Canyon Creek Riding Stable

Read carefully!
If you are an experienced rider, this is NOT your cup of tea. I am but am still giving a good review.
1. Staff were very friendly but no nonsense attitude. You’re riding a horse, which has the potential to be unpredictable just like any animal. So don’t be loud and obnoxious, the employees are trying to keep people safe, especially kids.
2. The «trail» is fenced or roped on both sides so pretty much impossible for the horse to go anywhere but follow the horse butt in front of it. Ideal for inexperienced and nervous first timers.
3. The forest is peaceful, but many touristy additions like a cemetery (for Halloween I’m guessing), ghost town, little structures everywhere with singing robotic animals. Reminded me a lot of Splash Mountain at Disneyland California. This is entertaining for small kids but definitely not a nature trail. You’ll even pass by the golf course, a few small man made ponds, and can smell the chlorine off the water park. The short segment by Hidden Canyon is really cool though by the drop off.
4. Your horse is programmed to WALK only. It will not trot, change directions, back up, or do anything but start and stop automatically with the group. You can pull as hard as you want or kick its sides but it’s not gonna budge. Again, a great option for overprotective parents with young kids.
Plenty of deer in the park, which just stare at you and keep on eating. They know damn well that no one is getting off their horse or headed in their direction. We saw at least 7, highly likely we saw a few more than once. In June, all had fawns.
To sum it up, $ 25 for an hour it’s more than worth it for kids. Will definitely bring mine here. :)

I have been to the Dells many times, but was unsure about horseback riding. My thought was… is it gonna be worth it? I can assure you that this is worth it! The ride through the trails was long and enjoyable we even saw at least 7 deer right next to the trail. I will definitely do this activity again when we go next time so should you.

Horseback riding was wonderful. Our tour guide provided an exceptional experience and provided detailed instructions which ensured a safe ride. Max (the horse) was also well behaved and phenomenal.

Very BAD!!! Ticket lady was rude and manager never returned calls. Lost
a lot of business, also complained to Wilderness, since they are on their property.

The workers there that I’ve met (at least) have shitty attitudes. The lady at the front desk told me to keep my mouth clean when it wasn’t even me that cursed! It was another girl who kept screaming «Oh shit Oh shit» because she was nervous about being on a horse. I love the horses, though. This guy told us to back up and we did. Then, he locked the gate in front of us! (when we were lining up to get a horse) you serious!!! The lady at the front desk even said I should be ashamed of myself. How is she gonna insult people without being cleared of who did it? I hate being blamed for something I didn’t do. It pisses me off. Ugh, Are you serious???

The trail is nothing exciting. It was my kids (both 6 years old) first time had a horse back riding. They connected with the horses very well. My husband and I had a relaxing time. The horses are well trained. We all enjoyed it so much.

Nice, relaxing ride through a cheesy animatronic-​filled forest. Ignoring the bots’ terrible sense of humor, there were some very pretty views on the trail. I rode Prince, the most well-​behaved horse I’ve ever met. Ride took just over an hour, and was very worth the money. A word of warning, though: wear jeans! There are lots of low branches that can scratch up your legs, as well as insects. Very nice, would definitely come again.

My wife and I went here (we are both in our young 20s) during the first week of June and had a great time. We didn’t have to wait at all because it wasn’t crowded at all. They gave us our horses and helped us on them. Make sure that you have your stirrups at a comfortable level– if they are too high or too low, they will start to hurt once you’ve gotten into the ride.
The trail itself isn’t super exciting but for someone who hasn’t ridden a horse in many years, it was relaxing and fun.
They have a small (unmonitored?) petting zoo behind the main building. You can just walk in and be with the goats and other animals. The animal food was 1 for $ 1 and 4 for $ 3.

It was my first time going horseback riding. It was fun! Very pretty trail with lots of deer! The horses were very calm! I got Reggie who was a very great horse! Our tour guide was super sweet! It was reasonably priced! Great way to spend an hour relaxing and enjoying nature! Will definitely come back and highly recommend!!!

Fun place to ride horses with your family or significant other. You get to ride the horse along a trail for about an hour. Its about 3 miles long but, its fun :)
Liah was our instructor. She was very informative about anything we asked her during our tour. Very cool place to ride! Def recommend!

Had a ball. This is the first time my family had ridden horses together and it was great. My horse was named Conan and he was great. Ride was an hour long and that was long enough.

They have a policy all kids must wear helmets to ride. both our kids got the head scratches from their helmets. if you want to ride bring your own helmets for the kids. DEFINITELY DO NOT USE THEIRS. we’ll pass on going back to this place.

i took my daughter and her 5 children here on in july 2013. our guide was very pleasant. the ride was nice and we got to go in our own group which was nice. my only complaint is that we rode by some noisy air conditioner? units for a big hotel and a man mowing the lawn. it kind of interrupts the serene ride you are seeking. but otherwise the kids loved it. the time went fast and we will go again.

