South/Southwest Region

Saddle up at the historic Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, one of the country’s top guestranch resorts, for luxury accommodations and abundant trail-riding opportunities.

Southwestern Utah offers a variety of terrain, from rocky desert canyons to cool mountain forests.

Discover Southern Nevada’s towering mountain ranges, scenic canyons, and hidden charms.

Southwestern Utah offers a variety of terrain, from rocky desert canyons to cool mountain forests.

Pull on your cowboy boots, and enjoy all things Western in Bandera, Texas, in the heart of Texas Hill Country. For top trail riding, here’s the inside scoop on four area destinations.

Winter is the perfect time to ride in the desert solitude of Southern Utah. One of our favorite areas is the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which has scenic deserts and spectacular canyons.

From November through April, the warm, sunny Arizona desert offers winter trail riding at its finest. If you plan to head to this area this winter, here are some helpful hints from a local.

Ride the high mountains and cactus-studded deserts of West Texas with our from-the-saddle report.

Arizona’s Superstition Mountains are steeped in lore, intrigue, and mystery. Here’s our from-the-saddle report.

Riding trails in the Goldfield Mountains snake throughout washes, up and around mountains, and down into gullies. Here’s a from-the-saddle report.

Trail Ride in Anza Borrego Desert State Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, east of San Diego, California, offers 1,000 square miles of wilderness awaiting trail-riding exploration.

Southeastern Arizona offers sun-filled trails, varied terrain, and rich history. Here are nine hot spots awaiting the adventurous trail rider. Plus, enjoy a bonus photo album of the Krones? trip to Southeast Arizona!

Head to the OK Corral at Apache Junction, Ariz. Located next to the mysterious and beautiful Superstition Mountains, the OK Corral provides one-hour to all-day rides and overnight pack trips.

Last spring, I decided to take a trail riding pack trip somewhere in New Mexico. I found an advertisement in The Trail Rider for the horseback-adventure company U-Trail, The Gila Wilderness, located in Glenwood on the western edge of the Gila and Blue Range Wilderness Areas in southwest New Mexico.

Saddle up and ride into the Gila Wilderness with Wolfhorse Outfitters, an outfit run by Joe Saenz, an Apache who specializes in taking out small groups and teaching survival skills.

Each year the residents of Thermopolis Wyoming host the Outlaw Trail Ride that traces the steps of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid through Wyoming. It is a historical adventure for the trail riders.