Top Horse Camping near Beaver, MN

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Best Equestrian Sites Near Beaver, MN (11)

    Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park

    1. Chester Woods Park

    5 Reviews
    18 Photos
    50 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
    Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

    2. Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

    17 Reviews
    54 Photos
    88 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs
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      3. Whippoorwill Ranch Kampground

      1 Review
      3 Saves
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Reservable
      • RVs
      • Tents
      Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground
      Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground
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      Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground

      4. Maple Springs Campground

      10 Reviews
      8 Photos
      20 Saves
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • RVs

      $35 / night

      Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
      Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
      Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
      Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
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      Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground

      5. Haycreek Valley Campground

      6 Reviews
      6 Photos
      29 Saves
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • ADA Access
      Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park
      Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park

      6. Pietrek County Park

      2 Reviews
      19 Photos
      10 Saves
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • ADA Access
      • RVs
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          8. Zumbro Bottoms Central — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest

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          Central Assembly Area is moderate in size; it is a primitive campground designed to furnish only the camper's basic needs, vault toilets, and hand-pumped water. There are fire rings, picnic tables, picket lines, and manure bunkers in the campground.

          There are no designated campsites in this campground, and campers can set up as they wish, keeping in line with these rules:

          Portable pens must be 50 feet from the road to minimize damage to the grass and not be around trees.
          Horses cannot be tied to trees.
          Keep the size of your campsite reasonable. To allow for other campers to use only the amount of space you need.
          All camping is first-come, first-serve. Do not block off space for friends who will be arriving later.
          Clean up your campsite when you leave. Take all garbage with you and put all hay and manure in the bunkers provided.
          This is a popular camping area and on busy weekends can accommodate about 20 camping units.
          Quiet hours are between 10:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m. (this includes no generator use). Please be considerate of others around you.

          Zumbro Bottoms offers access to 44 miles of horseback riding trails. The trails have been marked with brown signs showing appropriate uses.

          • Fires
          • RVs
          • Tents
          • Equestrian
          • Standard (Tent/RV)
          • Dispersed

          $14 - $16 / night

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            9. Zumbro Bottoms West — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest

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            West Assembly Area is the largest of the three campgrounds at Zumbro Bottoms; it is a primitive campground designed to furnish only the camper's basic needs, vault toilets, and hand-pumped water. Other than two accessible sites, there are no designated campsites in this campground.

            There are fire rings, picnic tables, picket lines, and manure bunkers in the campground. There is a lot of open space, and campers can set up as they wish, keeping in line with these rules:

            Portable pens must be 75 feet from the road to minimize damage to the grass and not be around trees.
            Horses cannot be tied to trees.
            Keep the size of your campsite reasonable. To allow for other campers to use only the amount of space you need.
            All camping is first-come, first-serve. Do not block off space for friends who will be arriving later.
            Clean up your campsite when you leave. Put all garbage in the dumpster and all hay and manure in the bunkers provided.
            This is a popular camping area and on busy weekends can accommodate 100 + camping units.
            Quiet hours are between 10:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m. (this includes no generator use). Please be considerate of others around you.

            Highlights: Zumbro Bottoms offers access to 44 miles of horseback riding trails. The trails have been marked with brown signs showing appropriate uses.

            • Fires
            • RVs
            • Tents
            • Equestrian
            • Standard (Tent/RV)
            • Dispersed

            $22 / night

            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park

            10. Lake Louise State Park

            6 Reviews
            8 Photos
            14 Saves
            • Pets
            • Fires
            • Electric Hookups
            • Phone Service
            • Reservable
            • ADA Access
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          Recent Equestrian Reviews In Beaver

          50 Reviews of 11 Beaver Campgrounds


          • Jennifer O.
            Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground
            May. 29, 2023

            Maple Springs Campground

            Great Campground close to State Park

            Really nice campground. Well maintained and level sites. Had a river to walk along and playground and animals for kids to enjoy. Staff were really nice and helpful. They had (free) loaner electric cords and water hoses for the sites that had a longer distance to go to the box/spigot. The state park was just down the road with great hiking.

          • David E.
            Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
            Sep. 10, 2022

            Haycreek Valley Campground

            Outside of City but Not Far for Access

            Nice campground outside of Red Wing, MN with a bar/restaurant and other features. Access to trials for bikes and horses. I stayed in the horse camp without a horse but it was a nice area.

          • KThe Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
            Jun. 13, 2022

            Chester Woods Park

            Large sites

            Nice place but it is a campground not an rv park, 30 & 50 amp service but no water hookup (fill when you come in) and dump tanks when leaving,

          • Justin S.
            Camper-submitted photo from Pietrek County Park
            Jun. 5, 2022

            Pietrek County Park

            Well maintained

            Nice big tent sites down by the river. Walking trails were nice but recommend pants as the grass was long in spots. Plenty of wildlife and could not hear the cars from the highway.

