Best Equestrian Camping near Brandon, VT

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Brandon

27 Reviews of 4 Brandon Campgrounds

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  Charles K.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 15, 2025

  Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area

  Best rustic camping in Adarondacks

  Stayed twice - first time at site 59 with a 28' travel trailer and second time at 56 with a tent. This is a great home base to explore from the Lake George region to Ticonderoga to day hikes or cycling. Both times the bathrooms and showers were immaculate. The staff does a fantastic job of maintenance. This is an old-growth forest area to a site on the west side of the road gives best Morning sun - sites 57 and 59 are good examples.

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  Butch K.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 27, 2024

  Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area

  New, very nice, with killer bugs

  I was in site 43, it was long enough it could have fit two of the biggest RVs I have ever seen. My 75 foot starling cable did not even reach all the way back out to the road. I drove through the equestrian loop and found it very confusing. Lots of fences and shared pedestals. I stayed in the next loop, stagecoach. Everything looked spic and span like it had just opened last month. The young man at the check in station said there were very few people there except on the weekends. I only saw three or four other rVs and two of them had to camp right next to me. I saw the bugs, some of them clearly mosquitoes and I never saw one get away with biting me. But I ended up with two lower legs and two forearms that constantly itch like mad. I will never go back in June.

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  M.A.D. P.

  Legend

  

  Jan. 1, 2023

  Branbury State Park Campground

  One of the more popular Vt State parks

  We showed up on a busy Memorial Day weekend without reservations and the staff was kind enough to give us their last leanto. This place has access to some of the best hiking and paddling in the state.

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  Lisa S.

  Scout

  

  May. 22, 2022

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Great state park

  I’ve stayed here a few times, and I’ve enjoyed each visit. The day use section has a wonderful beach with a swimming area and boat launch. Large trees provide shade on a grassy lawn, and grills are available. The concession stand is open during day use hours. The camp sites near the beach are in a large grassy field, and across the road, the campsites are wooded, and some have lean tos. The hiking trails nearby are very nice. There are bears in the area, so be aware and store all food properly. My family loves camping here.

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  Stephen T.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 20, 2021

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Mountainside Bliss

  I’ve been here dozens of times, grew up going here every year and hiking rattlesnake. We make the trip from RI. Love to lake access, secluded camping, the hiking and remote area.

  Planning on revisiting next summer, even in august the nights get to a good sleeping temperature a vast majority of the time.

  I guess only negative thing to say is they changed the site numbers years back and we thought we booked the best site next to the River fro, past experiences but it was the one next to the bathrooms after they changed the site numbers without a warning.

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  Ryan

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 5, 2021

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Gorgeous spot

  Fall in New England can’t be beat

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  macie

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 21, 2021

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Paradise

  Vacationing here from NJ. We decided to take our jeep and test out our rooftop tent at this site. We were so impressed at the beautiful scenery especially across the street from the beach. This was definitely our favorite campsite we’ve ever been to this far. The bathrooms were super nice, the campground itself was really clean too!

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  Emily B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 3, 2021

  Luzerne Campground

  Amazing!

  We loved our weekend stay! My husband and I spent the weekend and loved it! We loved being deep in the woods! It was nice to have a little country store right across the street from the entrance of the campground. They had anything and everything you might need or had forgotten!

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  drissl K.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 2, 2021

  Mt. Kenyon Campground - CLOSED

  Thx

  Good

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  Sheri C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 30, 2021

  Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area

  Clean and New

  Sites are built wrong so it is hard to get you camper into your site correct. It is definitely catered to the equestrian part of the camping. I won’t be going back there anytime soon.

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  Seamus P.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 27, 2020

  Luzerne Campground

  Amazing Staff

  The staff is very helpful. I came here for the weekend with some friends. Not too many people. We all had a blast!

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  David B.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 27, 2020

  Luzerne Campground

  Secluded, Wooded Site

  Very nice site secluded in the woods. The small lake my children went swimming in and you could kayak it. Very peaceful area, overall would recommend. My kind of camping!

