Designed for horse trailers, the campsites here run large, with fire rings, drinking water, and pit toilets close to each site. The campground sits within R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest along the Zumbro River bottomlands, where forested and open terrain supports some of the most-used equestrian trails in Minnesota. No pets are permitted. Nearby, Zumbro Bottoms North — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest and Zumbro Bottoms Central — R.J.D. Memorial Hardwood State Forest provide additional sites in the same forest system. The campground is open May through October; plan accordingly if trailering horses in early spring or late fall.
Description
West Assembly Area is the largest of the three campgrounds at Zumbro Bottoms, it is a primitive campground designed to furnish only the basic needs of the camper, vault toilets and hand pumped water. Other than 2 accessible sites there are not 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 cannot be around trees.
Horses cannot be tied to trees.
Keep the size of your campsite reasonable. To allow for other campers 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.
Horseback riding trails are open April 30–November 1. Trails do not close when it rains and only a few low trails flood when the river is high.
Communication is limited and the trail system is multi-use in areas.
RV Road Trip Guides
Map & DirectionsZumbro Bottoms Horse Campground is located in Minnesota near Kellogg
Directions
From the south end of Lake City on U.S. 61 turn right on Wabasha Co. 4 (S) to Theilman (10 mi.). Turn left (E) on Wabasha Co.86 and follow for 2 mi. When Co. 86 turns left, continue straight ahead on Township Rd. 642 and follow for 2 mi. to the campground; follow Zumbro Bottoms signs.
Coordinates
44.315986 N
92.145638 W
Connectivity
T-MobileNo Coverage- VerizonNo Coverage
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Connectivity
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Access
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Fires
Drive Time
- 47 min from Rochester, MN
- 1 hr 18 min from La Crosse, WI
- 1 hr 19 min from Eau Claire, WI
- 1 hr 34 min from Minneapolis, MN
