Top Horse Camping near Anacortes, WA

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Best Equestrian Sites Near Anacortes, WA (8)

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    1. Dungeness Recreation Area

    20 Reviews
    45 Photos
    249 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    2. Greenstone Farm Camping

    3 Reviews
    11 Photos
    25 Saves

    Reserve your RV site, Dispersed tent camping, or Luxury Glamping tent vacation today! Quiet country location, gorgeous views of Mount Baker, horses pastured next door, eagles overhead. Trails in forest for your enjoyment. Close to North Cascades for Hiking, Big Lake for Water sports, Disc Golf, Walker Valley off road ATV park, and close to downtown Mount Vernon for amenities. One hour north of Seattle, one hour south of Vancouver, BC.

    RV parking on long flat driveway can accommodate large size rigs. Full Hookup available (30/50 Amp power, Potable water, Guest Wi-Fi, septic available for extra fee). Dogs welcome on leash or fenced at all times. Includes use of communal area to cook, outdoor washup sink, and access to fire pit with wood for purchase, free kindling and firestarters. We are a strictly non smoking site, except inside your rig.

    Glamping tent in the forest is 16 x 24 ft, with pillow top queen bed, kitchenette with refrigerator/microwave/drinking water/dishes, comfy seating and 8 foot covered deck. Access to full bathroom, cooking facility, communal fire pit, BBQ, Wi-Fi and power to tent, woodstove in tent. Not suitable for small children, and no pets allowed in tent.

    Sorry, we cannot accommodate same day bookings, we do not allow in-car camping, 13 day maximum, no long term stays available.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Tents

    $55 - $180 / night

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    4. Silver Lake Park

    7 Reviews
    14 Photos
    48 Saves

    Cedar: Located at the north end of the park close to the lake and cabins. The Cedar campsites have a total of 15 campsites (4 double sites) most suited for tents, campers or van camping. Maple Creek: The Maple Creek Campsite is in the central area of the park close to the lake, playground and fields. With 47 campsites with varied accommodations you can choose rustic sites to sites with electricity and water. Red Mountain: This unique campground facility is designed for people who like to take their horses camping with them. Tucked into the woods on the edge of a large meadow at the foot of Red Mountain. It is a beautiful location with trails and open fields to ride in and access to adjacent forest roads and trails. Red Mountain has 2 stables for overnight accommodations for your horses while you camp. Group Camp: This facility is designed for large groups with 33 sites (water and electric hookups). Located at the south end of the park, a large picnic shelter with fireplace, picnic tables, serving counters, stovetops, picnic tables, fire pits and flanked by large open fields on two sides. This area can accommodate tents, RV's or vehicles with trailers. Popular with clubs, churches and large family gatherings.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • RVs

    $19 - $32 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Cowboy Campsite at Harry Osborne State Forest
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    6. Whidbey Island Fairgrounds Campsite

    4 Reviews
    16 Photos
    45 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • ADA Access
    • RVs

    $20 - $25 / night

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    7. Maple Grove Campsites

    5 Reviews
    18 Photos
    153 Saves

    Maple Grove Campsites are located on Baker Lake Trail. This is a wonderful family hike for all seasons with its low elevation and level grade. Stands of giant old growth trees draped in lichen and covered in moss are some of the highlights along this trail. Baker Lake Trail is the only trail on Mt. Baker Ranger District open for stock and llama use year round. It can also be accessed at the north via Baker River Trail 606. This trail leads into a majestic stand of Douglas fir that regrew after Mt. Baker erupted and started a forest fire in 1843. You can still see the burned snags of the cedar trees that once dominated the area. From south to north, the trail contours the eastern shoreline of Baker Lake, offering glimpses of Mt. Baker. All along the trail spot western trillium, twinflower, foamflower, coralroot and twisted stalk.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Equestrian
    • Dispersed
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    8. Layton Hill Horse Camp

    1 Review
    5 Photos
    16 Saves
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Tents

    $20 - $30 / night


Recent Equestrian Reviews In Anacortes

44 Reviews of 8 Anacortes Campgrounds


  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Silver Lake Park
    Oct. 10, 2024

    Silver Lake Park

    Clean nice campground

    Very nice campground,! Very nice campsite! And very clean restrooms ! And has a family restroom/shower room which makes it very nice! We love it are returning

  • J
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    Sep. 6, 2024

    Silver Lake Park

    Beautiful campground and lake

    We live about a 20 min drive from silver lake. We go often , sometimes to just go hike around the trails and have lunch, we also take day trips to the lake there and go kayaking and ALWAYS have fun there nice big lake and fun for the kiddos too! Easy boat launch access! And we do camp there a couple times a year we love the camp site layouts and availability

