Best Equestrian Camping near Orr, MN

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Orr

22 Reviews of 6 Orr Campgrounds

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  C G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 22, 2023

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  I recommend, especially if you like kayaking/canoeing.

  I personally liked the Campground, close to the lake and clean bathrooms.

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  Mary D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 1, 2023

  Big Falls City

  Hidden gem

  Wanted a place with hookups close to Voyageurs. This place was great. One of the most beautiful rivers and falls we’ve seen running right beside the campground. New bathhouse with individual showers. Well-maintained and level sites. Really quiet. Camp host was friendly and helpful. Stayed two nights. Bugs are crazy, but then again, where in Northern Minnesota are they not. Super affordable for the location. Just breathtaking.

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  Christine T.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 10, 2022

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  It’s “Loony”!

  Nothing says Minnesota like the call of the Loon and that’s what greeted me upon arrival at my site! This site is lovely—water and easy to access to water sports on either Sturgeon or Side Lake. Some road noise but not too bad. I am imagine it’s much more hectic in the summer with the big beach across the road. Great for kids! Easy trails for walking and dog friendly. Can be buggy but that’s MN. For more rustic, head further up to Beatrice Lake Campground.

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  Mark

  Scout

  

  Sep. 6, 2022

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  great state park

  Beautiful spot, close to great mountian biking. great time of year

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  Laura J G.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 20, 2022

  Big Falls City

  Well taken care of place

  We stayed on the equestrian side which is just across the road from the main campground. Many sites to choose from. Not a ton of privacy but there’s breathing room between the sites. The campground is maintained very well. There was a clean vault toilet on our side and two full restrooms on the main side with showers.

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  Laura J G.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 20, 2022

  Bass Lake

  Rustic Bliss

  We love camping here! Definitely not for campers or rvs. Perfect for tents, backpackers, and a couple sites are good for Rooftop tents. Vault toilets are clean. Lots of picnic tables and fire pits.

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  Michael K.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 5, 2022

  Big Falls City

  Beautiful River

  I love falling asleep to the sound of moving water! The views at this campsite are beautiful. My husband and I read by the river side. The mosquitos weren’t horrible, but they were trying their best to get in our camper. The shower house is well managed. The camp ground was very quite and peaceful. 

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  Jim F.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 31, 2021

  Button Box Lake Campground and Day-Use Area

  A great little place to unplug for awhile …

  First off, and most appealing to me is the fact that there is no cell service. All 12 campsites are first come first serve and you can’t jump a line by going on a website to reserve a spot.  there are no water or electric hook ups but there are hand pumps for pumping water and you could bring a generator or not.
  Located north of Grand Rapids Minnesota about 60 miles or 35 miles from Nashwauk Minnesota which is the closest gas station, grocery store or post office. All the sites are back in no pull through sites, generally level however there’s a few that are on an angle

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  Lindsay N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 18, 2021

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Lake views!

  The site was lovely! I stayed at #48 and it was nice and level. The only bummer was that the camp office was closed when I arrived at 5pm so I couldn’t buy firewood.

  The lakeside trail was very pretty!

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  juki

  Scout

  

  Aug. 22, 2021

  Big Falls City

  Excellent campground

  Well kept campground, new showers, bathrooms. A laundry room, alas, is not finished but there is laundry in town. Recommend sites 20-32, if you want a little more space. Read the reserve dates carefully on the signs if you drive through to select a site; the site you want might actually be available. We were surprised that the campground was only half full. Easy walking distance into town for supplies. The campground is right on the Big Fork River, very picturesque with large rock slabs and popular with kids. A great stay.

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  Sethen E.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 2, 2020

  Big Falls City

  Listen to the Rapids

  We called ahead and were set aside site #17 because we wanted to be close to the river. However when we arrived that site was taken by a large 5th wheel. We were greeted by the friendly host on arrival and he said that he had overlooked our reservation but he had plenty of room for us still- the entire backside of the campgrounds were open so we took site #11- which was way better as #17 was close to other campsites and we ended up back in a spaced out area among the tall shaded Norway Pines. Someone used a chainsaw to cut firewood at 9:30 at night which was not appreciated, but they were done quickly. Otherwise things were quiet.

  Very clean well tended area. Family friendly. Dog friendly on a leash. Porta-potties available while main bathrooms were closed due to COVID. Good power. Electric only sites. Self contained. Longer rigs (25 feet plus) may fit better near the front row and shorter ones (we have a 22 foot trailer) would do better in the back. A few paved sites. Mostly gravel or solid ground otherwise. Donated firewood available (hot and fast burning cedar). Beautiful overlooks of the river. Tourists made stops at the pavilion through the day, so being in the back row was nice and quiet.

  Overall a pleasant and calming stay.

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  Jen A.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 28, 2019

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Great Campground

  We camped here in the fall and were the only people in the campground.  The office staff was very nice and we really enjoyed the fall colors in the park.  We didn't use the shower/bathroom facilities, but the outhouse worked just fine for our needs.

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  Tara A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 1, 2018

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Spacious. Wooded sites.

  We were right on side lake. Nice beach at McCarthy. Good fishing.

