Best Equestrian Camping near Cora, WY

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Cora

19 Reviews of 8 Cora Campgrounds

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  Voyager D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  East Fork Road Dispersed

  Follow your heart, not the gps

  Like others have said, the pin seems incorrect. Go up the road another five minutes or so and you'll find the main area. About a half dozen sites there with room for trailers, a bathroom, and a game meat hanger thing. Utterly gorgeous. I got there around dark, and the colors were otherworldly. Also same for the drive in. Mountains that make animators look like fools.

  The site was awesome. Very buggy, as it was summer & next to a river, but get over it. Stars to die for. The milky way was very bright. Couldn't find the other sites on the map tho. Probably just didn't drive far enough.

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  Terry G.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 11, 2023

  Green River Lakes Road

  On the Green River

  This is a wide open dispersed location along the Green River. You might be competing with free grazing cattle, but they're respectful. It's a beautiful spot. The road in is washboard, so be patient.

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  Erika E.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 5, 2023

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  disappointed

  So I used to like this place in the last years but now I started to have second thoughts I don't know if I was unlucky this year, but I was surprised to have some disappointments here. One of the things was find a single RV site accommodating one RV, 3 cars, tent and multiple families. I understand if a single family brings one or two extra adult to stay in the RV with a couple of kids plus an UTV but overpopulating with an RV, multiple large cars, more than one single family and children(lots of) also building tent that's for me was a little disappointing. Another thing I was worry, even with that amount of people, there was a moment I went out and I saw they left the fire burning and unassisted. My list of concerns didn't stop here, I noticed some vehicles would not respect the speed limit of the campsite(in a place with kids! What is happening with this world!). In addition, because the kids were be walking around, they stressed out my dog which barked and I was the one reported! In respect to the facility I stayed inside of the RV with my dog(not the the way I had planned to spend my vacation and I did lots of rv travel, this was the first time I got reported for my dog!). On the other hand there were a day some kids were playing with some toy gun(not sure what kind, pellet, bb gun, whatever) that even our friend(yes we travel in group, everyone with their own rv site) who was few sites on the left of us that heard the shots of the toy gun. I just hopefully it wasn't a pellet/bb gun because we have people, pets and other kids around here. And there was the dog poop! This year it seems we got some bad dog owner, for the first time we encounter dog poop in some areas we used to walk.(again, what is happening with this world!!!) About the overpopulated RV site, I asked about the reception if they don't have restriction about the limit of people and cars, families, tents to receive on a rv site they pretty much I was told there is no restriction. So if you want to bring multiple families in several vehicles plus RV, built tents around the rv to accommodate everybody and all cramped in a single RV site to save money, this is the place to come. Another episode that startled me. The day we arrived, we started to unpack and I was laying on the ground the panels of the dog playpen on the grass near to the behind of the rv to assemble and suddenly a cart/utv comes driving over the grass toward to the panel I had just laid down on the grass. I signed the driver to watch for the panel and instead of stopping or slowing down he just drove over and neither stopped to apologize or check if he caused any damage, he just drove away. Either this drive was an employee or another bad customer that thought it was ok to drive over the grass area between the sites and the river. I never saw this happen in the past years I came here. This year unfortunately I didn't have much of a good experience here. Usually I don't write reviews but I want to make sure people that has certain expectation for their camping vacation like I do be aware of what they may experience here.

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  Richard T.

  Guide

  

  May. 25, 2023

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  A great place to land!

  WE spent 4 nights here backed up to the river.  Not many people yet (late May).  the facilities were clean.  Restrooms and showers are perfect.  Many trees taht were just getting their leaves.  Would definately stay here again!

   We drove to Teton National Park, which is about an hour away and Yellowstone is about 1 1/2 hours away.  If you really want to spend time at Yellowstone, you need to camp in the park.  The driving distance is too far.

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  Bryony C.

  Traveler

  

  May. 20, 2023

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Beautiful spot

  We stumbled upon this place because we wanted to see the National Museum of Vehicle Museums and I’m so glad we did.

