Best Equestrian Camping near Whittemore, IA
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Whittemore, IA (5)
1. Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Forest City, Iowa12 Reviews•38 Photos•26 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$16 - $22 / night
2. Fort Defiance State Park Campground
Estherville, Iowa2 Reviews•8 Photos•6 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- RVs
- Tents
$10 - $16 / night
3. Bright Lake Co Park
Dolliver, Iowa1 Review•4 Photos•6 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Equestrian
4. Webster County Kennedy Park Campground
Badger, Iowa1 Review- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
5. Brown County Park
Spirit Lake, Iowa2 Reviews•2 Photos•3 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- RVs
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Whittemore
18 Reviews of 5 Whittemore Campgrounds
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Roger
Guide
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Great place!
Standard site without electric was only $10.00 a night which includes a nearby water spigot to fill your tank with. Put toilets and showers available. The friendly hosts made a point to come by to chat. Two fawns were born there, under one of the picnic tables and they were around all weekend. I’ll be back !
- RRogerGuide
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Great site to camp - non electric sites are $10.00 -“and electric are $18.00
Nice place to spend the weekend or a week! Came in late and a resident helped me find a great spot. When driving to my site two fawns were laying near the playground.
Dean G.
Traveler
Brown County Park
Brown County
This place is HUGE. We were shocked at the size of the state park and how many many campsites there were. We were back on Taylor Ridge so we had a noticeable drive in/out anytime we went anywhere. Bathrooms were clean and maintained. Sites had ample space. Because it is all on the ridges of the park, there is a significant decline after the campsite “flat area”
- Jeannie D.Guide
Webster County Kennedy Park Campground
No Service
Great sites, phenomenol hosts. LOVE the playground, and the culture; this is home during the summer months. Terrible WIFI, absolutely no cell coverage out here. Not sure how they justify raising camping rates here if the ameneties do not reflect modern needs for family enjoyment. Yes we like smores, and watching the birds, and fishing, and hiking; but so help me, we like our Netflix too, and I sure would like to be able to watch the weather report. Even Dish coverage is spotty out here. It's weird, we're not down in a valley or anything. Not sure why this is such a dead zone out here.
Lee D.
LegendPilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Layout of campground would be challenging if full
General: A mixture of tent (non-electric) and electric sites, mostly arranged in several rows.
Site Quality: Mixed. Not all sites are level, and most do not have delineated parking pads (there is a small pavement indent to show where to access the site). A fire pit and picnic table complete the site. Most of the sites are too close together for our liking, however, when we were there (a Monday at the end of August, the day before school started), we were only one of three sites occupied so for our stay it didn’t matter.
Bathhouse: Basic but clean. My biggest complaint is there were no hooks or shelves for toiletries by the sinks. The showers looked nice but we did not use them.
Activities: Horseback riding (there are trails for this), hiking, fishing. Although we did see several trailheads, I did not have a map so didn’t explore them. There is an observation tower, but it is a two-mile walk/drive from the campground (on paved roads; I didn’t try to find hiking trails to get there).
Misc: A shout-out to the great host, Pam, who greeted us as we arrived. The observation tower, entrance gates, and picnic shelter were all constructed by the CCC and were beautiful. It almost seemed like the campground was an afterthought as it is outside the entrance gates and nowhere near the tower. The layout of the campground would be challenging if all sites were occupied.
Eric J.
ScoutPilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
This place is a GEM
Beautiful campground. Well maintained. Nice facilities. You can’t beat this place for the price. Nice hiking trails too.
Jacob B.ScoutPilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Enjoyable
For $12/night on a 30AMP hookup, I really can't complain. This is my first of many stops in the new RV, needed a place to camp out before getting it serviced the next day. Enjoyable scenery, especially at sunset
- SSharrie T.Guide
Brown County Park
Beautiful grounds on a river.
Besides the beautiful grounds and reasonably price, it was nice because it wasn’t very crowded. But was only first come first served and not all the sites have electric.
- TTiffanyScout
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Our favorite
This is our favorite place to camp. Never overcrowded, they have activities put in by Friends of Pilot Knob such as movie nights. Lots to do like hiking, biking, and fishing. Very clean bathhouse and bathrooms, park. Family friendly and quiet place to camp.
- TTimGuide
Fort Defiance State Park Campground
A Hidden Gem in Iowa
A hidden gem in Northwest Iowa. It is Memerial Day Weekend and on Friday night we had one other tent camper on Friday. None on Saturday.
The bathrooms are the old hole going down into a pit. They are very rustic.
There are plenty of trails in the park. The big creek that runs through the kiddos can play in. It is not deep but it’s water. There are some other small little creeks too.
Around the camping area, the kids rode their bikes. We did ride around the roads as a family.
The camp site are dirt.
There are permanent fire rings and grills at each site. Only place to get firewood was at Hy-Vee. Our site had electricity with 50, 30,& 20 amps.
There is only one water spot in the campground. We drank the water and didn’t die.
There is a golf course next to the park that is fun.
My only real complaint would be there is a lot of people just driving through.
- Wally B.Guide
Bright Lake Co Park
Awesome Sunset!
Really nice spot almost overlooking the lake (Through the trees), had fire ring, picnic tables and room for quite a lot of tents! For me and my family it was perfect!
- Adrian D.Traveler
Fort Defiance State Park Campground
Great Hikes
Fort Defiance is a forresty natural state park in Iowa. There is Electrical Hook ups a picnic Table and a charcoal Grill already at the camp site. The valley has a small river or a big creek, idk you tell me the difference, what you can cross over a few times on the trails. Depending on the time of day, generally in the morning you can cruise through at day break and find deer on the roads to watch out!
- Lisa P.
RangerPilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Lots of room
Pull through sites, bathhouse was clean and showers were individual room with timed lights, motion sensors kept the shower interesting! Got to see turtles laying eggs and deer were all around. Family loved the fishing.
- Madison L.Scout
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Pilot knob is AMAZING!
Pilot knob state park is a great place for a week long stay or just a few hours!
The camp ground is on the smaller side but it’s clean and there is a play ground! There is the town of Forest City just a few miles away and it has pretty much everything you need for a stock up for your next adventure!!
Nichole L.ScoutPilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Wonderful place to go
I3rd got a few awesome things to see. Hiking trails. Picnic area. We have gone a grew times a year and love it!
- MMichael W.Traveler
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Camping in the woods near town
Located by New Ulm, MN this campground has plenty of activities in the park or very near the park. Plenty of hiking trails, playground for the kids, and an amazing sand bottom swimming pond surrounded by sand beach. Golf is also nearby at The New Ulm Country Club which is open to the public. Nice level sites with electric, picnic tables and fire rings.
- MMichael W.Traveler
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Great place to First night camp
If you are picking up a camper from Lichtsinn RV in Forest City they offer to let you stay on their lot with electric hookups during your pick up. But, we found it a little more private and less intimidating to set up camp down the road just a few miles at Plot Knob State Park. Nice level sites with electric hook ups, clean restrooms and showers. Gave us the opportunity to unload our car and figure out our new motorhome without feeling like we were being watched. We didn't explore to much but we noticed they have several hiking trails. Very nice and quiet.
- Lisa M.Guide
Pilot Knob State Park — Pilot Knob State Preserve
Needs a little tender loving care
Great hiking trails.
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