Lake Oroville horseback riding

Where to camp with horses, where to park a trailer, which trails allow horses and the rules at Lake Oroville, from California State Parks data.

Where can I camp with horses at Lake Oroville?

Loafer Creek Horse Camps
listed for horses by California State Parks

Horse camps named on agency pages (no camp page yet)

Potter's Ravine primitive trail camps (Lake Oroville) · California State Parks

Sites
3 (“Three additional sites have been developed for equestrian, hikers, and bicyclists accessing the area via the Potter's Ravine Trail. These three sites have tethering, feeding stations, and corrals near each site for two horses each.”) ^[1]

Corrals
Yes ^[1]

Water
There is no drinking water. ^[1]

Where do I park a horse trailer at Lake Oroville?

No agency publishes horse-trailer parking for Lake Oroville. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

Which Lake Oroville trails allow horses?

Brad Freeman Trl
11.4 mapped mi ^[2] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Dan Beebe Trl
11.1 mapped mi ^[3] · horses allowed per California State Parks
North Fork
7.0 mapped mi ^[4] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Potters Ravine Trl
4.4 mapped mi ^[5] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Roy Rogers Trl
3.2 mapped mi ^[6] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Loafer Creek Loop
1.8 mapped mi ^[7] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Potters Point Trl
1.3 mapped mi ^[8] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Loafer Creek Loop Trl
1.3 mapped mi ^[9] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Dead Cow Ravine
1.1 mapped mi ^[10] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Oroville Dam Rd
1.0 mapped mi ^[11] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Lime Saddle Trl
1.0 mapped mi ^[12] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Roy Rogers
1.0 mapped mi ^[13] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Dan Beebe/Bidwell Canyon
0.8 mapped mi ^[14] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Loafer Creek Fire Rd 1
0.7 mapped mi ^[15] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Kelly Ridge Point
0.6 mapped mi ^[16] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Roy Rogers/Loafer Creek Loop
0.4 mapped mi ^[17] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Dan Beebe Trail
0.3 mapped mi ^[18] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Dan Beebe Spur
0.2 mapped mi ^[19] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Loafer Creek Loop /Water Tank Rd
0.2 mapped mi ^[20] · horses allowed per California State Parks
Old Dan BeeBe Trl
0.2 mapped mi ^[21] · horses allowed per California State Parks

Plus 5 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.

Trails where the managing agency or OpenStreetMap marks horses as allowed, one list per agency. Mileage is the mapped length of segments with that name, not a loop distance.

What closures and seasons apply at Lake Oroville?

Loafer Creek Horse Camps: Not published by California State Parks. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

As of October 25, 2026. Check with the agency before you haul: seasons move with snow and fire.

What are the horse rules at Lake Oroville?

Ride hasn't collected area-wide horse rules from California State Parks yet. Each camp page lists the rules its agency publishes for that camp.

Is there water for horses at Lake Oroville?

Water for horses at trailheads: Not published by California State Parks. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

Potter's Ravine primitive trail camps (Lake Oroville): There is no drinking water. ^[1]

Ridden here?

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What other horse campgrounds are near Lake Oroville?

Whitehorse Campground · 26.4 mi away · Plumas National Forest
Horse Campground (Little Grass Valley) · 27.4 mi away · Plumas National Forest
Snake Lake Campground and Equestrian Camp · 35.1 mi away · Plumas National Forest
Skillman · 38.1 mi away · Tahoe National Forest

More horse trails in California

Sources

California State Parks: https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/462/files/LakeOrovilleSRACampMap081314.pdf, read and verified by hand October 24, 2026
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