Best Equestrian Camping near Suttons Bay, MI

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Suttons Bay

41 Reviews of 7 Suttons Bay Campgrounds

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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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  Lydia T.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 1, 2024

  Gaylord KOA

  KOA Campground right outside Gaylord

  This is so great koa with no road noise. The trees are mature and beautiful. This is a great laid back, family campground. The sites are bigger than other campgrounds in the area.

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  Ray & Terri F.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 14, 2023

  Gaylord KOA

  Nice, quiet, well maintained, friendly, wooded CG with a walking trail

  We have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site 107 for 3 days in mid July. This is a relatively large CG, just under 100 wooded sites, which are reasonably spaced for a private CG. The CG is very clean and well maintained, but rather on the pricy side, even with all of the amenities. The roads and sites are gravel. Our site had a fair bit of slope side to side, which I mentioned to the person that led us to our site. He said they’d look into it. During the week, the CG was only about 1/3 full, but completely filled up on the weekend.  AT&T coverage fair, with 2 Bars of service that fluctuated between 5G and LTE, with speeds up to 4.3 MB/s. The CG is pretty heavily wooded, so access to satellite TV and/or Starlink is highly dependent on location. We had marginal views of the southern and northern skies, but we were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site and Starlink was able to get speeds up to 6.5 MB/s. Unfortunately, the CG WiFi wasn’t very usable, less than 1 MB/s, even before the CG filled up.

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  valerie C.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 24, 2023

  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!

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  Shelby S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 5, 2021

  Gaylord KOA

  Horrible

  The owners were constantly driving around and correcting people. Rules are okay but they were over the top. They would even stop and just stare at our site while we sat outside.. it was very odd. Also not kept up at all. The playground was old and my 30 lb dog slipped out from under the “dog park” fence because it was so high off the ground where they were allowed to be unleashed, luckily we got her and she’s ok.

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  Brad F.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 29, 2021

  Chandler Hill Campground

  Nice and quiet

  Nice campground. The hosts were very nice. Clean pool. Recommend the on site ATVrental lots of trails to ride

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  Ron S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 30, 2021

  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.

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  Kimberlee H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 29, 2021

  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

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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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  Jim

  Scout

  

  Jul. 18, 2021

  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.

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  Sarah S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 9, 2021

  Manton 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.

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  Christine D.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 7, 2021

  Gaylord KOA

  Quiet and Clean!

  This KOA was well kept and clean. Great bathrooms and showers, pool, playground. the only thing keeping from 5 stars in my opinion is the lack of grass, but I also love all the trees so it’s a toss up.

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  Neil

  Scout

  

  Jun. 11, 2021

  Gaylord KOA

  Close to expressing yet quiet at nite

  Sites not paved and entrance roads not paved!!!

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  Allison H.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 1, 2021

  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.

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  Manton T.

  Traveler

  

  Feb. 17, 2021

  Manton 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

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  Ann D.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 30, 2020

  Turtle 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.

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  Denny P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 8, 2020

  Turtle Lake Campground

  Great

  Great place

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  debra S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 7, 2020

  Gaylord KOA

  OK

  Small sites but full hookups. Nice activities and mini golf. Bathrooms soso. Easy access to Otsego state park and Hartwick pines state park

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  Lindsey G.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2020

  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!

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  Chris R.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 20, 2020

  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.

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  Stacey R.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 15, 2020

  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.

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  Amanda C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 6, 2019

  Gaylord KOA

  Fun.. Friendly

  Stayed. For 6 days. Staff was awesome. Sites were neat. Park was clean. Lots do do for kids. Loved it here. Definitely coming back.

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  Kim L.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 28, 2019

  Gaylord KOA

  Very well kept KOA

  While it was pricey at $65 night, we had a very spacious full hookup site within easy walking distance of pool. Shower house was very nice and modern, with 4 shower stalls. Full coin laundry was helpful too! They had kids activities over the 4thof July weekend, and our kid loved it. The KOA is about a 5 min drive to Otsego Lake and the state park, where there's a nice beach and easy lake access. There's also a newly paved bike trail right by the lake for you to log some miles on. Nearby towns of Gaylord and Boyne provided us with plenty to do, and only a couple hours to get to Sleeping Bear sand dunes. We thought this place was worth the expense- big, flat, level sites with fire pit and full hook up. Nice pine trees and plenty of space for kids to play. Did not like the additional fee for kid to get wrist band for jump pillow and mini gold, but did it anyways.

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  Thomas H.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 20, 2019

  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!

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  Holly K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 6, 2019

  Chandler Hill Campground

  Family favorite

  We’ve camped here for two years in a row and we LOVE it! Everyone is so friendly. Camp sites are nicely spread out and our 4 kids have a ball. They just updated their playground area as well!

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  Caryssa R.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 5, 2019

  Lake 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. :)

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  Kate K.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 28, 2019

  Lake 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.