Best Equestrian Camping near Chilcoot, CA

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Chilcoot

71 Reviews of 16 Chilcoot Campgrounds

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  Marty P.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Logger Campground

  Beautiful campground with lake views.

  Love our stay at Logger Campground, very clean vault toilets, and facility. Most of the spots are very tight, narrow spaces. Make some when you book, you get the right size spot. Pay dump just offsite.

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  Joey C.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 28, 2024

  Antelope Lake Recreation Area

  Beautiful

  We had a great time up at Antelope Lake. It is a very pretty lake and would definitely recommend going. However, the camp host there was very rude and very unaccommodating. I booked 6 campsites for two nights, when I showed up on Friday, the campground was not full so I moved to my trailer to a different site because it was close to friends and family. The site I moved to was first come first serve. The camp host was hounding me - saying I must pay for the site I moved to even though the campground wasn't full. Originally, I paid close to $500 for all 6 sites and the camp host made me pay for the extra site that wasn't even taken/reserved. Be careful of this guy! I think this guy might be pocketing the money.

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  Blue Tansy D.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 9, 2024

  Pyramid Lake Marina and RV Park

  Couldn’t make it in time…

  Sadly we were delayed and would not have arrived at Pyramid Lake until 2am so we didn’t stay. We did however visit the lake and museum and visitor center and it was well worth it! We will definitely be back to try and camp here again. We spoke with the locals and they confirmed that once you purchase the camping permit ($15) then you just drive to the lake and find a spot - very rustic, very cool! The lake itself is absolutely beautiful. We can’t wait to come back… maybe during a full moon and fishing season! Be sure to visit the museum and definitely stop at the INDIAN TACO spot on the way to the lake… it was delicious!

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  Ray B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 16, 2024

  Lookout Campground

  Fantastic Crystal Peak

  This site is really close to Reno, except for the time it takes on the dirt road.  We went in one way and out the other.  Our way in was from 395 at Bordertown north of Reno on Long Valley Road.  Once on the dirt the first couple of miles were bad washboard.  Slow going.  Then, the rest of the trip had some challenging driving with rocks and ruts.  We went really slow and everything was fine.  We left via Dog Valley Road and hit the pavement again in Verdi.

  We visited for a night mid-week.  Only one other campsite was occupied.  The trail from the campground to Crystal Peak was great.  It's more like Crystal knoll.  The history of Cristal Peak is amazing, and the crystals are everywhere.  Really nice views from atop the knoll too.  Many people visit just for the day to collect crystals.

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  Randee S.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 19, 2024

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Spacious spots

  Beautiful campground! Flush toilets and showers.

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  Denis J.

  Traveler

  

  May. 2, 2024

  Pyramid Lake Marina and RV Park

  Down on the beach below the Marina

  We stayed for 3 days on the beach next to the picnic leantos. We were the only ones camping on the beach. Very quiet. We have a 24' Class C motorhome. The beach was very clean and orderly. The Marina has a great store for just about anything you may need. The staff was very helpful.

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  Ron G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 27, 2023

  East Meadow Campground

  Still a great place !

  Back again for the first time since the Sierra winter. Reservoir is pretty high, and not too busy this weekend with boaters. Bugs were minimal, a far cry from about 3 weeks ago at a nearby site. We were in Site 16, which has the ‘camp’ side opposite of our camper door - only reason we gave 4 stars & not 5. Otherwise outstanding!

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  Name

  Scout

  

  Apr. 24, 2023

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Large camping sites

  Beautiful views Can only stay a week here. Does not matter the loop your staying. But worth the stay. Close to Carson city. Loop A full hook ups Loop B no hookups Bathroom toilets onsite We had a 35ft 5th wheel w/dually.

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  mary F.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 9, 2022

  Black Rock Campground

  Really poor condition

  Despite the beautiful Joshua trees this campground is not a great to stay. The roads are in terrible condition, trash is strewn throughout, and staff is less than friendly or helpful. Roads are terribly narrow and sites are small and very uneven. Not a great place for a trailer nor class A. No direct access to park via road. Is next to neighborhood

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  Dan M.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 23, 2022

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Great stop over

  Spent the night here on a road trip. 30$ for non Nevada resident but includes full hookups except water was shut off for the season. Flat, wide spaces with mostly pull throughs, clean bathrooms and shower. Convenient credit card pay system. Also a dump station.

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  Davidson L. H.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 25, 2022

  Logger Campground

  Great For Families

  Cold night's starting in September. I have stayed here in summer and in fall. I prefer fall because there are not many people and you can have the lake to yourself. Summer I would not attempt it as it turns into an RV city. The lake attracts lots of wildlife and it is bear country so lock up your food, or better yet tie it up in a tree especially in fall when the bears are bulking up for winter. In summer you might not see wildlife as the hordes of campers scare them off from the lake. There are also beautiful sunset here, and nice stargazing.