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  Catherine M.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 5, 2019

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Huge campsites lakeside

  I couldn't believe how large the lots were. While they arent super far from one another, they are large enough that they seem further than they are. Nice beautiful wooded area, we were able to put a tent and hang a hammock for sleeping. Price was very reasonable. The bathroom closest to us was having a running water issue, but it wasn't a big deal for us the lean too lots looked nice too if you're looking for coverage. It was a little close to the road, but it isnt a major road so I looked at it like a reasonable alarm clock. The lot was freshly raked and there really wasn't anything we didn't like about the site. Campfire pit had a grill!

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  Brittnay B.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 18, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Defenitly in the woods!

  The only campground in all of New York that acquires to house back riders. There are campsites that also come with stalls for your horse!

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  Katarina M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Lake luzerne

  Campsite was a little creepy but the scenery and attractions around the area were amazing. Lake george is right down the road and it is also across from an adventure/tubing area.

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  Nicole E.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 21, 2018

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Beautiful!

  Had an amazing time at Branbury. The site was so scenic with a little waterfall and stream nearby. The camp staff was so nice. They kept the the bathrooms and areas so clean.

  There was plenty of space between sites so it didn’t feel like you were on top of each other. Bathrooms are flushing compost. However, there are only four showers for the whole campground.

  Book early if you want to get a site with a lean-to!

  Across the street from the campground was access to the lake with plenty of grassy areas to hang out. And beautiful sunsets at night! A five minute hike- though it is quite a rocky, boulder-y hike- from the sites leads to a small river and swimming hole.

  Just make sure you put your food and trash away- there are black bears in the area!

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  Troy H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 8, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  great location

  GREAT LOCATION! Small state run campground in the SE Adirondacks- plenty to do: tubing and white water rafting (spring) great hikes, horseback riding, canoe/kayaking, zip lines, great local food and breweries in the area. check out https://adktubing.com/ for a tubing trip or plan your own!

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  Dinah V.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 27, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Awesome campground

  I loved this campsite. Was very secluded, small lake but perfect for kayaking. There’s a small beach on the other side of lake(not recommended to swim at by workers) that you can kayak to and relax. Not overcrowded at all and in a great location. There are many trails in the back of the campground. Overall, I had a great experience here. Would def return for future camping endeavors!

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  Antoinette W.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 16, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Best family campground

  we have been going to this campground for almost 15 years and my husband went here a a kid with his family. We always get the same site, for 15 years. My daughter loves it here. We get our site close to the lake so we can walk down and swim and my husband fishes. The showers are so nice and private and clean. Love that we can rent boats too. Also, the little mom and pop store across the street is perfect for last minute needs and have the best homemade chocolate cream pie. Very close to great escape. Hiking available too.

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  Antoinette W.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 16, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Best family campground

  we have been going to this campground for almost 15 years and my husband went here a a kid with his family. We always get the same site, for 15 years. My daughter loves it here. We get our site close to the lake so we can walk down and swim and my husband fishes. The showers are so nice and private and clean. Love that we can rent boats too. Also, the little mom and pop store across the street is perfect for last minute needs and have the best homemade chocolate cream pie.

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  Robert L.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 8, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Nice sites, great fishing

  Older camp facilities but well maintained, nice swim at your own risk beach (no guards), boat rentals, good fishing.

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  Trip Over Life

  Ranger

  

  May. 28, 2018

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Lakeside Vermont Campground

  Another beautiful state park. There are approximately 50 campsites split across two areas. One section is heavily wooded and the other is an open grassy area near the shore of Lake Dunmore. We chose the open area and enjoyed a campfire and the spacious grounds that we shared with only one other RV. No hookups are available but there is a dump station and a bathroom facility with paid showers.

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  Amy M.

  Traveler

  

  May. 16, 2018

  Luzerne Campground

  Fabulous little campground

  My best friend and I took the kids to this campground and we loved it! Beautiful beaches, lots of places to hike and lots of places to take a bicycle and go exploring! We loved it here and will be returning!

