Best Equestrian Camping near Lake Elmore, VT

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Lake Elmore

21 Reviews of 3 Lake Elmore Campgrounds

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  Miccal M.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 25, 2024

  New Discovery State Park Campground

  Drove through on my way past

  This easy-to-access campground has made it on my list of places to stay.

  There are two loops of sites, some deep in the woods with great-looking trees, others in a field, and some in between. There are even sites with stalls if you're into horses.

  The bathhouse looks typical and clean.

  Not much cell service, but some in places.

  Easy access to a lake and a picnic pavilion.

  Noticed more than a few sites that I could hang at.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 14, 2023

  New Discovery State Park Campground

  Lovely, friendly campground.

   There are hiking trails right from the campground, which we always appreciate. You can also go down to the water and rent a kayak or canoe from the rangers. Camp fees are $28/night, plus $5/day per adult for state park fees. 

  There is a dump station and drinking water on site, but the spigots for the water are not threaded. We tried our water bandit, with messy wet results. (Apparently you can’t use those if the other end of the hose is pressurized.) Luckily, we found we could unscrew the head of the hose at the dump station and had no problem filling our tank with potable water. 

  Each site is so different and may or may not fit an RV. Some sites are so sloped I don’t even know how a car would camp there. Some sites are out in the open grass where you just find a spot within the site that works for you. We saw fresh moose poop on a hike but sadly no moose or other wildlife. There are bears around the area though so please be bear smart when camping here. 

  Showers are something like $1 for 8 minutes, quarters only. The lean-to sites are really cool, and if I was tent camping I think they’d be so fun to sleep in. They have food compost bins here, but the rangers keep forgetting to unlock the bin, so you just have to ask them. There’s also a book exchange library and adorable little gnome habitats set up in the campground. We had a pleasant stay here.

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  Brian P.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 17, 2023

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Don't waste your time here

  The"road" into the campground is more like a goat trail, with numerous washoutsand uneven rocks and dirt. RV site 8 is so out of level that we couldn't get our Airstream level unless we put 10" of blocking under both axles. And the whole idea of paying a"lock fee" is total BS, especially when we paid for our site, in full, 2 months in advance. The ladies at the front desk and the maintenance guy went out of their way to try and make things right, but the manager, his boss and Campspot are completely incompetent and only care about making money.

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  YM C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 19, 2023

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  So fun!

  Terrific location to hike the different trails of ausable chasm. Good sized site with electric and water. Shady but also had sun to dry our shoes from the raft tour. Bathrooms and showers weren’t too bad, the doors are always kept open which means bugs but not too buggy as they are cleaned daily. Did wish more than once that they had those “occupied/vacant” airplane locks.

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  Victor R.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 17, 2022

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  First time camping

  Excellent campground for the family. Great staff, great facilities.

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  jonathan M.

  Scout

  

  May. 18, 2022

  Groton Forest Road Campground

  Horrible

  If I could leave a no star rating, I would. To anyone who is looking to park there camper for the season, I recommend going elsewhere. The previous owner was a more reasonable guy and well respected. Save yourself the time and energy and do not sign a contract here, unless you want to later be told you have to leave for a reason that will not be discussed. The current owner is a dictator who likes to show favoritism. Please save yourself the trouble and try a different campground, there are plenty in the state of Vermont.

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  Sarah C.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 1, 2021

  New Discovery State Park Campground

  Interesting State Park

  This state park has a little bit of everything. There are sites with electric hookups as well as some without. Some sites are in the middle of a grassy field while others are tucked in the trees. Site size various pretty vastly as you travel through the campground. There are two main loops, one is more secluded and spaced out than the other. The campground loops have bath houses, complete with coin operated showers. Park staff were attentive and restrooms were being cleaned with frequency. 

  There are more remote walk-in shelters on the Osmore Pond, located within New Discovery State Park. The shelters are rustic, have shared outhouses between a few sites, fire pits and small picnic tables. The remote sites are spaced nicely around the pond along a hiking trail that skirts the perimeter. The walk from the parking area to the shelters varies, depending what side of the pond you are camping on. If bringing a full-sized cooler(or other large/luxury car camping items) be sure you are heading to a site closer to the parking area. It would be a challenge to get some of those larger, heavier items to sites across the pond from the parking lot.

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  larry

  Scout

  

  Oct. 13, 2020

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Quiet,clean,affordable

  DI'd a 4 night  4day stay . Was nice , pool was clean, play ground kids loved it. And facilities were clean, with hot showers.

