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Fort McDowell Adventures

4.7 (84 reviews)
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Coli P.

Overall a great experience and I would highly recommend this place to anyone. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The horses had personality and were great to learn from!

A bald eagle we saw it as we crossed the river

It was an amazing day. The weather was perfect. We were given amazing horses and had the best ride ever. I will definitely be back the guides are very knowledgeable. It was such beautiful scenery and we cross the river so fantastic I will be back again soon

Jordan H.

Such a fun time! I took my sisters for a bachelorette trip and we had a blast. Definitely a slower ride, and it's quite hot/dusty (obviously, it's the desert lol), but if you go with a fun group, you'll definitely enjoy it. The people who helped us were also really great and knowledgeable about the horses and the land. Would recommend for a leisurely horse backing ride!

Cindy L.

My mare was named Rosie, a kind soul. Charles(a good looking guy but doesn't like his picture taken a hundred times a day, lol), Payson (and her dog), Biscuit, Ryer and a man whose name started with a D. Thank you all, this was a special pace and great experience for my Japanese guest. enjoyed the slow pace, scenery was great, a easy trail especially for beginners. P.S. Please don't forget to tip because it does mean a lot to them. I WOULD RECOMMEND My mare was named Rosie, a kind soul. Charles(a good looking guy but doesn't like his picture taken a hundred times a day, lol), Payson (and her dog), Biscuit, Ryer and a man whose name started with a D. Thank you all, this was a special pace and great experience for my Japanese guest. enjoyed the slow pace, scenery was great, a easy trail especially for beginners. P.S. Please don't forget to tip because it does mean a lot to them. I WOULD RECOMMEND

Michelle on her trusted mount.
Susan H.

For my 70th birthday celebration, since I love horseback riding,my wonderful sister organized a ride with Fort McDowell Adventures . We were lucky enough to have friends and family that jumped at the chance to join us. Everyone even dress the part which really added to the whole experience. In total we had 8 women and one brave 8 year old on a fabulous ride with Wranglers Neil,Dane and Trail boss, Bree. They made our ride safe, fun and entertaining. The stables are great with restrooms,water for sale, plenty of parking,good signage and shade. The highlight was the river crossings but thank goodness it didn't end up like a scene from the Lonesome Dove movie. What great memories and pictures we all took away from that adventure. Thank you all!

Michael C.

What a great experience! The staff was fantastic working with us beginners. The 90 minute trail ride was fun and informative. The horses were beautiful and well behaved. We highly recommend this adventure!

Beautiful view

We had the best time horseback riding at Fort McDowell! The guides were amazing and all the horses were so awesome and perfect for each of our level of experience. Such a fun day of riding and the views were great! Peyton, Neil, and Biscuit made sure we had an awesome time and we really enjoyed the ride! We also loved the dog rooster

Here's where we first crossed the water. They closely guided our entire group through.
Hannah L.

Our company took a large group of employees riding and it was SO much fun! We went through water several time and the horses were so well behaved. Also the guides were very personable. All around a great experience and great people!!

Crossing the river.
T C.

We had an amazing time this morning. Thank you Fort McDowell Adventures. The ride was absolutely beautiful, we couldn't of asked for better weather. The amount of different terrain we covered was so gorgeous. Still can't get over some of the views. What a peaceful and serene ride. We ranged from 8 to 71 and absolutely everyone had a great time. We went back today for another amazing adventure. Thank you!

Amanda W.

Got the horseback riding as a Groupon and absolutely loved it!! My boyfriend and I have never done this before and it was a great experience. I am not an experienced rider at all- last time I rode a horse was more than 10 years ago- but this was great! Not hard to do at all. 2 hours riding through beauty was perfect and relaxing. Not hot either, but we went in January. The breeze was very nice. I had Pepper, who wanted to lay down halfway through our ride. He then rolled over on my foot, wanting to scratch his back. I was scared and thought he was exhausted! The tour guides were very knowledgeable about their horses. They were very nice and made jokes here and there. They even took pictures for us at the end of the ride! So happy I purchased this- it really did make my southwest experience perfect!! Thank you McDowell Adventures!

Beautiful horse I rode
Crystal B.

This was so fun and I even fell off my horse into a bunch of horse poop and mud, lol. I took my mother who is 66 and my kids ranging from 12 to 25 and we all had a blast. It's a little long and your butt will hurt at the end but the views and the guide and everything was just awesome. Will definitely be back!!

Group of 4
Markiesa B.

Went horseback riding while visiting family in town . This was my second go round with this company so I knew what to expect. We did the two hour trial which was long and rocky . My horse diamond was a bit hard headed but we pulled it out. Wasn't able to go over the verde river because the water was too high . It was a nice quiet and scenic route . Biscuit was a great tour guide.

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Usually the first/earliest 2 hour tour is either 9 or 9:30. When I went a few months back I did the 2 hour tour at 1130 am

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