Best Equestrian Camping near Lower Lake, CA

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Lower Lake

121 Reviews of 10 Lower Lake Campgrounds

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  Natalie T.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 20, 2024

  Cowboy Camp

  Camp closed

  Visit was for 11/19/2024 found the gates locked, no entry. Seasonal? No signage to tell.

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  Cloey J.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 19, 2024

  Skyline Wilderness Park

  Beautiful location

  Beautiful view we were in campsite 40. A beautiful view of vineyards and the sunset and people riding their horses. So calm and beautiful and so many activities here to do. Also there is showers, bathrooms, and hookups, we love this place. Only 8 mins from downtown Napa

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  Shari G.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 8, 2024

  Bodega Dunes Campground — Sonoma Coast State Park

  Quiet Spot Along the Spectacular Sonoma Coast

  Have you been over to Bodega Bay?  I think you'd like it there.  Our friends sure know us well!  While the town doesn’t look much different than when it appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”, the cafes in the village have definitely upped their game. 

  Bodega Dunes State Park is a great way to experience the area without the same activity and noise in the camp grounds down closer to the water. The campsite loops wind through the coastal Live Oak and Bishop Pine trees and provide some privacy in between sites in some areas, though some sites are right on top of each other.

  They are generally smaller pull-in sites geared more toward tents, vans, and small travel trailers. There are just a handful of sites that can accommodate bigger RVs.  Many of the sites have decent open sky resources for solar power and satellite internet, though many in the lower areas had standing water and torn up asphalt pads from the heavy rains the last couple of years.

  The bathrooms were clean and comfortable with flush toilets and warm showers (coin operated). My only complaint about the bathrooms is that there weren’t quite enough for the demand, in my opinion, but a few port-o-potties might help offset that during the busy season. 

  Hiking among the sand dunes and along the beach provide some really stunning scenery. Reaching the beach, you’ll find as much coastal sand as you can handle with miles and miles of it to yourself. The water, which is normally pretty cold year round, can also be pretty rough for swimming.

  A short drive away is the gorgeous Bodega Head Trail which winds up along the headland and offers amazing scenery. It’s sort of like a small Point Reyes National Seashore, but much easier to get to.

  Bodega Bay has a couple of small grocery stores, gas stations, and more than a few restaurants to meet nearly any craving.  The area is known for its Dungeness Crab Harvest, so be sure to check that out when it's in season!

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 30, 2024

  Doran Regional Park

  Big and Busy

  Great (and big) park in Bodega Bay with several separate campgrounds. We got lucky and snagged a last minute spot for 2 nights in August. Easy access to the beach, lots of day use areas all around this park, and bonus: a dog beach that was available on a trial basis when we were there- dogs got to run free on this little patch of enclosed beach- wonderful. Hope it becomes a permanent feature! 

  Showers were $2 for 5 minutes, there’s recycling here (a separate bin for propane cylinders too). 

  This campground has a lot of in and out traffic and day use visitors and overall more activity than the Westside campground across the way. We enjoyed both of them.

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  ken K.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 25, 2024

  Bodega Dunes Campground — Sonoma Coast State Park

  Clean campground

  There is upward of 90 sites, many are for just tents and are on sand with fire pit. I have our travel trailer there and are the site # in the 70's and are on a asphalt pad, which makes it cleaner and level. Down side would be close to a road and traffic during day, but at night very quiet except for fog horn which is no big deal. The beach walks and adventuring the coast and local fair makes it all worth it. Water and dump station available, not at campsites but at entry of park

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  Emma R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 25, 2024

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Close to wine country

  Lovely campsite with very sweet camp hosts. Always waved when they drove by.

  Chose site 17 because of the beautiful tree seen in another review but was felled prior to our arrival, so no big tree. We did however get a beautiful view of the stars.

  Two things to note, some of the sites (didn’t look like all of them had this issue) have an incredibly fine dusty dirt that gets on absolutely everything, it made our feet, legs and sandals completely beige from the dust and we had to wipe them with wet wipes before going into our tent and tracked a fair amount into our car upon leaving.

  The other thing we were disappointed with was that we had to pay for showers on top of already paying over $50 for our site for one night, we felt that was a pretty big con and that it should be included in the fees.

  Overall, you can’t get closer to the wineries and it was an otherwise lovely site.

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  Catherine L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2024

  Cowboy Camp

  Quiet

  Quiet stop, but I wouldn't call it the most beautiful stop I've ever stayed. Camping spots are to the left and the right I'd the day use. Pit toilets. No garbage.

