This Saturday's trail ride is Blackrock Canyon

We are providing a free lunch at noon. We would like to invite anyone that has a love of the outdoors and a special love for horses to come out and ride, or come out and just have lunch. The Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen has a mission of making the backcountry better, by keeping trails open for everyone.
Ride starts at 9AM. Meet in Blackrock Canyon parking lot. Map below shows exit south of Pocatello to Blackrock Road. Keep going on the road until you get to the parking lot.

Grant of $350 from the Pocatello Running Club.
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For several years, the Portneuf River Back Country Horsemen have packed water up the mountain for the Pocatello Running Club's "Over the Top Race."  They describe this race as one of Pocatello Idaho's most popular and beautiful singletrack trails in the City Creek Trail System.

The Pocatello Running Club uses money from sponsored races to support charitable causes. This year we were chosen to recive their support.

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​​Idaho is blessed with thousands of square miles of open public land. However, access to the back country is by a network of fragile trails. Just as our roads need constant repair so do back country trails. When trails become washed out or blocked by natural downfall and overgrowth, people stop using them. Under use of a trail is as bad as over use. Horse back riders, hikers, back packers, mountain bikers, and trail runners, all share the same trail. PRBCH would like to promote cooperation among these trail users through planning, volunteer service, public education, and negotiation with government agencies.
The Federal government owns 61.6% of Idaho, only exceeded a little bit by Utah 64.9%, and a lot by Alaska 84.9%. Idaho has the greatest percent of its land in national forests 38.2%. And, while only 2.58% of the lower continental United States is designated as wilderness, Idaho contains 4.8 million acres of wilderness, 3rd largest in the U.S..