Point Reyes horseback riding

Where can I camp with horses at Point Reyes?

• Coast Campground

  season: The Coast Campground is open year-round, 24 hours a day. ^[2]

• Sky Campground

  season: The Sky Campground is open year-round, 24 hours a day. ^[3]

• Wildcat Campground

  season: The Wildcat Campground is open year-round, 24 hours a day. ^[4]

Wildcat, Coast and Sky backcountry camps take horses by permit, reserved on Recreation.gov. ^[5]

• Wildcat Campground (National Park Service)
• Coast Campground (National Park Service)
• Sky Campground (National Park Service)

Where do I park a horse trailer at Point Reyes?

Lots where the National Park Service publishes oversize spaces:

• Bear Valley Bus/RV/Trailer Parking Lot

  20 oversize spaces ^[6] · 20 spaces in total ^[6] · Day use ^[7] · Mounting block ^[5] · listed by National Park Service · Directions ^[6]

• Five Brooks Parking Lot

  10 oversize spaces ^[6] · 50 spaces in total ^[6] · Vault toilet ^[7] · Start of the Stewart Trail ^[7] · listed by National Park Service · Directions ^[6]

• Randall Trailhead Roadside Parking

  10 oversize spaces ^[6] · 50 spaces in total ^[6] · listed by National Park Service · Directions ^[6]

The park lists 34 other NPS lots ^[6] without published oversize spaces. NPS "oversize" spaces are sized for buses, RVs and trailers alike.

More: trailer parking at Point Reyes trailheads and the rest of Northern California.

Which Point Reyes trails allow horses?

National Park Service

66 trails, 100.9 mapped mi ^[8]

• Bolinas Ridge Trail

  11.1 mapped mi ^[9] · surface: gravel · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Coast Trail

  9.7 mapped mi ^[10] · surface: earth, gravel · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Stewart Trail

  6.7 mapped mi ^[11] · surface: gravel · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Tomales Point Trail

  4.7 mapped mi ^[12] · surface: earth · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Bear Valley Trail

  4.1 mapped mi ^[13] · surface: earth, gravel · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Lake Ranch Trail

  3.0 mapped mi ^[14] · surface: earth · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Inverness Ridge Trail

  2.8 mapped mi ^[15] · surface: asphalt, earth, gravel · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Ridge Trail

  2.4 mapped mi ^[16] · surface: earth · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Horse Trail

  2.4 mapped mi ^[17] · surface: earth · horses allowed per National Park Service

• Bucklin Trail

  2.2 mapped mi ^[18] · surface: earth · horses allowed per National Park Service

Plus 56 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.

California State Parks

12 trails, 16.6 mapped mi ^[19]

• Bill's Trail

  3.7 mapped mi ^[20] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Cross Marin Trail

  3.3 mapped mi ^[21] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Barnabe Fire Road

  3.2 mapped mi ^[22] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Pioneer Tree Trail

  1.6 mapped mi ^[23] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Riding and Hiking Trail

  1.3 mapped mi ^[24] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Devil's Gulch Fire Road

  1.1 mapped mi ^[25] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Ox Trail

  0.8 mapped mi ^[26] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Deer Point Fire Road

  0.7 mapped mi ^[27] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Bolinas Ridge Rd

  0.4 mapped mi ^[28] · horses allowed per California State Parks

• Gravesite Trail

  0.3 mapped mi ^[29] · horses allowed per California State Parks

Plus 2 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.

OpenStreetMap

22 trails, 34.7 mapped mi ^[30]

• Johnstone Trail

  4.1 mapped mi ^[31] · surface: earth · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Estero Trail

  4.1 mapped mi ^[32] · surface: dirt, wood · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Stewart Trail

  4.1 mapped mi ^[33] · surface: compacted, gravel · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Barnabe Fire Road

  3.2 mapped mi ^[34] · surface: dirt · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Rift Zone Trail

  2.7 mapped mi ^[35] · surface: earth, unpaved · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Horse Trail

  2.4 mapped mi ^[36] · surface: earth · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Olema Valley Trail

  1.4 mapped mi ^[37] · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Devil's Gulch Road

  1.4 mapped mi ^[38] · surface: asphalt, dirt · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Gravesite Road

  1.3 mapped mi ^[39] · surface: dirt · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Olema Marsh Trail

  1.2 mapped mi ^[40] · surface: earth · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

Plus 12 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.

Trails in and around the park where the managing agency or OpenStreetMap marks horses as allowed. Mileage is the mapped length of segments with that name.

Is Point Reyes open to horses right now?

No National Park Service alerts for Point Reyes National Seashore as of October 25, 2026.

Weekend and holiday closure: No horses on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays on the Bear Valley Trail between the Mt. Wittenberg and Glen junctions, the Meadow Trail or the Old Pine Trail. ^[5]

• Coast Campground: season The Coast Campground is open year-round, 24 hours a day. ^[2]
• Sky Campground: season The Sky Campground is open year-round, 24 hours a day. ^[3]
• Wildcat Campground: season The Wildcat Campground is open year-round, 24 hours a day. ^[4]

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

What are the horse rules at Point Reyes?

• No horses on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays on the Bear Valley Trail between the Mt. Wittenberg and Glen junctions, the Meadow Trail or the Old Pine Trail. ^[5]
• Horses are never allowed on Drakes Beach, on the dunes or on interpretive trails. ^[5]
• Feed weed-free feed for a few days before your visit. ^[5]
• Don't unload manure or hay in the seashore. ^[5]
• Tie horses only to hitching rails. ^[5]
• Avoid wet, muddy trails. ^[5]

Is there water for horses at Point Reyes?

Water for horses at trailheads: Not published by the National Park Service. Ridden here? Add it in Ride

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What other horse campgrounds are near Point Reyes?

• Devil's Gulch #1 · 5.5 mi away

• Frank Valley Horse Camp · 18.5 mi away

• Liberty Glen (Lake Sonoma) · 46.5 mi away

• Barbecue Terrace Horse Camp · 50.4 mi away

More horse trails in California

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