Best Equestrian Camping near Pewamo, MI
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Pewamo, MI (5)
1. Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Ovid, Michigan32 Reviews•85 Photos•144 SavesLocated just 20 minutes north of Lansing, Sleepy Hollow State Park is an idyllic getaway for anyone needing some time away from the city. The 2,600 acre park is situation on Price Road off US-27 making it easily accessible to people passing through. That being the case, the park still maintains its charm and accommodates campers and visitors every day without issue. The Little Maple river can be found winding in and out of the forested geography, with Lake Ovid situated right in the heart, thanks to the clever placement of a dam. Visitors come from all over to enjoy the scenic landscapes, birdwatching opportunities, and Winter Snowshoeing.
During the Spring, camp rangers host the weekly Sleepy Hollow State Park Nature program, which educates campers about local wildlife and the history of the surrounding regions. This is a great opportunity for families to spend some time together, especially after a long day of hiking and camping.
Surprisingly, it’s during the winter that this park is most frequently attended. In fact, Sleepy Hollow is most recognized for the miles of snowshoeing and cross country skiing trails that run through the land. The trails are well-traveled, however there’s no shortage of privacy to get out and find peace and quiet within the confines of a forest muted by snow.
Camping here is easily accessible. Michigan Residents can utilize their State Park Recreation Passport to get in for free. Otherwise, entrance rates are $11 for residents, and $16 for non-residents. If camping, full-service campsites start at $25/night, while walk-in rustic sites are only $17/night. Furthermore, if camping in a tent doesn’t sound like your thing there are onsite cabins available for rent at $68 per night. If you want electricity and a full-service cabin, Deluxe Cabins can be rented for $101 a night.
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- Electric Hookups
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$25 - $101 / night
2. Scalley Lake Park Campground and Cabins
Cannonsburg, Michigan4 Reviews•1 Photo•21 Saves- Fires
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3. Double RR Ranch RV Resort
Belding, Michigan1 Review•9 Saves- Pets
- Fires
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- Reservable
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4. Eaton County Fairgrounds
Charlotte, Michigan4 Reviews•2 Saves- Pets
- Electric Hookups
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- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
5. Duke Creek Campground
Cedar Springs, Michigan6 Reviews•18 Photos•25 Saves- Pets
- Fires
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- Reservable
- ADA Access
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Pewamo
47 Reviews of 5 Pewamo Campgrounds
Rachel P.
Traveler
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Decent
We just got done with a 3 night stay at Sleepy Hallow. The campsite itself was great, nice a roomy while also being wooded. The bugs were pretty intense, but bug spray helped. They are working on the natural gas pipeline nearby, so there was lots of construction noise. Verizon service was basically non existent other than at the beach. The dog beach was small and full of algae.
- JJoann S.
ScoutEaton County Fairgrounds
Wonderful quiet sites.
My husband and I had a wonderful experience the website was well informed; pull in and pick your own site and the site manager will come by and collect your money for night stayed. In fact, we enjoyed it so much we called to ask for another night, without hesitation, and any disruption to our camping they came by later that evening, and collected for an additional night ( just as the website advised), Charlotte is a wonderful town with wonderful events. This fairground camp area very clean and well organized. Well done Eaton county, see you in May 2024. 💯
- SSueScout
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Hike in Site “F” Private
I took a day hike back about a mile to site “F”. It was pretty private with a day site about 75 feet away so if anyone hiked in to use the day site, you might have to contend with close neighbors. Otherwise, a great spot with water access.
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Mike C.ScoutSleepy Hollow State Park Campground
State park $10 to dump and fill
$10 for clean drinking water they provide the the dump hoses. Always clean and well kept
Sarah B.
GuideSleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Absolutely great time!
Walk-in site F was literally the perfect campsite. Fully secluded (except a few curious hikers who stopped in around lunchtime), easy 1 mile walk from parking lot, can kayak right up to it on the calm lake, hammock posts, picnic table, fire pit, gorgeous night sky views. A+ and 10/10
- Joanie C.Scout
Double RR Ranch RV Resort
Lots to do
There is a river to explore and we always get a riverfront site. Rivers are just fun for fishing, throwing stones, canoeing. There is a campstore, Firepits, large trees, they do hayrides for kids, too. We enjoyed a reasonable trailride on horses thru a shallow part of the river. Very easy for inexperienced riders and kids. It is close to a town to get take out food if it rains. There are some larger vacation lodges to rent that ars nestled away in the woods, and a bunkhouse with rentals. My husband liked the golf course that came with renting spot. Seen lots of wildlife. Very relaxing time in our pop up not too far from Grand Rapids.
