Best Equestrian Camping near Clay, MI

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Clay

40 Reviews of 7 Clay Campgrounds

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  Richard T.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 21, 2024

  Oakland County Addison Oaks

  Excellent camping

  This is the second time staying in these campgrounds in two weeks. Both times stayed in the more wilderness area D with lots of trees and sites for tents or back-in trailers. The grounds are huge with bike/hike trails, a lake and a disc golf course. Mountain biking seems to be very popular there are dirt trails off the paved hiking loop. Sites have electricity and water and are well spaced out.

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  D P.

  Guide

  

  May. 13, 2024

  Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area

  OK for last minute trips.

  I have stayed here over 100 times in past thirty years. Front camp sites are better than back. Staff are friendly. The only rude person here is the camp store owner. Fishing is great, boat, kayaks, trails for everyone. If it rains everything is mud if your in the back camp section.

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  Howard M.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 29, 2024

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  A great getaway that's not too far

  A very quiet campground. The sites are spread out and only 2 vehicles per site are allowed. The East campground is more open and had 3 small cabins that can be rented. The West camping is more wooded and isolated. An extensive horse back riding trail system and MTB trails are easily accessible.

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  Mandy B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 4, 2023

  Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area

  Great spot for weekend camping with the family

  We camped here in our Coleman Lantern over Labor Day Weekend 2023. It was busy but everyone was respectful of one another. The community restrooms, dump station, and dumpsters were well maintained throughout the weekend. The camping store was well stocked for all of the things we forgot to pack but was expensive. The park is extremely sandy so be prepared. Overall it was a quiet, peaceful weekend in a great location. We will definitely be back!

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  Cheryl L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 13, 2022

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Nice and clean

  Love this place everyone is so friendly

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  Kip

  Scout

  

  Apr. 30, 2022

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Nice Michigan State Park

  Camped here opening weekend of 2022 (April 29). Nice park with several sites for our bigger rig. Leveling would be more of the challenge. But, we eventually got to 145 which was pretty good and very doable from leveling Stand point. Large well kept grassy site. Nice fire ring. No water or sewer at site but fill and dump available in park. Our Verizon WiFi coverage was good as was our TMobile. Staff was very accommodating and helpful. Seemed there to serve. We experienced no issues with our 30 amp (20 & 30 only available). Didn’t need air conditioning but electric heat was our main heat source and worked fine.

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  Gary E.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 14, 2022

  Oakland County Addison Oaks

  Great spot

  We love coming to Addison Oaks. It is a quick drive from home. But a great little get away spot. Very convenient now also with online booking.

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  Brad H.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 19, 2022

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  I think it's a pretty good campground!

  I would go there for a weekend, or even a night to just get away from the Rick raff of work and stuff. I think it's very well maintained! You hear people say they are dissatisfied about this, or dissatisfied about that. It's a CAMPGROUND people! Not a hotel! If you want to be catered to; go stay in a hotel! I think this campground is one of the best I've stayed in! People should learn to be thankful, for the amenities that they're given. It's quiet there, it's more peaceful than HOME. You hear people complain about their time at campgrounds, but only a few people tell how good of an experience they've had! I think it was great there!! I'm going again!!

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  Chris G.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2021

  Addison Oaks County Park

  A little slice of wilderness in the siburbs

  Always a great local retreat away from our hectic daily life. Don’t have to travel far to find some nature. Most sites generously sized, hookups available, clean restrooms. Nice updated playgrounds for the kids, trails to bike, planned activities on weekends. Only wish there was a swimming lake, but alas, only for fishing and canoeing.

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  Xi M.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2021

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  beautiful

  I think this is the prettiest campground I have ever seen. Lots of space and hills and trees.

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  Lynn F.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 19, 2021

  Addison Oaks County Park

  Perfect

  My sister and I have made a long weekend at Addison Oaks an annual event! Well kept, clean bathrooms, peaceful hikes. Just perfect.

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  Jen

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 25, 2021

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Toto I don't think we in Kansas anymore

  The staff were very friendly and helpful. Other campers were also very friendly and helpful...We didn't get to experience much of the campground because we were only there long enough to set the camper up and really it wasn't even fully up when a tornado went through. Campground was basically not navigateable by foot or car. The beach had already been closed because of water conditions. The pads for campers seemed on the narrow side my small camper barely fit on it. I never made it to the rest rooms or showers to say anything about them.... It looked like the camp is well maintained when we got there but ......wellll....They did give refunds to everyone because they ended up closing the camp to clean up the mess

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  Corey O.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 15, 2021

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Nice sites close to home

  Close to the house if I need a quick camping fix. Very clean restrooms and hot showers. The campsites on the hilltop used to be our favorite in the fall. They put cabins on them last year which for us is disappointing. Lots of trails throughout. Have even hiked in from the beach to camp for a night.

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  Kate K.

