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Morgan Horse Ranch 52nd Anniversary Celebration
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.000000, -123.000000
The Morgan Horse Ranch is located near the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Visitors can park at the Bear Valley Trailhead parking lot and take a short walk up to the ranch. There is accessible parking at the ranch.
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Drop in anytime between 10 am and 3 pm.
Description
Join Park Rangers and volunteers in celebrating the 52nd Anniversary of the Morgan Horse Ranch on Saturday, June 25. Drop in any time from 10 am to 3 pm. The event will include riding and roping demonstrations, games, activities and crafts for kids, horseshoeing demonstrations, and much more! This event is free and open to the public.
The Morgan Horse Ranch was established at Point Reyes National Seashore in 1970 as a breeding program for the National Park Service. At its height, park rangers from throughout the service would come to Point Reyes for horsemanship classes, and the ranch maintained a herd of 35 to 40 horses. Morgan horses raised here in the Seashore were used by rangers in parks across for trail patrol, events, Search and Rescue, and packing supplies into the wilderness. Today, the Point Reyes Morgan Horse Ranch has five working horses—Honcho, Elvis, Mira, Knight Hawk, and Gentry—all of whom will be making an appearance at the celebration!
Parking
To help reduce traffic congestion in the paved parking lot adjacent to the Bear Valley Visitor Center, please park your vehicle(s) in the gravel, trailhead/picnic area parking lot on the left (east) side of the access road close to the Bear Valley Trailhead. Parking is free. Download the Bear Valley Area Map (504 KB PDF), which shows the location of the trailhead parking lot relative to the Morgan Horse Ranch.
Reservation or Registration: No
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