Sorry to be late about this. I was going to try to
find out whether the horse corrals at Carter Meadows in the Russian Wilderness
area (Siskiyou County) are single horse size or larger. I didn't pay that
much attention when I was there because we didn't stay overnight, but there are
certainly several up there (and stunningly beautiful trails). It's near
the PCT trail.
As far as mountain bikes, we have 95 miles of trail that
are used by both mountain bikers and motorcycles. I haven't been on all 95
miles, but what I have seen, it was very rutted.
Folks, thanks for the great list I have compiled
of Calif. Horse camps with pipe corrals...I have added them all to my list and
I think will greatly help with our efforts to put some in....
On another issue, does anyone have any quick link
to specific studies done on differences in trail damage from horses versus
Mtn. bikes? I did quick scan of envirohorse, and only found studies that
classify horses as low impact users, which is great. I am only looking
into this to be prepared for possible efforts of local bikers to close trails
to horses in a park which has always been multi use....it would be helpful to
see breakdown of possible damage; horses leave holes, bikes leave ruts,
etc. I seem to recall reading somewhere a study that proved horses
basically pack down a trail, while fast bikes leave ruts...and then that is
not even dealing with muddy conditions.....I don't want to get too
confrontational with this, but strongly belive if the trails are too muddy for
horses; they are also too muddy for bikes.