  • cThe Dyrt PRO User
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    Aug. 28, 2024

    Whidbey Island Fairgrounds Campsite

    Funky, convenient

    Langley is a great little town. I don’t know why they haven’t done more to develop the campground- all sites are first-come-first served. They did repair the electrical system this year and just reopened. It’s at the fairgrounds on the edge of town, there’s a largely unlandscaped grass field with electrical boxes & (some) water connections. There is a dump out on site and potable water. There are accessible bathrooms and showers nearby. The campground is on a hill above the horse barn and arena, very convenient to the town of Langley, which is delightful. No camp host available, nobody you can call for assistance. Because the campground just reopened, we were the only ones camped most of the 6 days we were here. I love Langley but they are not as tourist-driven as many towns which have campgrounds like this.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
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    Aug. 8, 2024

    Greenstone Farm Camping

    Wonderful location with fabulous view of Mt Baker

    Really nice farm with a great mountain view.  Quiet rural setting but close to town (Mt. Vernon) if you need anything or just want to explore the farmer's market, as we did.  Woodland trail on the 10+ acres was a real plus for our two dogs.  Hosts were helpful and responsive.  All around a great weekend.  Thank you.

  • Patrick J.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Silver Lake Park
    Jul. 26, 2024

    Silver Lake Park

    Clean, quiet, relaxing and well done.

    Great campground. Love the lake. Easy access for our kayak. Beautiful lake for fishing as well. The cleanest restrooms and showers that I have ever experienced camping. We have been here three times now. No sewer, but the dump area is quiet and efficient. Beautiful woods and hiking available as well. We will be back.

  • Kristi D.The Dyrt PRO User
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    Sep. 23, 2023

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    Lovely spot by the water

    Loved this campground! Had a bit of everything. Shaded spots yet plenty of sun with picnic tables to have lunch with a view..plenty of trails to walk. Clean bathrooms. Had to pay for showers. Had a nice playground for kids.

    Super level and spacious spots. I had reception there. Would definitely camp here again. Convenient to Port Angeles.

  • amber P.
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    Sep. 13, 2023

    Whidbey Island Fairgrounds Campsite

    Crap

    If you are there even 5 min past the 10 day limit even though you are obviously packing up the manager will give you a specific time to be gone by or ahe will call the police in an attempt to have you tresspased then call the cops 40mins before that time and on the 9th day she called the police to do a welfare check even though everyone was up and moving around obviously ok. 😡 Never again and i may not even go to their crappy carnival they try to call a fair either.

  • A
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    Aug. 28, 2023

    Silver Lake Park

    Serene and Beautiful

    FIrst time here.  Beautiful, serene and peaceful.  Only disagreement involved a chipmunk.  We just decided to agree to disagree.  :)  Had wonderful neighbors.  Lake swimming area is walkable via a trail that runs behind the sites.

  • Deb E.
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    Jul. 13, 2023

    Cowboy Campsite at Harry Osborne State Forest

    Update

    Update. Stockwater has been gaited off due to vandalism and trash dumping. You may utilize trails to walk your horses down to the water. This is primarily a horse/hiking camp. There is not access for motorized Vehicles on the mountain Any longer. There are 2 manure pits, a vault toilet, some fire pits, and a group covered table area. This is dry camping with no potable water or garbage.

    Note that this is a working forest and may have heavy log truck traffic at times...the gates will be locked otherwise.

  • Mark Q.
    Camper-submitted photo from Greenstone Farm Camping
    May. 13, 2023

    Greenstone Farm Camping

    Great experience ... Highly recommend

    We stayed here two week and loved it.. hated to leave!

    Host was very friendly and accommodating . The grounds are well kept. Nice fire pit and Beer Garden area and a great view with mountains and trees surrounding you.

  • Jersey G.
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    Nov. 16, 2022

    Rusty Ranch Cabin & Corral

    Wild Washington at its Best

    Great rest site.  It is quiet and they offer a lot of camping/tenting opportunities around the place.  

    Owners have done a great job of keeping it up and offering wonderful and adventuresome trails to hike or ride for all levels of experience.

    A definite place worth checking out, provided you can book early enough...

  • JP C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Dungeness Recreation Area
    Sep. 29, 2022

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    Very nice Hiker/biker sites

    We camp here a few times, the last time in August 2021 during a self-supported bike tour around the Olympic Peninsula. The biker/hiker sites are quite nice, isolated from regular campsites but if sharing with other bikers/hikers you won’t get much privacy and may need to share tables or fire pits. If coming from Seattle you may enjoy riding on Olympic Discovery Trail. The campground has nice restroom with hot shower, which was quite appreciated after a long day on the bike.

