Best Equestrian Camping near Onekama, MI
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Onekama, MI (8)
1. Manistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground
Manistee, Michigan5 Reviews•20 Photos•44 SavesOverview
The Marzinski Horse Trail and Campground were developed for the horse enthusiasts, who enjoy riding through a forested quiet trail system. The Marzinski Horse Camp serves as the primary access location for the 18 miles of horse trail.__
Recreation
The Marzinski Horse Trail is open to non-motorized use only. They are designed for horse riders but may be used by hikers as well. The trail is accessed by either the Marzinski Trailhead and Campground or the Steinberg Trailhead. Neither trailhead is maintained for horse use in the winter months. The Forest Service and volunteers maintain the trail system, which is marked by oak-routed signs and posts and request that care is taken to keep the trail system clean. ___Pack it in, pack it out.___ Horse riders are asked not to access the Little Manistee River, which may accelerate erosion and to be careful when crossing adjacent county and forest roads.
Facilities
The Marzinski Horse Trail is open to non-motorized use only. They are designed for horse riders but may be used by hikers as well. The trail is accessed by either the Marzinski Trailhead and Campground or the Steinberg Trailhead. Neither trailhead is maintained for horse use in the winter months. The Forest Service and volunteers maintain the trail system, which is marked by oak-routed signs and posts and request that care is taken to keep the trail system clean. ___Pack it in, pack it out.___ Horse riders are asked not to access the Little Manistee River, which may accelerate erosion and to be careful when crossing adjacent county and forest roads.
Natural Features
The campground is located in a white pine stand and offers quiet and privacy between camp sites. The Marzinski Horse Trail passes through mostly mixed pine with some hardwood vegetation types. Topography is mostly flat forested land with some small openings.
Nearby Attractions
Sand Lake Recreation Area Udell Rollways Day Use and Disc Golf Course Pine Lake Campground
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- Phone Service
- Reservable
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- Group
2. Turtle Lake Campground
Honor, Michigan8 Reviews•4 Photos•62 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
3. Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp
Interlochen, Michigan9 Reviews•33 Photos•78 SavesMichigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79134_79210---,00.html
This rustic trail camp sits along the tranquil shores of Lake Dubonnet in Grand Traverse County, just five miles northwest of Interlochen via M-137, US-31, Gonder Road and Lake Dubonnet Trail.
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4. Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds
Grawn, Michigan4 Reviews•13 Saves- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
$25 / night
5. Scheck's Place State Forest Campground
Kingsley, Michigan5 Reviews•4 Photos•35 SavesMichigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/buy-and-apply/rec-pp
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- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
- Tents
6. Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground
Fife Lake, Michigan3 Reviews•7 Photos•17 SavesThe Manton Trails RV Park& Campground has 146 sites, nestled on 80 acres and a campground surrounded by State land and close to the State’s Snowmobile/ORV Trail Head of the Manistee National Forest. Our bathhouse is clean, and our showers are hot. We are located 15 minutes north of Cadillac and 30 minutes SE of Traverse City. Manton Trails welcomes families, couples, and groups looking to relax, reconnect with family, and enjoy all the wonders of nature. The property also has event facilities that can be rented for group meetings, weddings, and activities. There are many canoe liveries near Manton Trails which provide an excellent nautical Manistee River experience for your family. If some of your party would prefer to stay within four walls rather than camping, they can reserve a room at the Manton Hotel located on the property.
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- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
$25 - $55 / night
7. Whiskey Creek Campground
Custer, Michigan2 Reviews•17 SavesGreat place in the northern Michigan forest. They have activities planned or you can bring your ATV toys and hit the trails. There's a pond for swimming and fishing. Cell reception is very limited but, you can get WiFi at the store.
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- Reservable
- ADA Access
8. Whiskey Creek Resort
Custer, Michigan1 Review•4 Saves- Pets
- Electric Hookups
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- Equestrian
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Onekama
37 Reviews of 8 Onekama Campgrounds
Mario F.
Traveler
Manistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground
Be simple
Was a quiet. Simple.. Just with nature...Site was clean, across street you can buy firewood ...Was a pleasant 2 night's....From site to the nearest store 15-20 min away..If needed...Had no issues...Be back Thanksgiving 2024..
- LLon L.
