Best Equestrian Camping near Butler, PA

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Butler

40 Reviews of 6 Butler Campgrounds

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  Aaron B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 20, 2024

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Warm Days, Cool Nights--No Frills Camping

  When you pull into Beaver Creek Family Campground you pretty much have two choices: either you go left into multiple Pine tree sites or right into two cabins and more RV friendly open sites.  A few of the RV sites have electric, but no water for their tanks.  I suggest the pine sites for any tent or hammock campers.  I stayed in one of the first set of 3 pine sites numbered 43, 44, and 45.  There is some brush and cover between these sites, but each has a pull in parking pad.  If 45 was occupied with a RV, 44 would not be as nice as it was.  Backing into 44 and 45 would be tricky as well.  To be fair any larger RV that came in better know how to get through tight quarters.

  The back area of each of those 3 sites looked best to get even ground for a tent.  My buddy hung his hammock between the tree to the left of the picnic bench and to a tree back and left in the picture of site 44.  Site was fairly clean, but be sure to move the pine tree duff away from the fire pits to be safe. 

  Probably the nicest pit toilets I have experienced and while we didn't use, it the sun shower building would give anyone privacy if they had packed a portable shower.  Lots of trails to choose from and the pioneer village in the state park gives you many options to spend the day.  Had some luck fishing at the Canoe/Kayak area in the South East area of the park close to the Group Camp Sites.

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  Daniel

  Scout

  

  Jun. 20, 2024

  Starr Farm

  Very relaxing place

  This campsite was close to an archery tournament for me. It is a huge campsite that is remote and peaceful. I will try to get this place again next year.

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  Joanie B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 13, 2023

  Two Mile Run County Park

  Underated Park and Campground

  We stayed in site C6 one of the reservable sites. Every site has plenty of room. Campground overall is quiet. And most if not all of the full hookups are pull throughs. But seems many of the tent sites are on grades. Couple beautiful walk in tent sites right on the water. Plenty of nice hiking trails. Great beach for kids.

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  Adam S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 30, 2023

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Smaller state park

  Small quiet state park. Nice trails and very big sites on the one side.

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  Greg K.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 29, 2023

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  Limited camping

  Moraine State Park doesn't allow camping within the park and there is no campground affiated with park. The one exception is along the North Country Trail, there are 2 rustic shelters that must be reserved through the park office. There are several private campgrounds in the area

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  Lydia G.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 24, 2023

  Oil Creek Family Campground

  Fun time!

  My family stayed over Memorial Day weekend. It was so much fun. They have a lot of activities. My favorite was the disc golf. Their course is really nice!

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  Theresa R.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 19, 2022

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  A perfect one night trip

  The sites that were around us had a perfect view of the Beaver Creek Valley. Our site was more in the corner with trees and brush blocking the view but we still enjoyed our site. Check in was easy since you can go right to your site and they have your trip details already pin to you campsite post. We stayed during the week so we didn’t share the campground with that many people. The campground was mixture of large sites and some small sites. The smaller sites were near the playground. We were thoroughly impressed by this campground, even if it was a smaller state park. We only stayed a night but we had a really nice and relaxing time at the state park. We were able to check out two of there trails but they have a quite a few trails. They had the pioneer village which was cute and interesting to walk through. Overall, a perfect low stress one night trip.

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  Jennifer K.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 25, 2022

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Crowded and noisy

  If you like peace and quiet this is not the place. No privacy. Dogs barking constantly, cars driving up and down the road constantly...kids screaming and running up and down the road especially young ones that definitely need adult supervision. Most of the sites are small and too close together. Not much room to maneuver a trailer into the narrow uneven pads. The rest of the site was full of rocks, cigarette butts and bottle caps. Came for a relaxing weekend and so far just been annoyed by rude people. Drinking water available but rvs are not allowed to fill tanks. Vault toilets. Full at&t reception. Quiet time 10pm-7am

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  Rachel S.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 15, 2022

  Oil Creek Family Campground

  Lovely campground

  Hubby and I rented an RV and stayed one night at oil creek campground. We really liked it and wish we could’ve stayed longer. Would definitely go back if we’re back in the area. The owner was such a sweetheart too, very friendly and informative. Two Thumbs up👍🏻

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  Darrel and Mary W.

  Guide

  

  May. 10, 2022

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Finally out, nice weekend

  I’ve always loved this quite, small campground. It’s been closed over the last 2 seasons due to the Ash bore, but the future is bright for this area.