  Legend

  

  Mar. 20, 2021

  Oakland County Addison Oaks

  Great Local Campground and Trails

  Addison Oaks is a campground that features hiking and mountain biking trails, campground, cabins, disc golf course, and a lake for boating. The campground is RV and tent friendly and offers fire pits/ picnic tables. The trails are well maintained and heavily trafficked.

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  Tim & Nancy C.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2020

  Addison Oaks County Park

  Friendly? Spacious lots of activities

  We stayed in area A in a water/electric site. It was a Boo Fest weekend. Lots of socially distanced activities for the kids and a scavenger hunt (finding clues on signs in park to solve a mystery). There 26 miles of bike trails and hiking. Many in park are paved. Also a disc golf course. Sites in our area were spacious.

  Park was clean, guests well behaved, staff helpful. We will be back

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  Tammy P.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 18, 2020

  Highland State Recreation Area — Highland Recreation Area

  Omg great family / kids time to unplug!!

  Tenting at its finest... brother his wife and 5 kids my husband at the time and 4 kids reserved a group area and had a blast teaching and showing those who had never camped how fun it could be!! No cell/internet service but that was perfect!! Great time to unplug and just enjoy our surroundings and begin to learn our own creativity! Learned how to ensure food was safe and tucked away from coons along with the good ole fashion porta potties .... nothing Lysol can can’t fix there but with a total of 8 males (6 being under 18....) always have a can of Lysol when porta potties were in our future lol Definitely would go back when ready for a”rustic” camping event!

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  Renee R.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 8, 2020

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Camping close to home

  Clean campground and well maintained. Two different loops to choose from for camping. Only drawback is the distance from the lake. The lake is not within walking distance, you would need to drive.

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  Broccoli Boss B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2020

  Addison Oaks County Park

  Modern and quiet

  This is a great family campground. I’ve only stayed in section D with my tent. It is heavily wooded and I don’t see my neighbors in section D. Cell phone tower is close by. We especially enjoy the intermediate level mountain bike trails. Showers are hot. Lots of deer to see at dusk.

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  Gary E.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 8, 2020

  Addison Oaks County Park

  We love it here

  Always been a great trip. Good sites I have stayed in both area B and C. Great hiking trails easy access. Friendly staff.

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  Kelly G.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 16, 2020

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Private camping

  Very private sites. I was surprised at how well each site was hidden from the others. Restrooms can be a bit far from some sites. Nice little dog park by the beach too.

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  Joe S.

  Traveler

  

  Feb. 2, 2020

  Addison Oaks County Park

  Truly a beautiful vacation spot

  I enjoyed the trails, disc golf and overall wonderful Park staff! Extremely clean and well-kept

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  Ron E.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 5, 2019

  Addison Oaks County Park

  Nice quick weekend retreat

  Nice quick weekend retreat campground. Cement pads, water, and electric. Loop C is spacious with some trees

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  Kate K.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 24, 2019

  Ortonville Equestrian Campground — Ortonville Recreation Area

  2 Great Lakes & A Horse Camp

  The campground here is actually a quite popular equestrian campground. There is a campground and a staging area. Rustic vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings. The campground itself isn’t really much to write home about (unless you have horses that is). The lakes and launches are however very nice and there are some great trail systems through the area.

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  Karen C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 20, 2019

  Addison Oaks County Park

  Peaceful

  This was our first time camping. The park has a beautiful 2.5 mile trail around the lake that makes this campground great. We brought our own kayaks but they do rent boats. We saw deer and rabbit. Our spot #18 I felt was spacious and not to close to the people next to us and trees behind us. We had privacy and it was quiet. The people we did talk to were all very friendly. We heard the showers were decent but we used our own. I would stay again.

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  Mary H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 14, 2019

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Quick get away

  Wonderful place for a quick get away. Park is clean. Beach is a 1.8 mile hike from the East loop in the campground but is well worth the walk. (Trail is not stroller/wagon friendly) If you are hoping to hook up to electrical, bring extension cords; some hook ups are exceptionally far away from the designated RV parking pad. Extensive mountain biking trails and the lake is open to boating, kayaking, and other water sports. Park offers lots of private sites! We stayed in site 118 and could not see neighboring sites! The site was very spacious and offered picnic table, fire ring, paved pad, and electrical hook up. (hook up in this specific site was considerably far away.)

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  Jennifer H.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 16, 2019

  Highland State Recreation Area — Highland Recreation Area

  Spacious rustic camping

  This is one of our family's favorite close to home sites. Extra large camp sites, lots of room for the kids to run around. Extensive trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Lovely little no wake lake perfect for swimming, fishing or paddling.

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  Christie V.

  Guide

  

  May. 29, 2019

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Hidden Gem

  Very nice sites. Wooded and up north feel. Great hiking and world class mountain bike trails. Nice big lake. Only drawback is you must drive to the lake or hike 1.8 miles through the woods on a trail to get there. No camp store. Equestrian trails and I hear they have a remote control airplane field and shooting range.