ScoutNorthwestern 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
- vvalerie C.Scout
Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground
First time in our camper
We thought this would be a good place for our first trip in our new to us 5th wheel! We have a 28.6ft 5th wheel and had not problem getting in and parked! Management did an awesome job of spreading out guests until they were full! Lots of things for the kids, basketball, volly ball, a beach area, pond with fishing….. so much more. Very clean, very kind and helpful staff!
AbeAndMel_Vantravels ..TravelerManistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground
Spacious and clean
Spacious campsites with good visible/verizon service. We did not get service with T-Mobile. It has a pit toilet, fire pits, and picnic tables. Check out our review at Abe and Mel Van Travels.
- SStacy H.Scout
Whiskey Creek Campground
Love it here!
Friendly staff, made us feel comfortable being first timers camping. Very helpful!! Can’t wait to come back!
evi L.TravelerManistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground
Everything you need
I only spent a night here while passing through, but it's a very nice campground that's specifically suited to equestrians. This established and well maintained campground is free, and you can stay up to two weeks. There's a well kept pit toilet, 21 established campsites w/ firerings, and even a water pump (meant for horses.) Only a few other campers on a Wednesday night, including some people with horses, and all have been friendly. The campsites are all flat and quite large, being that they are meant to accommodate people with a horse trailer, and there are numerous hitching posts throughout the campground. A great place overall.
Cameron
GuideManistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground
My favorite free campsite out of the 8 I’ve been to
So this place is awesome, big time. There’s picnic tables, fire rings, water available, a well maintained pit toilet, and 21 sites! The pine trees are amazing and the road in was super accessible. 20 min to town to restock with plenty of gas stations on the way.
- RRon S.Traveler
Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds
Great place to stop
Nice people. Some sites are electric only, some include water. Not busy and quiet. Did not use bathhouse.
- KKimberlee H.Scout
Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp
Awesomesauce
Off the beaten path but has great rustic campsites with firepits and there are restrooms and fresh water close by in each circle we will be back
- JJay F.Traveler
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.
- JJimScout
Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds
Good for RV Rally
We stayed July 2021 for an RV rally. We had no building of shelter for community gatherings. But, weather cooperated and we had a great time.
Power 50/30 were fine. Water is a shared spigot on most sites, but some sites have water. There is a good dump station. Sites are level. No landscaping.
Lots of restaurants and attractions in Traverse City.
We would stay again.
Sarah S.ScoutManton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground
Secluded Camping with Fun Events!
Great campground, larger sites, pull thru sites available. Low rates even on holidays. Our first time there was 4th of July weekend, they have a large building for events....over the weekend they a concert! Live band and food truck....free to all campers and their friends! It was a great time and the owners and manager are very friendly. We will definitely be back there soon.
- Tobi W.Traveler
Manistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground
Good place to stay for a few days
We stayed here in our van and it was just what we needed. I wish we had a place to dump our grey water, but otherwise it was an easy drive in and had fresh water.
Jeff F.GuideWhiskey Creek Resort
Great UTV , motorcycle,horse riding
General store ,fuel on site small lake, park has a hilly layout. New showers in camping area, meeting area at club house host are excellent.
- Allison H.Guide
Turtle Lake Campground
not the best, not the worst
This campground is a good sized campground, but doesn't have much to do there. There is a small lake that is fun for short kayak/canoe rides and fishing. It's called Turtle Lake for obvious reasons- when my kids went fishing, they pulled up large snapping turtles both times. A bit of a surprise to see their size! There are a lot of seasonal campers at this campground, so if that's your thing, this is definitely your place.
Manton T.TravelerManton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground
Great Location-Friendly Staff
Awesome Campground! Not a parking lot, lots of trees! We had a family, socially distant reunion with 6 sites. We rented a extra site, so nobody could rent near us, sooo nice! Very close to Manistee River and canoe/raft liveries, very fun family togetherness activity.
Very clean bath houses and campground is maintained well.
Internet worked well using our hotspots, but, like all campgrounds, if you like being “in the woods;” internet is always a challenge. Most of our group had AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, the best service seemed to be Verizon in the morning and Sprint at night.
We will be going back
Ann D.GuideTurtle Lake Campground
Nice and grassy
What I liked best about this park was that my children were not caked in dirt. While I understand that comes with the territory of camping, this campground provides a bit more of a grassy setting and offers a nice playground. The bathrooms were redone and are very nice! The thing I didn’t particularly like is how close you are to other sites. You are practically on top of each other. There are trails and a beach area as well as equine camping.
