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Horse Riding
As part of a larger effort to reduce invasive species on national forest lands, weed-free feed is required on the Deschutes National Forest. Locate a weed-free feed vendor near you.
Horse Riding Areas
- Deschutes NF-Bend/Sunriver/La Pine Area
- Deschutes River Trail
- Deschutes NF-Cascade Lakes Area
- Broken Top Trail
- Charlton Lake Trail
- Clover - Lemish Tie Trail
- Clover Meadow Trail
- Corral Swamp Trail
- Corral Swamp Trailhead
- Cultus Corral Horse Camp
- Deer Lake Trail
- Deer Lake Trailhead
- Elk Lake Trailhead
- Elk-Devils Trail
- Green Lakes Trail
- Green Lakes/Soda Creek Trailhead
- Island Meadow Trail
- Johnny Lake Trail
- Katsuk Pond Trail
- Lemish Lake Trail
- Lucky Lake Trailhead
- Many Lakes Trail
- Many Lakes Trailhead
- Metolius-Windigo Trail #99
- Mirror Lakes Trail
- Moraine Lakes Trail
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Irish Mtn.
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Maiden Peak
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Three Sister
- Quinn Creek (Meadow) Trail
- Quinn Meadow Horse Camp
- Quinn Springs Trail
- Round Meadow Trail
- Senoj Lake Trail #14.1
- Sink Creek Trail
- Sisters Mirror Trailhead
- Six Lakes Trail
- Snowshoe Lakes Trail
- Soda Creek Trail
- Teddy Lakes Trail
- Todd Creek Trailhead
- Todd Lake Campground
- Wickiup Plains Trail
- Wickiup Plains Trailhead
- Winopee Lake Trail
- Winopee Tie Trail
- Deschutes NF-Crescent Area
- Crater Butte Trail
- Crater Butte Trailhead
- Crescent Lake Sno-Park
- Fawn Lake Trail
- Maiden Lake Trail
- Maiden Peak Trail
- Meek Lake Trail
- Metolius-Windigo Connector Trail #99.4
- Moore Creek Trail
- Oldenberg Lake Trail
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Cowhorn
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Diamond Peak
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Mt. Thielson
- Rosary Lakes Trailhead
- Snell Lake Trail
- Stag Lake Trail
- Summit Lake Trail
- Whitefish Creek Trail
- Whitefish Horse Camp
- Windy Lakes Trail
- Yoran Lake Trail
- Deschutes NF-Fort Rock Area
- Arnold Ice Cave Trail
- Bessie Butte Trail
- Boyd Cave Trail
- Coyote Loop Trail
- Fuzztail Butte Trail
- Horse Butte Trailhead
- Swamp Wells Horse Camp
- Swamp Wells Trail
- Deschutes NF-Sisters-Metolius Area
- Bear Valley Trailhead
- Black Crater Trail
- Butte Loops Trail
- Buttes Loop Trailhead
- Cabot Lake Trail
- Camp Lake Trail
- Canyon Glacier Trail (#4010)
- Demaris Lake Trail
- Dry Creek Access Point
- Graham Corral Horse Camp
- Green Ridge Trail
- Jack Lake Trailhead
- Jefferson Lake Trail
- Lava Camp Lake Trail #4060
- Little Three Creek Lake Trail
- Millican Crater Trail
- Minto Lake Trail
- Minto Pass Tie Trail
- North Matthieu Lake Trail
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Mt.Jefferson
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Mt.Wash.
- Pole Creek Trail
- Pole Creek Trailhead
- Rockpile Lake Trail
- Round Lake Trail
- Scott Pass Trail
- Scott Pass Trailhead
- Sheep Springs Horse Camp
- Shirley Lake Trail
- Shut-In Trail
- Sisters Cow Camp Horse Camp
- Sisters Tie Trail
- Sisters Tie Trailhead
- Sugar Pine Ridge Trail
- Suttle Lake Loop Trail
- Tam McArthur Trail
- Three Creek Meadow Horse Camp
- Trout Creek Tie Trail
- Two Lakes Trail
- Whispering Pine Horse Camp
- Diamond Peak Wilderness: Deschutes
- Mt. Jefferson Wilderness: Deschutes
- Mt. Thielsen Wilderness: Deschutes
- Mt. Washington Wilderness: Deschutes
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument - Deschutes NF
- Chief Paulina Horse Camp
- Chief Paulina Trailhead
- Crater Rim Trail
- Lost Lake (South) Trail
- Lost Lake Trail
- Newberry Crater Trail
- Parallel Trail
- Peter Skene Ogden National Recreation Trail
- Peter Skene Ogden Trailhead
- Three Sisters Wilderness: Deschutes
In November of 1990, Newberry National Volcanic Monument was created within the boundaries of Deschutes National Forest. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, this monument provides a unique opportunity to view the Lava Lands of central Oregon. Newberry National Volcanic National Monument includes 54,000+ acres of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features in central Oregon. The highest point within the Monument is the summit Paulina Peak (7,985 ft.), showcasing views of the Cascades, Newberry Caldera and across the High Desert.
Although commonly referred to as Newberry Crater, the "crater" is in fact a caldera formed when the overlying rocks collapse when a magma chamber is emptied. The caldera stretches across 17 square miles in the heart of the volcano. The 1,200 square mile volcano (about the size of Rhode Island) remains very active to this day. Newberry is both seismically and geothermally active. Geologists believe the caldera sits over a shallow magma body only 2 to 5 kilometers deep. Visitors see numerous cinder cones and vents (over 400 throughout the area), miles of basalt flows, as well as rhyolite flows of obsidian.