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Equestrian Camping near Walnut Grove, CA
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Horse camping options are limited near Walnut Grove, California, with no dedicated equestrian facilities evident in the available campgrounds. Based on the data, none of the campgrounds explicitly offer horse corrals, dedicated equestrian campsites, or specific horse amenities. Lake Amador Resort, located approximately 30 miles east of Walnut Grove, allows camping with various accommodation types including tent, RV, cabin, and glamping options, but does not list specific horse facilities. The campground receives favorable reviews for its family-friendly environment and access to fishing, though no specific mentions of horse-related amenities appear in user feedback.
Several regional parks and recreation areas exist within driving distance of Walnut Grove, including Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and Anthony Chabot Regional Park. While these areas permit pets, the data does not indicate specific equestrian camping facilities. Both parks feature trail systems that might be suitable for day rides, but visitors should contact park management directly to confirm horse trailer parking availability and equestrian access policies. The trails at Morgan Territory Regional Preserve are noted by users as providing an "off-grid" backcountry experience, potentially suitable for experienced riders seeking day-use trail opportunities rather than overnight horse camping.
Best Equestrian Campgrounds near Walnut Grove (17)
1. Beals Point Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
"As with most of California everything is dry. The lake is very low and a half mile walk from park to get to. The sites are surrounded by dry tall grass and spaced out nicely."
"The facilities are clean, easy access to lake beach swim area, and easy access to near by stores. This camp area is near city area but feels like you are far away from it."
5 Sites AvailableAvailable this weekend
from $28 - $48 / night
2. Skyline Wilderness Park
"This location is easily accessible for all. Biking, trails for hiking and the gardens are gorgeous. Rvs and horses welcome."
"We only stayed overnight the staff was very friendly,lots of stuff to do around the campsite from hiking,mtb,watch horses, frisbee golf and then you have napa where you can get wine,brewery,and restaurants"
3. Dixon May Fair
Check Availabilityfrom $40 / night
4. Anthony Chabot Regional Park
"Anthony Chabot Campgrounds sits high up on the Castro Valley Hills overlooking Lake Chabot. There are several awesome hiking trails going down to the lake as well as some equestrian trails."
"as usual some spots are better than others but most close to restrooms and/or water. lots of poison oak and star thistle right off trail. great deterrent for kids to stay out of tick areas but id worry"
Check AvailabilityCampground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $25 - $200 / night
5. Del Valle Campground — East Bay Regional Park District
"This hidden gem hides behind the vineyard crested mountain range just due south of Livermore."
"After time spent here at this oasis in the middle of Eastbay, California, you’ll very much feel like part of this place with its endless trails, fantastically well-kept camping grounds and the warm hospitality"
Check Availabilityfrom $15 - $200 / night
6. Woodward Reservoir
"Out in Central valley is Woodward Lake. Great for a day trip if you live in the Bay area and want to get away. They have boat access to the lake."
"Woodward Reservoir is a great place to camp with or without all the amenities...They have primitive camping for the folks that like roughing it as well as people that like the home away from home experience"
7. Monument RV Park - Lake Camanche
"There is a fishing pond directly next to the campground and access to the lake just a few minutes away."
"Great location and full hook ups. Open year round, planning on coming back during the Winter!"
8. Miner's Camp RV Park
"spots they have spots for family reunions have showers store boat ramp nice place to camp North Shore is not for RVs it's for tent camping the South Shore has hookups 30 50 amp service full hookups all around"
9. Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Check AvailabilityCampground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $15 / night
Drive Time
- 27 min from Stockton, CA
- 30 min from Sacramento, CA
- 53 min from Vallejo, CA
- 59 min from Napa, CA
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Equestrian Camping Reviews near Walnut Grove, CA
160 Reviews of 17 Walnut Grove Campgrounds
- WWangtao L.Traveler
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Great site! We have camped here more than any other sites in the Bay Area. Clean bathroom
Bobby D.
