Arizona Horse Campgrounds
Horse Stables - Apache Junction, AZ
Updated Feb. 2011
Contact: rlwright@frontiernet.net
Cell: 602-341-8145
MN Phone: 507-775-2512
This report identifies the places where Minnesota Snowbird Horse people keep their horses for the winter in Apache Junction and other nearby places in Arizona.
There are many other stables in the area, however we have listed the ones here, where we know people who board at these places and have recommended the stable.
Have your horse travel documents in order when you arrive. Coggins tests, health certificates, and shot records are the least that you should carry with you. Some stables may quarantine you if you arrive without them.
Snowbird Stables, LLC
1650 N Vista Rd
Apache Junction, AZ 85119
307-730-2733
Pia Valar valarpia@aol.com
Easy directions: Hwy 88 to Tomahawk RD, then one block south, 1/2 block east.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 40 horse pens, full feed; Pipe corrals, under roof - 12x12; Outdoor arena, several round pens. Big rig access. 2011 rates - includes hay and daily cleaning, will feed your grain. 2011 rates - call.
Horse trailer or RV parking space
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RV Campsites: none.
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 2 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 3 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Four Peaks Stables
1715 N Vista Rd
Apache Junction, AZ 85119
480-313-9966
Daniel Hardwick www.fourpeaksstables.com
Easy directions: Hwy 88 to Tomahawk RD, then one block south, 1/2 block east.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 30 horse pens, full feed; Pipe corrals, under roof - 12x12; Outdoor arena, several round pens. 2011 rates - call.
Horse trailer or RV parking space
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RV Campsites: none.
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 2 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 3 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Christina Dora Equestrian
1360 N Vista
Apache Junction, AZ 85220-
602-550-0823 jlsbrg@hotmail.com
Julie Burns
Easy directions: Hwy 88 past Tomahawk Road one block, then south on Vista 3 blocks.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 10 horse pens, pipe corrals, with half roof - 16x32, automatic waterers, outdoor arena - 100 x 200 - sand, no manure, wash rack, may have round pens later.
New: 20 x 40 Dressage Arena.
2008 rates - $180/month includes hay or cubes (your choice) and daily cleaning, will feed your grain, or $100/month you feed your own. 2011 rates - around $200/ month - please call.
Plus $8/month manure disposal charge. All horses must be on shots and wormer program.
Limited horse trailer or RV parking space
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RV Campsites: none
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 2 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 3 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Circle C Stables
971 E Ranch Road
Apache Junction, AZ 85219
Riding Stable & Horse Boarding
480-982-3287 Sue & Beth Bass, Owners 480-628-2054 cell
www.circleCstables.com
Easy directions: Corner of Superstition Blvd and Royal Palms Rd, then one block south, then east on Ranch Rd one block.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 30 horses, xx outside pens under roof - 16x24. Outdoor arena, tack room. 2008-2009 rates - $200 month box stall, includes hay, and daily cleaning, will feed your grain.
Limited Horse trailer parking space.
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RV Campsites: None.
Trail Access: One quarter mile north to the Equestrian Park system, 3 miles to the Tonto National Forest, or the Goldfield Mts, or 4 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Circle M Ranch
2623 E 4th Ave
Apache Junction, AZ 85219
Horse Boarding
Phone: 480-213-2754 Fax: 480-357-5603 Eric & Wendy Messina, Owners
Email - circle_m_ranch_apachejct@yahoo.com
Easy directions: Corner of 4th and Acacia.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: Short term and long term. - xx horses, xx outside pens under roof - 16x24. 95 x 125 outdoor arena, round pens. 2008-2009 rates - $200 per month, you furnish hay, $250 per month includes hay, and daily cleaning, will feed your grain.
Limited Horse trailer parking space. Credit cards accepted. Two Paint stallions at stud.
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RV Campsites: None.
Trail Access: One half mile east to Goldfield Rd and the Equestrian Park system, 3 miles to the Tonto National Forest, or the Goldfield Mts, or 4 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Desert Hart Ranch
749 N Hilton Rd.
Apache Junction, AZ 85219
Riding Stable & Horse Training
480-288-0071 Christina Hart, Owner 480-518-2737 cell
Easy directions: Corner of Superstition Rd and Hilton Rd, second place south.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 18 horses, 9 box stalls in barn, 9 outside pens under roof - 16x24. Outdoor arena, tack room. 2008-2009 rates - $175 month box stall, includes hay, and daily cleaning, will feed your grain.
