Best Equestrian Camping near Higgins Lake, MI

Equestrian Camping Reviews near Higgins Lake, MI

34 Reviews of 11 Higgins Lake Campgrounds

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  Gemma G.

  Traveler

  Apr. 24, 2019

  Scheck's Place State Forest Campground

  Schecks Place-TRAIL CAMP enjoy privacy, the river, horse trails

  There are 2 sections of Schecks Place. One is a campground with picnic tables and site numbers.

  The other is the trail camp. You drop your money in the box pick a spot of as much space as you want (there is hardly ever a lot of people).

  The last 2 times we went there was maybe one or two people with their horses or just passing thru.

  There are bathrooms and a well for water. No showers No electric.

  The river runs by and is awesome to go tubing down.

  There are trails that go through so if you are an equestrian this spot is perfect.

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  Jay F.

  Traveler

  Jul. 25, 2021

  Scheck's Place State Forest Campground

  Primitive State Forest CG right on the Boardman River

  I like the location; very secluded in the State Forest but only a half hour from downtown Traverse City. This facility meets the recreation need of a diverse cross section of Michigan residents. It’s a great home base or overnight camp for canoeists and kayakers (my particular interest). The camp is also used by mountain bikers & gravel riders, ATV riders, anglers, and equestrians (separate camp area). Large wooded sites. Primitive means vault toilets, no power and hand pump water. No reservations — FCFS.

  Negatives: can be noisy at times with the ATVs and also large camping groups. But for the most part I’ve found ppl to be respectful. A couple of the sites flooded after an unusually heavy rain today, so I would avoid any site that looks low if rain is expected.

  Site 16 is good. High and dry after the rain.

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  Lexi G.

  Guide

  Jul. 30, 2020

  4-Mile Trail Camp DNR

  Cheap horse camp

  It’s never busy here. I don’t have horses but I’ve seen people stay with horse trailers with their tie outs to the poles that are designed for it. There’s trails in the surrounding areas. Also water pump and vault toilets. Picnic tables and fire rings are provided as well.

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  Dj W.

  Guide

  Aug. 30, 2023

  Walsh Road Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp

  Small, clearcut all but destroyed, but very secluded

  It was logged off and is essentially destroyed. I think there's 6 "sites" and an open field for equestrian activities.

  Very secluded. Nothing of interest in the nearby area.

  Looks to be seldom used.

  No cell service. Verizon is the dominant service up here. 0 signal.

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  Lydia T.

  Legend

  May. 13, 2024

  Big Oaks Equestrian State Campground

  A rustic state forest equestrian campground

  A horse campground located directly on trails. Rustic campground with lots of trees. Non horse campers stay in lots 1-8

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  Judy B.

  Ranger

  Nov. 17, 2020

  Luzerne Express Campground & RV

  All you need in one spot

  The Luzerne Express Campground is literally all you need in one spot. The whole place is incredibly accommodating. Friendly, helpful staff. There is an array of sites available plus RV’s and Cabins for rent so winter camping here is a blast. The area is a trail riders Mecca. From horseback riding to ATV’s. There are horse pens available at the campground for overnight horse camping as well at a very reasonable rate. Walk right off the campground into the Huron National Forest.

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  Lon L.

  Scout

  Jul. 29, 2024

  Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds

  close to travese city and interlockin

  Quiet, large sites, like new bath house, 7th nite free, rate$35, good location for northwestern Michigan sites Water on all outside sites. interior sites share water hookups

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  Judy B.

  Ranger

  Jul. 15, 2016

  Scheck's Place State Forest Campground

  Lowland Beauty

  This campground is in some lower ground, with a beautiful river running though it. It's fairly wide open, with trees around, but this was great as it made stargazing easy. We were here for a night as we were traveling on the Michigan Shore to Shore Trail, the overall experience was excellent!

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  Stephanie C.

  Ranger

  Aug. 31, 2017

  Oscoda County Park

  No plans to return to this campground

  This campground is not my favorite, although my husband did not mind staying there. One of the reasons it is not my favorite is because the bathrooms were disgusting. I do not think that they were cleaned the entire four days we were there. They were super-hot and dirty. Another reason I did not care for the campground is because while we were there, my cousin’s dog was taken to doggy jail! We went on a kayaking trip down the Au Sable river and were gone a couple of hours. My cousin has a big dog that was tied to the tree. The dog had water, but must have knocked it over. The weather was not hot, it was in the low 70’s. My uncle’s site was right next door and he was watching the dog. My uncle was preparing dinner and went into the camper to grab what he needed to grill hamburgers and hot dogs. While he was making hamburger patties someone must have walked by and saw that the dog’s water was empty (because the dog knocked it over), that person went to the park attendant and they called animal control. My uncle came out of the camper and the dog was gone. My uncle said he was in the camper for about 20 mins making patties and getting food ready to grill outside. Apparently, it is not actually animal control that came to get him, it was a person down the street that takes the animals to his home on the weekend when animal control is not open. My uncle came out of the camper and the dog was gone. My uncle was frantic and walked around the entire campground and then went to the front desk. The lady was so rude to my uncle. My uncle is a very nice and funny man and he was just beside himself! My cousin came back from the kayaking trip and my uncle told him what happened. My cousin went to the man’s house that took the dog and had to pay $80 to get him out! It was quite the ordeal. My uncle felt bad because he wasn’t out there the entire time with the dog, but he wasn’t gone that long and it wasn’t that hot outside. My uncle would have seen that the water was empty and would have refilled it. The sites are HUGE and there are some trees, but I would not camp here again. That situation left a bad taste in my mouth and the bathrooms not being cleaned during our stay put me over the edge.

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