Best Equestrian Camping near Peyton, CO
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Peyton, CO (12)
1. Peregrine Pines FamCamp
Monument, Colorado19 Reviews•36 Photos•154 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
2. Chatfield State Park Campground
Littleton, Colorado75 Reviews•141 Photos•693 SavesThis recreation area is part of Chatfield Lake
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
- Standard (Tent/RV)
3. Colorado Campground
Woodland Park, Colorado21 Reviews•107 Photos•376 SavesOverview
Colorado Campground is a favorite family destination near Manitou Lake Picnic Area north of the town of Woodland Park. A short trail leads to the lovely lake, where visitors enjoy fishing, bird watching and canoeing.
Recreation
Manitou Lake offers trout fishing and lakeside picnicking. Canoeing on the small lake is also a popular activity. The Centennial Bike Trail, a paved, accessible recreation trail, connects Colorado Campground to Manitou Lake Picnic Area and South Meadows Campground. The trail is popular among hikers, roller bladers and bicyclists. The nearby Rainbow Falls OHV Trail System and North Divide OHV Trail System are recommended for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.
Natural Features
The campground is situated at 7,800 feet in a ponderosa pine forest near the 5-acre Manitou Lake. The campground lies in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, due north of Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak summit reaches an elevation of 14,115 feet and is America's easternmost peak over 14,000 feet.
Nearby Attractions
Colorado Springs is about 25 miles southeast of the campground and offers many services. Garden of the Gods is a popular attraction just outside of town. This free park offers hiking trails, rock climbing routes, a visitor center and cafe. Pikes Peak lies west of Manitou Springs, which is about 20 miles from the campground. Visitors can hike, or drive to the summit of this beautiful mountain. The town of Woodland Park, located 6 miles south of Colorado Campground, offers gas, groceries, dining and shopping.
Charges & Cancellations
Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
- Tents
$37 / night
4. Cherry Creek State Park Campground
Centennial, Colorado47 Reviews•86 Photos•432 SavesThis recreation area is part of Cherry Creek Lake
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
- Standard (Tent/RV)
5. The Meadow Campground — Cheyenne Mountain
Manitou Springs, Colorado10 Reviews•20 Photos•150 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$41 / night
6. Cripple Creek KOA
Cripple Creek, Colorado16 Reviews•46 Photos•167 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
7. Matukat Road Dispersed Camping
Lake George, Colorado15 Reviews•57 Photos•941 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
- Dispersed
8. Indian Creek Equestrian Campground
Louviers, Colorado5 Reviews•33 Photos•116 SavesOverview
Please Note: Must be in possession of a horse in order to camp in the equestrian campground. The Indian Creek Equestrian Campground is an ideal camping site for avid horseback riders looking to explore the Indian Creek Equestrian Trail. The area provides a pleasant atmosphere plus nearby access to the Rampart Range, a well known off-highway vehicle riding area. The area boasts wildlife like mule deer, turkey, elk and black bears. The Roxborough State Park is located to the northeast of the campground as has a reputation for its dramatic red-rock formations.
Recreation
The Indian Creek Trail, which is also called the Bear Creek Trail, is a loop trail that extends for 14 miles. In addition to horseback riders, mountain bikers and hikers also enjoy taking on the scenic journey.
Natural Features
Campsites sit among a mix of trees that provide both shade and sun throughout the day. These include Ponderosa pine, Gamble oak, Douglas fir, aspen and spruce. Pike-San Isabel National Forests include over a million acres of wilderness and over half of Colorado's mountain peaks that reach above 14,000 feet in altitude.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (303) 647-2366.
- Reservable
- RVs
- Tents
- Equestrian
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Firewood Available
$27 / night
9. Indian Creek
Louviers, Colorado4 Reviews•7 Photos•256 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- RVs
- Tents
- Equestrian
- Standard (Tent/RV)
$7 - $22 / night
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Peyton
215 Reviews of 12 Peyton Campgrounds
Kay S.