- Denny P.Scout
Turtle Lake Campground
Great
Great place
- LLindsey G.Scout
Turtle Lake Campground
Relaxing, current and fun
I haven’t been camping in years and was very apprehensive about this. This place was absolutely the best place and probably has ruined me for camping life. The shower stalls were individual and clean, the area was filled with campers and RV’s and everyone was SO friendly and the place was full of dog lovers. I would highly recommend this place to check out and know I’ll be back again!
- CChris R.Guide
Turtle Lake Campground
Camping for everyone!!
Turtle Lake is a perfect mix of campers! Very family friendly, but spaced out well enough for privacy. They have a nice beach area and areas to fish. All sites provide a good amount of shade. We will definitely be staying here again! They also have a separate equestrian camping area that have water and electric hookup sites.
- SStacey R.Traveler
Turtle Lake Campground
One of our ur favorites
This is one our favorite campgrounds that isn’t a state park. Clean, well kept, lots of trees. The lake is great for kayaking or small fishing boats. Office staff super nice. Small, but nice beach. We took my mom & nieces two years ago. Last year tried somewhere different and they asked to go back to Turtle Lake.
- Thomas H.Traveler
Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp
Great Place!
Great place to stay! Pit toilets and pump water stations. Beautiful lake with cool islands! Campsites are large and fairly separated! Can’t wait to go back!
Caryssa R.TravelerLake Dubonnet Trail Camp
All You Need
I absolutely love this campground. I’ve camped there twice this summer and each time I enjoy it. Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp has the basic rustic camping necessities. Outhouses near each circle, spickit with really good water, hiking trails, boat launch and even a nearby island you can kayak to and let the dogs roam free! (Mine sure loves it) The campsites themselves have lots of space, privacy and a fire pit. This place is the bees knees. I’ll be back. :)
- Kate K.
LegendLake Dubonnet Trail Camp
Love this little place
Quiet, not populated, and beautiful views. I’ve solo camped here a few times and it’s great for early morning paddles and peaceful relaxation. There is a boat launch right near by, but most of the sites have their own path right down to the water. Rustic style camping which includes a picnic table and fire pit and there are a few vault toilets throughout the area. Self registration for $15 per night.
- James H.Scout
Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp
Great and easy
First come first serve sites, but it’s a super awesome place to go when everything else is booked.
Lorie F.ScoutNorthwestern Michigan Fairgrounds
Nice and quiet with amenities
Website to check is www.northwesternmichiganfair.net/campground-information/
Campground is closed July 28th - August 11th
They have electric on all sites, both water and electric on some sites and a dump station. There's a bathhouse with limited individual showers
- Emily V.Guide
Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp
Fine for a night
Trail camp but no horses the night I was there. Lots of open space, spots aren’t really numbered. A couple nice hike/bike trails spur off the campground. Lots of traffic in the area through the night (ORV and mudding trucks). Bathrooms are nice. Only a few water front spots.
Guide to Onekama
Horse camping in Michigan offers a unique blend of outdoor adventure and equestrian-friendly amenities, making it a perfect getaway for horse lovers.
Equestrian campers like these nearby activities
- At Manistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground, visitors can enjoy spacious campsites and access to numerous trails ideal for horseback riding.
- Scheck's Place State Forest Campground provides a serene environment with access to the Boardman River, perfect for canoeing after a day of riding.
- Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp features rustic campsites and nearby trails, making it a great spot for both horse riding and hiking.
Most campgrounds have horse-focused amenities like water and electric hookups
- Turtle Lake Campground offers electric hookups and water access, catering to both horse campers and RV enthusiasts.
- At Whiskey Creek Campground, equestrians can find amenities like firewood and picnic tables, enhancing their camping experience.
- Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground features reservable sites with electric hookups, making it convenient for horse campers.
Campers appreciate these amenities for horses
- Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds provides a well-maintained environment with ample space for horses and easy access to local attractions.
- Whiskey Creek Resort includes a general store and fuel on-site, making it a practical choice for horse campers needing supplies.
- Scheck's Place State Forest Campground offers a separate equestrian camping area with water and electric hookups, ensuring a comfortable stay for horse enthusiasts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Onekama, MI?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Onekama, MI is Manistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground with a 4.8-star rating from 5 reviews.
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