GuideBeals Point Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Quiet & Friendly
Friendly staff and a camp host selling firewood. Clean flush toilets and hot showers for 50 cents. A little difficult to find a level spot for a van in the dry camping area, and most spots were right on the side of the road. It would be more enjoyable if one could pull off into the dirt area for level spots out of the main drag.
- TTwindaddyGuide
Del Valle Campground — East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Parks - IYKYK
Like most/all east bay parks, this is well appointed for the masses. It’s also surrounded by rolling hills and close to suburbia. For many, these are positives. As an east bay resident they are for me as well. Del Valle is a bit more removed than many east bay parks. From my location in Fremont, it’s a one hour drive. A pleasant drive for the most part. I camp to get away for a bit and almost always to mountain bike. As such, I seek parks that have trails. Del Valle has a map of many trails. They also appear on many of the mapping services used by mountain bikers. Review those and digest them if this is also your intention - these are east bay parka style trails. In other words, mostly steep and loose fire roads, with many “social trails” sprinkled between. If you are compelled to stay legit/legal trails, bring an ebike. Now on to the camping. I picked a spot as far removed from any booked spot on the map. I triple checked this up until the day before I arrived. I want solitude! When I arrived Thursday afternoon, I was surprised to see the sites just 3 spaces away, on both sides, occupied. This is a fairly compact area. And while I’m sure they’re lovely folks, this isn’t what I expected on a Thursday. Saturday? Sure. Anyway… be aware that these reservation services aren’t completely reliable in that regard. The bathrooms and showers are amazing! Clean, smell good, cared for. Noteworthy is the hot showers in the camp grounds are free and your one push of the button provides water for two minutes I'd guess. Very nice! The space, 135 for me, is okay. A couple trees for shade, a nice table and fire pit. It’s now dark and the noise is minimal - mostly from the group campsite just down the hill. I’ll update this with more details in the coming days since it’s a 4 day visit.
Update 1: it’s my first morning here. Using starlink as there is no cell signal to be found. What I noticed last night was that this park is directly below the flight path to the local airports. Every couple minutes last night, a plane would fly overhead. According to flight aware, they’re at about 10,000 feet. If this will ruin your getaway, you’ve been warned.
Update 2: On Friday night, the majority of the spots were filled. Many large groups of people with varying degrees of consideration, but to their credit almost all (except the barking German Shepard) were quiet by 10PM. It was a bit more crowded come Saturday morning. Some friends came to visit for a mountain bike ride, and we set off at about noon. I had been complimentary of the facilities and bragged that I'd be taking a nice shower after our ride. Unfortunately, upon our return, there was no hot water and no lighting in the showers. And, sadly, someone decided to remove the tags and hangers from their TJ Maxx haul and leave them all over the floor of two of the showers.
Verdict: I'd only come back here in the springtime when it's likely to be green and have some water in the arroyo and only during the week. The density and composition of the people here was akin to being at Costco on a Saturday, and I only did that once.
Stuart K.
LegendLas Trampas Regional Wilderness
Come for the Solitude & Stay for Those Ridgeline Views
Las Trampas is one of those wonderfully odd camping experiences that almost feels like you’ve discovered something you weren’t supposed to know about. Despite sitting on the doorstep of Danville and San Ramon, this 6,050-acre preserve quickly trades suburbia for steep ridges, oak woodland, grasslands and some terrific views across the East Bay. And camping here is decidedly primitive: the Corral Area is a single reservable group campsite for 17–50 people, rather than a conventional campground with individual sites. That means lots of privacy, lots of space and very little resembling a traditional developed campground.
While my earlier review goes into considerably more detail, I thought I’d revisit this campground with a quick topline of HIGHLIGHTS and LOWLIGHTS - along with a fresh batch of photos.
