Winding through six scenic park reserves, Three Rivers Park District's equestrian trails provide the perfect setting for your next trail ride. Group camping sites are available by reservation at four parks.

Horse Trail Pass

A daily or annual horse trail pass is required. Daily passes are $5 and are available at trailhead payboxes.

Annual passes can be ordered online or by calling 763/559-9000. The first pass is $30; each additional pass in the same household is $15.

Order an Annual Horse Trail Pass

Please Note

• Hiking is allowed on horseback trails, and some trails are designated pet-walking trails. (Pets must be on a leash no more than six feet long.)
• Three Rivers Park District does not rent horses.

Trail Rules

• Horses are allowed only on designated trails. Riders and horses must enter and leave trails at access points only.
  
• When meeting on trails, riders must keep to the right.
  
• Removal of plant or animal life from Three Rivers Park District is prohibited.
  
• When there is snow on the ground, most trails are closed to horseback riding; many trails become cross-country ski or snowmobile trails. Designated winter horse trails are available in two parks. Horses are not permitted on snowmobile or ski trails due to safety and trail grooming concerns.

Summer Horse Trails

Baker Park Reserve (9.0 miles)
Parking lot is located off Homestead Trail (County Road 201) about halfway between County Road 6 and County Road 24. Parking for up to 12 trailers.

Carver Park Reserve (6.0 miles)
Parking lot is located off Carver County Road 11, one quarter mile to the west of the picnic entrance road. Water pump available. Limited parking available.

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve (10.6 miles)
Parking lot is located at the trailhead, on a gravel road off Park Drive just northeast of Hassan Parkway. Accommodates up to 30 trailers. Overnight group campsite available by reservation; hitching posts, water pump.

Elm Creek Park Reserve (21.05 miles)
Parking lot is located off County Road 121, west of Pineview, just north of 125th Ave. North. Accommodates up to 12 trailers. Group campsite available by reservation; hitching posts, water pump.

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve (9.2 miles)
A horse trail loop surrounds the periphery of the park reserve. Overnight group campsite available by reservation. The horse trailer parking lot is located off of County Road 50 on the north side of the park and accommodates up to 10 trailers. Use of the horse trails requires an annual or daily permit for each rider age 16 or older.

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (13.9 miles)
Parking lot is located on Sunset Lake Road, east of County Road 75, just past Murphy Lake in the central part of the park. Hitching post available. Space for up to 8 trailers.

Winter Horse Trails

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve (1.5 Miles)
Access from County Road 116 near Crow River in the northern part of the park.

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (5.5 miles)
Access from Sunset Lake Road.

Winter trails may be closed if conditions are icy. Call 763/559-6778 for trail conditions.

Designated winter horse trails will close March 15 for spring thaw and will reopen, along with other horse trails, when staff determines trail surface conditions are safe and the surface firm enough to bear use without unacceptable damage.

Camping

Campsites for horseback riding groups are available at Elm Creek, Lake Rebecca, Crow-Hassan and Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserves. Reservations are required and must be made at least three weeks in advance. For information, call 763/559-6700.
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