This form does NOT secure your dates for these Horseback Trail Rides. We will let you know either by email or phone call once your reservation is booked or if we have questions.
The dates given have to be at least two or more weeks notice in order to get Trail Guides.
Trail Rides
There is a 5-horse minimum and maximum of 12 horses
Pricing:
1 1/2 hour ride $20 per rider
3 hour ride $30 per rider
6 hour ride $40 per rider
Overnight Rides $60 per rider – eat and sleep overnight out on the trail. Must provide food for the Trail Guides (two – three Trail Guides).
Availability:
Trail Rides are available Saturday and/or Sunday during the months of September thru May.
For March Trial Rides are only available on Sunday.
Overnight rides are only available during the months of April, May, September, October.
All rides begin and end at Nagel Base Camp located at Beaumont Scout Reservation.
All rides are weather permitting (i.e. rain, snow, severe cold, extreme heat).
Trail Ride Recommendations – All riders must be a minimum of Scouts BSA age.
1 1/2 hour and 3 hour rides are for Scouts/Venturers 11 and older.
6 hour and overnight rides are recommended for Scouts/Venturers. No Webelos or Cub Scouts.
Overnight Rides $60 per rider – eat and sleep overnight out on the trail. Must provide food for the Trail Guides (two – three Trail Guides).
Horses & Equipment:
Only horses and equipment owned by the Greater St. Louis Area Council will be used for all horse-related programs and activities.
Clothing
Dress according to the weather. When riding it is best to wear long pants and boots or hard soled shoes (tennis shoes not recommended). If the weather looks like the possibility of rain bring rain gear. For cold weather trail rides, dress warm in layers, wear gloves and ear protection (riding helmet must still be able to fit properly over stocking cap). The trail guide or camp ranger will not permit any Scout or leader to ride if the rider is ill-prepared or dressed inappropriately. All riders wear an equestrian helmet provided by the Greater St. Louis Area Council while on the trail ride.
Leadership
Every trail ride has a trail guide from the council’s Trail Guide Committee to lead the ride. Units going on a trail ride are required to have the necessary adult leadership for the ride: two adults minimum on the trail ride.
Picnic Areas / Recreation Hall
Just off the parking lot at Nagel Base are two picnic areas for your unit to use before or after your trail ride. Picnic areas are on a first-come, first-served basis, but are big enough to handle more than one unit.
If your unit prefers to stay inside you can reserve the Nagel Recreation Hall. The Rec Hall has kitchen facilities, fireplace, tables and chairs, and a furnace for those cool nights. The Nagel Rec Hall is a great place to hold a pack meeting, troop court of honor, or a Venturing crew/Explorer post activity.
Restrictions
For safety reasons all riders must weigh under 230 pounds. Weight will be checked at camp. Rangers and/or trail guides have the authority to restrict any person from taking part in a horse-related activity who may pose, in their opinion, a safety risk to themselves, others, or the horses.
Getting to Nagel Base
Once inside Beaumont, follow the main road where it ends at Nagel Base. Along the way, you will pass Cub World, Emerson Center, Camp May pool, and several camporee fields. The road winds around for approximately 2.5 miles from the Beaumont entrance to the Nagel Base gate.
Arrival
Units should arrive at Nagel Base at least 30 minutes before the scheduled trail ride time or hayride. Morning trail riders saddle the horses, afternoon riders unsaddle the horses. All riders wear an equestrian helmet provided by the Greater St. Louis Area Council while on the trail ride.
Cancellations and Refunds Policy
Refunds will be given when the trail guide and/or ranger cancels the ride due to weather or poor conditions. All requests for refund by the unit must submit a refund request form here four weeks prior to the date of the scheduled ride.