  • Sean M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Lily and Lizard Lakes
    Sep. 13, 2022

    Lily and Lizard Lakes

    Easy hike and good views

    Spent one night at Lizard Lake. Only 4 campsites there and all really close to each other. All the sites had a fire ring, bench and a flat area to set up your tent. The hike up is pretty easy but the only water source is from the lakes which is not the cleanest water so bring a good filter.

    Once you get a spot it is very easy to go to the other lookouts that are not far from the lakes.

  • WThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Dungeness Recreation Area
    Jul. 17, 2022

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    Wonderful place!

    Well-managed campground, very clean, beautiful location with excellent access to the beach and birding and lavender farms and the town of Sequim.

  • allison W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Dungeness Recreation Area
    Jul. 15, 2022

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    Choose wisely

    I loved this place. Beautiful spot.

    My site was one of the closest to the bluff and in almost full sun (which I liked, because it was chilly). Others as close as my next door neighbor were in full shade with more of a forested feel. The website where you book your sites has excellent photos of each one, so choose according to what you’d prefer. FWIW, unlike the last reviewer, I had no mosquitoes.

    In the middle of B loop there’s a great equipped playground next to the bathrooms. Oddly, there were a bunch of older kids there on a field trip who were hanging out the whole day, made for a crowded and awkward experience for campers.

    On that note, there is a lot of day use at the campground because of all the scenic overlooks and trails to explore. There is some foot traffic through the campground; secure belongings. The gates are shut at 10 PM sharp, so it’s only campers inside overnight.

  • Mitch B.
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    Aug. 24, 2021

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    A total gem.

    I foolishly took off to the coast during the month of July without a reservation to head to Fairholme or mora campground, thinking I could snag a first come first serve site - wrong. After making it up to lake crescent and finding the place was full, and then spending hours winding all the back to sequim and checking every campground I came across, I was becoming disheartened. It was 7pm on a Thursday night and I was about to just rent a hotel room when I stumbled on this place. Driving into the Rec area I was treated to the ocean bluffs, beautiful open fields with tons of deer grazing and a beautiful windy road into the campground. The full sign wasn’t up yet so I started scanning. There were two sites left in the whole campground so I jumped on one of them for the night. Site 28 I believe. It was small but had dense vegetation/a solid privacy screen. I planned on staying just one night before heading back towards la push, but I totally fell in love! I foolishly didn’t have cash on me as I usually camp at Fairholme and have been spoiled by being able to write in my debit card on the site deposit slip, so I left an IOU with my phone # and site # and the rangers were totally cool about it when they stopped by in the morning to check in with me. I ran into town to grab cash, paid the IOU and ended paying for the rest of the weekend. I got lucky and was able to move over to another FCFS site, #6 when the previous occupants took off and it was a killer spot. The campground was wildly clean, well maintained, quiet and the access down to the Dungeness spit was unbeatable. Plus falling asleep to the sound of the ocean was pretty dreamy. Spent the whole weekend combing the beach for agates and sea glass and had some pretty good finds. All in all, I didn’t mean to end up at this campground, but now I can hardly wait to go back.

  • A
    Camper-submitted photo from Dungeness Recreation Area
    May. 16, 2021

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    Lovely

    Campground is lovely. I loved falling asleep to the sounds of the Strait and waking up to bird songs of all kinds Looks like most sites are fairly spacious and relatively private. The shared areas are very clean.

  • Sandra&Dunn
    Camper-submitted photo from Dungeness Recreation Area
    Oct. 12, 2020

    Dungeness Recreation Area

    Loved it

    We spent two nights here and loved it.  Camp hosts were very nice and so were the rangers.  There were two kids camped out a few sites away that had been fighting with each other.  The ranger was all over it which was nice to see.  Our site was clean and had a great fire pit.  Great trails around here!

  • Christian N.
    Camper-submitted photo from Maple Grove Campsites
    Sep. 23, 2020

    Maple Grove Campsites

    Best Campsite on the PNT

    Took the site to the farthest north. STUNNING sunset views of Baker and (if you get into the water) Shuksan. Bunch of flat sites, great fire-rings, and even an old dock if you have a boat. No running water, but... there’s a lake right there!

    Hiked the whole Baker Lake Trail and from what we saw, this was the best site!

  • Elise M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Cowboy Campsite at Harry Osborne State Forest
    Aug. 11, 2020

    Cowboy Campsite at Harry Osborne State Forest

    Quiet and Lots of Space

    Great place to bring your LQ (any size rig) and camp with your horses. There are a few non-equestrians, but we need to keep this a place for equestrians because we are losing more and more campsites.  Trails are well maintained and extensive.

    No water or electric at the camp, but you can drive down to a creek and pump or collect water for your horses. You will be boondocking.

