Best Equestrian Camping near Richmond, MN

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Richmond

91 Reviews of 9 Richmond Campgrounds

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  Dave K.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 2, 2024

  Ann Lake

  Overnight Stay

  Very quiet campground, with large peaceful, rustic sites. We stopped for one night while traveling through Minneapolis area. Found several open sites on Saturday, first weekend in June. The road into the campground was a bit bumpy, take it slow it was only about 0.75 miles.

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  Katlynn T.

  Scout

  

  May. 23, 2024

  Ann Lake

  My favorite place on earth

  So beautiful and spacious

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  Katie C.

  Traveler

  

  May. 16, 2024

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Overall good

  If you're looking for a beginner backpack spot, with privacy and not too far from the cities, then this will fit your bill. You can either do a short-hike from the parking lot via the road to B5 or a 1 mile easy hike via the trail. The backpacking sites are very spread out, we could barely tell anyone else was at the park with us ever. 

  B5 was beautiful, already lots of mosquitos for May (and appeared poison oak/ivy). I'm not sure what this park does differently than most other parks, but our privy was LOADED with spiders. I get it, it's the outdoors. But still, I've used many in-ground toilets and never had dozens of spiders covering the toilet seat/front. 

  Another reason we chose this park was for birding. The park ranger at check-in was not helpful and then said he's never heard of MN State Parks free birding kits to borrow, though it's clearly listed on several spots on their website. Bummer, but we still enjoyed our time.

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  A J.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 31, 2023

  Oak Ridge Campground — Sibley State Park

  Nice campsites, great amenities and beautiful park

  Camped in site 81 in the Oak Ridge campground - this site was big enough for three tents, was nicely shaded and had great access to water and a bathroom w/shower. Was perfect for our group of 4. Saw a polite racoon that wandered into our campsite and then promptly left once we got it in our headlamps, we saw no evidence of its return once we turned in for the night.

  Bugs at the camp site were minimal, a little heavier on the trail but nothing bug spray couldn't handle. Heard sites were very close at Lakeview so chose Oak Ride, but felt they were still pretty close and had many vehicles traveling on the one way drive from 10p until midnight. If you're a light sleeper or early to bed might be a challenge at this state park. 

  It was a short walk to the interpretive center and the Mt Tom trail. Beautiful views of the oak savannahs from the Mt Tom overlook and the big blue stem was just starting to fill out in the surrounding prairies. Swimming at Lake Andrew was fantastic and the beach was full of people enjoying the lake. 

  Overall a great park to spend a weekend at!

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  Anita B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2023

  Ann Lake

  Quiet, spacious spots

  We were able to find a spot for our 26ft Class C. The sites are very large, good for tenting. Nice shady spots. The road is gravel and dirt with wear and tear, which might make it difficult for large motorhomes. We were pleased for our overnight stop.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Jan. 1, 2023

  Glacial Lakes State Park Campground

  Located in Central MN

  The trails in the park have nice rolling hills and offer a unique type of beauty. The campground is small, but offers some electric sites as well as some primitive sites. I do believe there were 2 or 3 cabins that I saw. Unsure if there is a group camp with this campground being so small as it is. Firewood is available at the check in/office building. There is a bathroom/shower building in the loop with the electric sites. The electric loop and primitive loops both have vault toilets. Each loop also has a few water stations to fill containers with potable water and each loop has a dumpster for disposing of waste. Not sure if there is a dump station for RVs as I typically use a tent when camping. Nice state park in Rural central Minnesota

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 23, 2022

  Oak Ridge Campground — Sibley State Park

  Nice swimming beach

  Nice beach for swimming. Shower and bathrooms available in the campground. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Firewood is available at the office for about $6 per bundle. There are 2 campgrounds in the park.

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  Deanna J.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 7, 2022

  Oak Ridge Campground — Sibley State Park

  Weekday Retreat

  We tent camped at Sibley State Park from August 31 through September 3, 2022, in drive-in campsite #91 of the Oak Ridge campground. It was a last minute trip for us, right before the Labor Day weekend. We had the non-electric loop all to ourselves from Wednesday through midday Friday, and then the campground was a non-stop hub of activity as more campers arrived for the holiday weekend.

  The park has two campgrounds. Oak Ridge is mostly wooded with some prairie sites and is more private. Lakeview is very open without privacy between campsites, but it has some mature trees for shade and is close to the beach and picnic area.

  The reservation website mostly does not include tent pad dimensions, so we took a chance on a site not knowing whether our 10x14 tent would fit. Luckily, it did. Site #91 was spacious and wooded on three sides. We walked both campgrounds to check for non-electric sites that would accommodate our tent. If you have a large tent, consider these campsites: Oak Ridge 77, 78, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 93, and 94; Lakeview 46, 66, and 70.

  The park is beautiful. There are lots of trails, a very nice beach and picnic area, and lots of wildflowers. We saw a lot of wildlife, including deer, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, turkeys, song birds, butterflies, and frogs.

  The high point in the park is Mt. Tom, and there is a trail to its peak. If you don’t want to do the hike, you can drive most of the way then walk a short, paved, moderately inclined path to the top. The view is lovely.

  The biting bugs weren’t too bad during the day, but they were plentiful and aggressive in the evening. Remember your insect repellent!

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  karl

  Guide

  

  Aug. 17, 2022

  Oak Ridge Campground — Sibley State Park

  Great park

  Nice campground. Bathrooms clean but dated. Beautiful swimming beach short walk from campground. Good hiking trails. Good biking trails nearby.

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  Bryan P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2022

  Glacial Lakes State Park Campground

  Baby lake bp site—choose another site?