Guide
Cherry Creek State Park Campground
Easy Access GO EARLY IN AM
If you want to get into the Park, suggest you go EARLY, EARLY, EARLY in the day. Traffic backs up all the way from the Entrance on Parker Rd to the Entrance Booth on weekends and holidays. Plan on an hour OR MORE to just get to the booth. Once the capacity for the Park is reached, you will not be allowed in.
Nice Swim Beach with brand new Bldg. Many covered Picnic sites, but again, you MUST arrive at the break of day to secure one.
Please plan to pack your trash out. Seems to be a severe shortage of dumpsters or trash cans and people leave behind huge bags of trash - or, sadly, just trash strewn around. Please respect our space!
Campground is usually fully booked all season. Reservations can be made six months out. Two week limit.
I live close to the Park and visit every month of the year.
- Ioan P.
Legend
Chatfield State Park Campground
Super nice
Very clean, very well maintained. Large spaces near the lake.
- TThomas O.
ScoutChatfield State Park Campground
Greast Spot
Stayed the last night with a rental RV that we needed to return to Denver by 10;30 AM. Campground has an unusual lay out with "loops" being 3 rings of sites. Sites are spread out well. Lots of privacy, Within an hour's drive of the RV rental return location (with a Costco on the way to fill the gas tank). Some sites have elec/water/sewer at the sites. Some have just electrical - this was our site. A communal water/sewer was available with ability to handle two vehicles at the same time.
Lesa L.Scout
Matukat Road Dispersed Camping
Excellent!
We spent 10 days at the top of the mountain. There were a few people that came in for a night or so, but not even close enough to hear them or see lights. The views are breathtaking! I am from NY. Drove all the way here just too camp. Was not disappointed!!! Can not wait to come back.
- GGary S.Scout
Peregrine Pines FamCamp
Nice quiet place
Very quiet and bathroom and showers were clean
- DD.Guide
Indian Creek Equestrian Campground
Pretty and relaxed without being too far out
As usual this was a great place to camp. Site 1 is the most private but furthest from the bathrooms, Site 2/3 are closest together, Site 3 has the very best flat pad with the table, ring and still room for a 10x10 tent or shade tent area. Sites 1-4 have shade, sites 5-8 do not.
Hosts are friendly and helpful, bathrooms cleanish, stalls in good shape.
Trail #800 is pretty sketchy these days due to excessive water erosion. 3' deep and 8" wide troughs to walk along with so much overgrowth it's hard to navigate.
The trail heading North out of the parking lot is great, well maintained and also has hidden 7 dwarfs along the trail to try and find. We did it four times just to make sure we found all 7.
- KarenGuide
Cripple Creek KOA
Fantastic
Attention to detail here! Great owners.
Clément S.GuideChatfield State Park Campground
Everything you need
The state park is enjoyable. The staff is realy nice and you have all the services that you need
Alex M.ScoutCherry Creek State Park Campground
Quick stop
Beautiful state park. Great for a day or two. Bathrooms were exceptionally clean and well maintained.
Rico B.GuideChatfield State Park Campground
Super hot. No tree coverage
The group campsite was spacious. The site was also pretty clean. Bathrooms were coin operated so that wasn’t the best for a shower. Would preferred a way to obtain coins or a heads up on that one. The spot we had was far from the lake so it was a bit of a walk. I’d recommend finding a site closer to the lake so you can get to the water quicker when it’s super hot. We had canopies but the sun beat us down pretty bad during the high part of the day. Very pretty paddle boarding sites.
Joel R.LegendCripple Creek KOA
Camping on a mountain side
They say this is the world’s highest KoA. It’s in the side of a mountain, css as moving loops stretch up the hill, bathroom and shower are at the bottom of the hill! But they do have pizza and will deliver to your site. It was pretty dusty when we were there. Sites are not jammed together, and the hillside does allow for views over other campsites. Hummingbirds buzzed around all day. Close to Cripple Creek and Pikes Peak
Jane Y.GuideMatukat Road Dispersed Camping
Beautiful camp spots
Amazing backdrop, plenty of space, we took one of the first camp spots and it still wowed. Here's a video from our stay:
- TTj M.Scout
Cripple Creek KOA
Grand Family Experience
Everything from friendly faces to taking care of the missing needs of the outdoors. My in-laws and kids absolutly love this place. Not to mention perfect for our disabled daughter.