My kids loved this experience better than anything else at the Dells!
We paid $ 21.50 each for a full 1 hour ride on a beautiful canyon trail. Each group has a guide and 10 riders.
The horses had a preferred position in line so you can’t really choose to stay next to your family. My horse preferred the last position and my kids’ horses went to the front.
I would not advise this ride for kids under 11 unless they have riding experience or are extremely adventurous. This is not a carnival ride! You have to control a horse on a canyon trail! There was a frightened 7 year old girl that the guide kept close to him.
That said, the horses were in great shape and had good temperaments. They wanted to stop and nibble the fresh grass, but what horse can resist? The trails were very clean because the horses had a potty stop in the beginning of the ride.
Our guide was a nice young man about 20 – 22 years old. He kept a watchful eye on me since I was at the back of the pack.
I recommend long shorts and tied shoes (not flip flops). There were no bugs on the trail.
My 14 year old wanted to go again the next day by herself. I would have let her if we didn’t run out of time.
Don’t miss this one!

First of all, it looks a lot prettier on the website. In person, it’s smelly and not nearly as impressive or attractive. Some of the staff members had attitude problems for no apparent reason. One individual was downright rude!
But… it gets worse! My poor 9 year old had the worst experiences here. After being kidnapped by his crazy horse, he was attacked in the petting zoo! My son’s horse decided to go off in a different direction, dragging my kid through tree branches which could have seriously injured him if he didn’t have the good mind to DUCK! I’ve been trail riding many times over the years, and I’ve never had/​seen anything like this happen. Normally, they put the kids on well mannered horses, but that was not the case with my son. If a horse starts misbehaving, the guides at other places always jumped in right away to neutralize the situation in order to prevent injury.
My youngest was riding on the horse with me, and I don’t ride well enough to hold one child and chase after another one a rogue horse in between trees at the same time. And there was no possible way for me to jump off of my horse to chase after my other son. The trail guide waited til the last minute to react to the horse going bonkers! And that was only because I started screaming «GO GET HIM!» I was nearly in tears!
When the horse went off the first time, he should have taken it as a clue to be more watchful or take some preventative measures. As I had to hold on to my youngest, there was little I could do myself. It was a terrifying experience for all of us. Sometimes horses misbehave, which is totally understandable. My issue is with the gross negligence on the part of the guide. I have witnessed horses being horses on trails before, and it’s not at all unexpected. It was my needing to tell the guide what to do that caused me upset.
I’ve been trail riding in Mexico, the Smoky Mountains, southern Illinois, Michigan, and the Ozarks, and this was by far the worst experience in terms of a guide not stepping in when something went awry.
As for the petting zoo, there was no attendant actually inside the petting zoo. It’s really just a dirty pen of crazy goats who attack you as soon as you walk through the gate.

While staying at the wilderness last weekend the family wanted to go horse ridding. The wife and daughter went one day alone and had a great time, the guide was very friendly.
The next day the whole family went for a ride, it was still a fun time. But the gentleman that was the guide was not that friendly. The trails they use are very scenic and location is just across from hotel.

Second year in a row riding at Canyon Creek, and still one of my favorite things to do while at Wisconsin Dells! Open 9am-​7pm everyday, avoid the crowds by going at 9am. You’ll have a nice peaceful ride, and maybe see about 8 – 10 deer, like we did!
Our guide, Jade, was great with kids, and made the ride enjoyable and informative. My horse Milo seemed like he was ready to run the Kentucky Derby, but I still loved it. Best $ 20 I spent all weekend.

Best riding stable in the Dells. Clean, well-​organized, happy, healthy horses, and lots of ‘em. Little or no wait to ride. Nice ‘wilderness’ trails. (As ‘wilderness’ as you’ll get in the heart of the Dells, anyhow. We saw several deer.) Bonus corny recreated old west town, complete with animatronics telling real groaners.
Ages seven and up get their own horse. Helmets are available and are optional.
We’ve been to a few stables here, and, inevitably, can never remember which is which. We were happy to find ourselves back at this one by pure dumb luck this time. I’m writing it down so we can remember for next.
Bring a few bucks cash to tip your guide at the end of the ride. Trail guides live on tips, people.

This was a fun experience but I would have been happier if the ride was shorter than an hour. All that up and down on the trail was murder on my backside. You don’t know how happy I was when the ride was over. I’ve had a sore butt for days!!!
The petting zoo is really cute, albeit small. Your choices are goats goats and more goats. Ok, so there’s a cow there and two donkeys. Oh and let us not forget the rabbits although they will hop away if you try to pet them. :)

Located a good drive from the dells the stables is the perfect thing to do before you leave. Its sunset ride in the canyon is just something you can not describe. You are with a guide at all times so you can’t do anything stupid and the horses are very tame.