Santiam Cascade Endurance Ride

JUNE 27th & 28th, 2026

62nd Annual Santiam Cascade Endurance Ride June 27th & 28th, 2026

2 days of fun!! 30 miles, 50 miles, Intro Ride on Saturday. 25 miles and Poker Ride on Sunday. You don’t want to miss this ride!! There will be food (taco bar), drinks (margaritas), awesome trails, camp fires (weather depending), and more!!

Registration Opens on February 1st, 2026

Trail Info

  • All Distances – $150. Intro Ride (Saturday) – $50. Poker Ride – $15 for 1st hand, each additional hand $5. Hoof protection STRONGLY recommended. All intro and distance riders MUST wear a helmet when on trail (no helmet requirements for poker ride).
  • Juniors Ride for FREE (LD or 50).
  • Volunteers NEEDED – please reach out to manager Sharalyn Hay at santiamcascade@gmail.com to get on the list.

Parking & Camp

  • CHECK-IN with Parking Attendant before getting settled. They will show you where to park once you have arrived.
  • $10/per rider parking fee. Fees assist with camp & trail improvements.
  • No electric containment only allowed for those staying overnight.
  • Ride camp is “leave no trace” – you are responsible for your own poop cleanup. There is a bin onsite to dump your poop.
  • Certified weed-free hay is required.

Other Info

  • Awards will be held Saturday night during dinner (for Saturday ride) and Sunday afternoon for 25 LD and poker ride.
  • No smoking outside of your rig.
  • To keep the ride running smoothly (and to get vets where we need them) there will be cut-off times to the outcheck on Saturday. Those times will be posted in the rider packet.

25/30 Mile Loop Info

The 25 is 2 loops: a 14 mile loop and an 11 mile loop with vet check in camp. The 30 mile loop is a mix of single track, 2-track and cinder roads. You’ll ride 16 miles to Whispering Pines
via Trout Creek Butte for the out-check, and then back
down to Cow Camp (another 14 miles).

50 Mile Loop Info

The 50 will start with the 30 mile loop with an
out-check at Whispering Pines. Once off the 30
mile loop, you will have another hold in camp. You’ll
then take the 11 mile Marquis loop out to Pole Creek.
You’ll come back to camp for your final hold and then
do the 9 mile Jimerson loop.

USFS Stuff

The Santiam Cascade Endurance Ride operates under a Special Use Permit with the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest, and is an equal opportunity outdoor recreation service provider. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/learning/nature-science/?cid=stelprdb5297953.

Get in Touch

Ride Manager: Sharalyn Hay
Email: santiamcascade@gmail.com
Phone: 541-279-3303

Starting Times

Sat 50 Miles – Starting at 6:30am

Sat 30 Miles – Starting at 7:00am

Sat 10 Miles – Starting at 9:30am
Ride Meeting will be at 8:30am

Sun 25 Miles – Starting at 8:30am

Sun Poker Ride – 1st Riders out at 9:30am and last Riders out at 11:30am

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

GPS DIRECTIONS CAN BE FAULTY!! Ride Camp is at Sisters Cow Camp Horse Camp just off Forest Service Road 15 (just a few miles from the town of Sisters) off Highway 242.

**If coming from the east side of the Cascades drive through the town of Sisters.
Turn left off highway 20 onto Hwy 242/Hood (there will be a directional sign). If you go through a roundabout you have gone too far.
At the stop sign turn right onto highway 242. You will be going west.

**If coming from the west side (over Santiam Pass) go through the roundabout and take the next right at Hwy 242/Hood.
At the stop sign turn right onto highway 242 going west.

ALL: Once going west on highway 242 look for FS Rd 15 on the left within a mile or so. There will be a brown directional sign for Pole Creek TH and Whychus Creek at the turn onto 15.
Turn left onto FS Rd 15, the pavement ends in about 2 miles, 0.5 miles on gravel and you will see a sign for Sisters Cow Camp, turn left onto dirt road and follow to the left into camp.