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Alberta’s Equestrian Trails and Equestrian Campgrounds |
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We often receive calls from horse owners looking for places to trail ride in Alberta. If you are an experienced rider looking for places to ride on your own, here are some suggested equestrian staging areas. Several Provincial Parks and recreation areas provide equestrian facilities and allow overnight camping. These equestrian staging areas usually provide loading/unloading ramps and hitching rails, and some also provide corrals, vault toilets, bear proof garbage containers, picnic tables, water wells, fire rings and firewood. |
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Edmonton & Area: Cooking Lake/Blackfoot 24 km (14.4 mi.) east of Sherwood Park on Highway 16 Day use only Hitching rails 86km (51.6 mi.) of developed trails Central Alberta / Bighorn Backcountry Aylmer Located 14 km (8.4mi) south of Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734 (Forestry Trunk Road) 7 camping units Loading/unloading ramp, 2 hitching rails Note: There is no water well at Aylmer Blackstone Located 30 km (18 mi.) north of Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734 10 camping units Water well not provided Coliseum 4 km (2.4mi.) northwest of Nordegg 12 unit parking lot Crescent Falls Located 25 km (15 mi.) southwest of Nordegg on Highway 11 26 camping units, 14 unit parking lot Cutoff Creek 68 km (40.8 mi.) west of Caroline on Cutoff Creek forestry road Primary staging area for the Upper Clearwater Forest Land Use Zone Loading/unloading ramp, 6 hitching rails Elk Creek Located 77 km south of Nordegg along Secondary Highway 734 13 camping units, 10 unit parking lot Hummingbird Located 8 km (4.8 mi.) west of Ram Falls on Onion Lake Road 12 unit parking lot Loading/unloading ramp, 4 hitching rails Jackfish Lake 53 km (31.8 mi.) west of Rocky Mountain House on Highway 11 8 camping units Water well not provided Peppers Lake Located 80 km (48 mi.) southeast of Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734 16 camping units and 7 unit parking lot Loading/unloading ramp, 5 hitching rails Water well not provided (drinking water is available at Elk Creek Recreation Area, 5km E) Prairie Creek Located 41 km (24.6 mi.) southwest of Rocky Mountain House on Secondary Highway 752 50 camping units, 20 unit parking lot Ram Falls Located 64 km (38.4 mi.) south of Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734 54 camping units, 44 unit parking lot Seven Mile Located 103 km south of Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734 36 camping units, 15 unit parking lot South Fork Located 28 km (16.8 mi) southwest of Rocky Mountain House on Secondary Highway 752 Provide access to Coliseum Trail: 6km trail leads to a panoramic view of the area. No loading/unloading ramp or hitching rails but horses are allowed on site Water well not provided 22 camping units, 10 unit parking lot Whitehorse Creek 36 km southwest of Robb along Highway 40 & 10 km south 26 camping units Popular starting point for hikers and horseback riders going to Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park Loading/unloading ramp, 2 hitching trails, 8 camping units equipped with corrals. Pinto Lake Remote Located on Bighorn Wildland Recreation Area on the northwest shore of Pinto Lake along Pinto Lake Trail 29 km equestrian trails "user maintain" sites, no facilities on site Recommend bringing stoves and tents, no firewood Lynx Creek Campground Adanac Road, follow for 15-20 minutes. Wilmore Wilderness Park Various trails throughout park. This is wilderness riding, therefore topographical maps are necessary. There are various staging areas. Trails include Indian Trail, West Sulphur Trail, Carson Creek, Pope Thoreau, and Monaghan Creek, as well as many others. Big Berland Located 33 km south of Muskeg River on Highway 40 12 camping units, 10-unit parking lot Popular staging area for people entering Willmore Wilderness Park, located 8 km W. Rock Lake Located 86 km (52 mi) northwest of Hinton off Highway 40 93 camping units, 50-unit parking lot Primary staging area for Willmore Wilderness Park, which contains approximately 750km of equestrian/hiking trails (undeveloped) 2 loading/unloading ramps, 11 hitching rails, corrals, holding pens Sulphur Gates (Hell's Gate) 10km (6 mi.) southwest of Grande Cache off Highway 40 11 camping units Loading/unloading ramp, 2 hitching rails, horse holding area, water trough Staging area for equestrian users and backpackers entering Willmore Wilderness Park Bluerock Located in Sheep Sub-district, 46 km west of Turner Valley 17 camping units Tie stalls Dawson Located in Sibbald Sub-district, 38 km (22.8 mi.) west of Canmore on Highway 1 10 camping units Hitching rails Etherington (Kananaskis Country) Located in Highwood Sub-district, 45 km (27 mi.) west of Longview 10 camping units Hitching rails, tie stalls Little Elbow (Kananaskis Country) Located in Elbow Sub-district, 50 km west of Bragg Creek Day use only, 6 unit parking lot Tie stalls Mesa Butte (Kananaskis Country) Located in Elbow Sub-district, 17 km west of Millarville 15 camping units Tie stalls Sandy McNabb Located in Sheep Sub-district, 20 km (12 mi.) west of Turner Valley 20 camping units Tie stalls Strawberry Located in Highwood Sub-district of Kananaskis Country, 45 km west of Longview 18 camping units, tie stalls Note: Open during hunting season only Indian Graves |
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