Golden Ears Provincial Park Located in the Fraser Valley

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Golden Ears Provincial Park

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As one of the largest parks in the province, Golden Ears Provincial Park is prized for its recreational opportunities. The extensive system of trails within the park provides an excellent opportunity for hiking and horseback riding. There is an extensive network of horse trails. Check the park map for horse specific trails. There are over 20 kilometres of gravel/dirt horse trails in the park. A permit is only required for commercial use of the horse trails. No camping or stopover in day-use allowed with horses except at the south beach corral area.
Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, Lower Mainland
20 km of horse trails in total
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Cold water taps located throughout the park. Taps are shut off during off-season.
No camping with horses is allowed in park frontcountry (parking lots, day-use areas, or any area less than 1km from a park road), or in the vehicle accessible campgrounds. Day-use stopover is permitted at the South Beach corral area, but horses must remain within the corral or on a designated horse trail. Camping with horses is permitted in the designated camping area on the East Canyon Trail, approximately 5km north of Gold Creek parking lot. This park provides trails only; horseback riding lesson/rentals, stables etc. are not available within the park.
As of April 15, 2009, An unsafe bridge over a creek at the 5.4 km point of the Golden Ears Trail (just before the Alder Flats Wilderness Campsite) has been removed. Although the flow of the creek is currently low enough to permit hikers to cross on the exposed rocks, Spring rains and run-off will continue to increase the flow in the creek and crossing may become more difficult without wading. Currently, there is no timeframe for replacing this bridge. For more information and important visitor updates visit the BC Parks website .
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Golden Ears Provincial Park lies in the Coast Mountains 11 km north of Maple Ridge on the north side of the Fraser River. Access to the park is by vehicle via Highway 7 or Dewdney Trunk Road through the Municipality of Maple Ridge. If heading west, turn right onto 232nd and if heading east, turn left onto 232nd; then turn right onto Fern Crescent and follow road into park.

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deb murray

hecter fergusen lake posted on: 07 / 09 / 2016

has anyone climbed up there this year. only horse access to gold creek and hf crk for horses.

Rachel

East Canyon Trail posted on: 07 / 21 / 2013

There are tons of riding opportunities at Golden Ears of varying difficulties. For a ~10k return trip of low intensity with a nice destination, try the East Canyon Trail. To access this trail, park at the Gold Creek lot. (Drive all the way to the end of the main road, follow it as it turns to gravel and cross the one-lane bridge. Park in the northeastern--upper-- most lot, which is roughly circular and easy to park a trailer.) From here, you will see a trail take off from the NE corner of the lot. This is a short connector trail that will take you to the East Canyon Trail, where you will need to take a left (head north). The trail was once a logging road, so large gravel and smooth stony sections are common. There are no boulders, but most horses will need foot protection. The trail is relatively wide and has a very gentle grade through the forest. At around ~4.5 km there is an outhouse to your right and shortly thereafter the trail forks. Take the fork to the left to get to Viewpoint Beach. This is a river-rock beach, and there are slower sections of river in the summer such that you can cross the other side, which has a more sandy beach and is a good picnic spot. The view of Mt. Blanshard here is very nice. Technically the trail continues past this spot for several kilometers, but it does turn into a rough/narrow trail, and the beach is a good turn around point. Go early as this is a multi-use trail, and the trailhead can get very busy later in the day. Strong fly spray is a must as there can be some bugs in the shade near the water. This ride takes a few hours and is not difficult fitness-wise.

Lorelei Reimer

horse owner posted on: 03 / 25 / 2011

we were unable to ride the part of the maple ridge trail at the bottom of the road/hill just past the fire hydrant because trees had fallen and are blocking the trail. does anyone know if there is regular maintenance on this part of the trail?

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