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  Gina D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 26, 2024

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Beautiful

  This rv site was awesome.It's quiet beautiful, lush green. Be aware tho. It's full of poison oak!!!! But yiu can get around it.
  There are no hook ups. But the sights are mostly shaded, so it was a great help and I did not go in a hot time of the year. They have good hours for use of generators as well We Brought our electric bikes and rode to the geyser in Calistoga and to multiple wineries It was a great way to travel

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  Michelle W.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 17, 2024

  Doran Regional Park

  Amazing location

  I loved my spot right by the ocean. The bathrooms were nice and had hot water.
  Stay in the Cove campsites!

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  Mark E.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 3, 2024

  Doran Regional Park

  Great Place but impossible to get into anymore!

  It sucks that so many people go here now. Allowing people to book so far in advance takes away from people trying to camp that have to travel from great distances that cannot risk arriving for the first come first serve spaces!!!

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  Derek D.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 10, 2024

  Cowboy Camp

  2/9/2024 —- closed

  The camp area is closed, as of 2/9/2024. No indication of that on the BLM website.

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  RoamingAspen V.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 29, 2023

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Quiet in Winter

  Nice sites in Oak, Madrone and Manzanita forest. As many have mentioned, it’s also a Poison Oak farm, but if you keep to the trails and roads it’s fine. Many sites are not level. Road is narrow. Bathrooms clean, showers although clean were not inviting. ATT was a bar, occasionally two. Was able to make a call if I stood still. Minutes away from Calistoga and St. Helena. We imagine it’s a very busy place in peak season, but a nice quiet getaway in winter.

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  Jorg F.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 17, 2023

  Cowboy Camp

  Cowboy Camp

  Great free campground! We've stayed here many times. It's open, grassy level and quiet. Next to a stream and surrounded by hills. The only tough part is getting across the stream to some of the hikes. It's a hot spot for horses which of course have no stream problems, so the only negative is fly's sometimes. But just keep your screen door closed (& fly swatter handy). We always manage to level out in our 23" Winnebago View. There is lots of open space so no crowding. There is a rural road near by but traffic noise isn't a problem. Perhaps I should say it's awful so fewer people come and it's not discovered.

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  Kristi D.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 24, 2023

  Skyline Wilderness Park

  Great Napa Valley views

  Great place to hit Napa Valley. Staff was super friendly. Spots were pretty level, but close together. They gave free wifi but it was not consistent. It constantly dropped.

  They had a great little fenced in dog park which was great for our dog. The bathrooms were pretty clean with nice hot water. Codes needed for showers.

  Very quiet, no issues. We had friendly neighbors. There were people coming in for day use to use the trails for hiking, biking etc. We didn't get to explore as we were strictly in area to wine taste and eat some good food. We enjoyed our time there and would stay there again. $65 a night. Pricey compared to some places in CA, but probably a good price for Napa.

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  Patricia Y.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2023

  Cowboy Camp

  FLIES!

  No trees just dry open land inhabited by an unusual amount of flies. It was crazy how thick they were. An almost dry creek runs alongside the open field of camping pads. To close to the road and way to exposed to feel comfortable to stay. If I needed a place to get some shut eye before heading onward, then maybe. I had a car full of flies that went to the coast with us. It was crazy.

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  Chris N.

  Guide

  

  May. 31, 2023

  Doran Regional Park

  Lovely water access

  This campground is lovely. Easy access to potable water. Helpful hosts. Access to both the cove and ocean. For us the downside is that we were surrounded by large RV’s, which is not our preference. After 8 when they generators turned off it was lovely.

  If I returned to this campground my preferred spot would be 75 or 76 as they are private and have bay access.

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  Ivette D.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 18, 2023

  Bodega Dunes Campground — Sonoma Coast State Park

  Beautiful!

  Stayed at this campsite at the tail end of a storm so not many folks pitching a tent. The campground was quiet and met some lovely people every now and then. The sites were distant enough to give each camper privacy. Bathrooms and showers were really clean compared to other places. You had to pay for hot water, but $20 got 3 of us enough hot water for 3 days. 

  The trail to the beach was a nice walk and easy to follow. The beach itself was quiet and only a few folks were out there after the storm.

  Overall, a beautiful campground, I'm hoping to go back again and stay in the same spot.

