Electrical, water, and sewage hookups are available at select sites.
Built in the early 1990's by Roger Musgrove as a playground for the Thurston county mounted posse, Flying M Stables has been home to countless equestrian activities over the years. Purchased in 2018 by Stratford and Sarah Mills along with her parents, we have been working to restore this facility as one of the community favorites. We house a 30000 square foot horse arena and 28 stall barn and 1/2 mile exercise track on 41 sprawling acres. Minutes from I-5 for easy access to nearby Millersylvania State Park, Capitol Forest, Downtown Olympia and the Farmers Market as well as Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve.
Flying M Stables offered exactly what we needed—a quiet, convenient escape just outside Olympia. While the site itself is situated by the stable parking lot, it had full hookups including sewer, which made our stay comfortable and easy. We especially enjoyed waking up to folks unloading their horses for the schooling show happening during our visit. It was a treat to watch a few sessions and take in the peaceful countryside surroundings.
We also loved getting to pet a few friendly barn cats and see a variety of other farm animals around the property. Stratford was incredibly helpful and flexible with all our requests—cannot say enough good things about this place. A great spot for a low-key, nature-focused getaway.
Decent landing spot for an urban adventure in Olympia. The area for the trailers was pretty muddy, but lots of hard rain, so not much you can do about that. Easy to get in and out of. Kids enjoyed that there was a dog show happening that weekend on the grounds.
Full hook-ups, flat surface, bathroom, barn cats, horses, cows, goats, and quiet. What more could you ask for? Oh, and 15" minutes south of downtown Olympia. Perfect! Will stay here again.
The site is on the parking lot of the stables, so there's not much privacy. You can walk around and look at the horses but not ride. There's a full hookup and a flush toilet inside the stables.
Me and the wife stopped through on our way to Portland for the night, very quiet and peaceful. Everything is as it was presented to be, was a nice morning walk around the stables to pet the horses. Would recommend!
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Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Stl’pulmsh (Cowlitz), Sq’ʷayáiɬaqtmš (Chehalis), and dxʷsqʷaliʔabš (Nisqually) First Nations according to