Jackson Hole: Horseback Ride & Lunch in Bridger Teton

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Horseback trails, river crossings and ranch lunch in the Tetons

You’ll ride through Jackson Hole’s Bridger-Teton forest on horseback with a local guide, cross rivers and open meadows with mountain views all around, then share a hot ranch lunch with your group. It’s not fancy—just honest trail dust, laughter, and those moments where you forget about your phone completely.

Step-by-step itinerary

Horseback riding and lunch in Bridger Teton

Arrive 15 minutes before ride
Sign acknowledgement of risk
Wear long pants and closed shoes
Enjoy 2-hour horseback ride
Return to ranch
Have lunch at Trails End restaurant

The Experience

Ever wondered if horses actually like the smell of sagebrush? I found myself thinking that as we saddled up just outside Jackson Hole, boots already dusty before we’d even started. Our guide, Sam (he’s lived here his whole life), handed me the reins and grinned—said my horse was called Daisy and “she’s stubborn but sweet.” The Bridger-Teton National Forest felt huge, even before we left the corral. You could hear nothing but wind in the aspens and this faint clinking from someone’s stirrups behind me. I kept glancing back to see if anyone else was nervous; turns out, most of us were just quietly soaking it all in.

The trail wound through these open meadows where the grass brushed my boots, then dipped down by the Buffalo Fork River. There was this moment where Daisy stopped to sniff at something (maybe just ignoring me?) and I caught this sharp, green scent from the water mixed with pine needles. Sam pointed out tracks in the mud—elk, he said—and told us about winters when everything is buried under snow. He talked like he knew every tree. Sometimes you’d catch a glimpse of the Teton range ahead—honestly, it looked painted on. My legs got sore after an hour but I didn’t really care; there was this quiet between everyone that felt good.

Lunch at Trails End back at the ranch tasted better than it probably should have after two hours in that air—burger for me, lemonade so cold it hurt my teeth. Everyone sat together swapping stories about their horses (someone’s horse apparently tried to eat her hat). I still think about that view over my shoulder as we rode back—the kind of thing you don’t get from a car window. And yeah, I’d do it again just for that feeling of being small out there.

What’s included

Your day includes a two-hour guided horseback ride through Bridger-Teton National Forest near Jackson Hole with all gear provided (helmets available if you want), plus one entrée and a non-alcoholic drink per person for lunch at Trails End ranch restaurant before or after your ride depending on your chosen time slot.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditions

Operated by Turpin Meadow Ranch