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  Ron G.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 18, 2022

  East Meadow Campground

  Great Campground Near Jackson Meadows Reservoir

  Super place, hosts are friendly & helpful! Some spots are tricky to back in, but easy walk to the reservoir for beach/water time. Some campers moored their boats/jet skis just off the campground. Gravelly shore and bottom, excellent paddleboarding & kayaking, but be aware this is a water sports lake - so expect powerboats & jet skis.

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  Jeff K.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 9, 2022

  Lookout Campground

  Hello

  Great place

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  Marin

  Scout

  

  Jun. 16, 2022

  Logger Campground

  Gorgeous

  This campsite is wonderful! Gorgeous scenery

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  AKGypsy1960

  Scout

  

  Jun. 9, 2022

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Open rear round

  http://parks.nv.gov/parks/washoe-lake#:~:text=The%20campground%20is%20open%20year,come%2C%20first%2Dserved%20basis.

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  Anne W.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 5, 2022

  Black Rock Campground

  Pretty but little shade

  Very pretty views of the valley from the campground, and having hiking trails start from the campground was really nice. Only complaints are very close neighbors and little shade.

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  Mea H.

  Ranger

  

  Mar. 30, 2022

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Impeccable

  [Internet. Verizon via iPhone 12: 22.2 mbps down and 3.38 mbps up with 38 ms ping.]

  We stopped here on our way through to Reno. What a great campground. The whole campground is just so clean.

  The campground was first-come-first-served. We stayed in the accessible site which is allowed to be chosen by people without the accessibility placard if it is the last site available and you only stay for one night. You can pay for your campsite with a credit card. The machine is all the way at the park entrance. Water at the campsites was still shut off for winter but the water at the dump station was turned on. Only one loop was open for winter. We paid $25 instead of the full $30 required for an out-of-state vehicle at a hookup site. I think $5 was taken off since the water at the sites was still shut off.

  I give this campground 5 stars. It’s just impeccable.

  [Rig. Mercedes Sprinter. 22 feet]

  Dump station? - yes Water fill? - yes Clean site? - yes, impeccable and level Clean bathroom? - yes Flush toilet? - yes Showers? - yes Laundry? - no Dish washing sink? - no

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  Jeremy M.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 27, 2022

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Solid overnight

  Great spot for a quick camp. The hook-up surcharge makes it expensive in the winter when you HAVE to camp in loop A. It’s not remote but it’s decently quiet and perfect for just catching a night outside

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  Andrew R.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 12, 2022

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Great winter camping!

  Winter camping is available on Loop A with full power hookups on a first come, first serve basis. Bathrooms are open all winter. Hiking is nice right from the campground and wild horses graze not far away.

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  Philip D.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 30, 2021

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  Quiet, clean park

  We stayed here for just under 2 weeks around Thanksgiving. Very beautiful area with hiking near the lake and mountains. The horses nearby were nice. Right between Reno and Carson City. Access to Casinos and Restuarants nearby(10 minute drive or so). The Park has showers and bathrooms as well as water and electricity hook ups. The camp host was nice and provides us with a huge bundle of firewood for only a $5 donation.

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  Carol

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  Washoe Lake State Park Campground

  5 miles north of Carson City

  • 2 loops. Loop A has electric and water and loop B is dry camping

  *Loop A was $30, which included $10 nonresident fee. *large sites with a lot of space between sites!

  • no showers or toilets in loop A where we were. Loop B, ?
  • Some trees
  • covered picnic table. Fire pit at each site
  • bbq at some sites

  *beautiful view of the Sierras, although we couldn't see the lake from our site *Feral horses. Several came galloping towards us, which was a bit startling, but we move and they went around us.

  • When leaving, just past the dump station, there is a pull out where you can easily hitch the toad.
  • Glad we got there fairly early -2:30- because there were only 2 sites left and one was a handicap site.

  *Maybe 35 sites in each loop, but they are so spaced out, it is really nice

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  Quinn Z.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 8, 2021

  Logger Campground

  Very large, crowded, suitable for RVs and watersports people.

  If you're looking for some peace of mind I would go somewhere else. There are a few sites in this massive campground that might give you some privacy but not many - it is a big camping compound really, and clearly aimed at RVs and watersports types. I'm a tent camper that really enjoys privacy and quiet. Not gonna happen here. Not a bad place if that is what you're looking for though, hence the three stars.

  The lake was also a bust when I went - the drought is pretty intense this year so the water level was very low and the water did not look appealing. Most of the people at the shoreside drove there to unload their boats or jetskis.

  Better options nearby if you're willing to look. I bailed on my reservation and camped at a smaller site nearby next to a river. Much more my jam.

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  Brenna D.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2021

  Logger Campground

  Great place for kids

  Right next to the water, and close to town. Cell phone reception. is spotty .

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  maricarmen P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 6, 2021

  Logger Campground

  Fun camp site

  Stayed on the 3rd of July, the bathrooms were clean, we saw a deer, boat ramp a mile away

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  juan

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 20, 2021

  Pyramid Lake Marina and RV Park

  Dry camping.

  Camping here was great. Many different spots from able to use the marina or at the boat launch still on pavement or just right down on the beach next to the water. Only biggest issue is there is no trees. So no shade. Bring your easy ups.

