Horse Trails.
Official horse riding and camping locations across the United States, with the Flathead Valley entries still hand checked in greater detail. Choose a state and county to find somewhere near you.
Two kinds of entry, and an important difference
Hand checked entries have access details confirmed against the land manager's own page or against law. Anything not confirmed says so rather than guessing.
Forest Service listing entries come from the agency's nationwide Recreation Opportunities feed and are marked there for horse riding or horse camping. They give this map national reach, but they are not a promise that every route, gate or parking area is open today. The feed covers National Forest recreation areas, not every state, county or private trail.
Always check the official page before you haul. Closures, washouts, fire, seasonal restrictions and trailer access change. The official link on each entry is the authority, not this map.
Find somewhere to ride
Active National Weather Service alerts
Statewide alerts, live from the National Weather Service. Fire closures and trail conditions are not in this feed, so still check the official link on the place you are going.
The map needs to load from an outside source and could not here. The full list below works exactly the same and carries all the same detail.
Pins are placed close to each area for orientation. They are not turn by turn directions. Use the official link on each entry for access roads and current conditions.
Things to check anywhere you ride
- Ask about certified weed free forage. Requirements vary by state and land manager. Check before the trip, and switch feed early enough that clean forage is what comes out on the trail too.
- Horses are usually given the right of way, but ride as though the hiker or cyclist coming round the corner has never heard that rule.
- You are responsible for your horse at all times. A horse meeting a motorbike on a narrow trail is not a training exercise you get to schedule.
- Check food storage orders and wildlife notices. Bear country is larger than Montana, and the exact storage rule belongs to the land manager.
- Wilderness means no motor vehicles, by federal law. Outside a wilderness boundary, use the current travel map rather than assuming a trail is nonmotorized.
- Park and forest rules differ. Dogs, stock, camping, group size and seasonal restrictions can change at an agency boundary and at individual trailheads.
Nationwide listings: U.S. Forest Service Recreation Opportunities feed, imported 24 August 2026. Detailed Montana sources: Flathead National Forest pages, Jewel Basin regulations and the National Park Service stock users guide for Glacier.
Is your horse ready for the trail?
Loading, standing tied, meeting bikes and motors, crossing water, and staying thinking rather than reacting when something unexpected comes round a corner. That is the work, and it is better done at home than found out on a mountain.