Best Equestrian Camping near Loveland, CO
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Loveland, CO (26)
1. East Portal Campground at Estes Park
Estes Park, Colorado40 Reviews•150 Photos•707 SavesSo close, yet feels so far away from the hustle and bustle of Estes Park. This very popular campground is located at an elevation of 8,300 feet at the end of a beautiful road just west of town. There are wonderful views of the snow covered peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park and access to the East Portal Reservoir which has ample opportunities for fishing. This double loop campground offers shady sites suitable for tenters and campers with small RVs and trailers shorter than 22 feet in length. It is especially well-suited for families and outdoor enthusiasts looking to explore nearby nature and trails in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sites at this campground open up to views of Rocky Mountain National Park and starry nighttime skies. A mature blend of ponderosa and lodgepole pines interspersed with groves of aspens makes it a wonderful home away from home. It is an ideal setting for guests seeking recreation and relaxation. The camping season runs from mid-May to late September.
The Estes Park Campground at East Portal has 66 sites suitable for tents and small trailers and RVs. There is a maximum length of 22 feet for RVs. All sites are equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings, some with ADA accessibility. Guests also have access to drinking water, flush toilets, hot showers, water & electric hookups, dump station, firewood and ice sales, and a playground for the kids. Cell phone service is spotty and there is no wi-fi, so please plan accordingly.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
$35 - $50 / night
2. Pinewood Reservoir
Drake, Colorado15 Reviews•38 Photos•243 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
3. Hermit Park Open Space
Estes Park, Colorado18 Reviews•40 Photos•328 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
$30 - $120 / night
4. Deer Creek Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Eldorado Springs, Colorado48 Reviews•105 Photos•942 SavesGolden Gate Canyon State Park offers multiple campgrounds, cabins, yurts, RV sites, group sites, and a guest house. From Memorial Day to early October, there are 132 campsites in two campgrounds: Reverend’s Ridge and Aspen Meadow. Reverend’s Ridge offers 38 tent sites and 59 sites with electrical hook-ups. Facilities at Reverend’s Ridge include flush toilets, shower, ice machine, laundry facilities, and a dump station. Aspen Meadow offers 35 tent sites and vault toilets. As of January 1, 2019 both campgrounds will be Reservation Only. Golden Gate also offers 20 backcountry tent sites and four backcountry shelters. Our backcountry sites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis year-round. Please register for backcountry sites at the Visitor Center.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$18 - $90 / night
5. Hermit Open Space County Park Hermits Hollow
Estes Park, Colorado10 Reviews•22 Photos•153 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
6. Reverend's Ridge Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Rollinsville, Colorado29 Reviews•88 Photos•691 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
7. Winiger Ridge at Gross Reservoir
Eldorado Springs, Colorado20 Reviews•55 Photos•1156 SavesCamping is allowed at numbered designated campsites. No fee is charged. Practice Leave No Trace Principles.
Camping is limited to 14 days in one location. After 14 days, your camp must be moved at least three miles away.
Maximum stay is 28 days within a 60-day period. After 28 days, all property and people must leave the Roosevelt National Forest.
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
8. Fort Collins North-Wellington KOA
Wellington, Colorado8 Reviews•4 Photos•26 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$20 / night
9. Winding River Resort
Grand Lake, Colorado17 Reviews•57 Photos•243 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$40 - $60 / night
10. Jacks Gulch - **CLOSED FOR SEASON**
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado6 Reviews•13 Photos•62 SavesOverview
Jacks Gulch Recreation Area is located 48 miles northwest of Fort Collins, in northern Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its great hiking, biking and horseback riding opportunities.
Recreation
Popular activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, birding and viewing wildlife. A nature trail circles the entire area of Jacks Gulch, with one section providing stunning views of the Mummy Range.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a ponderosa pine forest, dotted with aspens. Grassy meadows are scattered throughout the area.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (530) 529-0578.
- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
- Tents
$155 - $206 / night
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Loveland
286 Reviews of 26 Loveland Campgrounds
Wil L.
