Big Hill Lake - Cherryvale area in SE Labette County - 17+ miles. Primitive camps on North and South ends with water available. For information go to http://www.swt.usace.army.mil./and click on information box or call 620-336-2741. Scroll down to "Recreation Information".
Cedar Bluff Lake –SW of Hays. With advanced planning, group rides are allowed by special permit. Contact: KDWP Kent Hensley - (785) 726-3212
Cimarron National Grassland – East and West Turkey Trail, SW KS, Morton County, 9.3 miles of trails, 620-697-4621.
Clinton Lake - Rockhaven Horse Camp in NE Douglas County - 35 + miles. Primitive camping, horse ties, water hydrant available. Info at 785-843-7665.
El Dorado Lake - SC Butler County - About 10 miles of trails. 316-321-7180.
Elk City Lake - Wildlife Mgmt. Area (by reservation only) SE Montgomery Co. - 15 miles. 620-331-0315. (Ask to keep open to equine use year round.)
Fort Leavenworth - Gateway to the West in Leavenworth County - 18 miles. Prior notification required, 785-684-2749 or 684-5604. Primitive camping by reservation located East of Fort by Airport and River.
Harvey County East Lake- Circle H Horse Trail - about 2 miles with plans to extend trail around lake. (Also "Osage Nature trail" for hikers.) Located 5 miles east of I-135 on First Street, then 1 ½ miles north on East Lake Road. Day use parking only, permits required. Call 316-283-5420 for more information. Click link for more information.
Heritage Park - Johnson County - >Approximately 150 acres of open riding in area leased to Mid-America Combined Training Association (MACTA). There is course within MACTA area with approximately 4.72 miles of trail that is open to public when not in use for MACTA event. At no time are jumps on MACTA course open to general public. Day use parking only, no fees to use area. For more information contact, Johnson County Park & Recreation District 913-831-3355 or go to www.jcprd.com A permit is required for organized rides or activities involving the equestrian riding area in Heritage Park. For information contact the Johnson County Park & Recreation District, Parks & Golf Courses Division, at 913.894.3341 or go to www.jcprd.com .
Hillsdale Lake - State Park in NE Miami County - 20 miles. Nice new camp area, rest room and water, and shelter house. Park Office 785-783-4507.
Kanopolis Lake - State Park in NE Ellsworth County - 25 miles. Full facilities water, electric, shower and rest room, and horse ties, new corrals with horse wash stations. Shelter house. Park Office 785-546-2565.
Kill Creek – Johnson County - 4.88 miles of trails, day use parking only, no fees to use area. For more information, contact Johnson County Parks and Recreation District 913-831-3355 or go to www.jcprd.com
LaCygne Lake - Linn County Park in SE Linn County - 32 miles of trails. Primitive camping. Park Office 785-757-6633.
Lake Scott State Park – SW KS, Scott County - 8.5 miles of trails. Park Office 620-872-2061.
Landon Nature Trail– The Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy is developing the 38 mile non-motorized trail from Topeka to near Pomona Lake in Osage County. We have almost 6 miles finished and anticipate being open to Clinton Lake in early summer 08. Trailhead with a parking lot large enough to handle horse trailers. We have a lot of horseback riders already using the Landon. For more information: www.landontrail.org. or call 785-608-8221 or email LJ.PURVIS@yahoo.com
Melvern Lake Trails Link Melvern Lake, Eisenhower State Park - 17+ miles on North side of Lake (35 miles south of Topeka). Day use parking at Crooked Knee Trail Head; primitive camping at Cowboy Camp with horse ties, shower house near; 15 new camping pads with water and electric hookups and 15 pipe corrals at West Point area. Park Office 785-528-4102. (Click on the link to view trail map and more information.) Corps primitive use area, no designated trails on south side of lake. Olivet Park to Lowman Cove about 12 miles and another 10 miles on west to Sundance Park. Osage County.
