Horse camping at Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area, Mt. Hood National Forest
Horse camping facts for Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area in Mt. Hood National Forest, from USDA Forest Service, Recreation.gov: sites, rig length, trailer parking, horse trails nearby and the rules. Where an agency doesn't publish something, this page says so.
What are the horse camping facts at Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area?
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service [1]
- Park or forest
- Mt. Hood National Forest [1]
- Listed for horses as
- Horse Camping site [1] (USDA Forest Service)
- Horse sites
- 13 [2]
- Max rig length
- 20–50 ft (longest 50 ft) [2]
- Corrals
- Yes [2]
- Hitching posts
- Yes [2]
- Not published
- Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov: horses per site. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
- Reservations
- Sites at Riley Horse Campground can be reserved online at Recreation.gov or by calling 877-444-6777. [1] Book
- Coordinates
- 45.38280, -121.86164 [1] · Directions [1]
Where do I park a horse trailer at Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area?
Max rig length at the camp: 20–50 ft (longest 50 ft) [2]
No agency publishes horse-trailer parking for this camp. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Which horse trails start near Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area?
The agency and OpenStreetMap trail data Ride has loaded so far shows no horse-legal trail within 9 miles of this camp. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Trails within about 9 miles where the managing agency (or OpenStreetMap) marks horses as allowed. Mileage is the mapped length of segments with that name, not a loop distance.
When is Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area open?
As of October 28, 2026. Check with the agency before you haul: seasons move with snow and fire.
What are the horse rules at Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area?
Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Is there water for horses at Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area?
- Water for horses: Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
- Water hookup at the site: Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
- Drinking water (people): Not published by the USDA Forest Service or Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
Ridden here?
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What other horse campgrounds are near Riley Horse Campground & Day Use Area?
Packing for it: the horse camping checklist.
Sources
- USDA Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mthood/recarea/?recid=53464, fetched October 28, 2026
- Recreation.gov: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232834, fetched October 28, 2026