Pines Campground

Great campsite! It's hike in only, mostly for Waterloo-Pinckney through hikers. But you can do overnight trips too. It's 10.5 miles from Portage Lake campground, 11.5 miles from Green Lake campground (11 miles from the external parking lot on the trailside), and about 6 miles from the Eddy Discovery Center. Those are the only official parking areas that I know of... you may be able to park at the Waterloo headquarters but I'm not sure if they allow overnight parking, from there it's about 4-5 miles to the Pines. There are 5 official sites, a vault toilet, no fire rings (and no ground fires allowed), and no water pumps. So you've got to pack all your water. There is a seasonal creek about .5 mile west and a flooded reservoir about .5 mile east (if you don't mind walking in mud you can acce

No horses allowed. The smell of pine makes them nauseous and that makes for a messy trail.

Nice hike in campsite. No privacy between sites. It's tucked off the hiking/equestrian trail so that was nice. No water on site, need to hike a mile north to the stables where you can find fresh water. Vault toilet was really bad. No fires allowed (even though that was a bummer, people still seemingly felt entitled to have a fire regardless of park rules) I stayed 7/11/2020 and picked up ALL the trash left behind by other campers. Use of campground is not a right however it is a privilege that can be taken away. All in all an ok place to set up camp for the night. Wish the park would pay a little more attention to this campground

Hike in only so you won't get a lot of noisy traffic and all night music. It is close to the Horse trail. There is one outhouse on the Other side of the trail, it can get busy. No water that I have found. The sign says water is available at the stables 1/2 mile away. All the sites have fairly level ground. Not very many trees for hanging a hammock.

Pines campground is lovely with a table at each site. Go online to reseve a site at $17 a nite. There is a pit toilet nearby but water is a long walk to a hydrant near the stables to the north.