Best Equestrian Camping near Lanesboro, MN
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Lanesboro, MN (11)
1. Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
Preston, Minnesota17 Reviews•54 Photos•88 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- RVs
$35 / night
2. Maple Springs Campground
Preston, Minnesota10 Reviews•8 Photos•21 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- RVs
$35 / night
3. Chester Woods Park
Eyota, Minnesota5 Reviews•18 Photos•50 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
4. Money Creek & Vinegar Ridge — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Money Creek, Minnesota2 Reviews•7 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
- Equestrian
5. Lake Louise State Park Campground
Le Roy, Minnesota6 Reviews•8 Photos•14 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
6. Oak Ridge / Wet Bark Recreation Area — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Houston, Minnesota1 Review•3 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
8. Whippoorwill Ranch Kampground
Plainview, Minnesota1 Review•3 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- RVs
- Tents
9. Pietrek County Park
Galesville, Wisconsin2 Reviews•19 Photos•10 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- RVs
10. Zumbro Bottoms Central — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Be the first to review!Kellogg, Minnesota•1 SaveCentral 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
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Lanesboro
45 Reviews of 11 Lanesboro Campgrounds
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Steve S.
Scout
Maple Springs Campground
WiFi intermittent
WiFi intermittent At far end of campgrounds. Very clean showers and bathroom near office
Jennifer O.
GuideMaple 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.
Michael V.
RangerMoney Creek & Vinegar Ridge — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Good hunting campground
Stayed here multiple times throughout the years, not much to it. Put toilets, usually slow except during hunting season. Camp sites are decent but primative.
- Michael V.Ranger
Oak Ridge / Wet Bark Recreation Area — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Horse trail campground
Small campground, usually no one here except during hunting season. Not much to this place.
- KKevinGuide
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.
Traveler
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.Guide
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
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.
- JJOSEPH M.Scout
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!
- MMichelle A.Traveler
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!
- jjoleenScout
Maple Springs Campground
Clean, friendly, with a trout stream running past
Well maintained trails, lovely hosts & amenities. Not like any other campground.
Mark N.GuideChester 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.TravelerMaple 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.
- ddaniel H.Guide
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
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.
- TTod S.
LegendForestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
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.Guide
Lake Louise State Park Campground
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.
- RRodney A.Scout
Lake Louise State Park Campground
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!
- BBenjaminGuide
Lake Louise State Park Campground
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.
- TTodd W.Guide
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!!
Scott S.GuideMoney Creek & Vinegar Ridge — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Nice State Forest Campground
The are 8 sites. There is no water or electricity. One pit toilet for the site. 5 miles from Rushford MN. Access to Root River trail close by.
Megan L.TravelerForestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
Open land, surrounded by trees
Campsites are flat and grassy. They back up to each other so good for groups camping together. Has horse tie ups and great trails
Megan J.TravelerForestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
Great place
Bathrooms are close to camp. Camp sites are close to eachother, but there is tons of camping to get away!
- MMelissa A.Guide
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
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.Traveler
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.TravelerForestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground
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!
- MMelissa A.Guide
Lake Louise State Park Campground
Small quiet campground
This is a very small campground. The sites are not very private. Have some nice hiking trails and a small lake a short walk from the campground. We were in spot 15 and there was no shade in the morning to early afternoon. There was little to no cell phone coverage for AT&T
Joanna B.Legend
Reno Horse Campground — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Dispersed camping
5/30/20-5/31/20
We went camping on a whim and headed to the state forest since dispersed camping is open. We backpacked to the quarry and found a large open area, perfect for multiple tents. The sandstone bluffs were in the background. There are multiple handmade rock fire pits, some rock chairs, tables and lots of space.
There are many hiking trails, including a trail that goes on top of the bluff with views of the forest and of Wisconsin and the Mississippi River. There is also hiking within this unit and a horse campground. The bugs weren’t too bad, no ticks, no critters and no road noise. It was very quiet and peaceful. I’d highly recommend this section of RJD forest.
- JJen M.Scout
Maple Springs Campground
Wonderful gem near Forestville state park
Some girlfriends and I wanted to stay at the camp for the weekend and have a place to social distance ourselves. We rented the horse camp sites and we couldn't have been happier. The sites have water and electric. There are high ties for the horses. The sites have a nice gravel pad with a picnic table and fire ring at each site. There is also a dump station that we were able to use before we left on Sunday. None of us had been at this campground before and love trying new places. We are endurance riders so we are used to early nights and up at dawn for riding. This camp was so nice and quiet! We had a nice fire after dinner listening to the water and birds. There were families with children, couples of all ages and well behaved dogs everywhere! The owner Andy as so gracious answering our many emails and questions. He went the extra mile at every turn. We can't thank him and his employee(who's name I sadly can't remember) we're just absolute delights! We will absolutely be back. And we will always check here first to see if their horse sites are open before checking the state camp. It's a very short road ride to the park trails and the campground and their amenities are first rate. I can't wait to return!!!
Guide to Lanesboro
Horse camping in Minnesota offers a unique blend of outdoor adventure and equestrian enjoyment, with several campgrounds catering specifically to horse enthusiasts.
Campers appreciate these amenities for horses
- The Reno Horse Campground provides a spacious area for multiple tents and access to numerous hiking trails, perfect for exploring with your horse.
- At Money Creek & Vinegar Ridge — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest, you'll find horse tie-ups and trails that accommodate both horseback riders and hikers.
- Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground features private sites and trails that are shared with horseback riders, ensuring a welcoming environment for equestrian activities.
Equestrian campgrounds include essential facilities
- Maple Springs Campground offers electric hookups and a general store, making it convenient for horse campers to stock up on supplies.
- The Chester Woods Park features large sites with access to walking trails, allowing for enjoyable rides through scenic landscapes.
- Lake Louise State Park Campground provides a peaceful setting with facilities for both horse camping and family activities, ensuring a well-rounded experience.
Most campgrounds have horse-focused amenities like trails and tie-ups
- Zumbro Bottoms West — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest is known for its natural beauty and offers trails suitable for horseback riding.
- The Oak Ridge / Wet Bark Recreation Area — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest provides a small, quiet campground ideal for those looking to escape the crowds while enjoying horseback riding.
- Whippoorwill Ranch Kampground features spacious sites and a friendly atmosphere, making it a great choice for horse campers seeking a fun and engaging environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Lanesboro, MN?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Lanesboro, MN is Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Campground with a 4.3-star rating from 17 reviews.
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