    High-line poles are available to high-tie your horses. We set up a portable corral and were fine. Picnic tables and fire rings are also available.

    No manure pile or wheel barrow. There is a vault toilet and I got cell service on my phone.

  • Lillie P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Layton Hill Horse Camp
    Jul. 20, 2020

    Layton Hill Horse Camp

    Well kept camp

    We came here around 9pm on a Friday as we couldn’t get any first come spots elsewhere in the area. We don’t have horses but it was a pleasant area to stay in still. Bill came by to check on us and make sure we were settled in okay the next morning which was nice. There is a community fire pit area as well as fire rings at each site. 2 porta potties. We were happy to have found this and glad we could get a site last minute! The area is beautiful and was a good base for a hike and going to the lavender farms in town.

  • Ethan A.
    Camper-submitted photo from Maple Grove Campsites
    Apr. 26, 2020

    Maple Grove Campsites

    Lakeside campsites that can be reached by foot or by boat

    Seems like these sites are quite popular. However, I went during the middle of the week, on a slightly rainy day, at the end of August and was the only person there. 

    If you're like me and not from Washington, remember to get a discovery pass (~$10 per day) if you're parking at the Baker Lake Trailhead. The hike in to Maple Grove is approx. three and a half miles. Don't be surprised if you run into some folks on horseback. 

    The trail is relatively flat and goes through some beautiful old growth forest. We got a spot right by the lake that was flat and soft. All of the sites had fire pits and seemed pretty dispersed. There were also bear boxes.  The vault toilets were some of the cleanest I'd seen. 

    As you can see from some of the photos, there's a dock that you could boat up to that doubles as a great place see Mt. baker.



Guide to Anacortes

Camping near Anacortes, Washington, offers a fantastic mix of beautiful scenery, outdoor activities, and family-friendly options. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

  • Hiking: Explore the stunning trails at Deception Pass State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, "The hike to see Deception Pass Bridge is awesome," making it a must-do for nature lovers.
  • Beach Access: Enjoy the sandy shores at Larrabee State Park Campground. A camper noted, "Close to Bellingham, Spots are veryyyy Close together, Walk to Beach and the View Priceless."
  • Wildlife Watching: Keep an eye out for local wildlife at Fort Flagler Historical State Park Campground. One reviewer shared, "Witnessed a beautiful sunset camping on the bluff," highlighting the area's natural beauty.

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the well-maintained restrooms and showers. A visitor at Birch Bay State Park Campground said, "Hot showers and nice restroom facilities" made their stay enjoyable.
  • Friendly Staff: Many campers rave about the helpful park rangers. One reviewer at Sequim Bay State Park Campground mentioned, "Host was a class act helping us out with everything at 11pm when we arrived."
  • Scenic Views: Campers love the picturesque settings. A guest at Dungeness Recreation Area said, "Super level and spacious spots. I had reception there. Would definitely camp here again."

What you should know:

  • Noise Levels: Some campgrounds can be noisy due to nearby roads or train tracks. A camper at Larrabee State Park Campground noted, "The negatives: road noise, train noise and light noise from the RV pull thru sites."
  • Site Sizes: Campsite sizes vary, and some may feel cramped. A visitor at Bay View State Park Campground mentioned, "The road through campsites are a little tight, but we fit!!"
  • Reservations: Many campgrounds require reservations, especially during peak seasons. A reviewer at Fort Flagler Historical State Park Campground advised, "During the summer months reservations are required."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Kid-Friendly Activities: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and easy trails. A camper at Dungeness Recreation Area mentioned, "Had a nice playground for kids."
  • Privacy: Choose sites that offer some separation from other campers. A visitor at Camano Island State Park Campground noted, "The site feels very private but you have people passing on the trail/road."
  • Pack Essentials: Bring bug spray and other necessities, especially in warmer months. A camper at Camano Island State Park Campground warned, "Bring bug spray as mosquitoes were vicious."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Hookups: Make sure to confirm the availability of electric and water hookups. A visitor at Rasar State Park Campground mentioned, "The water hookups were shut off during the time, but we were able to fill up our water tank near the entrance."
  • Space Between Sites: Look for campgrounds that offer spacious sites for RVs. A reviewer at Sequim Bay State Park Campground said, "The whole park is right off the freeway though."
  • Plan for Dump Stations: Be aware of dump station availability. A camper at Rasar State Park Campground noted, "The dump station worked as expected and had potable water available."

Camping near Anacortes, Washington, provides a great mix of outdoor fun and relaxation. With a variety of campgrounds to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect spot for your next adventure!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Anacortes, WA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Anacortes, WA is Dungeness Recreation Area with a 4.4-star rating from 20 reviews.

  • What is the best site to find equestrian camping near Anacortes, WA?

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