Horse trailer parking space.
Currently Full for Dec - March 2011 season. Call ahead for latest info.
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RV Campsites: One.
Trail Access: One quarter mile east to the Equestrian Park system, 2 miles to the Tonto National Forest, or the Goldfield Mts, or 4 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
J& M Paints and Quarters, LLC
638 N Roadrunner (corner with Superstition)
Apache Junction, AZ 85228
Jim & Malia Chavez owners 480-467-9774
Malia is a horse trainer and gives riding instructions also. They are encouraging snow bird horse people as well as year round boarders.
Easy directions: Corner of Superstition Blvd and Roadrunner - just east of the AJ fire station..
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - Our facility is at the corner of Superstition Blvd and Roadrunner (between Goldfield Road and Mountian View) and accomodates 24 horses. We offer several boarding options including 16' X 16' covered stalls; 20' X 40' stalls with shade; and natural horse boarding where horses can enjoy their days in a herd environment offering plenty of interaction with other horses. Our rates are $200/month per horse. We feed grass hay twice daily and supplements provided by the horse owner are fed at no additional charge. Stalls are cleaned daily. Amenities include tack room, wash rack, round pen, lighted arena and a boarder's lounge with a full kitchen, bath and shower facilities; as well as an on-site laundry facility. For our long-term winter visitors or for those who choose Arizona as their winter vacation destination, we offer two RV hook-ups.
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RV Campsites: Two
Trail Access: One block to the Equestrian Park system, 1 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 2 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
No Fly Zone Stables
1841 E Tepee St.
Apache Junction, AZ 85219
480-330-8750 Barb & Jim Foster
e-mail: marinemom723@yahoo.com
Easy directions: Hwy 60 or Hwy 88 to Tomahawk RD, corner of Teepee, then one block east.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 40 horses - 16 x 32, and larger, covered horse pens, full feed; Pipe corrals, automatic waterers. Outdoor arena, round pens, wash rack, secured tack room. New pens.
2011 rates - $200 - $240/month includes hay and daily cleaning, will feed your grain.
Horse trailer or RV parking space
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RV Campsites: limited
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 2 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 3 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
OK Corral, Inc.
PO Box 528
Apache Junction, AZ 85217-
480-982-4040 www.okcorrals.com
Ron & Jayne Feldman
Easy directions: Hwy 88 to Idaho Rd, then north on Idaho to McKellips Rd, then east 1 mile , then north one half mile, signs along road.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 60 horse pens, you feed; Pipe corrals, some under roof, first served basis, - 12x12; Round pens, tack rooms, wash stall. 2009 rates - $85 /month or $50/week -stall only, you supply feed and care.
Horse trailer or RV parking space.
RV Campsites: 20 sites, - full hookups, 2008 rates: $400/month, $185/week
Trail Access: Located in the desert within the Equestrian Park system, 1 mile to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 2 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
J K Boarding Stables
1465 N Valley Dr.
Apache Junction, AZ 85220-2642
480-982-6214 Mrs. Jerrie Kluth
Easy directions: From the junction, one mile west on Apache Trail, then one mile north on Valley Dr., turn east at the corner of Ship Rock Rd.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 30 horse pens, pipe corrals, under roof - 12x12; tack room, several round pens. 2009 rates - $150/month includes 20 lbs. hay cubes daily (no hay) and watering, will feed your grain. You are responsible for cleaning your own pens.
Horse trailer or RV parking space.
RV Campsites: none
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 3 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 5 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Smoketree Farms
288 W Smoketree
Apache Junction, AZ 85220-
480-982-3388 Maria Jones & T J Quinlan
Easy directions: North on Idaho Rd. then west on Smoketree one block.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 50 horse pens, pipe corrals, under roof - 12x12; tack room, several round pens. 2009 rates - $tbd/month includes hay and cleaning, will feed your grain.
Horse trailer or RV parking space.
RV sites: limited
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 3 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 4 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Quarter Circle Boot Ranch
1276 N Wickiup Rd
Apache Junction, AZ 85219-
480-983-7270 Marnie Reynolds
Qcbrmarnie@gmail.com
Easy directions: North on Hwy 88, east on Superstition Blvd, then north on Wickiup
Facilities: Currently full of year round boarders. Not taking any seasonal boarding.