          • anne K.
            Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
            May. 9, 2022

            Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

            1st tent camp of the season

            Stayed here one night in early may and hiked the big spring trail. Site #42 was private with partial shade and a very nice and level gravel tent pad. The site was plenty big with plenty of room for activities. The shower facilities were very clean, same story for the latrines.

          • J
            Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground
            Oct. 19, 2021

            Maple Springs Campground

            Eden

            We stayed here for the month of august, and this place is awesome! Beautiful spaces of various size, a river runs next to it and they have duck races. Dog park, small general store, backs up to a national park, close to town, immaculately maintained, volley ball court, lots of shade trees, easy access, and Andy(owner/operator) is the nicest person you’ll ever want to meet. For those so inclined there’s church service on Sunday in an old (cool looking!) barn! Fire pits at every spot. There is WiFi there, but little to no phone service unless you have a cell booster. 5/5 will definitely be back!

          • M
            Camper-submitted photo from Whippoorwill Ranch Kampground
            Oct. 18, 2021

            Whippoorwill Ranch Kampground

            Mature crowd and tons of fun!

            We had a fabulous experience at BJ's this weekend. Mark, Sheri and the staff are good people who work hard to make sure you have a great time. The food is excellent and comes out SO FAST; bravo to the kitchen staff! Bartenders are very attentive; Tasha took excellent care of us! The campsites are well kept and spacious. There are no picnic tables in the sites, but we got along just fine without. We can't wait to go back!

          • Mark N.The Dyrt PRO User
            Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
            Sep. 25, 2021

            Chester Woods Park

            Nice County Park

            Nice park for everyone’s type from tents, cabins and all size RV’s. Electric only at the camp sites but have water and dump station on site. Clean bathrooms and showers. Best value I’ve seen for fire wood. Has many walking trails that you can take your dog on and just a couple that you can’t.

          • ANDY C.
            Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground
            Sep. 7, 2021

            Maple Springs Campground

            Pretty good.

            Overall a nice place. It was very wet, standing water in the grass from lots of rain. Spot 105. Not much room between sites there and had to back turn around and back down the road to park. Memorial wknd, they had a very nice pot luck lunch and pork chops on a stick, all free and great food. Shower house is a quaint old farm house, it was very nice. General store and firewood. Dump station was in odd spot, if it were busy it wouldn't be good. Overall a nice time.

          • d
            Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
            Sep. 3, 2021

            Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

            Feels like you’re in the middle of the woods

            For a campground that’s not too far out of the way, you feel so secluded and hidden away in the woods. Its quiet and really easy to get some solitude.

          • T
            Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
            Jul. 14, 2021

            Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

            Private sites, no mosquitoes

            This is a pretty great campground with mostly large, private sites. Not all sites are level and there’s little to no cell coverage. The tours of the cave and historic Forestville are extra costs and are only available Thursday - Saturday

          • Hannah H.
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Jul. 10, 2021

            Lake Louise State Park

            Lake Louise Summer

            Good time! It rained and was a little muddy, but it was nice. Site 11 is kind of small for a large tent like we have. The group sites are close by and they were quite loud, but the rest of the park was nice and quiet. There is horse camping here, and the lake is nice for swimming.

          • R
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Jul. 9, 2021

            Lake Louise State Park

            Nice Little Park

            This is a great family park where the kids and grown-ups can have fun!

            You can go fishing at the pond without having to purchase a Minnesota Fishing License!

          • B
            Camper-submitted photo from Lake Louise State Park
            Jun. 24, 2021

            Lake Louise State Park

            Cozy little gem in Southern MN

            Our sight overlooking a small grove of trees. Several species of birds I don't recognize kept us entertained the whole time. Bathrooms were exceptionally clean best I've encountered. We got bikes from nearby LeRoy city hall ($5.00 donation) really great program. The bike path traverses through the campground (shooting star trail). One drawback is the faint highway noise. I would visit this campground again.

          • T
            Camper-submitted photo from Maple Springs Campground
            Jun. 17, 2021

            Maple Springs Campground

            Peaceful spot in the valley

            We stayed here for a week in June to start our trip around the country and it was a great place to start our camping experience!  The owner/host does a great job and is extremely helpful.  Plenty to do in the area... we floated down the root river for about 3 hours and had a great time.  The campground had everything we needed including a great little trout stream on the edge of the property, a hayride, movie for the family in the old red barn, and a church service in that same barn on Sunday.  We will look forward to camping there again in the future!!

          • M
            Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
            Oct. 6, 2020

            Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

            Nice campground

            This was a nice campground with private sites. We were in site 70e and was very private and close the the showers. Lots of great hiking and forestville is very charming but tours were not running due to COVID. There was no AT&T cell coverage.

          • Erik O.
            Camper-submitted photo from Chester Woods Park
            Sep. 8, 2020

            Chester Woods Park

            Awesome campgrounds

            The campground is very clean and nice.

            The bathrooms and showers we pristine clean and close and easy to walk to.

            The beach was great and clean.

            Fishing was great.