  Stunning spot next to the river with a view of the mountains. Lovely, well-kept site with fire pits/benches, clean bathrooms, good shop and lovely people at the reception office.

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  Sophia

  Guide

  

  Jan. 10, 2023

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Best Campground! So beautiful

  Definitely one of the most beautiful & clean campgrounds I’ve ever stayed at. Very well-kept, absolutely gorgeous spacious sites right along the wind river. I would live here if possible! Also pretty close to the Tetons. Can’t say more good things about this place. Such good memories made

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  Renee G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 12, 2022

  East Fork Road Dispersed

  Multiple campsites off this road

  Don't follow the direction from the given long/lat. They will take you to someone's private property.

  After discovering that the given coordinates were incorrect we drove up the road a while more. We reached a fork and veered right. Shortly after we saw a campsite to the left (about 9 miles off the highway). This particular spot wasn't very private as it was immediately off the road, but there were bear boxes, restrooms, and a creek nearby.

  Also at this site was an informational sign that showed where all the campsites were off this road (photo included).

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  Sam C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 2, 2022

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Truly luxury RV resort

  Beautiful views, friendly staff, level sites with full hookups either viewing the River and mountains or in the woods. Call store is open until 10 every night for essentials and firewood. Expensive, but worth it.

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  Jesse K.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 26, 2021

  East Fork Road Dispersed

  Not even close on lat long

  Great camping bear boxes everywhere

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 16, 2021

  White Pine Wyoming, Ski and Summer Resort

  Summer use also!

  This ski area has developed summer camping options. There is a camping area with several tent cabins, teepees, and 6 RV spots. Also a general tent camping area. Shower house is available to campers or $5 fee if just buying a shower. The 6 RV spots are very tight together and have zero shade (hence the three stars). RV spots with water and electric are $30, $20 no hookups. Tent cabins and teepees $30, bring your own tent $12. There are hiking and Mt biking trails for summer use. However, Fremont CG and Trails End CG are only $12/$6 senior per nite for "dry" RV camping and that is likely why the camping area at white pine was completely empty on a week in July. Too bad as it is a small local operation...but the close proximity to FS CGs is too much.

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  Brandon G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 15, 2021

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Great scenery!

  We stayed in a riverfront spot and we would definitely recommend! These are very large spots that are back in spots and the Wind River is right outside your door. They aren’t 100% level but we really enjoyed the spot. Our 3 year old daughter loved chasing around the prairie dogs around the park as well!

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 8, 2021

  Dutch Joe Guard Station Campground

  Undeveloped camp area

  Well, the BLM has a fancy new sign at this location, but there really is no CG, just a large open grassy meadow area. No toilet, no water, trash or tables, fire rings. The info sign says stay in designated sites but I did not seem any sign of that arrangement. This cg may be a work in progress. However this is on the road to the Big Sandy FS cg at the roads end and would be a much better haul/ camp site for a TT than going the last 7 rough rocky miles to Big Sandy.

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 30, 2021

  Scab Creek - Large Vehicle Campground

  Open area for the horse crowd

  Open sunny Campground for the horse trailer crowd or larger RVs. However, no water, trash or toilets. Water and a vault toilet is over at the horse staging area across the road. Cell signal depends on your sight to a ridge to SE.

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  David S.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 5, 2021

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Love the cottonwoods.

  We stayed here for a couple of nights just enjoying the river. Very nice level sites. Great staff and store. Would stay here again.

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  Morgan Y.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 19, 2020

  East Fork Road Dispersed

  Quiet and out of the way

  Full disclosure, I'm not 100% on the long/latt I have provided here. I am doing this after our visit and think this is the correct spot. 

  Cool spot up a dirt road on the way towards the Spence Trial Lawyers' College. We were on a loop by ourselves with a bathroom nearby, kinda surprising since it was dispersed. Just a 100 yards or so from a beautiful river. We never saw another person. 

  Leave no trace.

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  Olaf I.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2020

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Nice and clean

  Stayed here the night before heading into the Tetons. Good clean all services were as expected. Not the cheapest place and a little bigger then I would like, but great to prepare for a couple of nights dry camping.

