HORSEBACK RIDING SITES
ALISAL GUEST RANCH AND RESORT
1054 Alisal Road
Solvang, CA 93463
Overview
Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort is located on a 100,000 acre working cattle ranch in the in the heart of Santa Barbara County. Located between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara wine country, they offer golf, fly fishing, tennis, and horseback riding. They also offer indoor venues for meetings and private events. Outdoor venues include a lakeside deck, rodeo field and a poolside pavilion.
CALAMIGOS EQUESTRIAN
480 Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506
Overview
Located in Griffith Park, this 75 acre equestrian center boasts of well manicured fields and 13,000 sq. ft. of event space. Both are available of special events, conferences, weddings and picnics. The stately and spacious Equidome is a unique showpiece of the property while the Equestrian and Grand Prix ballrooms can hold anywhere between 300-500 guests. Several lawn spaces are available for picnics and wedding receptions.
CIRCLE BAR B GUEST RANCH
1800 Refugio Road
Goleta, CA
Overview
Circle Bar B is located on a working ranch located north of Santa Barbara. It offers rustic private cabins or a new lodge for overnight guests. Activities include horseback riding, exploring, hiking and nature photography. A meeting room for 45 people is available with a fireplace and is fully equipped with an audiovisual system.
EL CAPITAN EQUESTRIAN CENTER
12307 Willow Road
Lakeside, CA
Overview
This four-acre equestrian center offers horse riding for large groups, ranch steering, and steer roping. Happy Trails Horse Rentals provides guided horseback tours through the San Diego River bed. They also rent horse-drawn carriages and hayrides for private events. They also offer outdoor, covered and uncovered areas for picnics.
EL CAPITAN RANCH
10920 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA
Overview
El Capitan Ranch is located on the Pacific Coast just over the mountains from Santa Ynez Valley. They provide activities for groups including guided horseback riding tours, horse clinics, horse-drawn carriage rides, and chuck wagon dinners. They also offer fully furnished yurts and cabins for those who want to stay overnight and outdoor meeting space at El Capitan Canyon.
GRIFFITH PARK
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Overview
This 4,210 acre urban park is one of the largest in the country. It has four golf courses and four large picnic areas. Attractions include the Autry National Center, the Greek Theater, the LA Equestrian Center, the LA Zoo, and the Griffith Observatory. Activities include horseback riding, golfing, hiking, camping, swimming, tennis and much, much more.
HAZY MEADOW RANCH & CARRIAGE CO.
15466 El Monte Road
Lakeside, CA
Overview
This ranch is more of a venue for events than for horseback riding. However, they do offer horse-drawn carriages and hayrides. Surround by majestic mountains, this site is ideal for western country themed events. Packages include picnic tables with park benches, campfire under the stars, plenty of electricity and lights.
HUNTINGTON CENTRAL PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTER
18381 Goldenwest St.
Huntington Beach, CA
Overview
Huntington Central Park Equestrian is Orange County’s premiere equestrian center. It covers a 25 acre area looking over Huntington Central Park. It is surrounded by 185 acres of public trails. They offer guided rides, horse boarding, horse-themed parties, training, and rentals. For large parties they also offer polo matches and picnic games. There is an indoor conference room for meetings and a lawn for receptions. The lawn holds up to 300 people seated.
K1 SPEED
17221 Von Karman Ave.
Irvine, CA 92614
Overview
This racing center offers 80,000 sq. ft. of race track, a 10,000 sq. ft. of lobby with views of the track, a live scoring system, a game area, a café, and private meeting rooms. They feature European style racing, and indoor karting with emission-free karts, and all-asphalt race tracks.
MANNING PARK
449 San Ysidro Road
Montecito, CA
Overview
A variety of activities is available in this Montecito park, from softball to tennis to horseback riding. The manicured grounds filled with foliage and flora were once a part of a private estate and make great picnic areas. A renovated historic carriage house is available to some groups.
RANCHO OSO GUEST RANCH & STABLES
3750 Paradise Road
Santa Barbara, CA
Overview
This resort, located in the rustic mountain setting of Santa Barbara, boasts of natural scenic beauty, National Forest access, equestrian facilities and resort comforts. They offer standard and custom-guided horseback rides all year round. For large groups they offer backcountry trail rides, hayrides and all you can eat barbeque with live music and line dancing.
SUNSET RANCH HOLLYWOOD
3400 Beachwood Drive
Hollywood, CA 90068
Overview
Sunset ranch, located in the Hollywood Hills, offers day and evening trail rides through Griffith Park. Evening rides include a stop at Viva Fresh, a Mexican restaurant in Burbank, where the group enjoys refreshments before returning to the ranch. Guided trail rides are available to groups of up to 55.
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