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(a) Allowed March 15th through November 30th, conditions permitting, one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

A WSSC use permit is required for all persons that are 16 years of age or older. Minors under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age who holds a valid use permit. A use permit is only valid when used by the person to whom it is issued, and must be carried at all times when using WSSC property.

WSSC’s regulations require use of riding helmets for all persons riding horses.

Horseback riding is allowed only on designated trails. Horse trails are closed in wet weather to protect the watershed from erosion. Riding is not permitted when trails are wet or muddy. Daily open/closed status of horse trails is available at www.wsscwater.com. Maps of current horse trails are available at the Brighton Dam Visitors’ Information Center and online at www.wsscwater.com.

No animal waste will be left on the WSSC parking lots and roadways.

(b) Trails and Access Points. Riding trails are maintained by WSSC and are marked by signs and/or paint marked trees. Entry to these trails is only allowed through WSSC designated points of access. However, horses boarded at commercial stables and adjacent landowners who wish to enter WSSC property from a point other than those designated by WSSC for general watershed use permit holders must purchase either a boarding stable entrance permit or adjacent landowner entrance permit and enter into a legal agreement with WSSC prior to accessing WSSC watershed property from other than a point designated for use permit holders.

Riding is permitted on the designated trails. Designated trails may change from time to time as trail conditions dictate. Maps of current horse trails and a listing of authorized access points are available at the Brighton Dam Visitors’ Information Center and online at www.wsscwater.com. (REG-WWM-PR-2301-001)