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Hungerford Horse Trail, Manistee National Forest
Hungerford Equestrian Trail, Manistee National ForestHungerford Equestrian Trail, Manistee National Forest
USFSHuron-Manistee National Forests · Michigan

Hungerford Equestrian Group Campsite

Overview The Hungerford Recreation Area offers access to over 50 miles of trails for horseback riding, hiking and mountain biking.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,168ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig60 ft
Electricnonesites
From Grand Rapids1h19real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 1,168 ft. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Grand Rapids
65 mi
1h19
02
Traverse City
90 mi
1h57
03
Detroit
219 mi
4h09
04
Marquette
351 mi
6h53
By drive time
Grand Rapids · 1h19Traverse City · 1h57Detroit · 4h09Marquette · 6h53Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.6 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
17

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.6 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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