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  Robin K.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 15, 2019

  The Longhorn Ranch Lodge & RV Resort

  Wonderful!

  This is the best place we have stayed on our trip. It is calming and comfortable. The shower rooms are clean, everyday! There is grass and trees at every site. The river is behind us and is lovely to watch. I would recommend this place. Site 12.

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  Carrie C.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 23, 2019

  Spring Creek Trailhead

  Solitude !

  Great dispersed camping area. Appears to be used by a lot of hunters. There is a nice big picnic table at one site and a few spots with campfire rings and meat poles. There are no other amenities. The Greys River is right near camp as well as Spring Creek. The Spring Creek Falls trailhead has a river crossing at the 2 mile mark, sign states it is 5 miles to the falls. I didn’t venture further than that. I stayed at this campground because I was hiking up Wyoming Peak in the morning. Wyoming Peak was a wonderful hike, highly recommend! This summer has had the most amazing wildflowers!

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  Carrie C.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 11, 2018

  Cottonwood Group Campsite

  Ranger Review: Humangear at Cottonwood Lake Campground

  Campground Review: As you enter the forest boundary, there is a sign alerting you to road damage. The road is pretty rough getting into the campground. You will encounter some pretty significant potholes and washouts. Just take it slow, you’ll be fine. Also, the campground is not on the lake, it is about a 1/4 mile from the lake. The campground is quite nice back in the trees. There are 2 separate forks, one for equestrians and the other allows off-road vehicles.

  I camped at site 13. It was near the water supply and a couple sites away from the restroom. It was also very close to the ORV trailhead. The only bear boxes are located by the restroom, which I though was unusual. I just made sure any food items were stored away in my vehicle and locked vs storing in the bear box. The campground was about half full on a Friday. The group site does require a reservation. The site I occupied had a small iron fire ring with a grill component. Some other sites had much larger cement fire rings. The lake is spectacular! it is the prettiest shade of teal. There is a boat dock at the far end of the lake. Near the parking area there is a beach area where you can kayak and paddle board from. The lake has brown and cutthroat trout. They were jumping like crazy in the evening and the fly fishing was excellent! I used my favorite yellow caddis. It was a little more difficult from shore but the boaters were killing it. I could have easily spent the whole weekend up here. My reason for visiting this area was to get away from the madness of the Lincoln County Fair that I was in the area attending and supporting my kids in 4-H. I prefer the solitude of camping in the forest ca the commercial campground at the fairgrounds.

  This campground is recommended it you are interested in the following: horseback riding, fly fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, canoeing, hiking, ORV, wildlife viewing. Something for everyone!

  Gear Review: Humangear http://www.humangear.com/ Quick Bites, Go-Tubes, FlexiBowl. As a Ranger with the Dyrt, I occasionally receive gear to field test while camping. While planning for this trip, I brought some easy dinner items to quickly toss together. Prior to leaving, I mixed up some sauce at home and transported it in my GoTube. It was perfect! The opening to the soft silicone container is nice and wide. I added some chili sauce, soy sauce, and Sriracha to the tube and replaced the lid and shook it to mix. The lid has a nice mechanism that will lock the lid to prevent it from opening during transport. When squeezed, the contents are very controlled and there is no drip once you release. I used the FlexiBowl to mix up my concoction at camp. I emptied a tin of canned chicken int the bowel. The top inch or so of the bowel will fold down to create a wider opening. I used my Go-Bites spork to mix the sauce i brought with the chicken. I ate this on crackers. It was delicious after a long day. Pardon my dark demo video, it was 9 pm when I got around to eating. Prior to having the Humangear Go-Bites double ended spork, I had a light my fire spork. I was doing a side by side demo of the strength and barely put any effort on the ends of the light my fire sport and it split in two. I'm a fan of the Humangear eating utensils. I have also use the DuoBites which are a fork and spoon that slide into each other for transport and so they stay together. I really like both utensils that i have tried! I also have to throw in a GREAT word for the Humangear CapCap! This is a huge step up in my Nalgene game! I don't know how i got by without one! No more spills down the front of my shirt! Bonus!