WELCOME TO KNOB HILL RANCH
Knob Hill Ranch is a working horse ranch in the desert. The property features direct trail riding access into Joshua Tree National Park, horsemanship training, clinics, creative productions and custom retreats.
Experience Joshua Tree National Park Horseback
With more than 253 miles of designated equestrian trails and corridors, Joshua Tree National Park offers one of the most extensive horseback riding networks in the National Park System. Winding through canyon bottoms, dry washes, open valleys, and iconic rock formations, these historic routes reveal a side of the park that few visitors ever experience. Traveling by horseback allows you to move through the landscape at its natural pace, noticing the subtle beauty, wildlife, and quiet that define the Mojave Desert.
Discover The Herd
We believe horses offer something increasingly rare in today's world: honest feedback, quiet communication, and the opportunity to be fully present. Long after the ride ends, it's often the connection with the horse—not just the landscape—that guests remember most.
We don't just build our program around horses for trail. We build it around exceptional horses. Many arrive with backgrounds in ranching, cattle work, packing, or other disciplines before beginning a new chapter introducing guests to Joshua Tree National Park.
Our horses are carefully selected from working programs across the country and live together as a herd, where they spend their days moving freely in the herd and doing what horses do best—being horses.
Step Into The Ranch
Knob Hill Ranch is a living, working ranch that continues to evolve every day. Like the desert itself, it demands patience, adaptability, and respect. Building a healthy horse program in the high desert presents unique challenges, from limited forage and water to extreme temperatures and fragile soils. Those realities shape the way we care for our horses and the land they depend on.
We're continually investing in the systems that allow both to thrive. From expanding turnout, improving manure management, and restoring soils to developing young horses and building permanent infrastructure, stewardship is part of the daily work of the ranch. It's not always the most visible work, but it's the foundation for everything our guests experience.
When you visit, you're stepping into a place that's still being built—not toward an end point, but toward a healthier herd, a more resilient landscape, and a ranch that becomes stronger with each passing year.