Bryce Canyon Private Stock Ride

Bryce Canyon National Park Private Horse Reservations

Provides access for visitors with their own horses to ride trails designated for stock use (Horse Trail and Peekaboo Loop) within the park. Private horse rides can be booked every half hour from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. from approximately May through October. Each time slot can accommodate a maximum of ten riders and their mounts. This may include multiple parties. Average ride time to complete the entire loop is 2.5-3 hours.

Note: this reservation is NOT for guided concessioner rides. This reservation is only for visitors who want to bring their own horse to ride in Bryce Canyon. The park also has guided rides. Canyon Trail Rides, the park's concessioner, offers 2-hour and 3-hour guided horse and mule rides into the Bryce Amphitheater along a dedicated horse trail and the Peekaboo Loop Trail. Guided trail rides typically begin in April and run through October 31st, depending on weather. To schedule a guided ride or for more information, visit the Canyon Trail Rides website or call directly at 1-435-679-8665. 

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Need to Know

• Season

  Private riders are permitted to ride May 1 through October 31, weather permitting.

• Reservation times

  Reservation times indicate when you are permitted to begin your ride from Sunrise Point. You may not descend into the canyon before your scheduled reservation time. There is no limit on when you must be done.

• Daylight

  Research sunset times before making your reservation. It takes most groups 2 ½ - 3 hours to ride the full route. In late summer, we recommend earlier reservation times to ensure you have time to complete your ride in daylight.

• Regulations

  You are responsible for following the private stock regulations in the park. Horses are only permitted on designated routes.

  • Horses and mules are prohibited outside of designated trails, routes, and designated areas.
  • The use of horses or mules is permitted only in the following areas:
  • On the established trail from the Mixing Circle to Sunrise Point,
  • From Sunrise Point down the horse trail to the Peekaboo Loop trail, and on the Peekaboo Loop trail, as shown on the horse use map.  
  • Backcountry campgrounds are not developed to accommodate stock. Overnight camping or pack trips on horseback are not authorized.
  • Parking, loading, and unloading must take place in the Mixing Circle area only. Directions will be provided upon entering the park.
  • Horse and mule riders must clean up and properly dispose of, or remove from the park, horse/mule feces in the Mixing Circle, on Highway 63, and on any other paved surfaces.
  • Stock riders must ride the Peekaboo Loop in the clockwise direction, in compliance with posted directional arrows.
  • Horses and mules shall be fed only certified weed-free feed for at least 48 hours prior to entering the park and at any time while in the park. Any feeding of stock in the park is to be done at the Mixing Circle trailer parking and loading area.
  • Horse and mule riders must carry proof of ownership. Current approved forms of proof of ownership are found on the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food website.  
  • All stock brought to the park must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (valid for 30 days) and the certificate must show a negative Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) (Coggins – AGID or ELISA) test within the past 12 months, UNLESS the animals have not left Utah in the past six months.
  • Stock must never be left unattended. Tying of horses and mules to trees or hitching rails within the park is prohibited.
  • Stock other than those belonging to park’s authorized concessioner are prohibited from drinking from the water trough at the Peekaboo Loop corral.
  • Practice safety and leave no trace principles while riding and within Bryce Canyon National Park.
  • Submitting your reservation indicates that you will not bring stock to the park that you suspect may have an illness or are unfit for the ride.

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