Horse Boarding: - 40x horse pens, pipe corrals, under roof - 12x12; tack room, several round pens, arena. 2009 rates - Very affordable - call for rates. Includes hay cubes and pellets (but no hay) and daily cleaning, will feed your grain.
Horse trailer parking space. Limited overnight camping. Also RV park directly across street.
RV Campsites: Limited
Trail Access: One mile to the Equestrian Park system, 2 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 3 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Superstition Riding Stables Inc.
2151 N Warner Dr. (near Brown & Meridian)
Apache Junction, AZ 85220
Beverly Hansen - owner 480-620-3253 Barn 480-277-3206
www.SuperstitionStables.com www.horseboardingaz.com
Easy directions: From Lost Dutchman (Brown) and Meridian - 1 block south to Windsong, east two blocks to Warner.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 40 horse pens, pipe corrals, under roof - 12 x 24 up to16 x 24 stalls; tack room, several round pens, huge rodeo arena. Area for cookouts and western music. 2009 rates - $200/month or $135/week, will feed hay or cubes, will feed your grain. $85/month or $35/week- stall only, you feed, you chore.
Horse trailer or RV parking space.
RV Campsites: RV parking sites with sewer, water, and 30A electric and separate horse pens. Rates - RV site along with horse stall, - please call You feed and care for your own horses. Shower building, rest rooms, and laundry facilities available. Overnight RV camping and Dump Station available also.
Trail Access: One block north to the Equestrian Park system, 3 miles to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 5 miles to the Superstition Wilderness.
Goldfield Ghost Town/Mammoth Mine
4650 N Mammoth Mine Rd
Apache Junction, AZ 85219-
480-620-1556 campground cell 480- 983- 0333 resort
Easy directions: From the Junction, 5 miles northeast on Hwy 88 to mile marker 200, then left on Mammoth Mine Rd, then left again before you enter the Ghost Town complex.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: - 12 horse pens, open - no roof - 12x12; 2008 rates - $15/animal/day - you do your own feeding. 2009 rates - please call.
Horse trailer parking space.
RV Campsites: 25 - primitive only - drinking water available, dump station on site - $7, 2008 rates: $15/night, $10 day use. 2009 rates - please call.
Trail Access: Located in the desert within the Equestrian Park system, 1/2 mile to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, 1 mile to the Superstition Wilderness.
King’s Stable
5231 E. Kaniksu St
Apache Junction, AZ 85219-
480-671-5308
Easy directions: From the Junction, 5 miles northeast on Hwy 88 to mile marker 200, then right on Kaniksu St. one block.
Facilities:
Horse Boarding: 70 horses. Monthly rates for 2008 are $300/month per horse includes hay and water and limited bedding, will feed your grain. Lower rate if you supply your own hay. Hay available for purchase. Overnight rates - $25 per horse, $25 per RV.
RV Campsites: Spaces available - 15. RV rates: please call.
Trail Access: One mile west to the Equestrian Park system, one block north across Hwy 88 to the Tonto National Forest or Goldfield Mts, one mile to the Superstition Wilderness.
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RV Parks Allowing Horse Trailers with living quarters - Apache Junction, AZ
Weaver’s Needle RV Park
250 S Tomahawk Rd
Apache Junction, AZ 85219-
480-982-3683 www.weaversneedle.com
E-mail: weaversneedle@yahoo.com
Bill & Bertha Ritchie, Managers
Since so few of the stables around the area have RV Parking on site, as shown in the above list, many of our horse friends parked their horse trailers with self contained living quarters right in this conventional RV park. We did not see very many other parks that allowed this during the 2003 - 2010 winter seasons, but we did not do a full investigation of how many of the hundred or so RV parks would have allowed trailers.
2011 rates at Weaver’s Needle begin at $210/week, $445/month plus electricity, or less for 3, 4, or 5 month or 1 year commitments. 2011 rates - please call - web site does not show them yet.
Other Notes:
Most of the horse stables listed in the previous section had a couple of campers staying there whether or not it was officially allowed, but you cannot depend on doing this if you don’t get there first or make special arrangements.
Horse Trails
The town of Apache Junction has established an Equestrian Park corridor in an L-shape area bordering the town on the north and east sides and extending over ten miles in length. This corridor has public access entrances at each street crossing as you traverse the entire length. The park area varies in width from a half mile wide to over two miles wide, so all included there are several square miles of Sonoran desert environment to enjoy on horseback. Most of the horse stables are located along this periphery, so no matter where you stay you have easy access to this trail system.
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