California Trail-Riding Destinations

• Rancho Oso Guest Ranch, Santa Barbara; (805) 683-5686; www.rancho-oso.com
• Ricochet Ridge Ranch, Fort Bragg, (888) 873-5777; www.horse-vacation.com
• Rock Creek Pack Station, Bishop, (760) 872-8331; www.rockcreekpackstation.com
• Rominger Trails, Winters; (530) 662-5569; www.facebook.com/romingertrails
• Villa Montagne Equestrian B&B, Big Basin Park, Santa Cruz Mountains; (307) 413-1480; www.villamontagne.us.com

California Riding Vacations

• Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort, Solvang; (805) 688-6411; www.alisal.com
• California Northern Coast Trail, San Francisco; contact Cross Country International, (800) 828-8768; www.equestrianvacations.com
• Gaits in the Grapes, Temecula, (951) 515-9964; http://gaitsinthegrapes.com
• Greenhorn Guest Ranch, Quincy; (800) 334-6939; www.greenhornranch.com
• Kramer Ranch, Bieber; (530) 294-5327; www.kramerranch.com
• Rancho Oso Guest Ranch, Santa Barbara; (805) 683-5110; (805) 683-5686; www.rancho-oso.com

California Overnight Stabling

• Holman Ranch, Carmel Valley, (831) 659-2640; www.holmanranch.com
• Villa Montagne Equestrian B&B, Big Basin Park, Santa Cruz Mountains; (307) 413-1480; www.villamontagne.us.com

California Guest Ranches

• Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort, Solvang (805) 688-6411; www.alisal.com
• Circle Bar B Guest Ranch, Goleta (805) 968-1113; www.circlebarb.com
• Greenhorn Guest Ranch, Quincy (800) 334-6939; www.greenhornranch.com
• Hunewill Circle H Guest Ranch, Bridgeport (760) 932-7710; www.hunewillranch.com
• Kramer Ranch, Bieber (530) 294-5327; www.kramerranch.com
• Marble Mountain Guest Ranch, Somes Bar (800) 552-6284; www.marblemountainranch.com
• Rancho Oso Guest Ranch, Santa Barbara (805) 683-5686; www.ranchooso.net

California Public Lands

Bureau of Land Management

• Bizz Johnson National Recreational Area; (530) 257-0456; www.blm.gov 
• Cache Creek Management Area; (707) 468-4000; www.blm.gov 
• California Coastal Trail; (800) 550-6854; www.californiacoastaltrail.info
• Chappie-Shasta Staging Area; (530) 224-2100; http://www.fs.usda.gov/
• North Cow Mountain Recreation Area; (707) 468-4000; www.blm.gov
• Payne’s Creek Recreation Area; (530) 224-2100; www.blm.gov
• Redding Area Recreation, Redding, (530) 224-2100; www.blm.gov
• South Cow Mountain Recreation Area; (707) 468-4000; www.blm.gov
• Surprise Valley National Back Country; (530) 279-6101; www.blm.gov