- BBrandonScout
Matukat Road Dispersed Camping
Awesome spot!
These sites are very easy to access from the dirt road. No need for 4x4, a sedan could make it in if you don’t mind a few bumps.
The area is surrounded by young aspens, mountain flowers, and rock outcroppings. The sites are open and spaced out from one another. We only saw a few cars pass by but otherwise no other signs of humans around. There is also an ample amount of firewood from the dead, fallen trees. The only thing missing here is a water feature.
We took a short trip to the Happy Meadows campground for some time in the river. It’s close enough that it doesn’t warrant staying at Happy Meadows. There are few sites, they’re really close together, and the road is very busy. Matukat is undoubtedly the better choice in my opinion.
Overall a great camping area. We’ll be back for sure.
Chris P.LegendMatukat Road Dispersed Camping
Incredible views
Matukat rd dispersed - nr Lake George. People seem to really like it yet it’s incredibly quiet. No OHVs, no gunfire - so refreshing. There are some cows as evidenced by dried cow pats but we didn’t see any. Someone reported they saw moose but again, we saw none. Directions using Google maps were perfect. Got you into the area. Once you reach the coordinates I suggest you keep going up the road for better sites. We found a spot on one of the turn offs and had some of the best views we’ve had while camping this year. See the photos for the views. So the trick is to go up Matukat Road and then start taking the little side roads once you get about 4 miles in. We had between two and three bars of Verizon service at the site but no Verizon service at the main road so it is spotty. We came in on a Tuesday and it looks like we’re just about the only ones out here. There’s one other trailer that we’ve seen near us and there are other campers in bigger rigs right at the very beginning of Matukat road, but you’ve got to stay on the road and just keep going further back to get the absolute best sites and views. The views are incredible. The rocks behind us are absolutely outrageous. There’s good hiking the area as well. The road getting in was doable. We didn’t need to engage the four-wheel-drive so the only thing I would advise is you need some reasonable clearance to get all the way back in here. Other than that this is definitely a site that will be coming back to the many years to come.
Jason F.LegendChatfield State Park Campground
Gateway to the Front Range
Chatfield has quickly become one of our favorite state parks. We have stayed here many times over the last few years. This was our first time camping here with our Class C and we had plenty of room to center our rig while leaving room for our tow dolly and SUV.
We stayed at Site 54 on Loop B. This is the first time we’ve ever noticed the noise from the model airplane field while camping here. We were woken up multiple mornings before 7AM to the sound of model airplanes. Not a big deal, but something to be mindful of if you’re looking to sleep in.
The shower facility at the center of Loop B did not have soap or hand dryers in the restroom. Again, not a big deal, but something to know so you can plan ahead. There was also only one working dryer in the laundry, so it was a challenge to get wash done if multiple campers were trying to wash clothes at the same time.
- Jason F.Legend
Cherry Creek State Park Campground
Convenient to Aurora and the greater Denver area
First time camping here. The Gold Rush loop is all full hookups. We stayed in Site 95 and had no trouble fitting our 29’ Class C, tow dolly, and towed vehicle.
There are multiple facilities in the campground that have hot showers and flush toilets. The building closest to the campground office also has a laundry that works via coins or pay via app, $2 per load.
Easy access to the sand beach on Cherry Creek reservoir, plenty of hiking and biking trails, and close proximity to Aurora, Centennial, and the greater Denver metro area. We would definitely stay here again.
- Jason F.Legend
Cherry Creek State Park Campground
Convenient to Aurora, Centennial, and downtown
Cherry Creek State Park offers a variety of activities including water sports and a sand beach. The campground has tent and RV sites including full hookups.
We stayed in Site #95 which is a great private spot on the Gold Rush loop. The campground offers multiple bath houses as well as a laundry that is coin operated as well as available via an app at $2 per wash.
Tracey F.ScoutChatfield State Park Campground
Peaceful getaway
Park staff are very friendly. Loved the paddle board experience.
