National Park Gateway Stables
Guided horseback rides from the Fall River entrance into the Park
- (970) 586-5269
- skhorses.com
- 4600 Fall River Rd, Estes Park
- Open now · closes 4pm
About
Right at the Fall River entrance, about four miles up Fall River Road from downtown, these stables run guided rides into Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest. The two-hour ride is the one most people pick, and the shorter routes look across Horseshoe Park toward the Continental Divide. Options run from an hour to a full day, all at a walking pace.
The wranglers get as much credit as the scenery: friendly, informative and good at matching riders with gentle horses. Wildlife sightings come up often. Rain gear and saddlebags are provided, which matters on summer afternoons when storms build. The outfit is SK Horses, Ltd., authorized to operate on park and forest land, and it cites almost 50 years of guiding. Book ahead in summer. The stables are wheelchair accessible.