HIGHLIGHTS: (1) Remarkable feeling of seclusion considering you’re only minutes from the suburban East Bay, with Oakland lying just beyond; (2) Having essentially one primitive group camping area makes this feel more like your own private campground than a conventional campsite; (3) Picnic tables, BBQs, food-storage box and a drinking-water spigot provide just enough infrastructure without spoiling the primitive experience; (4) Direct access to a huge trail network with Rocky Ridge reaching 2,024 feet and panoramic views toward Mt. Diablo and the surrounding valleys; and (5) Abundant wildlife, seasonal wildflowers, grazing cattle and those beautiful rolling East Bay hills make the setting the real amenity here.
LOWLIGHTS: (1) This is group camping only, with a 17-person minimum, so it simply doesn’t work for a couple or small family looking for an ordinary campsite; (2) No hookups, showers or flush toilets - here, primitive means primitive; (3) Water at the campsite should be considered unreliable, so bring your own rather than betting the weekend on the spigot; and (4) Many of the best trails are steep, exposed and short on shade, which can make hot-weather hiking considerably more strenuous than the beautiful scenery initially suggests.
Insider’s Tip: Bring more water than you think you’ll need and make time for a ridge hike. Las Trampas is one of those places where climbing a few hundred feet completely changes your perspective especially when the suburban Bay Area seemingly disappears beneath you, which is precisely what makes camping here so unexpectedly special.
Happy Camping!
- AAlice H.
ScoutBeals Point Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Easy Access Camping
Easy to find campsite, we arrived after hours on a Monday so drove around to find a spot and then paid using the collection box and envelopes, we couldn't get the QR code to work. Phone reception here is good. There is a constant hum of traffic but it is not loud and it is quiet around camp. Toilets and showers are clean and well stocked with toilet paper. We didn't stay long but saw some wildlife, coyote and squirrels mostly. A little bit of rubbish around from campers but overall very tidy. The sites are flat pull-in or reverse-in style, there are also some campsites marked with wheel chair access.
- JJack D.Guide
Skyline Wilderness Park
Napa, California
We have stayed here a few times. I have a sister that lives here and this place is only about 3 miles from us! $80 for a back in space.
Lee D.LegendBeals Point Campground — Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Lake fun near Sacramento
General: Beals Point is one of two locations on Folsom Lake for camping. Large campground with a mix of electric and non-electric campsites plus some group sites.
Site Quality: Drives are paved and mostly level. We camped in a little “cul-de-sac” with just four sites. While these sites back up to the American River Bike Trail (aka Jedediah Smith Recreation Trail), it was overgrown, and I did not see direct access to the trail as we did the last time we were here.
Bath/Shower: Typical CA state park layout– all-gender units with toilet and sink (but no soap, towels, or dryers) and showers. Unlike other CA state parks, these take quarters instead of tokens. The units could use a little TLC, but what was most disheartening was how other campers had trashed them– toilet paper (and worse) scattered all over the insides. Obviously not the fault of the campground.
Activities/Amenities: Folsom Lake is the draw, and people were fishing, kayaking, and swimming. The 32-mile paved multi-use American River Bike Trail is easily accessible. There is a snack bar/concession stand for beach rentals, but it was not open when we were there.
Our stay here this time was over a weekend; it was completely full, and it reminded us once again that we prefer to camp during the week and shoulder seasons when campgrounds are less crowded!
John L.GuideAscension Ranch
Eagles Nest 🦅
We booked the Eagles Nest campsite, and the views were awesome! We stayed two nights and had a good time. There are two spots down below the main road that are accessible but recommend at minimum AWD, especially if visiting during the rainy season. The host was very helpful got us a case of water and even had fresh eggs that we bought. 👍🏼
Guide to Walnut Grove
Camping options near Walnut Grove, California provide access to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, with elevations near sea level and a Mediterranean climate characterized by hot, dry summers and mild winters. The rural countryside surrounding Walnut Grove features agricultural landscapes interspersed with waterways, creating a distinctive environment for outdoor recreation that differs from higher-elevation Sierra Nevada destinations to the east.
What to do
Fishing opportunities: At Lake Amador Resort, the lake is stocked with multiple species. "The lake is stocked with Trout, Bass and Catfish. Tackle Box Cafe is really good, weekends only, and the staff is kind and helpful," notes one regular visitor who camps there during different seasons.
