Ross Ranch is a privately-owned estate which offers horseback riding tours through a redwood forest or on a Pacific coast beach. Experienced horseback riders lead groups of up to eleven people, with horses carefully chosen to complement the rider's skill. New riders are given instruction on horse handling, and all will find that the ranch's mounts are gentle.

Redwood rides go through a shade-filled inland redwood forest, and through open meadows with sweeping views of the mountain valleys. Beach rides take place on Manchester Beach, a quiet five-mile stretch of hard-packed sand that is perfect for horseback riding. Lucky visitors may spot breaching dolphins and migrating gray whales, and seals often sun themselves on the rocks that dot the seashore.

b>Address: Ross Ranch, 28300 Philo Greenwood Road, Elk, CA 95432, Phone: 707-877-1834

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