California National Forests

• Angeles National Forest; (626) 574-1613; www.fs.usda.gov/angeles
• Cleveland National Forest; (858) 673-6180; www.fs.usda.gov/cleveland
• Klamath National Forest; (530) 842-6131; www.fs.usda.gov/klamath
• Eldorado National Forest; (530) 622-5061; www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado
• Inyo National Forest; (760) 873-2400; www.fs.usda.gov/inyo
• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit; (530) 543-2600; www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu
• Lassen National Forest; (530) 257-2151; www.fs.usda.gov/lassen
• Los Padres National Forest; (805) 968-6640; www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf
• Mendocino National Forest; (530) 934-3316; www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino
• Modoc National Forest; (530) 233-5811; www.fs.usda.gov/modoc
• Plumas National Forest; (530) 283-2050; www.fs.usda.gov/plumas
• San Bernardino National Forest; (909) 382-2600; www.fs.usda.gov/sbnf
• Sequoia National Forest; (909) 382-2600; www.fs.usda.gov/sequoia
• Sierra National Forest; (559) 297-0706; www.fs.usda.gov/sierra
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest Headquarters; (530) 226-2500; www.fs.usda.gov/stnf
• Six Rivers National Forest; (707) 442-1721; www.fs.usda.gov
• Stanislaus National Forest; (209) 532-3671; www.fs.usda.gov/stanislaus
• Tahoe National Forest; (530) 265-4531; www.fs.usda.gov
• Toiyabe National Forest; (702) 515-5400; www.fs.usda.gov
• National Park Service Units California National Historic Trail; (801) 741-1012; www.nps.gov/cali
• Death Valley National Park; (760) 786-3200; www.nps.gov/deva
• Devils Postpile National Monument; (760) 934-2289; www.nps.gov/depo
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area; (415) 561-4700; www.nps.gov/goga
• Joshua Tree National Park; (760) 367-5500; www.nps.gov/jotr
• Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail; (415) 623-2344; www.nps.gov/juba
• Lassen Volcanic National Park; (530) 595-4480; www.nps.gov/lavo
• Lava Beds National Monument; (530) 667-8113; www.nps.gov/labe
• Mojave National Preserve; (760) 252-6100; www.nps.gov/moja
• Point Reyes National Seashore; (415) 464-5100; www.nps.gov/pore
• Redwood National Park; (707) 465-7335; www.nps.gov/redw
• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; (805) 370-2300; www.nps.gov/samo
• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks; (909) 382-2600; www.fs.usda.gov/sequoia
• Whiskeytown National Recreation Area; (530) 242-3400; www.nps.gov/whis
• Yosemite National Park; (209) 372-0200; www.nps.gov/yose