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  Casi O.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 22, 2017

  Mt. Kenyon Campground - CLOSED

  Good central location to visit the ADK

  Although the campground was right off the road, it's still in a forest with big pine trees and mossy boulders. It was easy to access from 87. Given the proximity to the road, there is road noise, so that doesn't allow for that super outdoorsy experience you might desire. At night though it would get very dark and quiet - there weren't a lot of campers there during our stay. The camphost lives in a home onsite and was mostly helpful. Be sure to mention the 5 nights for 4 deal on their website upfront, otherwise she won't reimburse. Upon working with her to extend our stay, she said people were scheduled to come into our spot. We moved and no one arrived, so that was a bit annoying. 

  To get to the sites, we had to take it a bit slow because there are some low hanging trees and a turn, but made it fine. Our first site, 22, was a back-in, 30 amp, full hook-up. It was a long site with plenty of room for our RV and SUV. We had to back it up to the very end to find the flattest option to level. With the way they have their sites set up, you need a 50 ft hose for water. This site was close to the showerhouse but next to a longterm trailer with crap everywhere and we weren't super thrilled that was our view from our windows in our living area. Our second site, 50, was also a back-in, 30 amp, full hookup. It was very pretty but hard to level. The site slopes up, so the backend was high. We tried about every way to sit our rig in there to level, but we ended up driving our front tires up on some leveling blocks and went up with the jacks as much as we safely could. We didn't get a perfect level, but we decided it was ok since we only had 2 days left. We had to wiggle our SUV in kind of sideways, but it worked.

  There were some "residents" there in tents, which was interesting and a couple longterm trailers (with the typical cluttered lots you see at campgrounds that offer longterm stays). The campground is clean and the shower houses were faithfully cleaned everyday around 11a. Showerhouses were dated, but had super hot water for showers.

  A few miles further down the road is the town of Lake Luzerne. We visited their small grocery which had the basics and we ate at one of the restaurants which had a view of the water (Upriver Cafe). The campground was in a perfect location to visit Lake George and surrounding area (Six Flags, outlet shops, putt-putt, restaurants etc). If you're wanting to explore even more you're only 1.5 hrs to Lake Placid and the Green Mountain National Forest.

  Work was difficult with my husband dependent on AT&T. The Weboost got Verizon working fine, but AT&T was spotty. We had some issues with our RV that we were trying to get fixed locally which extended our stay, otherwise we would have left earlier due to this. The camphost told us that they had invested in some sort of mini Verizon tower for their personal use, so that was what was helping the Verizon signal. The campground offers wifi at the office/pool/rec room area, but when the "residents" come down, it brings it to a snails pace. My husband would go down there in the morning to work and had to go to Starbucks in Lake George at times when all the kids at camp decided to be on their devices at the same time.

  Pool is not heated, so not many people were using it. They charge $2 per garbage bag to be put in their dumpster. They sell a few necessities in their office and firewood. They have laundry with 1 working residential washer $1 and 1 residential dryer $.75 and 1 industrial sized dryer $1. We did a couple loads with no issue. They are outside in a patio area.

  Bring the bug spray. The mosquitos were as big as birds and tenacious!

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  Desiree V.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 27, 2017

  Branbury State Park Campground

  Excellent campground

  Such a beautiful place to stay! We stayed in a wooded area surrounded by large rocks my daughter could climb on. The beach was nearby and included in the stay with horseshoes and a playground. There was hiking nearby, but with the rain we weren't able to go. Can't wait to go back again!

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  Matthew L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 1, 2016

  Luzerne Campground

  Nice

  Cute campground. Large sites. Secluded. Clean bathrooms. Nice swim area.

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  Dan H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 11, 2016

  Luzerne Campground

  My favorite place

  My overall favorite place. Lover being on the far side of the lake with the private beach and no motorboats allowed. Tons of bike riding options. Great little lake for kayaking and fishing. Minutes away from Lake George village. Great little diners and shops in town of Hadley/Luzerne also.