Scout
York Gulch Road
Great place dark skies lots of space
Sites weren’t marked like other places I’ve been but I expected it being dispersed. Had a wonderful time the sky was pretty it was secluded and lots of space for dogs to run!
- Jacob D.
Guide
Hermit Open Space County Park Hermits Hollow
Spacious campground
Lots of room to spread out but some weird regulations. Like only 3.2% alcohol?
- Justin R.Scout
Stillwater Pass Grand Lake Colorado - Dispersed
Big sites!
Love all the room in the big sites! Area can be busy but keep going down the road and you’re bound to find a spot! Great area with lots of spots!
- Taylor L.Scout
Aspen Meadows Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Good spot for a relaxing camping trip
Came here with my roommates in July after only dispersed camping earlier in the summer. Nice spot with a metal fire pit (good for stage 1 fire ban), picnic table, and tent pad. Tent pad was big enough to squeeze two 3-person tents and a 6-person tent (barely). Walking distance to vault toilets. Some nice foresty hikes between Aspen Meadows and Reverend's Ridge. We could see some other campsites but didn't feel too squished. There's an actual parking lot but we just parked next to our campsite, off the road enough to let other cars pass by easily.
Heather P.GuideYork Gulch Road
Amazing spot. Secluded.
I’m currently here and it’s pretty great. Nice campgrounds. Not close to anyone. Road up is 2wd. Keep heading up the small road to get to all the secluded camp grounds.
Britt H.
TravelerAspen Meadows Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Clean but Noisy, No Clear Instructions
Our spot was in Aspen Meadows. The reservation confirmation gave us directions to Reverend's Ridge campground, which is wrong. It also said our site was on Aspen Loop, and there is no Aspen Loop - only Conifer Loop. It's a very poorly marked campground. It's also directly under a flight path. The toilets smelled like ammonia, horribly...but the campsite itself was clean.
- ZZachary D.Scout
Long Draw Road Campsites
Beware campsite crashers
I had an awesome site but I guess it was too good to be true. Not one but two other cars came, one pulling a horse trailer crashed on my site. It’s a campsite not a campground. Then, the day I was leaving, someone else came and dumped a trailer on the site. I packed up and left. That would never happen in Montana or Idaho where people actually have manners!
Aly E.GuideStillwater Pass Grand Lake Colorado - Dispersed
So perfect
This area is huge on Stillwater road so keep going for a spot! We are here in July and found a spot completely secluded and some of the large lots have vault toilets! Which is a real treat when you spent two weeks on dispersed areas all over the west with no bathrooms. Mosquitoes are a little heavy so bring spray. No wildlife spotted but this area did suffer a wild fire so a lot of the trees are burnt. A lot of the spots have fire pits made by rocks but bring wood! The first stops have more Mountain View’s and the farther you drive is next to the water!
Landon C.
Ranger
Winding River Resort
Campsite with good amenities and activities
This is a really well run campground. They have tons and tons of activities on site and you could honestly spend your entire trip just at the campsite. They have horseback rides, ATV rentals, an animal farm, social events, pickle ball court, volleyball court, a nice general store, clean showers, bathrooms, laundry rooms, really everything you could ever want. The only downside is that it’s quite pricey, basically double what I would normally expect. But given the amount of amenities they have, it’s not surprising.
A cool fact is that you’ll be right next to the Colorado River. This is not far from where the river begins so its journey starts around here as a fairly unassuming creek.
- hhannah P.Scout
Hermit Open Space County Park Hermits Hollow
Excellent camp spots!
Really easy to get to and the services were spot on. The views are also stunning and there is plenty of hiking to do.
- Cyndee F.Guide
York Gulch Road
Quiet and hidden
Road leading to spots is dirt but not bad. Once you turn onto where the spots are the road does get Rocky. We stopped at the first site. Quiet. Off roaders showed up in the morning!
- KKim N.Guide
East Portal Campground at Estes Park
Clean, quiet and beautiful.