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  Rick S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 22, 2020

  New Discovery State Park Campground

  Great area

  Awesome state park. Right along a long rail trail where you can put in many miles and not even know it. Swimming and boating is a short ride in a couple different directions, Osmore pond, Kettle pond, or Ricker pond. We stayed at the Eagle leanto and is perfect for hanging multiple hammocks. Close enough to the bathrooms too. There were squirrels that would spend lots of time throughout the day sending loose the green pine cones and then come down and chew them up. Pretty entertaining except for when they drop them on your tarps.

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  Robin B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 19, 2020

  New Discovery State Park Campground

  Great site, poorly maintained facilities

  I camped at New Discovery this weekend, the sites are well separated and private. The grounds are beautiful and well situated to enjoy Groton State Forest. My complaint is in regards to the maintenance of the facilities. The Women’s bathroom ran out of toilet paper and was never replaced. More upsetting was that the soap container was empty all weekend. At a time like this hand washing is more important than ever! It was very disappointing!

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 8, 2019

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Closest campground to Ausable Chasm

  We travel in a 17-foot camper van, but no one ever believes that we are no bigger than a standard cargo van and can easily fit in a regular size parking space. Upon arrival at Ausable Chasm, we were told we had to take a site with water and electric since we had a camper van. These sites were $13 more per night and we really did not need the hookups. We were finally able to convince the staff that we could take a standard tent site, which was more than big enough. 

  The road through the campground is dirt and rutted but the speed limit is 5 mph, so it wasn’t that bad, but it would be a mess if it was raining. 

  Bathrooms and shower rooms are individual rooms, but the doors are not labeled so it’s a game of “what’s behind door number 1?”  There was no light in the shower room that I looked at so a night shower would be out of the question. The bathrooms were clean and had soap, paper towels, a garbage receptacle, and a mirror in each. 

  Lots of ant hills throughout the campground so be cautious where you set up a tent. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. Large and nice-looking playground, pool, volleyball net, disc golf and mountain biking/hiking trails. It also looked like there were cross country ski trails but not sure if the campground or cabins would be open in the winter. 

  Biggest advantage is that Ausable Chasm(a separate business) is directly across the street from the campground and it is very close to the ferry that will take you to Burlington, VT, our next destination.

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  Chris H.

  Guide

  

  May. 31, 2019

  Groton Forest Road Campground

  Great State Park

  Great for Campers and tenters. Good fishing and plenty of hiking.

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  Reid B.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 15, 2019

  Groton Forest Road Campground

  Amazing Campground!

  My girlfriend and I visited last year for a nice getaway and absolutely loved the park. The spots were spacious with enough privacy between sites. The lake was gorgeous to swim in and had different rafts and stuff in the water for public use. The bathrooms were well maintained along with the showers.

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  Katarina M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Ausable chasm

  Very peaceful!

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  Levi M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 4, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Cute and Quaint

  Upon arrival, the front desk clerk was very nice and helpful. We found our way to the tent sites, nestled in the very back corner which for us was exactly what we like. Sites were a medium distance apart but still spacious enough to not be close to neighbors. Showers and restrooms were nearby and it being a weekday, there really wasn’t much traffic of campers or hikers. It was cozy and tucked into the woods with town only being a few miles away!

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  Susan S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 21, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Beautiful Area

  The workers are very accomodating. They are across the road from the Chasm to hike, Tube down the river , raft, rock climb , adventure course. They have a small store and rec room for kids. I think they are making improvements always. This camp ground is a short drive to Lake Placid, Plattsburgh, Vermont State and so much more. The Chasm has their own store and cafe

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  Sambath T.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 19, 2018

  New Discovery State Park Campground

  secluded in the woods!

  we had the most perfect spot in a private site on osmore pond that was accessible only by canoe! quiet, serene. beautiful! can’t wait to go back!

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  Tammy W.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 8, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Nice campground

  Pretty decent campground with lots of sites anod close by to some fun attractions.

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  Saige V.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 4, 2018

  Groton Forest Road Campground

  Beautiful area, great hosts.

  Reservations are def a plus. Can be difficult to get into on the weekend.

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  ashley B.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 1, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  beautiful!

  the views here are absolutely beautiful!!! would definitely go back

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  Heather M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2018

  AuSable Chasm Campground

  Peaceful, Clean, Fun

  3 night stay, tent camping on a site with water and electric. The site we had was quite large, I had booked an end site (#73) hoping it would be big! The campground staff was friendly, and worked hard to keep the bathrooms and showers clean. The camp ground is within minutes of Ausable Chasm, which offers great hiking trails and rafting/tubing. We had a great time on this camping trip!