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  Neil T.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 16, 2023

  Skyline Wilderness Park

  Handy for Napa Area

  It’s good for an RV park type setting, but it’s still an RV Park.

  Close to town.

  We didn’t try the trails as we explored the area by car.

  The RTT area is generously sized, but not marked so you just have to hope you have respectful neighbors. We did!

  No shade in that area.

  We enjoyed the wild turkeys wandering through camp.

  Recommend the Hog Island Oyster Company at the farmers market in town.

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  Neil T.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 1, 2023

  Bodega Dunes Campground — Sonoma Coast State Park

  Nice Setting - hope you like foghorns

  We got a great workout hiking in the dunes to see the sunset over the ocean.

  Lots of cool and funky trees.

  Bathrooms could be updated/cleaner.

  Nice place to eat in Valley Ford called Rock Oysterfeller.

  There is a foghorn that sounds off every 10 seconds or so. I didn’t notice it when we set up camp…maybe the wind and waves. But in the middle of the night it woke me up. I thought it was some Tsunami warning or something. I managed to read what it was and after a while managed to sleep through it.

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  Shawna T.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 16, 2023

  Stony Gorge Reservoir - USBR

  My dog loves this campground

  My dog loves clearlake state park. In Kelseyvile, CA. And I have to agree with her.

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  George K.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 3, 2023

  Doran Regional Park

  Great winter get away

  Walks, birds, great sky, no hookups but nice

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  Joshua H.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2022

  COE Mendocino Lake Bu-Shay Campground

  Great spacious campground

  We had a great time when we stayed a night here in October.  The campground is nice and has a lot of availability- even on weekends!

  The camp facilities are fine.  The sites are spacious and there are a mix of shady and sunny sites.  The flush bathrooms are fine, and there are free showers.  Our young kids had a great time playing on the playground which was an unexpected bonus. 

  We stayed on a Saturday night and there weren't that many other people in the campground.  I'm not sure why it's not busier, as it's just as nice as the state park campgrounds we've stayed in.  The town of Ukiah is pretty close as well, so you can get food or supplies easily.

  We had OK cell coverage with Verizon- we could usually browse the internet but streaming videos were difficult (you could download and watch them pretty quickly, but just streaming was hit and miss).

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  keith B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2022

  Oak Flat Campground

  Oak flats

  I’ve been coming here since I was a kid and my dad was a hang glider pilot. The campground has vaulted toilets non-flushable of course. There is water at the campground except during the winter as they shut it off to keep the pipes from bursting. The campground is open up all year round. Fires are allowed depending on regulations from Cal fire. The local store is about a 10 minute drive away and during the summer has ice beer and provides firewood for sale (during winter no ice but plenty of snow). Target shooting is available at the end of the airstrip which you will pass over on the way to the campground. For a boat launch there are two about a 10 minute drive from the campground

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  keith B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2022

  Doran Regional Park

  Perfect

  Great campground to visit with the family and get away. Fires are allowed most of the year. The campground has coin operated showers and flushable toilets. As well the day use area allows fires in designated fire pits of course. Restaurants and bars are about a 10 to 15 minute drive away. Highly recommended the best campsites are near Cove camp

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  Joe C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 1, 2022

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Great campground near wineries.

  WE just stayed two nights camping and had a great time, site was good, bathrooms and showers were clean.   Good access to wineries close by.  Only real downside was that because of the dry conditions we could not have a campfire.

  It was not a problem for us but ATT reception was poor, could not get messages at the site but sometimes could while moving around the campground.

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  Colleen

  Scout

  

  Aug. 26, 2022

  Doran Regional Park

  Not for privacy or quiet

  There's a loud boat horn, all day and night. Miwok is set up as a group campsite so there is no privacy or space between neighbors. There is no view other than other campsites or the parking lot at most of the Miwok campsites. Prepare for cold wind and wetness (fog, humidity) at your camp. The facilities are safe, clean, and monitored.

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  Ash C.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 28, 2022

  Ritchey Creek Campground — Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

  Camping in wine country!

  Great spot for cheap and restful accommodation while Visiting wine country. Yurts, and campsites, pull thru and rv sites. Not super cheap cuz you are in California but way more affordable than any hotel and 5 minutes from Calistoga, thru vineyard lined lanes. Lots of hikes for a hike level. Mosquitos started coming out but tolerable. Nice trickling river and peaceful pondering spots. Great bathrooms but bring lots of quarters for showers, helpful staff! Rico you are the best for giving me firewood!