Horseback Riding
Wisconsin State Park System
Horseback riders can ride on more than 700 miles of trails in Wisconsin state parks, forests, recreation areas and unsurfaced trails on former rail lines. This page lists places with a mile or more of horse trails. Six of these properties offer a total of 175 campsites where visitors can camp with their horses. Some trails may be closed seasonally or due to surface conditions.
Riders age 16 and older must have an annual or daily state trail pass to use most of the trails.
| Park, forest or trail name | Segment and Miles |
|---|---|
| 400 State Trail | Wonewoc - La Valle 7.5 miles; spring/summer/fall only |
| Ahnapee State Trail | Door County segment 11.2 miles Algoma - Door County 4.1 miles Casco Junction - Algoma 12 miles; spring/summer/fall only |
| Buffalo River State Trail | Mondovi to Fairchild 36.4 miles; spring/summer/fall only |
| Cattail State Trail | Polk County segment 11.7 miles Barron County segment 7.4 miles |
| Governor Dodge State Park | Open to horses May 1-November 15 Horse Trail--Interior Loop 6.8 miles Horse/snowmobile Trail 15.3 miles 13 horse campsites (11 family and 2 group) |
| Governor Knowles State Forest | Barrens Loop Horse Trail 4.5 miles Barrens/Sunrise Horse Trail 2 miles Horse/snowmobile/ATV Trail 30.5 miles Sunrise Cutoff Horse Trail 4 miles Wolf Creek Horse Trail 2.5 miles 40 horse campsites |
| Hartman Creek State Park | Horse trail 6.5 miles |
| High Cliff State Park | Spring/summer/fall only Horse/mountain bike trail 3.2 miles Horse/mountain bike/snowmobile 5 miles |
| Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit | Spring/summer/fall only Crooked Lake Horse Trail 2.5 miles Forest Lake Horse Trail 4 miles Horse/snowmobile trail 33 miles S Kewaskum Horse-Snowmobile Trail 1 miles New Prospect horse/snowmobile 1 miles 22 horse campsites |
| Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit | Horse Trail 2.2 miles Horse/snowmobile trail 51.5 miles 64 horse campsites |
| Kohler-Andrae State Park | Black River Trail 2.5 miles |
| Lake Wissota State Park | Horse/bike/snowmobile trail 4.8 miles Horse/mt. bike trail 1.7 miles; spring/summer/fall only No horse campsites |
| Lapham Peak Unit Kettle Moraine State Forest | Prairie Path 5 miles |
| Mountain-Bay State Trail | Outside City of Shawano (rail grade) 47 miles Shawano detour 8.7 miles |
| Old Abe State Trail | 6 miles between Jim Falls and the Chippewa River |
| Pecatonica State Trail | Calamine to Belmont, 10 miles; spring/summer/fall only |
| Point Beach State Forest | Legacy Trail: This 3 mile loop horse trail is located on the west side of Highway O. |
| Richard Bong State Recreation Area | Horse trails 13.2 miles Horse/snowmobile trails 4.5 miles |
| Saunders State Trail | 8.4 miles |
| Tomorrow River State Trail | 14 miles |
| Tuscobia State Trail | East segment open to ATVs 13.6miles Ice Age Trail Segment (no ATVs) 9.4 miles West segment open to ATVs 51 miles |
| Wild Goose State Trail | Dodge County, Southern segment, 4.1 miles |
| Wild Rivers State Trail | Barron County North of Rice Lake 9.3 miles Douglas County 54.2 miles Washburn County 40 miles |
| Wildcat Mountain State Park | Horse trails 15 miles; spring/summer/fall only 24 horse campsites |
