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Horseback Riding in the Mt. Rainier Area

SW Paradise Area  |  NW Carbon River Area  |  NE Sunrise Area  |  SE White Pass Area
Riding in Pack Forest
© Karen Sykes
SW/Paradise Area

Elbe/Ashford: DNR Elbe Hills/Nicholson System Horse Trail

  • 26215 Hwy 706 (5 miles east of Elbe).
  • Handicapped sites/trails available.
  • South Puget Sound Region DNR, 1-800-527-3305.

Eatonville Area: Pack Forest

Elbe: EZ Times Outfitters

  • 18703 Hwy 706, Elbe, WA 98304.
  • Call (360) 569-2449 or (866) 675-7770 for details.
  • Summer Hours: 10-6.
  • Horse rentals for all levels of riders, guided trips by the hour.
  • Rain or shine. No reservations required.

Randle: Three Horse Hitch Campground

  • A horse-friendly campground with riding and hiking trails.
  • Near Three Mountain outside of Randle.
  • Call (360) 497-0717 for more information.
NW/Carbon River Area
Enumclaw Trail Riders Chapter of Back Country Horseman
  • Phone: 1-888-893-5161

Mission of the Back Country Horseman: to educate and encourage active equestrian participation on public trails; to work to ensure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use; to organize workparties to maintain public trails; to plan social activities and sharing of map / trail information. Please support your local chapter of Backcountry Horsemen of Washington.

The Foothills Trail has a soft shoulder path for equestrians. Get more information here.

Riding near Crystal Mountain
© Jeff Caven
NE/Sunrise Area
Crystal Mountain Outfitters

Ride with us through the solitude and spectacular scenery of the Cascade Range in the Norse Peak Wilderness and Wenatchee National Forest. We offer rides ranging from 1 hour to all day to all day with fishing. Ride right from your front door at Crystal. Don't forget your camera!

After your ride, enjoy a gourmet steak and prawns lunch or dinner -- complete with all the fixin's. Add this experience to your trail ride when booking your reservation.

SE/White Pass Area

Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Map of All Horse Camps

Specific Camps:

  • Walupt Horse Camp
    A well developed camp with units in the shade. Good access to the Goat Rocks Wilderness. A nice loop ride is possible later in the summer after the snow has melted.
  • Keenes Horse Camp
    A popular high elevation camp with several trails out of the camp. Access to the north side of the Mount Adams Wilderness.
  • Cody Horse Camp
    A newly developed camp with several trails. Accessible early in the summer, although snow drifts will be encountered at higher elevations.

Other Trailheads in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest:

  • Complete list of trails open to horses.
  • Boundary Trail #1, Elk Pass on the 25 road.
    The section of trail east of Bear Meadow is open to horses.
  • Packwood Lake Trail #78 on Forest Service Road 1260.
    Most of this trail, 9.6 miles in length, is in the Goat Rocks Wilderness. The trail starts at the end of Road 1260 and climbs gently through old growth forest.

Chinook Pass Outfitters

Ride with us through the solitude and spectacular scenery of the Cascade Range. Glacier-fed streams ... alpine meadows covered with wild flowers ... unspoiled mountain lakes of the William 0. Douglas Wilderness, the Norse Peak Wilderness, and the Wenatchee National Forest. It's so quiet up here in the high country you can actually hear a bird flying over. The fragrance of pine and spruce blends with flowers, berries, and tundra grass. The creak of saddle leather measures your quiet, relaxed journey under snow-capped peaks and lazy skies.