            Would definitely come back

          • Annie V.
            Camper-submitted photo from Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
            Aug. 7, 2020

            Forestville Mystery Cave State Park

            Best Memories of My Childhood

            I’m probably a little biased. My parents started coming to this park to ride horses in the 70s. We spent at least 3wks every year here when I was a kid trail riding, hiking, even tubing down the Root River (there’s no commercial tubing available and you have to get up and walk through rocky shallow spots, so it isn’t ideal for this, but tell my 10yr old self that).

            I stayed here recently in the “people campground.” I hiked 12mi in one day and had a great time. The campsite itself was great—privacy and no loud neighbors. I always make sure to stay in spots without electric if possible to escape the culture and noise that accompanies RV camping. Site #4 isn’t very level, but it backs up to the river and the access trail out of the campground. Forestville never disappoints me—I even randomly ran into my own uncle while hiking!

          • Karin W.
            Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
            Jul. 30, 2020

            Haycreek Valley Campground

            Good for biking

            Our site was rather odd as the electric and water post was on the opposite side of our camper. Our standard water hose and electrical cord wouldn’t reach so we ended up backing up the hill to get next to the water and filled our tank for the weekend. Thankfully a neighbor had a 30’ extension that we borrowed. The fire pits were located in very odd spots too - basically unusable unless you wanted to light your rig on fire. We really enjoyed the bike trail that was so close, paved and had lots of tree cover to keep us cool. Very nice ride to Red Wing right from our site! Would probably stay here again but would definitely ask for a different site. Great for biking!

          • O
            Camper-submitted photo from Haycreek Valley Campground
            Jun. 30, 2020

            Haycreek Valley Campground

            Our favorite campground

            We have been going to Haycreek for over 15 years for horse camping. The trails are shaded, no bugs, friendly campers and staff. They have electric and water hookups for horse campers, and they have overflow for horse campers. The trails here are amazing.



          Guide to Beaver

          Camping near Beaver, Minnesota, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are several campgrounds nearby that cater to all kinds of campers.

          What to do:

          • Hiking: Explore the trails at Whitewater State Park. One camper mentioned, "Hiked a trail with lots of steps," which shows the variety of hiking options available.
          • Wildlife Watching: At Perrot State Park Campground, you can enjoy nature and spot various animals. A visitor shared, "We saw turtles, bald eagles, and lots of other wildlife."
          • Swimming: Enjoy a refreshing swim at the beach near Merrick State Park Campground. One reviewer noted, "Swimming beach about half a mile from campground," making it a great spot for families.

          What campers like:

          • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. A visitor at Frontenac State Park Campground said, "Bathrooms are VERY CLEAN," which is a big plus for many.
          • Spacious Campsites: Many campgrounds offer roomy sites. A reviewer at Great River Bluffs State Park Campground mentioned, "Each site could comfortably hold 3 to 4 tents."
          • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like Prairie Island City Campground are known for their welcoming vibe. One camper said, "If you are looking for a family-friendly campground, with staff that treats you like family- this is the place for you."

          What you should know:

          • Limited Cell Service: Be prepared for spotty cell service at some campgrounds. A visitor at Whitewater State Park mentioned, "Spotty cell service," so plan accordingly.
          • Mosquitoes: Depending on the season, mosquitoes can be a nuisance. A camper at Merrick State Park Campground warned, "I would think the mosquitoes are bad in summer."
          • No Showers at Some Sites: Not all campgrounds have shower facilities. A reviewer at Frontenac State Park Campground noted, "NO showers," so check before you go.

          Tips for camping with families:

          • Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places like Eagle Cliff Campground and Lodging, where one reviewer said, "Great spot in the Root River Valley," highlighting the fun activities available for kids.
          • Plan Activities: Make sure to have a list of activities. A camper at Old Barn Resort mentioned, "If you want to float the river they got it!" which is perfect for family fun.
          • Bring Games: A visitor at Prairie Island City Campground recommended site 152 for camping games, saying, "It was huge! Highly recommend site 152 if you have some camping games you like to play."

          Tips from RVers:

          • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A camper at Great River Bluffs State Park Campground mentioned, "The sites are short and tree branches low," which could be a concern for larger RVs.
          • Look for Electric Hookups: If you need power, check for campgrounds with electric hookups. A reviewer at Minnesota Frontenac State Park Campground noted, "limited electric sites," so plan ahead.
          • Be Prepared for Bugs: Bring bug spray, especially if you're camping in wooded areas. A visitor at Perrot State Park Campground mentioned, "Bugs and mosquitoes," so it's wise to be ready.

          Camping near Beaver, Minnesota, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. With beautiful parks and friendly campgrounds, you're sure to have a great time!

          Frequently Asked Questions

          • Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Beaver, MN?

            According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Beaver, MN is Chester Woods Park with a 4.6-star rating from 5 reviews.

          • What is the best site to find equestrian camping near Beaver, MN?

            TheDyrt.com has all 11 equestrian camping locations near Beaver, MN, with real photos and reviews from campers.