Take a horseback ride into terrain that brings you to pristine lakes, towering pine forests and back in history.
Wranglers from numerous stables offer guided trips ranging from novice hour-long rides to overnight pack trips complete with meals.
Or, if you prefer, the guides will pack you in and out on horses, leaving you to enjoy the campsite on your own.
Want to experience the Old West in comfort and style?
Try a horse-drawn wagon ride that includes an elegantly served outdoor dinner.
In the winter, you can sing carols and snuggle together on sleigh rides pulled by Belgian draft horses.
Visitors who bring their own horses also will find plenty of trails, campsites and stables to accommodate them.
Check with the Plumas or Lassen national forest service offices for specific trail and campsite information.
Horseback riding stables
Drakesbad Guest Ranch
End of Warner Valley Road, Chester,
(530) 529-1512, ext. 120 • www.drakesbad.com
Located within Lassen Volcanic National Park. Rides from 45 minutes to eight hours on trails taking in thermal sites. Lunches, pony rides available. By reservation only. Short-term boarding for ranch guests. Open first weekend of June through second weekend of October.
Giddy-up-and-Go
Hwy. 70, Vinton, next to Grange Hall
(530) 906-7103 • Draft horse-drawn carriage, trolley and sleigh rides, on-site or come to you. Children’s pony parties, driving lessons, horse training and horse hauling, western horse and pony shows. Available for special events. Reservations required. Open year-round.
Gold Lake Stables
Gold Lake Road, Lakes Basin Recreation Area
(530) 836-0940 • www.reidhorse.com
One-hour, two-and-a-half-hour, half-day and all-day trail rides. Overnight backcountry pack trips, including fishing, hiking, photography; all-expense trips and drop camps. Seasonal, June through September.
Graeagle Stables
Hwy. 89, Downtown Graeagle
(530) 836-0430 • www.reidhorse.com
One-hour and one-and-a-half-hour trail rides. Horseback riding lessons and children's horsemanship camps. Horse boarding. Seasonal, June through September.
Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch
2116 Greenhorn Ranch Road, 10 miles east of Quincy. (530) 283-0930 or 800-33-HOWDY
www.greenhornranch.com
Hourly to day-long trail rides, wagon rides, rodeo,
cowboy barbecues, bonfire sing-alongs, pack rides.
Also offered as part of daily or weekly ranch stay
packages. Available for special events. Reservations required. Hourly rides available spring through fall.
Horses Unlimited, Inc.
P.O. Box 30194, Cromberg • (530) 836-4551
Horseback riding for the handicapped. Lessons for physically, mentally or learning disabled children, adults and their families.
Pitchfork Cattle Company
92433 Hwy. 70, Vinton • (530) 993-4636
Hay rides on wagon pulled by draft horses on working cattle ranch. Barbecue dinner rides, sleigh rides. Fri-Sun only, reservations and group minimum required. Available for special events. Open year-round.
Plumas Pines Riding Stables
3000 Almanor Drive West, on the west shore of
Lake Almanor. • (530) 259-5170
One-hour and two-hour trail rides, pony rides. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Quincy Stables
39285 Hwy. 70, three miles north of Quincy
(530) 283-0844 • www.quincystables.com
Riding lessons, trail rides, children’s pony parties, overnight pack trips, wagon cookouts, full service
facility camp for special events. Boarding and training. Reservations required. Open year-round.
Red's Meadow Ranch
1850 "C" Road, near Graeagle. Easy access through Clio. (530) 836-1866 • redsmeadow@plumas.com
Trail rides, half-day rides, pack charters, boarding, horseshoeing, drop camps, hunting-fishing tours, horse training and rider instruction. Open year-round.
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