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  megan G.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 28, 2018

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  swimming beach was so nice!

  the sand was so nice and the area was very well kept up! so many tables and spots to sit. They had 4 trails we didn’t get to go on but were well marked and the staff was very nice! I can’t wait to go back!

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  Rachael W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 7, 2018

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  The pines though!!!!

  Family friendly, beautiful forest, and awesome lakes!!!

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  Janet R.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 28, 2018

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Off the beaten path at McCarthy Beach

  This state park that may be well known to locals for its stellar beach and day-use picnic grounds, but seems to be off the beaten path and a well kept secret as a family camping destination.

  I would give the beach area a five star rating, as the beach is on Sturgeon Lake which is incredibly beautiful (even on a cloudy weekend like when we were there), the beach is amazing with crystal clear water, shallow depths for kids and family swimming, great picnic spots all along the expansive shoreline, new beautiful bath house, and overall terrific accessibility for folks of all kinds, including families with young kids and folks with disabilities as there are great paved walkways and gentle access ramps everywhere. There is a public boat access onto the lake just south of the beach area on Sturgeon Lake, and also in the campground which is actually across the isthmus on adjacent Side Lake. It is worth camping here if you want a relaxing vacation with daily trips to the beach, or time out on the water of either lake for fishing and boating. There are canoe rentals avaialble if you dont have a craft of your own. There are also naturalist programs,and regular outdoor perfromances by local music ensembles too, so overall there is lots to do in a relaxing and fun outdoorsy location.

  I am giving the campground itself just a 4 star rating for a couple reasons. First, there is currently a water issue--testing has found contamination in the campground wells, so there isnt potable water and you have to get drinking water from other locations in the area. The campground also seems a bit cramped, with most sites placed very close together, so you dont get a real quiet secluded experience. An exception are some of the sites at the end of the loop, such as campsite 30, where the neighbors arent so close. Also, the Group campsite, which is located in between the beach and the boat access on Sturgeon Lake, is probably the best camping option in the park, with its own indoor shelter and tent sites for groups up to 40--for your best camping experience here in the park, get a group together and go for the group site!

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  Christina W.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 28, 2018

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Beautiful lakes, beach and campsites.

  Located just outside Hibbing and Chisholm, this campground is on Side Lake and Sturgeon Lake. If it is too windy on one lake, just walk across to the other one. Beautiful beach, with modern beach house and nice picnic area. The lake is shallow for quite a ways out so it’s great for water games and younger swimmers, as well as those who just just love floating around. The group campsite is beautiful. We have been Camping there now for over 10 years and it is still one of our favorite spots. Love listening to the loons at night and enjoying a campfire among the tall trees of the campground. This is also the best place that I have seen the northern lights.

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  Jennifer R.

  Scout

  

  May. 17, 2018

  Big Falls City

  Awesome fishing and swimming

  Small. Comfortable. Horse camp across hwy. trails.

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  Rich B.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 19, 2018

  Bass Lake

  Not worth it.

  Used to be great about ten yrs ago, now it's changed and not for the better. Brought my family there for what was supposed to be a three day trip, we were there one night. Very loud camp neighbor's! RV campers who are drunk and loud, noisy generator's, camp spots are too tight together. Not worth the money or time!

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  Camp S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2017

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Stupendous camping.

  We really enjoyed this park. Electric loop was tight and some sites had minimal privacy. The non electric sites were much more private. All sites had nice shady trees. It's a very forested park. We really appreciated the new restroom facilities. 

  We had easy water access for our kayak off the campground loop. And it was easy enough to carry the kayak across to the other lake to explore out there. The beach on the big lake was very nice, clean and there were easily accessible "ends" of the beach to have a dog. The sandbar was expansive! 

  This was a great park for campers of all styles; very family friend - it was very busy with lots of kids. Trails can be reached from the campground but the hike to the trails would be a hike in itself for some. Trail heads seemed remote compared to other parks. 

  There were temporary problems with the drinking water on the whole campground - couldn't brush teeth with sink water, and had to go to the dump station to fill up from the one safe water spigot, but it wasn't anything that would keep us from coming back.

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  Heidi W.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2017

  Big Falls City

  Camp among huge pines

  Camp among huge pines next to beautiful rapids, and be lulled into relaxation by the sounds of the Bigfork River. Clean bathrooms and showers, handicap accessible areas, and the community is working hard to make even more areas accessible. Friendly community, with a charming main street, with stores stocking almost anything you might have forgotten, gas station, grocery store, hardware store and gift shop, liquor store, motel, log furniture and home builder, fabrication, automotive and heavy equipment repair shops, and more. The campground is one of the most beautiful places in Minnesota and a great overnight stop on your way to Canada! Dedicated horse camp, and easy access to horse and ATV trails, make this a great place to purse many avenues of fun!!

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  Catherine J.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 6, 2017

  Side Lake Campground — McCarthy Beach State Park

  Remote, scenic, relaxing

  Situated by a lake and awesome regional trails, McCarthy Beach is a great weekend trip. Lots of great wildlife and the lake is beautiful to sit and chill by on any evening. I loved it - quiet campsites and peaceful region.