Northstorm T.ScoutEaton County Fairgrounds
Only $20 nightly, full hookup, nice wooded sites
This is a fairgrounds RV and tent park. Very peaceful when there are no ongoing events. Large bath house with Showers. No office in park, so find a space and park. The manager will stop by to collect your $20. Confidently located a mile outside of Charlotte, with all the conviences of restraunts, walmart, Meijer etc.
cheyanne P.Guide
Duke Creek Campground
Busy campground with lots to do
We stayed here for only 1 night on a weekend and the place was packed. However, most of the campsites are spaced out enough that it isn’t a big deal. The pool is big, has a playground, a nice store on site with food, games, and camping equipment. The best part about it was the on site horseback rides!
Nicole C.GuideDuke Creek Campground
Great campground
The campground was great, and clean. The park was nice and so we’re all the kid activities! The pool is very nice and the store is stocked nicely. Some of the seasonal kids got a little wild, but the owners were quick to respond!
Kevin N.ScoutEaton County Fairgrounds
Not good
Absolutely no place to pay for camping permit was yelled at by a handicapped guy over there who told me I had to pay them $20 for camping and there’s no place to give them this money, they just want to harass people and provide them with no outlet to actually show up in camp. twenty dollars way too expensive for the way that you treat people there
- Nora M.Scout
Scalley Lake Park Campground and Cabins
Amazing
The cabins are clean and nice, the view of the lake is beautiful. My 6 children had a great time here
- Shawn Z.Traveler
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Great destination
Great spot. Friend rented out two plots in the rustic campsites. The walk from the parking lot to the site was a bit of a hike but it was nice to be near the lake and not a bunch of cars. Great fire pit and place to place tents.
Clint
LegendSleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Lots to do
There is plenty to keep you occupied at this campground. Full disc golf course. Trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Basketball court and playground. Beach area for swimming and a pier for fishing. Sites were nice size. Some sites are pull through and many of the pads looked like they were fairly new. It was a little bit of a walk to the lake and disc golf area but not too bad. There is also a parking lot at the lake so you can always drive there as well. There is no camp store so you’ll have to drive to either Laingsburg or Ovid if you need anything.
- Ricky C.Traveler
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Nice State Park
Nice beach but you have to walk a short distance to get there. Bathrooms are clean,paved roads and grass sites
- SchmidtyTraveler
Scalley Lake Park Campground and Cabins
It’s pretty neat
I liked it.
- AAmy D.Traveler
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Private Sites
We stayed during very hot weather at the beginning of July 2020. I wanted to visit Potter Park Zoo so we choose to stay at Sleepy Hollow for a few days. Our site backed up to trees and I can't recall seeing our neighbors to the left or right. Because we didn't get any shade from the nearby trees we had to run the ac which is unusual for us in Michigan. We were in the midst of a heat-wave though and it was much appreciated. The park needs to upgrade the electrical system as this was putting a strain on their electrical equipment. We did go for a short paddle on (C) Ovid Lake, but again, no shade and HOT. I can't recall why we didn't go swimming?? Overall the campground was nice and I would stay again.
- ClintLegend
Duke Creek Campground
Small sites
The sites were very small at this campground. Our fire pit was so close to our trailer we didn’t dare use it. There is a small playground for kids but not much else to do. They advertise disc golf but there are only 2 baskets on the playground within a few feet of each other. Not an actual disc golf course. There are hiking trails but unfortunately we were not able to use them due to it being hunting season. Won’t be camping here again any time soon.
- Lydia T.Legend
Eaton County Fairgrounds
Better than most fair campgrounds
There is camping here during eaton county fair and a couple other events. The campsites are in a wooded area which makes it look like an actual campground.
- Debra B.Guide
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Nice state park
Private sites with trees on three sides of the campsite. The bathrooms were nice and sites were black topped. Nice no wake lake. It was great for kayaking and fishing. The beach was nice with a fishing dock. Only negative it is 1/2 mile to beach. We just drove instead with our chairs and beach toys! We will be back!
- HHayley B.Guide
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Great!
Great campground
- LLisa D.
RangerSleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Quiet and private
This is a lovely park with lake & beach access. My site was private and had electric only. Bathrooms were very clean and neighboring campers were friendly!
