ARTICLE 1. Horseback Riding [54000. - 54005.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 1.

in effect

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54000. Section 54000.

Upon application to the Department of Transportation, a flood control district, county, or city, and subject to any conditions imposed by it, permission may be granted to any person, or riding club to enter, traverse, and use for horseback riding, any trail, right of way, easement, river, flood control channel, or wash, owned or controlled by the state, a city, or county.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54001. Section 54001.

A fee shall not be charged for the use of such bridle paths.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54003. Section 54003.

An equestrian group may be granted the right to erect and maintain suitable trail markers for the convenience and guidance of horseback riders, but a structure shall not be erected on state-owned property without the approval of the State Lands Commission.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54004. Section 54004.

It is unlawful for any person to remove, deface, or destroy the markers, or to erect fences, barbed wire, or other obstructions on the bridle trails.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 54005. Section 54005.

The granting power may extend, terminate, or modify its permission at any time.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026