The Deschutes River Equestrian Trail is a 22-mile round trip former railbed trail, open sunrise to sunset. It’s limited to 10 horses per day, so advanced reservations are required. The trail starts at the Deschutes River State Recreation Area campground entrance parking lot, & ends at Harris Ranch. It’s great for wildlife viewing, wildflower photography, & site-seeing in the Lower Deschutes River Canyon. Note: This is a shared trail with hikers, fishermen, back-country campers & mountain-bikers so equestrian users must follow the trail ettiquete provided at registration.

A $10 reservation fee applies per horse. Reservations must be made online by NOON the day prior. When making an online reservation, you will be emailed a 2-part trail reservation slip. Please print & place the top half of the reservation slip in your vehicle dash. Keep the bottom half of the slip & receipt with you on the trail. If you have 4 horses, you will need 4 printed slips.

Trail Rules: Reservation only. Riding is open from March 1–June 30 only. No overnight horse camping is allowed. Stay on the trail at all times. Do not water your horses at the river’s edge. No Llamas, goats, or mules. No commercial riding. No carts or wagons. Horse manure must be cleaned up. 

Need to cancel? You may cancel online BEFORE 12PM (noon) the day prior & be issued a full refund. No refunds are issued after 12PM the day prior or for no-shows.

Should the trail or park close, you will be notified by email & issued a full refund.