- Tracy B.Scout
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Great for young children
Great park for young children as they have an amazing play set that is great for all ages. We’ve been to 2 other state parks after visiting sleepy hollow and so far sleepy hollow has had the best play set. Sites are also secluded so the children had an idea of what the site boundaries were
- NNick W.Guide
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Disappointing
This was our last stop on a trip where we camped in 6 different Michigan State Parks. This may be an older camp or the DNR was trying to save money when it was built. Most electrical posts are designed to accommodate at least 2 adjoining lots, and as many as 4. This in itself is not a concern until you realize the posts are way too far away to reach without an extension. We tried several lots and couldn’t reach any of the outlets. We finally met a couple who saId they had extensions at the office. So, we finally got set up with an extension cord from the camp office and decided to walk to the beach. Our site was adjacent to the path leading to the beach so we figured we could use a little walk. The path led to another path that led to a parking lot for the beach. After crossing the parking lot we still had to cross a large yard/park that finally opened onto the beach on this small lake. It was all very scenic, but we weren’t expecting a major hike to get to the beach. Showers are nice. They also have a neat ice cream vending machine that I had to check out for scientific purposes only. For a Michigan state park we were quite disappointed.
- Martin W.Guide
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Great Camping & Quiet Private Lake
Sleep Hollow is one of our favorite places to camp due to the secluded spots that give you that “up north” private feeling... however, the lake/beach access is no where close to the campground and has to be driven too in order to access. A small price to pay for a great camping experience.
Mary T.LegendSleepy Hollow State Park Campground
I know another great Michigan State Park
What can I say, I love the Michigan State Parks. I find they are the best, Sleepy Hollow is not different and it has so many things to do. I would advise if you want to camp there on a weekend to make reservations well in advance. We stay here because there are only 2 campgrounds in the Lansing East Lansing Area this being one of them and the other does not have all full hook ups and charges more. When we visit our daughter at Michigan State University this is the place we stay, 20 - 30 minutes into the University depending upon the traffic.
It has large wooded sites only electric but you can fill up the water at the dump station. Each site has a picnic table and Fire ring. Each campsite has a asphalt pad. They sell fire wood at the campground office. Bring what you need or you can go into St. johns to the Kroger or Walmart. they have 2 main camping loops with 2 loops in each of the main loops and a shower restroom in each main loop. The restrooms are very clean and kept up. I love the showers hot water and for me that is hot and great pressure, I could shower all day. Sure beats our shower in the RV.
The State Park is on Ovid Lake and it is a beautiful lake, great for fishing, canoeing, paddle boards, kayak, and swimming. they have a shelter for you if you have a big party.
They also have a group campsite and a picnic area for large groups. d You can also bring your horses go to the Equestrian area and unload and get on the trail.
You can rent canoes, kayaks, paddle boats and paddle boards. They also have a great play ground for the kids and a fishing pier. Bring Bikes or just hike on the trails and head down to the beach.
- Mark K.Traveler
Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground
Private and Secluded
Nice park for camping. Secluded and private camp sites. Many trail for hiking and bird watching. Large lake for fishing.
- Nolyn S.Scout
Scalley Lake Park Campground and Cabins
Awesome spot!
Amazing spot away from the city! The owner of the place is very accommodating and pleasant to be around. Private lake with no motors so it is very quiet and peaceful!!!
Guide to Pewamo
Horse camping in Michigan offers a unique blend of outdoor adventure and equestrian-friendly amenities, perfect for those looking to explore the great outdoors with their horses.
Equestrian campers like these nearby activities
- At Double RR Ranch RV Resort, you can enjoy horseback riding through scenic trails along the river, making it a fun experience for both kids and adults.
- Duke Creek Campground provides on-site horseback rides, allowing you to explore the beautiful surroundings without leaving the campground.
- Scalley Lake Park Campground and Cabins offers access to hiking trails that are perfect for equestrian exploration, ensuring a great time for horse lovers.
Tips for equestrian camping near Pewamo, Michigan
- Make sure to check the availability of horse-friendly sites at Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground, as they provide ample space for both you and your horse.
- Bring your own feed and water for your horse when visiting Eaton County Fairgrounds, as amenities may be limited.
- Always have a plan for waste management while camping at Duke Creek Campground to keep the area clean and enjoyable for everyone.
Equestrian campgrounds include these features
- Double RR Ranch RV Resort is big rig friendly and offers electric hookups, making it convenient for those traveling with larger trailers.
- At Scalley Lake Park Campground and Cabins, you’ll find a peaceful, motor-free lake that enhances the tranquility of your camping experience.
- Eaton County Fairgrounds features well-organized sites in a wooded area, providing a more natural camping atmosphere for you and your horse.
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