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  S K.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 17, 2021

  Lookout Campground

  The Campground... and The Road

  THE CAMPGROUND

  The campground is great. Many sites have lots of space between them, while a few are side-by-side with just a vehicle parking space separating them. Each has a level, wood-bordered dirt/gravel pad set up for a tent - usually placed in as quiet/remote corner of the site as possible. Each has a picnic table, some type of fire pit (some have a metal ring with nice flipping grate, some are just a circle of large stones), and some type of cooking setup (some have a standard campsite charcoal "grill" while others have a metal table to set your cooktop on.

  Very quite. Only noise is campground noise and one infrequently trafficked dirt road nearby (see below).

  Campfires are allowed. If you drive in from the south (via Verdi), there is currently a designated area to collect firewood - it is scheduled for a prescription burn and you can pick up any wood from the forest floor - bring an axe and saw.

  I visited mid-week during peak July season - there were two other campsites occupied (out of 20 total).

  The campsite is in the middle of Dog Valley. The area is used for off-road recreation, so you may run into a few off-road buggies or trucks, and some may stay at the campground. But most stay in other "dispersed" camping, and there aren't nearly as many vehicles as you might see, for example, in a Nevada dunes off-road park.

  The Crystal Mine is nearby… quick drive, bit longer walk. I didn't find many walking trails in the area, but may have missed them.

  Verizon cell service picked up one bar, intermittently. Enough to get out occasional status update texts and check the weather, but not enough to be able to read stuff off the internet unless… you…. are…. really…. really… really… patient. If you hike up the hill at the nearby Crystal Mine, Verizon gave 2 bars and 5G… you are line of sight to Cold Springs. 

  There is basically no radio reception at the campground, but one AM station came in during the drive.

  There are two 'vault' toilets, both of which were clean and well maintained… no real odor, no spiders, etc. I saw one water spigot but it required a keyed handle to open so it was inaccessible … no other sources of water (potable or otherwise) at the site.

  Trash cans are provide. No food/bear lockers provided (bear-safe food storage not required … but always a good precautionary measure).

  I give it four stars because it is a good campground, and may be a good base for off-roading or mountain biking, but doesn't have many major sites nearby (hiking trails, rivers, lookout points, etc.) and I didn't find a variety of hiking trails nearby (a major one does run through the general area). Would be tough to keep kids busy, but great for a 2 day getaway for a couple.

  Ok… let's talk THE ROAD….

  The road is one of the reasons this site generally isn't too packed. There are two main ways in…

  From The South (Verdi)

  This is the roughest path. It has a fairly good incline and then decline into the valley, so I can only speak to my summer experience, but I suspect this may present a challenge for winter/wet driving.

  For this route, you will spend 8.5 miles on a dirt road. I'd estimate this road is 10% "standard country dirt road, flat, fairly level, no major ruts, drivable by any vehicle at 25-30MPH." About 75% of the road is "unmaintained hill road, where you have to hug one side or another to avoid 6-inch+ ruts, loose rocks up to 5" in diameter, passable by a 2-wheel drive vehicle with reasonable ground clearance and not concerned about rocks on the paint, driving 10-15 MPH." The remaining 15% still probably doesn't require 4-wheel drive, but could benefit from it, involves going 5MPH to navigate deeper ruts or 'potholes'. The entire route is totally 100% passable by any truck/Jeep, even 2-wheel drive, driven slowly and carefully at times. Subarus would be fine. I *think* a standard sedan could make it, but you run a very good chance of bashing in the underside of your car… it is doable and I saw a little hatchback do it, but I personally wouldn't recommend.

  From the North (Cold Springs)

  For this route, you will spend 10 miles on a dirt road.

  The first 3.3 miles (about 33%) is "standard country dirt road, flat, fairly level, no major ruts, drivable by any vehicle at 25-30MPH." Very easy driving. About 65% is "unmaintained hill road, where you have to hug one side or another to avoid 6-inch+ ruts, loose rocks up to 5" in diameter, passable by a 2-wheel drive vehicle with reasonable ground clearance and not concerned about rocks on the paint, driving 15 MPH." The remaining 2% is the harder road, as described above… just a few specific spots/turns, not long sections.

  This north route is easier, but either way you go, there will be tougher sections.

  To be fair - this isn't "off-roading." There are no boulders or 'technical' challenges. It is just an unmaintained (or rarely maintained) dirt road that has ruts, especially in uphill/downhill areas where the water runs across the road. Definitely not just a 'country dirt road', but a more typical mountain backroad.

  Pictures below show the most common sections - 75% of the south path and 66% of the north path look like that or a little bit worse. The pictures aren't the worst sections - just more of the 'typical' road you can expect for most of the way.

  Final comment: All of the above is about dry, summer driving. After rains, when the ground is wet, or in the winter - could be a very different experience.

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  tanya

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 14, 2021

  Pyramid Lake Marina and RV Park

  Dessert

  Camp on Pryamid lake shore or full hookups @marina RV park tents trailers etc. Indian Reservation permits required. Fireworks sold & allowed designated areas. Also, fishing is great and seasonal. Activte Quiet community