Water recreation: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area offers swimming and beach access for summer visitors. A camper reports, "The lake itself is beautiful! If not camping overnight i love to get a day pass and just hang out on the beach! Its a great family friendly area."
Trail access: Several parks within driving distance offer hiking and biking trails with varying difficulty levels. "There is an extensive network of trails accessible from the campground," explains a visitor to Anthony Chabot Regional Park, adding that the eucalyptus groves "make the air smell wonderful, and there is so much wildlife to see."
What campers like
Lakeside settings: Many campers appreciate waterfront locations. At Woodward Reservoir, "If you want hook ups and waterfront you have to make reservations on T-Island or Hackleberry Flats. Great boating and swimming," advises a frequent visitor who notes its similarity to Modesto Reservoir.
Wildlife viewing: The natural areas around Walnut Grove attract diverse wildlife. A camper at Anthony Chabot Regional Park mentions, "There is so much wildlife to see (deer, turkeys, owls, etc.). It's a great natural area that is so conveniently located in the Bay Area."
Proximity to wine country: For those interested in combining outdoor recreation with wine tasting, Skyline Wilderness Park provides convenient access. "Easy drive to the wineries of Napa Valley, a little further to Sonoma but a nice drive," comments a visitor who appreciates the park's location and amenities.
What you should know
Seasonal water levels: Water levels can fluctuate significantly at area lakes. At Lake Amador, one camper notes the water levels "drastically change due to it being a privately owned lake," which can affect water access and recreation opportunities.
Reservation requirements: Popular campgrounds fill quickly during peak seasons. "It's popular, especially on the weekends, and I'd recommend reservations," advises a visitor to Anthony Chabot.
Limited equestrian facilities: While some parks accommodate day-use horseback riding, dedicated horse campgrounds near Walnut Grove, California are limited. Morgan Territory Regional Preserve offers a backcountry experience described by one visitor as feeling "very off grid," but lacks specific horse camping amenities.
Heat considerations: The Central Valley experiences intense summer heat. At Folsom Lake, a camper cautions, "The Sacramento area gets very hot in the summer, and this campground provides some but not a ton of shade... bring plenty of sunscreen!"
Tips for camping with families
Swimming areas: Del Valle Campground offers designated swimming areas with supervision. "The water is perfect temperature. Great hikes, paddle boarding, kayaking, swimming and beginner windsurfing... they have two beaches with a lifeguard," explains a visitor, though noting these areas "can get crowded."
Kid-friendly water features: Some campgrounds have special features for children. "The man made pond is nice for the kids. It has a slide they can use," mentions a visitor to Lake Amador Resort, which offers both RV areas and tent camping options.
Wildlife education: Morning wildlife viewing can be an educational experience for children. At Anthony Chabot, a camper shares, "There was quite a bit of wildlife roaming through the park mainly in the early morning. I saw deer and turkeys roaming the campground."
Equestrian day trips: While dedicated horse camping facilities are scarce near Walnut Grove, families with equestrian interests can plan day trips to regional trails that allow horses, checking ahead about trailer parking and access policies.
Tips from RVers
Hookup availability: Full hookup sites at Monument RV Park near Lake Camanche provide year-round access. "Great location and full hook ups. Open year round, planning on coming back during the Winter!" states a fall visitor who gave the park five stars.
Sewer connection considerations: Some parks have unusual hookup configurations. One RVer at Monument RV Park advises, "The hookups worked good but the sewer hookup is elevated so you will probably want sewer hose supports to lift your hose."
Cell service for remote work: For those needing to stay connected, reception varies by location. A camper at Folsom Lake notes, "GREAT cell service for working remotely. 5G with 5 bars," making it suitable for those needing to combine work with recreation.
Equestrian access for day use: RVers with horse trailers seeking equestrian experiences near Walnut Grove should call ahead to regional parks to verify horse trailer parking availability, as facilities specifically for horse camping are limited in the immediate area.
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