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The West Country
is horse country. This area has many different outfitters
to choose from or you can see the countryside by yourself
on the many horse trails.
The local outfitters can also help with your holiday on horseback.
Whether you've never ridden before or you're a skilled rider,
there's a unique experience waiting for you, from one hour
trail rides to week on adventures.
There are several recreation areas that provide equestrian
facilities and allow horses on site. These equestrian staging
areas, unless noted below, usually provide loading/unloading
ramps and hitching rails.
- Aylmer
- Located 14 km (8.4mi) south of Nordegg
on Secondary Highway 734 (Forestry Trunk Road)
- 7 camping units
- Loading/unloading ramp, 2 hitching
rails
Note: There is no water well at Aylmer
- Blackstone
- Located 30 km (18 mi.) north of
Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734
- 10 camping units
- Water well not provided
- Coliseum
- 4 km (2.4mi.) northwest of Nordegg
- 12 unit parking lot
- Provide access to Coliseum Trail:
6km trail leads to a panoramic view of the area.
- No loading/unloading ramp or hitching
rails but horses are allowed on site
- Water well not provided
- Crescent Falls
- Located 25 km (15 mi.) southwest
of Nordegg on Highway 11
- 26 camping units, 14 unit parking
lot
- Cutoff Creek
- 68 km (40.8 mi.) west of Caroline
on Cutoff Creek forestry road
- Primary staging area for the Upper
Clearwater Forest Land Use Zone
- Loading/unloading ramp, 6 hitching
rails
- Elk Creek
- Located 77 km south of Nordegg along
Secondary Highway 734
- 13 camping units, 10 unit parking
lot
- Hummingbird
- Located 8 km (4.8 mi.) west of Ram
Falls on Onion Lake Road
- 12 unit parking lot
- Loading/unloading ramp, 4 hitching
rails
- Jackfish Lake
- 53 km (31.8 mi.) west of Rocky Mountain
House on Highway 11
- 8 camping units
- Water well not provided
- Peppers Lake
- Located 80 km (48 mi.) southeast
of Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734
- 16 camping units and 7 unit parking
lot
- Loading/unloading ramp, 5 hitching
rails
- Water well not provided (drinking
water is available at Elk Creek Recreation Area, 5km
E)
- Prairie Creek
- Located 41 km (24.6 mi.) southwest
of Rocky Mountain House on Secondary Highway 752
- 50 camping units, 20 unit parking
lot
- Ram Falls
- Located 64 km (38.4 mi.) south of
Nordegg on Secondary Highway 734
- 54 camping units, 44 unit parking
lot
- Seven Mile
- Located 103 km south of Nordegg
on Secondary Highway 734
- 36 camping units, 15 unit parking
lot
- South Fork
- Located 28 km (16.8 mi) southwest
of Rocky Mountain House on Secondary Highway 752
- 22 camping units, 10 unit
parking lot
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