Guests ride with the herd, may sleep out at night or stay in the Lodge at Sauceda. Real chuck wagon meals and top-notch evening entertainment enhance the experience. For an additional fee, you can rent a gentle horse and tack, or you can bring your own. No experience is necessary. Although most participants come from the Texas urban areas for this event, some have come from as far away as Chicago.
Participation is limited, so reserve early.
A trip into Fresno Canyon includes a number of special features. Almost the entire 23-mile length of the canyon lies within the park. The canyon formed where lava flows of the Bofecillos Volcano lapped up against the Solitario uplift. The startling brilliance of small, red blooms of claret cup cactus and the red-orange clusters at the tips of the tall, spindly ocotillos stand out vividly against the desert background. If you hike Arroyo Segundo from Fresno Canyon to its source, you'll encounter the third-highest waterfall in Texas, Mexicano Falls, nearly 100 feet tall, which in dry years may be just a trickle.