Family friendly campground at the end of a quiet road near RMNP. Quiet, no generators heard as big rigs won’t fit! Tents, vans, car camping and camper trailers fit well. Clean bathrooms, hot showers, friendly hosts, ice and fire wood for sale. Big playground and not crazy expensive.
- MMarashaGuide
Laramie River Road Dispersed
Down by the river
Loads of options going down 103. Found a solid spot by the river that even had a few primitive structures built. Great fishing and pondering spot until neighbors rolled in on both sides. Guessing you can generally count on neighbors in summer months even in seemingly nestled spots quite a ways down 103 and it was a a random Monday. I still had plenty of space and privacy. But I could hear a group of RVers playing music through the trees (and they were in view, too) at night which led me to seek a new spot after night one.
- Loren L.Traveler
Winiger Ridge at Gross Reservoir
Rough road, limited spaces
We drove up around 8/9pm from Boulder. Most camps spots were already taken (1-8 sites only..) but we made our own site / shared with campsite #2. Roads are rough. Some loud campers nearby but we had fun.
Beautiful views and campfire spots!
amie M.Guide
Meadow Creek Reservoir Fishing Site
Great location with easy access
We have a 38ft travel trailer and we were able to go only about 3 miles up but found a great off the road spot by a creek.
J .Traveler
Farewell Gulch
Great Spot - Lots of Options
You definitely need to know where you’re going with this one, as the location on here isn’t really even close. The trail getting in/out is fairly rough and uneven, so you’ll need something with some sort of clearance. The sites themselves were pretty fantastic, clean, and accessible. There are more rewarding and harder to reach spots the farther you go, but plenty are easily available. You’ll find lots of fine folks walking, riding quads/bikes, etc. It’s not often you find a spot like this that isn’t crowded out.
Steve G.
LegendEast Portal Campground at Estes Park
Nice campground nestled in the pines
Online reservation was easy as was the check in. The staff were helpful and friendly. Some reviews balked at the price and the tight spaces. Expected in this sort of prime location. Live with it! That being said, we were there at the tail end of the season, with the other campgrounds around us literally closing. The result for us was that we had few neighbors. This made navigating the narrow roads and tight campsite much easier. All in all a very pleasant couple of days.
ConnerGuideYork Gulch Road
Close to town easy to get to
I drove here December 16th on a sunny day. Take the exit onto Fall River Road from the highway, a short road. You are then soon connected with forest service road of sorts York gultch. This connects a lot of off grid housing to the highway. well maintained crushed dirt.
At the GPS coordinates there are 3-4 drive in campsites and then a road that might lead to more. Idk I hiked around 1 mile and didn’t see other spots, you might have do drive in a couple more mirles
I spent the night here while I partied in Idaho springs for a mini vacation
Kelsey C.Ranger
Reverend's Ridge Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Very Comfortable - Lacked WOW
This is a very nice, quiet and quaint camping spot! We loved the wooded areas. The flat parking pads and hook ups! There’s nothing extra special here to make it a 5 star. I’d absolutely visit again!!…. But it’s not a bucket list spot!
The coolest thing is we did see a moose!
- MMichaelRanger
Ranger Lakes Campground — State Forest State Park
Lakes and Moose
Nice spot. Great views. Only a third full mid week September. Water near entrance. Vault toilets. Sites well separated but limited screening between. Very Sunny Trees are sparse and short. Hiking trails in camp. Moose along trail. Nice lakes. Large tent pads 15’x15’. Level sites. Limited T mobile
- MMichaelRanger
Reverend's Ridge Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Choose your loop carefully
We were going to give this a 3 star review based on our first night here in D loop. No water, sites close together and a long walk to the vault toilets, plus the site was not level. Our second night was in E loop. Sites are over 100 feet apart, level, flush heads, near free showers, and water available plus dish washing area, but no tent pads. Loops are either RV or tent. Tent loops also have sites too close for our taste, about 37 feet apart. Though if you choose carefully, a few sites are more remote. Some of the tent loops let you park adjacent to your site (loops H and I). Others you park in a common area and walk to your site. Volunteer staff very friendly. In season camp programs. Much jet noise from airliners leaving Denver. Some road noise also, but very quiet at night. Your experience will vary with your chosen loop and site. Overall nice, much more so in E loop and B loop looks similar. For tenting, I’d suggest H or I loop. Good T-Mobile.
