Horses

Everyone can enjoy Horseback Riding

Horseback riding in Oregon has never been better. With over 2500 acres and miles of trails you will be hard pressed to ride the same path twice on our horseback riding vacation packages. Bring your own horses and explore deer trails and logging roads or let our experienced wranglers guide you through our piece of the Umpqua Valley. You can set up camp with your own RV or take advantage of a cabin’s comfort while your horses enjoy their own accommodations at our Mare Motel. If you want to learn to ride, we also offer riding lessons with a professional wrangler. We can accommodate large group rides also. There is nothing quite like riding through the trees or across an open field in the cool of the evening at the Big K.

• Guided Horseback Riding – $49.00 Per Hour
• Unguided Day Land Use (own horse) – $25.00
• RV Horse Camping (dry camp) – $50.00
• Mare Motel – $15.00 per night

· Fern Creek, scenic wooded trail ride . Approx. 1 hr. Leaving the horse corral we travel down one of the ranch roads, following the river, then taking a heavily wooded uphill trail, we ride through a dense wooded area, which opens out at a panoramic view spot. We then meander through the open pasture ground with a great view of the river and ranch livestock home pastures, ending back at the corral.

· Gun Range Loop, scenic ride . Approx. 1 hr. Leaving the horse corral we cross the main ranch entrance road, connecting to the Gun Range Road, where you will see the Sporting Clay Range. This ride has a great scenic overlook from above the sheep pasture and barns to the Umpqua River below, with the timbered mountains behind.

· Smith Ferry Lookout, extreme lookout ride. Approx. 1 hr. 15-30 min. Leaving the horse corral we cross the main ranch entrance road, connecting to the Gun Range Road, the trail turns onto an old logging road which traverses uphill to a spectacular lookout to the north view of the Umpqua River and surrounding ranches, with a great northwest view. Nice late afternoon ride to catch a sunset.

· Scenic Loop Ride . Approx. 1 hr. & 30 min. to 2 hrs. Leaving the horse corral we cross the main ranch entrance road, connecting to the Gun Range Road, or turning uphill to ride through the sheep pastures, the trail turns onto an old logging road. We connect to one of the main ridge roads with a continuous southeast view of the ranch, Umpqua River Loop and the surrounding timbered hills. Then turning north the loop ride continues through the top ridge of the ranch offering a northwest view back towards the town of Elkton. This ride is great for pictures!

· Ranch House Lookout: Approx. 1 hr. 45 min. This ride is not for beginners. Leaving the horse corral we travel down one of the ranch roads, following the river, then taking a heavily wooded uphill trail, we ride through a dense wooded area, the trail turns uphill for sometime of heavy riding. We break out above the ranch house with a westerly view of the surrounding timbered mountains.

· Scenic Ridge River View Ride to the Lodge : Approx. 3 hrs. Leaving the horse corral we cross the main ranch entrance road, connecting to the Gun Range Road, or turning uphill to ride through the sheep pastures, the trail turns onto an old logging road. We connect to one of the main ridge roads with a continuous southeast view of the ranch, Umpqua River Loop and the surrounding timbered hills. This ride follows the upper ranch road to the Lodge, where you can break for Lunch or an early Dinner, then return to the horse corral via the main ranch road which follows the river.

Don’t forget the other activities available at the ranch:

• Float Trips – $69.00 Per Person
• Fishing
• Swimming
• Hiking
• Mountain Biking
• Clay Shooting -  $35 per person with own gun/ammo or $45 with our gun/ammo
• Wine Tasting
• Bird Watching
• Relaxing
• and More!