (650) 941-7222
Fax: (650) 941-3160
Palo Alto Recreation, Open Space & Sciences
1305 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 329-2261
Fax: (650) 321-5612
San Francisco
General Information: (415) 831-2700
Santa Cruz
323 Church Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 420-5270
E-mail: info@santacruzparksandrec.com
Trust for Hidden Villa
Voice: (650) 949-8650
Fax: (650) 948-4159
E-mail: info@hiddenvilla.org

Alameda County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Anthony Chabot to Cull Canyon (EBRPD) 8.3
East Bay Skyline Natl. Rec. Trail (Tilden to Redwood-EBRPD) 8.3
Del Valle Reservoir and Sycamore Grove Livermore (EBRPD)
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Park (EBRPD - Hayward)
Mission Peak to Ed R. Levin County Park (BA Ridge Trail) 9
Ohlone Wilderness (EBRPD) 27 Permit required
Pleasanton Ridge (Castlewood Exit off 680) Good rig parking
Redwood Regional Park (EBRPD) 8.3
Tilden-Wildcat Canyon-San Pablo Reservoir (EBRPD)

Contra Costa County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Black Diamond Mines (EBRPD - near Antioch)
Castle Rock Park (EBRPD)
Mt. Diablo SP 150 2 horse camps; 3 staging areas

Marin County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Marin Headlands - Tennessee Valley (GGNRA)
Mt. Burdell (MCOSD - near Novato)
Mt. Tamalpais SP 5.4
Olompali SHP
Samuel P. Taylor SP Horse camp
Point Reyes National Seashore

Napa County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Bothe-Napa Valley SP
Skyline Wilderness Park (Napa State Hospital) 4.4

San Francisco City and County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Fort Funston (GGNRA)
Golden Gate Park (SF) 12

San Mateo County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Año Nuevo SP (Cascade Ranch) N/A Ranch roads
Burleigh Murray SP 9 Not easily accessed
Coal Creek OSP (MROSD) 3 Connects with several other preserves
Coal Mine Ridge & Portola Valley Trails
Edgewood County Park 6
El Corte de la Madera OSP (MROSD) 20 Logging roads, many steep; popular mtn. biking area
Huddart County Park 16
La Honda Creek OSP (MROSD) 2 By permit only
Los Trancos OSP (MROSD) 2 No loops; connection to Monte Bello OSP
Montara Beach SP to NcNee Ranch SP To San Pedro County Park 8
Pescadero Creek County Park/Sam McDonald County Park 37 Horse camp
Phleger Estate (GGNRA) 10
Poplar Ave Half Moon Bay Coastal Access Good rig parking
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP (MROSD) 10
Russian Ridge OSP (MROSD)
San Bruno Mountain State and County Park 6 Poor rig parking
Teague Hill OSP (MROSD)
Wunderlich County Park 15

Santa Clara County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Almaden Quicksilver County Park 19
Anderson Lake County Park (Gilroy)
Arastradero Preserve (Palo Alto) 6 Stage on Alpine Road
Byrne Preserve and Los Altos Hills town trails
Calero Lake County Park 10
Coyote Creek Parkway 4
Ed R. Levin County Park 18
Henry W. Coe SP 180
El Sereno OSP (MROSD)
Fremont Older OSP (MROSD)
Hidden Villa Ranch (Trust for H.V.) 3-4
Joseph D. Grant County Park 40
Long Ridge OSP (MROSD) 3
Monte Bello OSP (MROSD) 9 Connections to several other parks and preserves; popular with mountain bikes
Mount Madonna County Park 15
Pacheco SP 28
Pichetti Ranch Area (MROSD) 2
Rancho San Antonio OSP (MROSD)
Santa Teresa County Park
Saratoga Gap OSP (MROSD)
Sierra Azul OSP (MROSD) By permit
Skyline Ridge OSP (MROSD)
Stevens Creek County Park Rig parking at Chestnut
Upper Stevens Creek County Park

Santa Cruz County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Big Basin Redwoods SP (Rancho del Oso) 38
Castle Rock SP (Los Gatos) 13
DeLaveaga Park (City of Santa Cruz) 8
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP and Fall Creek Unit 27
Skyline to the Sea Trail SP (Castle Rock SP, Big Basin Redwoods SP to Coast) Small horse camp
Wilder Ranch SP 15

Sonoma County

Areas with Horse Trails Trail Miles Comments
Annadel SP (Santa Rosa) 35
Armstrong Redwoods SP-Austin Creek SRA (Russian River) 72
Chanslor Ranch - Bodega Bay Private stables and lands
Jack London SP (Glen Ellen)
Hood Mountain Regional Park (Santa Rosa)
Ragle Ranch Regional Park (Sebastopol) 2 One loop trail
Sugarloaf SP (near Sonoma) 25


     
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