Best Equestrian Camping near Springdale, PA
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Best Equestrian Sites Near Springdale, PA (2)
1. Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park
Prospect, Pennsylvania9 Reviews•5 Photos•46 SavesFrom the website:
Primitive tenting not allowed, only group camping as described below. Backpacking site (shelter) with permit.
Update 9/14/2020: All state park day-use and overnight lodging facilities are open according to standard seasons and hours. Group cabin camps remain closed for 2020.
Modern Cabins
Eleven modern cabins are available for rent year round. These cabins sleep six people and have:
Two bedrooms Bathroom with shower Kitchen Dining/living area Electric heat Dock on Lake Arthur during the summer seasonRenters must provide:
Linens Towels Cookware TablewarePlay equipment for children is in a central area.
This activity or structure is ADA accessible.
Dogs are permitted in Cabins #7 and #11 for a fee.
Moraine State Park Cabin Map (PDF)
GPS DD: Lat. 40.96586 Long. -80.11389 No Camping
Camping is prohibited in the park. Private campgrounds nearby offer camping. Information is available at the park office. Backpacking
The Link Road Overnight Shelter on the North Country National Scenic Trail is available to backpackers by reservation only. Organized Group Tenting
There are two tent camping areas available for organized groups:
Muskrat Cove Five PointsThese rustic camps have:
Restrooms Picnic tables Cooking grills Water, but no showersAdvance reservations are required. To reserve a group tent campsite, call 888-PA-PARKS (888-727-2757), Monday to Saturday, 7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. except on the Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day holidays.
- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
- Group
2. Beaver Creek State Park Campground
Negley, Ohio17 Reviews•38 Photos•61 SavesCampground Closed for Renovation: The campground on Leslie Road will be completely unavailable during renovations beginning October 20, 2019. NOTE: A one-lane bridge on Echo Dell Road CANNOT accommodate vehicles with trailers or RVs. You must approach the Park Office, Wildlife Education Center, Gaston's Mill, and Pioneer Village from the south if you are traveling in a large vehicle.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
$18 - $50 / night
Recent Equestrian Reviews in Springdale
26 Reviews of 2 Springdale Campgrounds
Aaron B.
Guide
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.
Adam S.
TravelerBeaver Creek State Park Campground
Smaller state park
Small quiet state park. Nice trails and very big sites on the one side.
- GGreg K.Guide
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
- TTheresa R.
ScoutBeaver 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.
Jennifer K.
RangerBeaver 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
Darrel and Mary W.GuideBeaver 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
KatieGuideBeaver 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.
- Joe F.Guide
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
- MMatthew D.Traveler
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.
Jim L.RangerGroup 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
Bounding Around
LegendBeaver 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!
- MMitchel R.Scout
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.
- MMatt R.Traveler
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.
- MMatt R.Traveler
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.
- Mitchel R.Scout
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
- Mitchel R.Scout
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.
- KKen M.Guide
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.
- Tracy H.Traveler
Beaver Creek State Park Campground
very quiet, lots of hiking options
direct access to the North Country National Scenic Trail and trails through main park
- Tracy H.Traveler
Beaver Creek State Park Campground
3 different campgrounds, primitive tent/RV, group camp and equestrian camp
Family Campground on Leslie Road [map]
- 6 electric sites
- 44 non-electric sites
- Dump station
- No showers; no flush toilets
- Pets are permitted on all sites
Equestrian Camp on Sprucevale Road
- 59 primitive sites (no electric)
- Vault latrines
- Tie-ups
- 12 sites may be reserved; the remaining are first-come, first-served.
Group Camp on Sprucevale Road
- Two group camp sites
- Can accommodate organized groups up to 30 people
- Available by reservation
- Alice M.Scout
Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park
Beautiful place to experience a peaceful nature getaway!
I loved this place! We stayed at a group tent camping site. It was very quiet and secluded feeling, yet not far from the restrooms, bike trail, water/fishing area. Looking forward to going back and getting to explore more!
- Brian S.Guide
Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park
Only Two Ways to Tent Camp at Moraine...
Moraine is a great park, but camping here is limited. As I understand it, this park was created so that Pittsburghers would have a place to go sailing--so camping has never been its primary draw. But it's a scenic park that has a beautiful, meandering lake with lots of coves and estuaries. There are bike trails and hiking trails all throughout, plus a bike rental shop, and two swimming beaches. The North Country National Scenic Trail (NCT) has an Adirondack shelter and small tenting area within the park that's reserved for backpackers. But what's to say you're not just a one-day backpacker, doing a small portion of the trail, who needs a place to spend the night? You could hike into the backpacking campground known as the Link Road Overnight Shelter and set up your tent. It would have to be primitive camping; there are no facilities of any kind. The only other way to camp at Moraine is to reserve one of the two rustic group tenting areas--which are actually very pleasant despite the absence of showers. In order to see if your group qualifies to use the group tenting area, go to this website.
Matt H.TravelerBeaver Creek State Park Campground
Absolute serenity
We camped this past weekend in site 50. It is an unbelievably spacious site under towering pine trees. The site sits back off the road and really makes you feel like you have the place to yourself.
- Matt H.Traveler
Beaver Creek State Park Campground
Perfect for a toddler
We got a site near the playground, which my 3 year old enjoyed. The campground wasn't busy and we had a lot of privacy. The sky was dark enough to see far more stars than you'd see near any larger towns or cities. To cap it off, we laid in our tent dozing off to the sounds of owls and coyotes!
Dan N.RangerBeaver Creek State Park Campground
An hour from Pittsburgh
We go here for the Civil War Reenactment every couple years. It’s a beautiful green forest with some historical buildings so it’s a perfect site for that. There are nice hikes around the creek too. We camp in the primitive site, which is very basic and well taken care of.
- MMike T.Guide
Beaver Creek State Park Campground
Beaver creek state park
This is a nice clean state park. There is canoeing but no swimming. Bass fishing is really fun because we caught a few nice ones!!
- SShay D.Scout
Beaver Creek State Park Campground
Great history!
The camp ground was nice except there is no running water. We took advantage of some of the hiking trails around and they were good in some areas, but definitely needed to be kept up on more often. Very over grown and difficult to follow the trails, but overall we were able to hike for about 3 hours without running into anyone else. The creek that runs through the area is beautiful and there were many people fishing along the way. Kayaking is also very popular among the creek, but the water was too low this time. If I were to go back I would definitely kayaking if the water is at the right level. The best part about the area was the history that surrounds it. There is a pioneer village near the park office that offers some picnicking areas around it. It also has original buildings from the pioneer days (church, school, etc). Really historical area to check out and hike around.
Guide to Springdale
Horse camping in Pennsylvania offers a unique way to explore the great outdoors while enjoying the companionship of your equine friends. With various campgrounds catering to horse enthusiasts, you can find the perfect spot to saddle up and hit the trails.
Equestrian campers like these nearby activities
- At Moraine State Park, you can enjoy extensive trails that are perfect for horseback riding, along with access to beautiful lakes and scenic views.
Campers appreciate these amenities for horses
- Beaver Creek State Park Campground provides horse-friendly accommodations, including spacious sites and access to trails that are ideal for riding.
Most campgrounds have horse-focused amenities like water hookups
- Moraine State Park features water hookups and facilities that cater to equestrian needs, ensuring a comfortable stay for both you and your horse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular equestrian campsite near Springdale, PA?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular equestrian campground near Springdale, PA is Group Camping and Cabins — Moraine State Park with a 4.2-star rating from 9 reviews.