Shasta-Trinity National Forest horse camping

Where can I camp with horses in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

• Bridge Camp (CA)

  listed for horses by Recreation.gov

• Preacher Meadow (CA)

  listed for horses by Recreation.gov

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

• Tomhead Saddle · USDA Forest Service

  Corrals

  Yes (“No water system. Horse corral. Yolla Bolla Wilderness access”) ^[1]

  Sites

  5 ^[1]

Where do I park a horse trailer in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

Named by the USDA Forest Service

• Canyon Creek Trailhead

  description: “This busy trailhead has a paved parking lot for over 40 cars and several trailer parking spaces.” ^[2] · Directions ^[2]

• Mckenzie Gulch Trailhead

  description: “It's popular with hikers and mountain bikers and stock users.” ^[3] · Directions ^[3]

• New River Trailhead

  description: “This trailhead is the parking area for the New River Trail and has vault toilets and corrals for stock use.” ^[4] · Directions ^[4]

• Stuart Fork Trailhead

  description: “This popular trailhead has parking for 40 cars, vault toilets and corrals and hitching areas for stock.” ^[5] · description: “This trail is a popular stock destination so please don't park passenger vehicles in the signed stock trailer parking.” ^[5] · Directions ^[5]

• Stuart Gap Trailhead

  description: “There are corrals and hitching areas for stock.” ^[6] · Directions ^[6]

• Swift Creek Trailhead

  description: “There is a restroom, picnic table, and a hitching area for stock.” ^[7] · description: “This is a popular stock use destination, so please do not park passenger vehicles in the signed stock trailer area.” ^[7] · Directions ^[7]

Horse staging, trailheads and entrances from the agencies' own map data. A trailer count appears only where the agency publishes one; a quoted lot note is the agency's wording. Parked a trailer here? Add it in Ride

Which Shasta-Trinity National Forest trails allow horses?

USDA Forest Service

331 trails, 1077.3 mapped mi ^[8]

• Pct: Shasta-Trinity

  138.4 mapped mi ^[9] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: imported compacted material, imported loose material, native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Salmon Summit

  21.2 mapped mi ^[10] · horse season: 05/01-11/28 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Green Mountain

  19.9 mapped mi ^[11] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Curl Ridge Jeep Trail

  19.4 mapped mi ^[12] · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• North Fork

  16.6 mapped mi ^[13] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• South Fork Trinity River Trail

  16.0 mapped mi ^[14] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Upper Mccloud River

  15.7 mapped mi ^[15] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: asphalt, native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Humboldt

  14.1 mapped mi ^[16] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Virgin Creek

  12.6 mapped mi ^[17] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

• Chicago Camp

  11.9 mapped mi ^[18] · horse season: 01/01-12/31 · surface: native material · horses allowed per USDA Forest Service

Plus 321 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.

OpenStreetMap

32 trails, 121.9 mapped mi ^[19]

• Stuart Fork Trail

  12.3 mapped mi ^[20] · surface: ground, wood · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Swift Creek Trail

  8.5 mapped mi ^[21] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Canyon Creek Trail

  7.9 mapped mi ^[22] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Stoney Ridge Trail

  7.5 mapped mi ^[23] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Granite Lake Trail

  7.0 mapped mi ^[24] · surface: ground, wood · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Deer Creek Trail

  6.8 mapped mi ^[25] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Bear Creek Trail

  6.7 mapped mi ^[26] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Poison Canyon Trail

  6.5 mapped mi ^[27] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Deer Flat Trail

  5.8 mapped mi ^[28] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

• Long Canyon Trail

  5.6 mapped mi ^[29] · surface: ground · horses allowed per OpenStreetMap contributors

Plus 22 more named horse-legal trails in the same data, not listed here.

Trails the USDA Forest Service manages in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and marks open to horses, plus trails OpenStreetMap marks as horse-legal near the horse camps. Mileage is the mapped length of segments with that name.

Is the Shasta-Trinity National Forest open to horses right now?

• Bridge Camp (CA): Not published by Recreation.gov. Ridden here? Add it in Ride
• Preacher Meadow (CA): Not published by Recreation.gov. 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 in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

Ride hasn't collected area-wide horse rules from the USDA Forest Service yet. Each camp page lists the rules its agency publishes for that camp.

Is there water for horses in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

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

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What other horse campgrounds are near the Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

• Big Flat Campground · 12.0 mi away · Klamath National Forest

• Hidden Horse Equestrian Campground · 21.5 mi away · Klamath National Forest

• Carter Meadows Horse Group · 21.7 mi away · Klamath National Forest

• Horse Camp Primitive Campground · 28.0 mi away · Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

More horse trails in California

Sources

1. USDA Forest Service (Recreation Facilities Guide 3-2019): https://www.fs.usda.gov/media/134327, read and verified by hand October 24, 2026
2. USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0/query?where=site_cn%3D'6508.004291'&outFields=*&f=html, fetched October 25, 2026
3. USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0/query?where=site_cn%3D'6608324010602'&outFields=*&f=html, fetched October 25, 2026
4. USDA Forest Service: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0/query?where=site_cn%3D'6509.004291'&outFields=*&f=html, fetched October 25, 2026
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27. OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/967419904
28. OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/967440743
29. OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/965210264