Lila B.GuideReverend's Ridge Campground — Golden Gate Canyon
Close place to do a getaway
I came up for a night of camping with one of my dogs. I reserved the area with electric hookup since I brought the van. The area was very organized and tidy. Campsite was large with a picnic table, fire pit, and central spot for trash and recycling. Area was quiet, but close to a road. No cell service for phone if you’re wondering.
- JJoe T.Traveler
Moraine Loop Campground
Water front campsites are gorgeous
About 45 minutes from Grand Lake entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park. 9 mile dirt road to get to the campground. Nice level sites each with picnic/tent area. Vault toilets were clean. No water fill, dump stations, showers or flush toilets. Hosts said the camp was packed from 4th July until Aug 20th
Callie C.Guide
Bockman Campground — State Forest State Park
Remote!!
Stayed for 3 nights w/ my dogs. Campground was about 40% occupid the entire time. Bathrooms were clean. Limited cell service. I have t-mobile and could pick up a few bars at the entrance but not at campsite. Grab groceries before bc you’re in the middle of no where. About 2-3 miles of gravel to get to sites but well maintained.
Chris M.Scout
Fort Collins North-Wellington KOA
Very disappointing
RV site not level at all. Picnic table covered in bird poop, tree branches hanging low our TT barely fit under them. Cow smell was terrible and lots of flies. Would not stay there again.
shawn L.GuideLaramie River Road Dispersed
Beautiful and remote very brushy near lots of private land with amazing views
A nice lake and lots of private was a beautiful location though I happened across an area with lots of private land making it a challenge to explore for me no cell service. Very quiet from planes and light or any other noise pollution caught some epic views of does bucks a moose and a family of black bears bring bug juice the deer flys and mosquitos mean business.
Anne M.TravelerLong Draw Road Campsites
Not Bad for A Night or Two
Three pretty easily accessible spots on the right, about a half-mile from the highway. Sites 2 and 3 are fairly private, site 1 is in view of Long Draw road traffic. Some highway noise that quiets down during the night, otherwise quite peaceful. Sites each have an established metal fire ring. Not a bad spot to make homebase for exploring State Forest State Park.
Guide to Loveland
Horse camping in Colorado offers a unique opportunity to explore the stunning landscapes while enjoying the company of your equine friends. With a variety of campgrounds catering to horse enthusiasts, you can find the perfect spot to set up camp and hit the trails.
Campers appreciate these amenities for horses
- Hermit Park Open Space provides ample space for equestrian camping, with features like drinking water and firewood available on-site.
- Hermit Park Open Space - Granite Gulch is designed specifically for horse trailers, offering bear boxes and a sanitary dump for convenience.
- Pinewood Reservoir allows for horse camping with easy access to trails and scenic views, making it a great choice for riders.
Equestrian campgrounds include great features
- Hermit Open Space County Park Hermits Hollow boasts spacious campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, perfect for relaxing after a day of riding.
- Fort Collins North-Wellington KOA offers full hookups and a well-maintained environment, making it a comfortable stop for horse campers.
- Jacks Gulch features a variety of camping options, including equestrian sites, and is surrounded by trails for exploration.
Tips for equestrian camping near Loveland, Colorado
- When visiting Winiger Ridge at Gross Reservoir, ensure your vehicle has high clearance due to rough roads, and be prepared for limited amenities.
- At Farewell Gulch, bring your own water and be ready for a more rustic experience, as this area is known for its natural beauty and solitude.
- Always check for local regulations regarding horse camping, especially at sites like North Inlet Backcountry Campsite, where specific rules may apply to ensure the safety of both campers and wildlife.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Loveland, CO?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Loveland, CO is East Portal Campground at Estes Park with a 4.5-star rating from 40 reviews.
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