Ryan H.ScoutChatfield State Park Campground
Great Spot
We lucked out and got the amazing spot. Can’t beat the view!
Tee C.Legend
Indian Creek
Accessible with tons of trails
Very nice pull in campsite near a ton of trails. It was pretty busy, though, on a Tuesday. Also, it was $23/night. Be sure to pass all the private property signs - they only apply to the sides of the road! Pets must be leashed. The roads in are nice gravel roads.
Sabriena D.ScoutMatukat Road Dispersed Camping
Great Spot
Had lots of fun camping this past weekend with a group of friends (7 total). We stayed in I think the 5th spot which was marked by a firepit and driveway. It was secluded but didn’t feel isolating since we saw a bunch of campers at the prev. sites. This space also gets 5g (super great connection).
It takes a little bit after driving down Makutat from the West maybe like 20 min. before you start seeing open sites. Some washboarding but my friend had a kia sedan and made his way up and down fine.
Unfortunately, not a lot in the near vicinity to hike to. Cheesman was too far from us but hiking up the nearby mountain was great although strenuous. Beautiful sights.
BEST PART was the cow herd that would casually walk by our campsite every now and then.
- AAndy S.Scout
Matukat Road Dispersed Camping
Beautiful recovery
The Matukat area has mostly recovered from a wild fire and the dispersed camping here is beautiful now. Great views and a views spots of water. The only drawback is there are a lot of cow patties everywhere thanks to the herd the grazes here.
Jaime R.
TravelerMatukat Road Dispersed Camping
Great spot
This is a great spot not to far off of Matukat. Sits back off of main dirt road for good privacy. Would be a good group spot if needed.
Pam & Steve S.GuideCherry Creek State Park Campground
Beautiful but traffic noise
Easy check in beautiful sites but the highway noise was a bit of a distraction. We would definitely recommend and come again.
William C.GuideMatukat Road Dispersed Camping
Secluded Dispursed Camping
Great site for camping. Lots of spots to choose from- many are very secluded. Not too busy and a lot of activities to enjoy in the area.
Campsite was visited by moose, free range cows, and coyotes (not to mention the chipmunks and plethora of birds.)
- SSteveScout
Cripple Creek KOA
Great Stay
We stayed in a tent utilities site for two days. Shortly after setup we order pizza from their on-site hunts brothers and it was delicious. After eating we noticed that the electric wasn't working luckily for us no one else was by us we plugged in next to us and let the staff know, they had it fixed by morning. If you ever need something you call instead of going to the main office and they come to you (pizza, firewood). Overall a great stay.
Guide to Peyton
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 ride the trails.
Tips for equestrian camping near Peyton, Colorado
- The Peregrine Pines FamCamp provides a welcoming environment for horse campers, featuring full hookups and easy access to nearby trails.
- At the Indian Creek Equestrian Campground, you can enjoy well-maintained facilities and a peaceful atmosphere, perfect for relaxing after a day of riding.
- The Historic Triple B Ranch offers cabins and horse rings, making it an ideal choice for those looking for a more rustic experience.
Equestrian campgrounds include these amenities
- The Cheyenne Mountain State Park - The Meadow Campground features spacious sites with full hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings, ensuring a comfortable stay for both you and your horse.
- At the Colorado Campground, you'll find a variety of site options, including back-in and pull-through sites, all equipped with fire rings for evening gatherings.
- The Indian Creek campground offers a serene setting with well-spaced sites, making it a great spot for horse camping while enjoying the natural beauty of the area.
Equestrian campers like these nearby activities
- Explore the scenic trails at Matukat Road Dispersed Camping, where you can ride through beautiful landscapes and enjoy the tranquility of nature.
- The Cripple Creek KOA is close to numerous hiking and riding trails, providing ample opportunities for outdoor adventures with your horse.
- Enjoy the stunning views and diverse terrain at the Chatfield State Park Campground, where you can engage in various activities, including horseback riding and fishing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Peyton, CO?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Peyton, CO is Peregrine Pines FamCamp with a 4.7-star rating from 19 reviews.
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