  1. Literally right on trail. In fact, the only place to out your tent is immediately next to the trail
  2. No place to hang a hammock
  3. No water (even though youre 100 yards from lake, there is no way to access to get water to filter. Hike in all your water
  4. Its quiet
  5. Lots of ticks (its prairie after all)
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  Jeff C.

  Traveler

  

  May. 18, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Pretty fun

  I like the primitive sites the best. Nice lake to hike down to as well. I went in August though and the mosquitos were awful.

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  LaMina H.

  Traveler

  

  May. 13, 2022

  Ann Lake

  My favorite spot in MN!!!

  Lake Ann Campground, located in the Sand Dunes State Forest north of Big Lake, MN is great for a weekend getaway with the family or a solo walk in trip. There are RV sites, tent sites, handicap accessible, walk in sites and group sites. Camping here is primitive with few amenities you get a fire ring and a picnic table, its great camping too be one with nature. There are several water spickets located around the campground along with outhouse type restrooms. There are no hookups or electric. Camping is on a first come first serve basis and you register at the kiosk located at the front of the campground acrid from the camp host site. There are several trails and Amaya something to do.

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  anne K.

  Guide

  

  May. 4, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Winter Camping!!!

  It was November but that's when our anniversary lands and dang it we wanted to go camping so we did. Walk in site# BP6 was a hilly 1/4 mile hike one way but worth the view. We were right on the edge looking out over a small lake with towering trees all around us. Each BP site also has it's own private latrine house slightly apart from your site. Nothing fancy but it was clean and private. There are miles of trails at this park. We didn't get to see any of the endangered Blandings turtles but there were trumpeter swans, this is a huge migratory area for the birds.

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  Whitney L.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 26, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Fun camping with friends

  Did a camping weekend with a buddy and had so much fun. We hiked and made yummy campfire grub and hammocked and had a generally relaxing time.

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  Jeff C.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 22, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  Nice place!

  I like that they have some easy drive in spots as well as some more private hike in spots.

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  Krissy G.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 18, 2022

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  A little slice of heaven close to the cities

  We decided on a whim to camp here for a few days during a long weekend off - we were excited to do a bit of exploring and spend some quality time together, and didn't want to stray too far from home. This campground is perfect! We backpacked in and even took our dog - she loved it!!! Great tenting spots and even better scenery!

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  Daniel H.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 27, 2021

  Ann Lake

  A very rough, small campground. Not for large RVs.

  Ann Lake State Forest campground is very nice. The roads getting in our rough and the road within the campground is rougher. A lot of branches and potholes in this wavy road to the campsites. I drove around twice to find a site that I could back into. I have a class a 30 foot motorhome. Once back in though, it was a wonderful and cozy forest wrapped around my campsite. All the sites are hidden from each other quite well except from direct road access. There is one site with full sun if you have solar panels. The rest are heavily wooded.

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  Deb

  Scout

  

  Oct. 17, 2021

  Ann Lake

  Unsung Camping

  This is a great place! During the week you can almost have the place to yourself. No problem picking a site where your dog will be content. Sherburne Wildlife Preserve is right there.

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  Pete H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 23, 2021

  Oak Ridge Campground — Sibley State Park

  Nice Getaway at Sibley State Park

  Fun spot not far from the Twin Cities. Campsites are nicely spaced and pretty secluded. Nice trails, beach, and beach rentals.

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  Jeremiah S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 15, 2021

  Lake Maria State Park Campground

  BP11 with kiddos

  Site was great. Good shade cover, room for 4 hammocks and a small tent. Closer to other sites than I was hoping but overall a great oasis less than an hour from Minneapolis.

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  April S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 29, 2021

  Ann Lake

  Peaceful & big lot

  We went on a Monday so there was Just a few others. It was very peaceful. The lot we picked was big and on a hill. It was very clean and well maintained. We picked this spot as we had dogs with and liked that there was a row of trees where we could tie them away from the fire . Would be a GREAT lot for multiple hammocks. 

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  Tracy O.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 20, 2021

  Glacial Lakes State Park Campground

  Perfect for families

  Great family campground. Lots of shade cover. Oak ridge is perfect for larger rigs (<35 feet - anything bigger there are only 2 spots that will fit) (no electric or water). Clean vault toilets. Lots for kids to do. Canoeing, fishing, paddle boards. Great hiking trails. Loop for kids to bike on easily. Easy to get to.

  For those using the dump station it’s on a hill and tougher for bigger rigs to use. No flushing station. But water throughout park. Firewood at the station. Small number of electric sites in the first campground but sites are closed together and less privacy/shade. Bathhouse is in first campground.

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  mark M.

  Traveler

  

  May. 5, 2021

  Glacial Lakes State Park Campground

  One of my favorites

  This place is woods meets prairie, awesome trail with a great view

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  mark M.

  Traveler

  

  May. 5, 2021

  Oak Ridge Campground — Sibley State Park

  Busy place

  Busy place but nice trails

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  Jesse H.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 4, 2021

  El Rancho Manana

  Dynamic and lush

  About 1/2 seasonal sites and intermingled short-term sites. Well-kept with fair amount of trees. Nice beach, but small. On site horseback riding was great. Unfortunately, during COVID, the bar was not available. Can't wait to stay during one of the music events.

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  Alison O.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 1, 2021

  Ann Lake

  Dispersed 🏕

  One of the few places near the cities that you can camp dispersed! Lots of wildlife, right next to the wildlife nature sanctuary preserve!

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  Alison O.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 1, 2021

  Crow Hassan Park Reserve

  One of the best dog parks in MN

  I never tire walking the dog park circle along the crow river! Great for birding and tons of beautiful trails!