Milford Lake - 10 new campsites (with another 10 by summer 2006), with water, electric, and sewer. Bathroom, hitching posts, corrals and wash bay station; Eagle Ridge Equestrian Trail (8+ miles) in State Park joins River Walk Trail (along Republican River to Fort Riley) to make a total of 18 miles. Park Office 785-238-3014.
Perry State Park, Perry Lake; There are two loops on the State Park area. One is ten and a half miles and the other is six. The six miles are the most open but, still crossing streams and with plenty of hills and wooded areas. These trails are suitable for most riders. Primitive camping is allowed with picnic tables and grills available. Electricity, water hook ups and corrals are coming soon. To down load maps go to
www.visitjeffcounty.com Call (785-246-3449) or visit http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/Other-Services/Outdoor-Activities/Horseback-Riding
Perry Lake Corps of Engineers; There are two trails on COE land. One accessible from the State trails and is a seven-mile loop. The one from the day use area at the southwest corner, in the Thompsonville area is a ten-mile trail. It is also a more challenging ride with steep ravines that wind past old stone fences. All these trails actually connect yet can be ridden in segments. There are trails suitable here for all skills of riders. Some are more groomed while others are left more rugged for the nature lovers that ride. This is a day use area with a shelter house and restrooms that are close. No overnight camping is allowed. Call (785-597-5144) for information or to download maps go to www.visitjeffcounty.com
Pomona Lake - Blackhawk Trail - 110 Mile Park in NE Osage County - 32+ miles. Primitive camping, water hydrant available. Park Office 785-453-2201.
Redmond Lake - Redmond Cove/ Hickory Creek Trail, Coffey County - 15 miles. Rest room and shower available, water and electric hook ups. Park Office 620-364-8614.
Sand Hills State Park – Central KS, East of Hutchinson on Hwy. 50 - 7 miles of trails, trail access permit required – 316-542-3664 or 241-7669.
Shawnee Mission Park Equine Trails – A 1,250-acre park located at 79th and Renner Road in Shawnee. The largest park in Johnson County with 120-acre lake. About 8.3 miles of trails with parking at North Walnut Grove or at Archery Range, no organized camping available. No cost or permits required to ride in park. Park information at 913-894-3350, Grant Evans, Park Manager. For copy of trail map go to web page; http://www.jcprd.com/parks_facilities/map_shawnee_mission.cfm
Tuttle Creek Lake - Carnahan Creek Park - 5 miles in the camp loops, with an additional 12 miles in Riley County. Pit toilet. Park Office 785-539-8511. Tuttle Creek Lake - Randolph State Park - 14.75 miles of trail. Primitive camping and 20 electric campsites with water available in campground, shower building, dump station, pit toilet, corrals and wash station. Updated map of Randolph Area trails available. Park Office 785-539-7941.
Wichita - Pawnee Prairie Park in SW Sedgwick County, west of Airport and south of Kellogg, - 10 miles. Park Office 316-264-8323. Pawnee Prairie Park Nature Center at 2625 S. Tyler. http://www.gpnc.org/cityof.htm
Wilson Lake – Request a special use permit and comply
with the other regulations, you can have an event at Wilson Lake. You must
schedule so that it does not conflict with any hunting season. Contact 785-658-2551 & 658-2465 to support opening areas for equine trails.
Wyandotte County Lake - in NE Wyandotte County - 10 miles. No camping. Park Office 913-299-0550.
OVER 300 MILES OF KANSAS TRAILS TO RIDE & ENJOY!
Kansas Equine Trails Volunteer Coordinators
Big Hill Lake - Bill Racy 620-421-4141
Cedar Bluff Lake - Chuck Mattke 785-769-3413. - Trying to get the area open for equine trails. No equine trails available but with advanced planning group rides are allowed by special permit. Cedar Bluff contact: KDWP Kent Hensley - 785-726-3212
National Parks Service Awards Grant to Equestrian Land Conservation Resource To Develop a National Equestrian Trails Organization. Click here to view the news release (January 2009).
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