Best Equestrian Camping near Silver Lake, OR

Are you an equestrian lover who prefers a more rustic experience when you visit Silver Lake? Finding a place to stay in Oregon while traveling with your horse has never been easier. Search horse campsites and discover top-rated spots, as reviewed by other campers.

Best Equestrian Sites Near Silver Lake, OR (5)

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    1. Silver Creek Marsh

    2 Reviews
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    9 Saves
    Silver Lake, Oregon

    Silver Creek Marsh Campground is located 30 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon. The Silver Creek March Campground offers campsites at a popular fishing spot along Silver Creek in a beautiful forest setting. This spacious, timbered camp offers pastoral meadow and marsh views and great camping. There are 15 campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, two vault toilets, horse corrals, and potable water. You can enjoy bird watching, fishing, and hiking besides horseback riding. For horses, you’ll find large corrals with about six stalls that can accommodate 10-12 horses. There are also five hitching rails. On site is Silver Creek March Trailhead which provides access to the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 – Northern Segment. You’ll find good signage on this section of the trail with mile indicators and directions.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Equestrian
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    2. Christmas Valley Base Camp

    1 Review
    7 Photos
    11 Saves
    Silver Lake, Oregon

    Christmas Valley base Camp is 4 miles south of Christmas Valley. We are a private campground with a great cabin with a large picture window overlooking the Black Hills. We also have a tipi bunkhouse tents and RV hookups. A super firepit where the world problems are solved and memories are made.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $40 - $250 / night

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      4. Christmas Valley Camping and RV Park

      1 Review
      21 Photos
      12 Saves
      Christmas Valley, Oregon

      A 20 acre retreat in Oregons Outback with many historical sites around. Bring your group or family or work team we can help with team building and couple strengthening.

      Within 30 minutes a few of many attractions are Fort Rock, Oregons famous Crack in the Ground, 11,000 acres of sand dunes, several hot springs including a natural geiser.

      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • ADA Access
      • RVs

      $15 - $25 / night

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      5. Chief Paulina Horse Camp

      1 Review
      20 Photos
      7 Saves
      La Pine, Oregon

      Overview

      Chief Paulina Horse Camp is the only horse campground located in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Deschutes National Forest. A favorite for horse enthusiasts, the campground provides visitors with access to lakes, lava flows and spectacular geologic features. For more information about the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/deschutes/recarea/?recid=66159

      Recreation

      Visitors on horseback can explore the area on a variety of trails, with several trailheads located at the campground. Lakes, lava flows and forested areas provide a beautiful scenic backdrop for a variety of rides. The Crater Rim Trail, considered one of the premiere high country trails in the area, boasts vast stretches of forest, desert and mountain views, with many access points and connector trails for convenient and customized rides. For visitors who enjoy hiking, the Peter Skene Ogden National Scenic Trail parallels Paulina Creek as it ascends 8.5 miles to the spectacular Paulina Lake. Lost Lake Trail traverses drier landscapes and heads up from the lakes into a more arid part of the Newberry Caldera. This trail affords some excellent views of The Big Obsidian Flow as well as pumice flats and other features of Newberry Volcanic National Monument. The start of the trail is near Big Obsidian Flow.

      Natural Features

      Visitors can catch a glimpse of the area's unique geological features by exploring nearby Paulina Lake, located within the collapsed caldera of Newberry Volcano. The lake covers a surface area of 1,531 acres and reaches depths of up to 250 ft., but neither Paulina Lake or its twin, East Lake, receives water from an inlet stream. Instead, each lake relies on relies on rain, snowmelt and hot springs for water. Paulina Creek drains the lake and has chiseled a narrow gorge through the caldera's west wall creating a remarkable twin waterfall. Thermal vents and hot springs along the lake's northeast edge help create a highly productive ecosystem. Wetlands, diverse forests, and rocky slopes near the campground provide a necessary habitat for shorebirds, racoons, deer, bats, and the occasional black bear. In September, the outlet of Paulina Lake may be choked with Kokanee salmon moving to spawn in Paulina Creek.

      Contact Info

      For facility specific information, please call (541) 323-1746.

      Nearby Attractions

      Lava Lands Visitor Center in nearby Bend, Oregon, is a great starting point for visitors to learn about the diverse landscape and history of the area through interpretive programs and exhibits. Visitors can explore the Lava River Cave, also located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. At 5,211 feet (1,588 m) in length, the northwest section of the cave is the longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

      Charges & Cancellations

      Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Reservable
      • RVs
      • Tents
      • Group

      $14 - $25 / night


    Recent Equestrian Reviews in Silver Lake

    6 Reviews of 5 Silver Lake Campgrounds


    • LThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Silver Creek Marsh
      Jun. 16, 2024

      Silver Creek Marsh

      Quiet, clean Forest Service campground near Thompson Reservoir

      No frill Forest Service campground in the Fremont-Winemaker National Forest. On a warm June night, it’s a pleasure to have a campground like this entirely to one’s self.

    • Kelly H.The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Silver Creek Marsh
      Nov. 25, 2022

      Silver Creek Marsh

      Quiet and peaceful

      We were headed to Thompson Creek reservoir, but opted for this lovely little FS campground.  We had the place to ourselves the first night and another camper came in for the 2nd.  Easy pull-through site, pretty level and fit both rigs.  Otherwise plenty of room between sites.

      It was a bit of a trek down gravel roads to get here.  Took it easy, though, and no problems.

       Lovely walks and hikes to be had.  Beautiful stargazing.  Clean pit toilets and clean overall campground.  There were corrals at one end for horse camping.  No cell service. (in 2020)

      4 stars only because of the sometimes-washboard road to get here.

      From here we visited Crack in the ground, Cowboy Dinner Tree, The Sand Dunes, Fort Rock and Christmas Valley.



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