California State Parks for Horseback Riding
71 units of California's state park system list horse trails or equestrian areas. Of these, 1 need day-use reservations at times. Each park page has the official details and when we last checked them.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ®Borrego Springs$10 per day
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural ReserveGuerneville$10 per day
Auburn State Recreation AreaAuburn$10 per day
Austin Creek State Recreation AreaGuerneville$10 per day
Big Basin Redwoods State ParkBoulder Creek$10 per day
Border Field State ParkSan Diego$5 per dayTemporarily closed
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park PropertyHalf Moon Bay
Butano State ParkPescadero$10 per day
Castaic Lake State Recreation AreaCastaic$12 per day
Castle Rock State ParkLos Gatos$10 per day
China Camp State ParkSan Rafael$5 per day
Chino Hills State ParkChino Hills$3 parking
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation AreaColusa$6 per day
Crystal Cove State ParkLaguna Beach$15 per day
Cuyamaca Rancho State ParkJulian$10 per day
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State ParkCrescent City$8 per day
Empire Mine State Historic ParkGrass Valley$5 per adult
Folsom Lake State Recreation AreaFolsom$12 per day
Gaviota State ParkGoleta$10 per day
Half Moon Bay State BeachHalf Moon Bay$10 per day
Henry Cowell Redwoods State ParkFelton$10 per day
Henry W. Coe State ParkMorgan Hill$8 per day
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation AreaHollister$5 per day
Humboldt Redwoods State ParkMyers Flat$8 per day
Indio Hills Palms Park PropertyDesert Hot Springs
Jack London State Historic ParkGlen Ellen$15 per day
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkCrescent City$8 per day
La Purísima Mission State Historic ParkLompoc$6 per day
Lake Del Valle State Recreation AreaLivermore$5 per day
Lake Oroville State Recreation AreaOroville$8 per day
Lake Perris State Recreation AreaPerris$10 per day
Little River State BeachTrinidad
Los Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles$2 parking
MacKerricher State ParkFort Bragg$8 per day
Malakoff Diggins State Historic ParkNevada City$10 per day
Malibu Creek State ParkCalabasas$3 parking
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State ParkBurney$10 per day
Mendocino Headlands State ParkMendocino
Millerton Lake State Recreation AreaFriant$12 per day
Montaña de Oro State ParkLos Osos
Montara State BeachMontara
Morro Strand State BeachMorro Bay
Moss Landing State BeachWatsonville
Mount Diablo State ParkWalnut Creek$10 per day
Mount San Jacinto State ParkIdyllwild$10 per day
Mount Tamalpais State ParkMill Valley
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaOceano$5 per day
Olompali State Historic ParkNovato$8 per day
Pacheco State ParkHolllister$10 per day
Pismo State BeachOceano$5 per day
Point Mugu State ParkCamarillo$3 parking
Red Rock Canyon State ParkCantil$6 per day
Russian Gulch State ParkMendocino$10 per day
Saddleback Butte State ParkLancaster$6 per day
Salinas River State BeachMoss Landing
Samuel P. Taylor State ParkLagunitas$8 per day
San Bruno Mountain State ParkDaly City$6 per day
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation AreaGustine$10 per day
San Timoteo Canyon Park PropertyRedlands
Santa Susana Pass State Historic ParkChatsworth
Silverwood Lake State Recreation AreaHesperia$10 per day
Sinkyone Wilderness State ParkPiercy$8 per day
Sonoma Coast State ParkBodega Bay$10 per day
Sugarloaf Ridge State ParkKenwood$8 per day
Tolowa Dunes State ParkCrescent City
Topanga State ParkTopanga$3 parking
Trione-Annadel State ParkSanta Rosa$7 per day
Wilder Ranch State ParkSanta Cruz$10 per day
Wildwood Canyon Park PropertyYucaipa
Will Rogers State Historic ParkPacific Palisades$12 per day
Woodson Bridge State Recreation AreaCorningTemporarily closed
Lists are built automatically from official park data and update when parks change. Inclusion means the official source lists the feature; it is not a ranking.