State Parks

• Andrew Molera, Big Sur; (831) 667-2315; www.parks.ca.gov
• Annadel, Santa Rosa; (707) 539-3911; www.parks.ca.gov
• Anza-Borrrego Desert, Borrego Springs; (760) 767-5311; www.parks.ca.gov
• Armstrong Redwoods, Guerneville; www.parks.ca.gov
• Auburn State Recreation Area, Auburn; (530) 885-4527; www.parks.ca.gov
• Austin Creek State Recreation Area, Auburn; (530) 885-4527; www.parks.ca.gov
• Big Basin Redwoods, Boulder Creek; (831) 338-8860; www.parks.ca.gov
• Border Field, San Diego; (619) 575-3613; www.parks.ca.gov
• Bothe-Napa Valley, Calistoga; (707) 942-4575; www.parks.ca.gov
• Burleigh H. Murray Ranch; (650) 726-8819; www.parks.ca.gov
• Carnegie SVRA, Tracy; (925) 447-9027; www.parks.ca.gov
• Castle Crags, Castella; (530) 235-2684; www.parks.ca.gov
• Castle Rock, Los Gatos; (408) 867-2952; www.parks.ca.gov
• China Camp, San Rafael; (415) 456-0766; www.parks.ca.gov
• Chino Hills, Corona; (909) 780-6222; www.parks.ca.gov
• Crystal Cove, between Corona del Mar & Laguna Beach; (949) 494-3539; www.parks.ca.gov
• Empire Mine, Grass Valley; (530) 273-8522;www.parks.ca.gov 
• Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Folsom; (916) 988-0205; www.parks.ca.gov
• Forest of Nisene Marks, Aptos; (831) 763-7062; www.parks.ca.gov
• Gaviota, Santa Barbara; (805) 968-1033; www.parks.ca.gov
• Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-8819; www.parks.ca.gov
• Hendy Woods, Boonville; (707) 895-3141, (707) 937-5804; www.parks.ca.gov
• Henry Cowell Redwoods, Santa Cruz; (831) 335-4598; www.parks.ca.gov
• Henry W. Coe, Morgan Hill; (408) 779-2728; www.parks.ca.gov
• Humboldt Redwoods, Eureka; (707) 946-2409; www.parks.ca.gov
• Jack London, Glen Ellen; (707) 938-5215; www.parks.ca.gov
• Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Crescent City; (707) 464-6101; www.parks.ca.gov
• Kruse Rhododendron, Jenner; (707) 847-3221, (707) 847-3221; www.parks.ca.gov
• La Purisima Mission, Lompoc; (805) 733-3713; www.parks.ca.gov
• Lake Del Valle, Livermore; (510) 562-7275; www.parks.ca.gov
• Lake Oroville, Oroville; (530) 538-2200, (530) 538-2219; www.parks.ca.gov
• Lake Perris, Riverside; (909) 940-5603, (909) 940-5608; www.parks.ca.gov
• MacKerricher, Fort Bragg; (707) 937-5402, (707) 964-9112; www.parks.ca.gov
• Malakoff Diggins, Nevada City; (530) 265-2740, (530) 273-3884; www.parks.ca.gov
• Malibu Creek, Calabasas; (818) 880-0350;www.parks.ca.gov 
• McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial, Burney; (530) 335-2777; www.parks.ca.gov
• Millerton Lake, Fresno; (559) 822-2332; www.parks.ca.gov
• Montana de Oro, Los Osos; (805) 528-0513, (805) 772-7434; www.parks.ca.gov 
• Montara, Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-8819; www.parks.ca.gov
• Moss Landing, Moss Landing; (831) 384-7695; www.parks.ca.gov
• Mount Diablo, Danville; (925) 837-2525, (925) 673-2891; www.parks.ca.gov
• Mont San Jacinto, Idyllwild; (909) 659-2607, (909) 767-5311; www.parks.ca.gov
• Mount Tamalpais, Stinson Beach; (415) 388-2070; www.parks.ca.gov
• Oceano Dunes, Pismo Beach; (805) 473-7223, (805) 473-7230; www.parks.ca.gov
• Olompali, Novato; (415) 892-3383; www.parks.ca.gov
• Pacheco, Gilroy; (408) 826-6283; www.parks.ca.gov
• Pismo, Pismo Beach; (805) 489-1869; www.parks.ca.gov
• Point Mugu, Oxnard; (818) 880-0350; www.parks.ca.gov
• Russian Gulch, Mendocino; (707) 937-0497, (707) 937-5408; www.parks.ca.gov 
• Saddleback Butte, Lancaster; (661) 942-0662; www.parks.ca.gov
• Salinas River, Monterey/Moss Landing; (831) 834-7695; www.parks.ca.gov
• Salt Point, Jenner; (707) 847-3221, (707) 865-2391; www.parks.ca.gov
• Samuel P. Taylor, San Rafael,; (415) 488-9897; www.parks.ca.gov
• San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area, Los Banos; (209) 826-1196, (209) 826-1197; www.parks.ca.gov
• Santa Susana Pass, (310) 454-8212; (818) 880-0350; www.parks.ca.gov
• Sinkyone Wilderness, Ft. Bragg; (707) 986-7711, (707) 247-3318; www.parks.ca.gov
• Sonoma Coast, Bodega Bay; (707) 875-3483; www.parks.ca.gov
• Sugarload Ridge, Santa Rosa; (707) 833-5712, (707) 938-1519; www.parks.ca.gov
• Sunset State Beach, Santa Cruz; (831) 763-7062, (831) 429-2850; www.parks.ca.gov
• Tolowa Dunes, Crescent City; (707) 646-6101; www.parks.ca.gov
• Topanga, Woodland Hills; (310) 454-8212, (310) 455-2465; www.parks.ca.gov
• Trinidad State Beach, Eureka; (707) 677-3570; www.parks.ca.gov
• Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz; (831) 423-9703; www.parks.ca.gov
• Will Rogers State Historical Park, Pacific Palisades; (310) 454-8212, (818) 880-0350; www.parks.ca.gov
• Zmudowski State Beach, Moss Landing; (831) 384-7695; www.parks.ca.gov

PHOTO BY KENT AND CHARLENE KRONE