  Be sure to take in the Pioneer Village

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  Casey L.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 11, 2022

  Danner Primitive Campground

  Nice Primitive Campground

  I have not yet camped here but passed it on my hike the other day and knew I hadn’t seen it in the Dyrt yet, so I wanted to add it for others. This is a hike in or paddle in only campground. The shortest distance is about 2 miles from the trailhead at the Kennerdell bridge, but there are other trailheads throughout the tract also. This is meant more to be a stop along a paddling or hiking trip than a destination camping trip - you must get a permit to stay more than one night. They are first come first serve. There are 8 sites spread out along the edge of the river, some being closer together than others. They are level and clear, each with a new picnic table and nice fire rings with adjustable grates. A few of the sites had stairs to the water for paddler access. The first 2 sites had wheelchair friendly picnic tables, so I'm not sure if you can arrange to be able to drive back for that situation or what other reason they would put them there. That's nice if the case, I'm just not sure as there is a gate locked at the trailhead that's only opened during hunting season. Plus there's no pavement or gravel down at the sites so I imagine it could be difficult to access. But something to investigate. There are vault toilets that were clean and well maintained, with hand sanitizer. There is a spring for water which says to boil before drinking. There is also a big display board with state forest info and maps. Another thing to note, while the travel in makes it feel very remote, there are cabins all along the opposite site of the river, including directly across from the campsites.  This could be a positive or negative depending on your thoughts, I personally would like it because it would make me feel a little safer. All in all, it’s a nice little campground, in better shape than some of the regular bigger campgrounds I’ve seen.

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  Bobster L.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 2, 2022

  Two Mile Run County Park

  Great Campground

  Affordable, lots of things to do like fishing, hiking trails,, canoeing kayaking, clean shower house, good signal for Verizon,

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  John S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 6, 2021

  Two Mile Run County Park

  Affordable and private

  Shen staying at two mile you will find the sites are separated by trees and offer you your own little private area. The prices are good and you truly are in nature.

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  Jim C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 26, 2020

  Oil Creek Family Campground

  Great family campground

  Oil F.C. is a hidden gem nestled in the woods not far from Oil Creek State Park. They have a great playground, a maze, a catch and release pond. Lots of things to do to keep the kids, or in our case the grandkids occupied. They have a well stocked camp store, in case you don't want to make the 4 mile ride into town. Their firewood prices are very reasonable. Rachel is a great in accommodating her campers. We were there 3 times this year. Its become our goto campground that's only an hour away from Erie.

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  Katie

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2020

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Pretty State Park with Small Family Campground and Horseman Campground

  I live near by to this state park and have spent much time exploring the entirety of it.

  The trails are all nice, nothing too strenuous, and each have something unique compared to the others in the park. During the spring the Salamander trail is filled with thousands of Trilliums, a truly majestic experience. Lots of flowing water to enjoy throughout the park, some are off the trails but never hard to reach. A good park to enjoy with family and friends because you can fish, kayak, bike, skate, hike, horseback, and picnic. In addition, there are numerous historical cabins, locks, shelters, and a water run mill to sight-see. Then for those in search of a bit of spookiness, Gretchen’s Lock is notoriously a haunted location with certainly eerie vibes.

  The family campground is small, but the park as a whole is not far from civilization so if any supplies are needed it is not a far endeavor. 

  I do not horseback, so I cannot comment on that campground, but many of the trails are friendly for horses to travel.

  OH! And if you are there on the weekends the Wildlife Center is a must! The staff are so nice, it is by donation to visit so is in everyone’s price range. An astounding display of animals and nature information! You can even hold the snakes and see a bee hive in action.

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  Joe F.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 25, 2020

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Tent camped here

  Very nice park . Scenic on way in . Lots were decent size , not real private but our tent set up gave us privacy. We creek walked and hiked. Nice little campground , don’t have any info for rv’ers but for primitive it’s nice. The nature building was open on Saturday and Sunday and was great for our little ones

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  Matthew D.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 3, 2020

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  No Camping

  "Camping is prohibited in the park." (That is directly off the DCNR website.)

  I am not reviewing Moraine State Park (which is awesome). I am reviewing the CAMPING options at Moraine State Park. Which brings me back to the DNCR website. It says "No Camping" and "Camping is prohibited in the park. Private campgrounds nearby offer camping."

  It DOES list cabins, group tenting, and a backpacking shelter, which is available by reservation only.

  But this park is not where somebody looking for CAMPING would want to be.

