Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Okemos, MI
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground welcomes campers with dogs across its variety of sites, including tent areas, RV spaces, cabins, and glamping options. The park enforces standard Michigan state park pet policies requiring leashed pets at all times in campgrounds and on designated trails. Sites accommodate pets with ample space, concrete fire pits, and picnic tables, while the large grassy areas provide exercise opportunities for dogs. Nearby Lake Ovid offers water recreation, though the dog beach area is small and sometimes experiences algae issues according to visitors. The campground provides clean restrooms with shower facilities, spaced conveniently between campsites. The park offers numerous activities for visitors with pets, including a disc golf course and miles of pet-friendly trails through wooded areas.
Multiple hiking, biking and horseback riding trails wind through the park's forested landscape, providing diverse terrain for dog walking experiences. The campground has no camp store, so campers should bring pet supplies or plan to drive to nearby Laingsburg or Ovid for necessities. For those seeking alternatives, Lansing Cottonwood Campground allows pets and offers both primitive wooded sites with good shade coverage and full-hookup options. The primitive sites provide excellent hammock camping opportunities with spacious sites that can accommodate multiple tents. While wildlife encounters are common at area campgrounds, campers should secure food items properly as raccoons have been known to access improperly stored food containers. Most pet-friendly campgrounds in the region maintain similar standard pet policies including leash requirements, waste cleanup expectations, and limitations on pets in public buildings.
