Horseback Riding

Kittitas County, is located in some of the most unique and varied terrain in the Northwest. Because there are deserts, long stretches of valley, and mountain ranges, a horseback-riding enthusiast can experience a huge variety of riding locations.

One trail everyone, no matter the riding skill, should try is the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. This former railroad line runs through Washington State and beyond. In Kittitas County there are several spots to get onto the trail, including the trailhead near Thorp, located just a few miles west of Ellensburg. In the northern portion of the county there are hundreds of miles of trails to ride throughout the Wenatchee National Forest, as well as southeast of the forest, in the Cle Elum, Roslyn, and Ronald areas.

Links to info about riding in Kittitas county:

Washington State Horse Park (425) 486-0272

Guest Ranches, Rentals, Boarding, Riding Lessons & Camps

Caribou Creek Corral (509) 968-4714

Get Ride’N (Lessons, Horse Rentals & Riding)
Laurie Rinck, Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 674-8015

High Country Outfitters & Camp Wahoo (Horse Rentals & Riding)
1780 Nelson Siding Road, Cle Elum
(509) 674-9554

Fourteen Carrot Farm (Boarding & Lessons)
1211 Kittitas Hwy, Ellensburg
(509) 607-1999

Willow Creek Animal Rehab & Boarding
881 McCullough Rd., Ellensburg
(509) 925-3991

Wild Rose Ranch
990 Koffman Road, Ellensburg
(509) 968-4797

Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center
1051 Sorenson Road, Ellensburg
(509) 929-1401

Red Hawk Guest Ranch
PO Box 862 Ellensburg, WA
(509)-968-4830