Worldwide Parks and Recreation Areas with Horseback Riding

Long before any recorded human history in Yellowstone, a massive volcanic eruption spewed an immense volume of ash that covered all of the western U.S., much of the Midwest, northern Mexico and some areas of the eastern Pacific. The eruption dwarfed that of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 and left a caldera 30 miles wide by 45 miles long. That climactic event occurred about 640,000 years ago, and was one of many processes that shaped Yellowstone National Park--a region once rumored to be the place where hell bubbles up. Geothermal wonders, such as Old Faithful, are evidence of one of the world's largest active volcanoes. These spectacular features bemused and befuddled the park's earliest visitors, and helped lead to the creation of the world's first national park. read more...

Phone: 307-344-7381   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Yellowstone National Park   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Backpacking, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Yellowstone National Park

Hagerman Fossil Beds NM contains the largest concentration of Hagerman Horse fossils in North America. The Monument is internationally significant because it protects the world's richest known fossil deposits from a time period called the late Pliocene epoch, 3.5 million years ago. These plants and animals represent the last glimpse of time that existed before the Ice Age, and the earliest appearances of modern flora and fauna. read more...

Phone: 208-837-4793   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Hagerman   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

Petersburg, Virginia, became the setting for the longest siege in American history when General Ulysses S. Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864. Grant settled in to subdue the Confederacy by surrounding Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines into Petersburg and Richmond. read more...

Phone: (804) 732-3531   Price Range: $3 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Petersburg   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Petersburg National Battlefield