If you’re looking for places for horse riding (or horse driving) close to State College and Penn State, this page is here to give you ideas of trails and places to go.
Map of State College Region
We have a useful map that shows many public horse riding trails around State College…
Map of State College area horse trails 
Horse riding destinations around State College include:
- Moshannon State Forest (Black Moshannon park) – trail guide
- Scotia Game Lands 176 – trail guide
- Rothrock State Forest
- Musser Gap – trail guide
- Trough Creek – trail guide
- Wopsononock Tract – trail guide
- Lower Rail Trail – trail guide
- Canoe Creek State Park – trail guide
- Quehanna Wild Area – trail guide
- Bald Eagle State Forest – Horse Riding Guide: Seven Mountains
- Penn State’s Stone Valley Forest – select forest roads
- Tuscarora State Forest – Lewistown area
Our linked trail guides provide detailed, specific information about what you can expect at each location.
State Game Lands 33, along Rt 322 west of State College CLOSED to horse riding with no warning in fall 2024 and Game Wardens have fined riders. Local judges have (unbelievably) upheld the fines despite PROOF that the PGC website still said there were 18 miles of trails open to horse riding. DO NOT RIDE THERE.