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Horse Camps and Trails

    (Click on the name to access the website listing)

Southern Oregon

Willow Prairie Horse Camp - 30 miles east of Medford, USFS, 10 sites all with corrals, miles of groomed riding trails, reserve on recreation.gov    Site Info     Trail Map     NEW!! Download the app MAPRIKA on any smart phone. Then search for the maps "Willow Prairie West and Willow Prairie East" . This will download all the trails that have been recently (2021) GPS. Follow along with your phone's GPS!! 

Sam Brown Horse Camp - About 30 miles west of Grants Pass, USFS, 5 sites with corrals, 3 trails from camp, first come first serve

 

Fourmile Horse Camp -  About 40 miles east of Medford, USFS, 9 sites, 3 with corrals, trails go into the Sky Lakes Wilderness, reserve on recreation.gov

 

Lily Glen Equestrian Camp - About 17 miles east of Ashland on Howard’s Prairie Reservoir, large camp with 2 group sites with corrals that can be reserved through Jackson Co Parks, 10 first come first serve sites some with corrals, miles of trails on BLM land.

 

Wild Cat Horse Camp - About 30 miles east of Ashland on Hyatt Lake Reservoir, BLM, 5 sites with corrals, access to the PCT, reserve with BLM

 

Lake Selmac Horse Camp - 3 miles off Hwy 199 near Selma on the shore of Lake Selmac, County owned, 6 sites with corrals, trails around the lake, reserve on reserveamerica.com

 

Gerber Horse Camp - About 45 miles east of Klamath Falls on Gerber Reservoir, built in 2012 by BLM, 7 sites with corrals, 2 trails at the present time, first come first serve

 

Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System- Historic mine ditch south of Jacksonville. This trail system is open year round to equestrians, hikers & mountain bikers and is maintained by the volunteers of Siskiyou Upland Trail Assoc.

Oregon Coast

Cape Blanco Horse Camp - 10 miles north of Port Orford, State Park, 8 sites with corrals, several trails, reserve online

 

Bullards Beach Horse Camp - At Bandon, State Park, 8 sites with corrals, several trails, reserve online

 

Wild Mare Horse Camp - Just north of Coos Bay in the dunes, USFS, 10 sites with corrals, trail leads to the beach, reserve on recreation.gov

 

California Coast

Orman Guest Ranch - Located in Crescent City, private ranch with camp sites and huge corrals, must trailer to the trailheads, reserve by phone   Here is a map provided by the National Park Service for the trails in the Mill Creek Watershed.

Orick Horse Camp, Orick, CA - Located by the Orick Rodeo grounds, near the trailhead of the Orick Horse Trail, which is in Redwood National Park. From here you can ride to the beach or into the redwoods. There are 13 pens with water. or you can tie to your trailer or bring a portable corral. There is a link to a map of nearby horse trails in the southern section of Redwood National Park at the bottom of the page.

Pack Animal Trails and Overnight Camps, Redwood National and State Parks- List of designated pack animal trails, camps and area maps to print out and take with you.

Paradise Trail Near Hiouchi, CA -

 

Central Oregon

Quinn Meadows Horse Camp - About 30 miles southwest of Bend on the Cascade Lakes Hwy, USFS, 26 sites all with corrals, very popular and reservations are a must, recreation.gov

 

Cultus Corral Horse Camp - About 45 miles southwest of Bend on the Cascade Lakes Hwy, USFS, 10 sites with corrals, many trails, first come first serve

 

Whitefish Horse Camp - About 20 miles northwest of Hwy 97 on Hwy 58 on Crescent Lake, USFS, 18 sites with corrals, many trails leading into the wilderness area, reserve on recreation.gov

 

Chief Paulina Horse Camp - About 15 miles off Hwy 97 at LaPine, camp is near Paulina Lake, USFS, 14 sites with corrals, many trails but somewhat steep, reserve at recreation.gov

                                                                

TRAILS IN SOUTHERN OREGON

Brown Mountain Trail -  About 30 miles east of Medford, easy trail with adequate parking

 

Willow Prairie Horse Trails - Miles of maintained trails shown on the map, most are easy, also many more miles of user created trails that are not shown, park at the large day use area (See map info under the horse camp info above).

 

Cold Springs Trailhead - About 50 miles east of Medford off Hwy 140. Trails access the Sky Lakes Wilderness. Beautiful trails with a loop option too.

 

Fourmile Lake Trailhead - About 40 miles east of Medford off Hwy 140 near the Fourmiie Lake Horse Camp. Trail systems goes up both sides of the lake, access to the PCT also. For a longer ride go all the way around the lake.

 

Denman Wildlife Area - Off Agate Road in White City. Good place to ride all year long.

Givan Ranch Park - Located off Agate Road in White City. Nice easy trails, some along the Rogue River. Good trails to ride early summer and fall.

Trail Associations & Government Trails- Existing & Proposed 

BLM Medford District Recreation Management Areas- Extensive list of multi purpose trails that are being proposed and existing trails that need development. 

Mountain of the Rogue Trail System- Map of entire Mountain of the Rogue Trail System, Butte Falls Resource Area.

Applegate Trail Assoc.- Information and map of the Applegate Ridge Trail.

Update on the East ART Trail System here!

Siskiyou Upland Trails Assoc.- Information and map of the Jack-Ash Trail System

Oregon Equestrian Trails- Information on membership, events, and local state chapters.

Pacific Crest Trail Association- Information on history, trails, and more. 

Crater Lake National Park- Information newsletter of the parks trail management plan for existing trails and possible future trails within the park.  

 

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