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  Jim L.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 26, 2020

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  Great park but no rv sites

  This is a great place just of interstate 79. Been going there since I was a kid. In fact my family used to own property near by. This park has an awesome trail system for walking or biking

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  Brannon M.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 21, 2020

  Oil Creek Family Campground

  Chilly in early spring, but great!

  Stayed overnight at the Wolfkiel Run Shelters just down the road. It was early April, the snow had just fallen week before, and it got pretty cold during the night. Still, the hiking trails were in great condition! Runoff was happening, so oil creek was pretty flooded.

  The lean-to shelters are a great feature for a group of 2-5 (especially if you bring a tarp to close off the wind).

  Quick Tip: If you're camping with kiddos, try turning over the rocks in area creeks to find little aquatic insects. A little creepy, but a lot of awesome ;-)

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  Bounding Around

  Legend

  

  Nov. 1, 2019

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Cute campground

  We chose this park because it was the closest one we could find that was still open with electric this time of year to downtown Pittsburgh. Also, because it had great cell/internet service on our hotspots and had a lot of trails. Unfortunately, it had been raining a lot so we weren’t able to explore the trails. The campground is nice– the toilets are just pit toilets and they do have a sun shower. They are on a well so there is limited water and they don’t allow you to fill up your on board tank. Make sure you fill up before you go! Also, there is a road in the park (Echo Dell Road) that RV’s/Trailers can’t go on so make sure you approach this campground from Leslie Road!

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  Mitchel R.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 8, 2019

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  Beyond the Great Outdoors

  I have been camping at Moraine State Park since I was 5 years old (so about 14 years). While I was in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts we used the 5 Points Group Camping Area a lot. It is right next to the bike trail and has access to the lake. I have enjoyed my time at Moraine and will enjoy it every time I visit.

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  Matt R.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 6, 2019

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  A so-so destination

  This place wasn't bad but nothing really stellar about it either.  I visited on a Tuesday in early July and stayed the night with my 9 year old son.  Literally the park was abandoned - no visitors, hardly any employees to be seen (saw one guy mowing grass, that was it), and the park office itself closed except for on the weekends. We drove down to the main area of the park to check out the old mill, canal lock, ect.  Really cool looking and quaint, but again, everything locked up so you couldn't go inside or find out much more additional info.  The creek itself is very beautiful and the campground manager I talked to said a lot of people canoe or kayak down its length to the Ohio.  

  Campground has limited well water and a one seater vault toilet with no sinks, showers, ect.  I stayed in spot 55 on the northern part of the campground which was pretty wooded, but not private.  All spots can see into other camps.  Small creek ran behind the end of the loop but it was mostly stagnant water which made it very buggy at night.  Overall like I said, not a bad place, but I wouldn't rush to come back unless I was on some type of canoeing trip.

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  Matt R.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 20, 2019

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  No campground, though shelter sites accessible for backpacking

  Moraine is a really large state park with a huge lake, nice beaches, and tons of trails.  The north country trail runs for over a dozen miles from end to end.  This review is of the shelter sites, of which there is one, for backpacking along the trail.  There are three shelters which are all very mouse infested.  I believe this is because the site does not have a bear pole or bear box, so I think most people probably don't hang their food like they should and thus the mice move in to forage.  Of the 3, the Hilltop shelter 2, which we stayed in is the nicest and private.  There is a rustic vault toilet but no water at the site.  I asked the lady at the park office if there was water nearby and she said yes, just hike down to the access road and over to the group tenting site to fillup.  I'll tell you, this is not close - easily a 2-3 mile round trip.

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  Mitchel R.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 29, 2019

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  Beautiful Scenery, Great Camping Areas, Alot of Fun

  • Group Tenting
  • Cabins
  • Kayaking/Canoeing
  • Motor boating 15hp or less
  • Sailboats
  • Bike Trail
  • Great Fishing Spots
  • Swimming Area
  • Snowmobile Trail
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  Mitchel R.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 19, 2019

  Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park

  Awesome!

  Moraine State Park is beautiful. It offers many camping styles including Group Tenting, Adirondack shelters for backpacking, and Cabins.

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  Ken M.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 8, 2018

  Beaver Creek State Park Campground

  Out of the way

  Small park, only a few sites with hookups, but very nice. Rustic, with trails to the main park that take you through beautiful woods.

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  Kemberly S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 18, 2018

  Two Mile Run County Park

  Great place for family reunion

  The lake is nice for canoeing