Llama Hikes with Happy Homestead

Take a load off (lit­er­al­ly) with a scenic hike with Hap­py Home­stead Llamas. With a lla­ma by your side car­ry­ing your gear, you can enjoy any hik­ing adven­ture with­out the heavy weight on your back.

Lla­ma Walks & Day Hikes in Upper Bid­well Park

Join Hap­py Home­stead and their lla­mas in the pop­u­lar Upper Bid­well Park. Whether you’re look­ing for some­thing chal­leng­ing or more leisure­ly, Hap­py Home­stead can go at any pace you’d like. 

Lla­ma Walks

A relax­ing one-hour walk along easy ter­rain in Upper Bid­well Park. Avail­able Novem­ber through May.

• Dura­tion: 1 hour 
• Dif­fi­cul­ty: Easy to Mod­er­ate (min­i­mum age 10 years old accom­pa­nied by an adult)
• Ter­rain and Trail: Well main­tained trail, loose rocks, pos­si­ble mud and water, uneven ground 
• Ele­va­tion gain/​loss: 50ft​
• Dis­tance: 1 mile
• Pric­ing: 1 per­son: $200; 2 peo­ple: $80/​person; 3 peo­ple: $70/​person; 4 peo­ple: $60/​person; groups of 6 – 8 peo­ple; $50/​person
  

Lla­ma Day Hikes

Full-day lla­ma hikes offer an immer­sive expe­ri­ence of hik­ing, pho­tog­ra­phy, wildlife obser­va­tion, and breath­tak­ing views of Chico Creek and nat­ur­al land­scapes in Upper Bid­well Park — all while lead­ing llamas. 

This adven­ture includes a pri­vate back­coun­try lunch and is designed for expe­ri­enced hik­ers. The 8.5‑mile loop in Upper Bid­well Park fea­tures a mix of mod­er­ate to chal­leng­ing trails, con­clud­ing with a relax­ing walk back along the scenic Annie Bid­well Trail. 

Day hikes are lim­it­ed to a max­i­mum of four peo­ple. Avail­able Novem­ber though April.

• Dura­tion: 6 – 8 hours 
• Dif­fi­cul­ty: Mod­er­ate to Dif­fi­cult (min­i­mum age 12 years old accom­pa­nied by an adult)
• Ter­rain and Trail: Well main­tained trail, loose rocks, pos­si­ble mud and water, uneven ground, steep terrain 
• Ele­va­tion gain/​loss: 950ft
• Dis­tance: 8.5 miles
• Pric­ing: 1 per­son: $700; 2 peo­ple: $400/​person; 3 peo­ple: $350/​person; 4 peo­ple: $300/​person
  

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