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North Equestrian Campground — Brushy Creek State Recreation Area

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North Equestrian Campground — Brushy Creek State Recreation Area is located in Iowa

Directions

Visitors from the North From Hwy 20 go south on P73, for West Entrance go east on Lake View Dr.; for South Entrance continue on P73 and go east on D46. Visitors from the South Get on D46- the South Campground and South Day Use Area are located off of this road. For all other facilities go north on Brushy Creek Rd. which curves and becomes Lakeview Dr. Trap Shooting Range can be reached by taking 250th from County Rd P73, then turn right onto Taylor Ave.

Address

2802 Brushy Creek Road
Lehigh, IA 50557

Coordinates

42.40216516 N
93.99490075 W

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Site Types

Tent Sites
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Group
Equestrian

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
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Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Fires

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Sanitary Dump

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Jeannie D.

Guide

Reviewed May. 25, 2023

GREAT lake!

I like beach camp, but I LOVE north equestrian camp. Wish the boxes accomodated my rig. It's easy in spring or fall, we can get by with 30 amps. If you need 50 amps, you're going to want to head to the Beach Camp.

Stephanie B.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2021

North Equine Campground

The only open site was in the North Equine Campground so we took a chance. We really did like the Campground, it was well maintained, clean and quiet. There were a few campers with horse but not many. Hitching posts behind each site which we enjoyed seeing. The roads inside the campground were all asphalt so lots of bikers enjoying rides around the grounds. There was also a nice playground for the kids surrounded by a well maintained, large, grassy area. There were many empty sites because so many had no electric. It made for lots of nice open space. Unfortunately, we had no shade in the afternoon so weren't able to eat dinner outside or enjoy a fire in the evening. We are fortunate we camped in a 5th wheel so we could escape the heat, we would have left after the first night otherwise.
We did drive through the Beach Campground and the South Equine Campground. Beach had very little shade and was primarily families with younger children. The beach looked real nice, not too crowded for a hot, July day. North Equine was where most of the horse folks were staying it was quite crowded. A very bustling area.

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Month of VisitAugust

Staci I.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 15, 2021

The Stars Were So Bright!

Camped here in order to be close to Fort Dodge first thing in the morning. I stayed in the Beach Campground. It's not on the beach, but close to it. There are 3 total campgrounds in the park. My choice was a very well manicured campground. The shower house was not open yet due to the time of year, but the drop latrine was open, very clean and well lit.

This little nugget is laid out on a vast prairie. Most sites have younger trees that provide some shade. This is not the big wooded type park. There are trails to get you out and away from the "park" and closer to the rustic woody nature.

Fire rings are all adjustable, sites are well kept and they offer "buddy sites" that are 2 sites really close together for those times when you bring friends, but have too many tents/vehicles to fall into the rules.

Verizon 4G fluctuated between 0-2 bars. Was able to send pictures and only dropped a call once.

Very little light pollution

Month of VisitApril

Randi

Traveler

Reviewed Dec. 17, 2020

Wonderful

Great for tent camping, very spacious and grassy sites, clean, grill/fire pit was really very nice. Very clean and modern bathrooms, easy access to water. Hiking trails were well maintained. Can't wait to come again.

Stella S.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 11, 2020

Nice surprise in Iowa

Great for an overnight on my road trip back the Denver. Clean bathrooms and showers.

Anna C.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 18, 2019

Beautiful

Open for off season camping. 14$/night for full hookups with pull thru RV sites.

Derrick W.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016

Brushy Creek

Great campground with lots of trails to hike and great fishing.

Brandon C.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016

Nice campground

I stayed here at the start of the summer and had a great time. We chose to stay in the equestrian campsite (even though we didn't have horses) because it was a bit more secluded and shaded. The campsites were nice and the lake and stream were very nice as well. I was surprised to see a school of muskie while fishing, but it appeared that they were spawning at the time. If you go camping in May, make sure to bring a slightly heavier fishing pole to handle the musky. They're worth it.

Megan H.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 8, 2016

Brushy Creek

Great new beach area and fishing