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Welcome to our recreation page. If you know of any clubs, fun events or horse friendly trails or campsites that should be listed here please let us know.

Horse Friendly Trails, Recreational Areas
and Overnight Camping Facilities

BC

The BC Recreation Guide offers a listing of places to ride in different regions with your horse or theirs.

Other places to ride or camp in BC...

Golden Ears Provincial Park - Features an extensive network of horse trails & a backcountry horse camp is available for rental.

The Galloping Goose Regional Trail - multi-use 100 km former railway line. For more info contact: Capital Regional District Parks, 490 Atkins Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V9B 2Z8  Phone (250) 478-3344 Fax (250)478-5416

ALBERTA

Listing of Equestrian Staging Facilities and horseback riding opportunities in Alberta Provincial Parks and Recreation areas.


Waterton Lakes Provincial Park  -
Most trails are open to horses, some restrictions apply. A complete copy of the park horse use guidelines can be obtained from waterton_info@pch.gc.ca, or pick one up at the park gate or Visitor Reception Centre. (403) 859-2224 (Administration Office)
(403) 859-5133 (Visitor Reception Centre)

Silver Birch Resort located on Whitefish Lake, east of Kikino (780) 623-3252/1-800-330-8833 offers horse trails, horse friendly camping and 24 hour security.

MANITOBA

Four Seasons Ranch
  - privately owned horse campground, located next to Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Sidney, Manitoba. Miles & miles of trails through forest, along a river, through natural prairie.

Riding Mountain National Park offers a number of horse and wagon trails and horse friendly camping

Bird's Hill Provincial Park - Riding areas and horse friendly trails.

Turtle Mountain Provincial Park - multi-use backcountry trails.

ONTARIO

Algonquin Provincial Park - newly opened equestrian trails  705-633-5538 or FAX 705-633-5581 for more details.

Freedom Farm in Erinsville, Ontario.   613-478-6562 or 1-800-997-9941.

Clubs and Associations

Ontario Trail Riders Association

 

*For a listing of other clubs and associations in Canada, please visit Clubs and Associations or our Links page.

RIDES AND EVENTS

 

*For a listing of Class A, Regional & National Shows, all Arabian/Half-Arabian Shows and other competitive shows & events, please see our Calendar of Events.