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Price
$20/night
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Reservable
Sites
25 campsites
Season
Year-round
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Unknown
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Select a month, then check for open campsites
Price
$20/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
25 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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42.6005, -85.4720
Horse campers heading out in late September or early October get the best of it: firm trails, cool riding temps in the 45-65°F range, and deciduous hills at peak color around Gun Lake. Corrals at most sites mean you're not rigging a highline from scratch.
No horses, no real reason to book here over other spots in the recreation area. The sites are primitive (vault toilets, hand pump, no hookups), and summer visits mean dealing with aggressive biting bugs that reviewers specifically flagged as a problem on trail.
Official information for Yankee Springs-Equestrian Campground from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Located near beautiful Gun Lake, Yankee Spring Equestrian Campground is just 35 minutes south of Grand Rapids. It's also known as Horseman?s Camp and features a group fire circle, a nearby picnic shelter, vault toilets, a manure pit and a centrally located hand pump.
There are 25 campsites, several have corrals (site # 3,4,7,10,11,12,14,17,21,22,19 and 25) and the other sites have picket poles. In addition, a picnic table and fire circle can be found at each campsite. Reservations are available.
Yankee Springs Equestrian Trail offers roughly 10 miles of trails.
The camground and trails are maintained with the help of the Yankee Springs Trail Riders Association, which was formed in 1997 to preserve, protect and improve equestrian amenities at the park.
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Fall offers the best combination of comfortable riding weather and spectacular scenery. Expect crisp days in the 45–65°F range (cooler nights) and firm trails ideal for horses. Deciduous hills around Gun Lake peak in late September through mid-October, making long trail rides, photography, and wildlife viewing especially rewarding while biting insects are mostly gone. Crowds thin compared with busy summer weekends, though leaf-peeper weekends can still be moderately busy on main access roads. Summer brings aggressive biting bugs. Reviewers specifically called them out.
Fall described as best for comfortable riding weather and spectacular scenery.
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Rustic equestrian campground with 25 sites. Each site has a picnic table and a fire circle; several sites include corrals and others have picket poles. Facilities include vault toilets, a centrally located hand pump, a manure pit, and a group fire circle and nearby picnic shelter.
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