Rocky Neck State Park Campground

Had a wonderful time love the fact you can walk or drive to the beach at no additional cost the site itself is not very private but very spacious only draw back is you have to walk everything in you can’t even pull up and drop off have to park in parking lot and haul it in I was in site 1 shortest walk

We had a wonderful time camping 4 nights in August at the Osprey Loop. The campground is about 20 min. walk and 5 min. drive to the beach. There is no additional entrance fee to the beach. The Osprey loop has the most woodsy campsites. However, many are very rocky (punctured the floor of our tent even with an additional tarp) and oddly shaped so if you have multiple tents/screen houses, the the campsites at other loops are grassy with bigger size lots. Bathrooms are average in cleanliness. Firewood is available at check-in but there is no on-site camp store for last minute necessities. Grocery stores and many restaurants are about 15 min. away so it is very convenient. I highly recommend this park for an affordable beach vacation.

Stayed one night at the end of the season. Park staff were very friendly and helpful. Stayed on an inner loop site at Heron and found it very difficult to back in my small trailer due to the alignment of the sites and other vehicles. Once we were parked and situated though, the site was fine. Partly shaded, level, picnic table and fire pit all in good condition. The loop is wide open, so no privacy between sites and they are quite close together. Bathroom was nearby and clean enough. The beach was a short ride away by bicycle which we enjoyed thoroughly. Overnight noise was an issue. Lots of cars coming and going. Overall enjoyable, just not as peaceful as I’d hoped.

Quiet during weekdays, we were on the crane loop inside, a little too wide open for my taste without a clear definition of the sites. It appears that youngsters run the place , very polite and helpful. What they need is some better guidance from management as to cleaning & upkeep of bathrooms/showers… pretty disgusting & we tried all four loops in search of a clean one. That said, it’s a short drive to the beach with no extra fees for parking. The beach area is large & very nice with outside showers for for rinsing off the beach sand.

Clean average sized lot. Huge bonus was the beach and being about to spend one full afternoon there. We highly enjoyed and early morning walk to the beach as well probably took 20 min from out site to the water. Seemed to be a bit noisy over night, a lot of late night car movement and driving around.

Nice cozy campsite in a small loop. Relatively clean bathroom. Water stained due to age, but not dirty. Washing station at the bathroom.

Short bike ride to the beach. Can also drive if preferred. Though some cars do go over the speed limit...

You can hear the train in the background, not loud enough to bother you.

To be fair, I stumbled upon this site last minute with zero expectations.

The site I was able to snag had quite the puddle in the middle of it and the campground was loaded with several large groups.

Many kids on bikes (which I didn't mind and actually really enjoyed biking from my site down to the beach myself).

The downside was that they weren't very mindful of getting their trash into the park's receptacles.

Not much the staff could've done with it being such a large group, but I wound up picking up quite a bit of others' trash while there.

Aside from that though, it was convenient to going into Niantic or over to New London for work during the day and relaxing on the beach in the afternoons was much-needed!

I love this campsite, I have been going with my friends and family for as long as I can remember. It’s right near the beach, and the campsites and bathrooms are always clean!

I’ve lived in CT all my life but never used the Rocky Neck State Park Campground until now.

The campgrounds are named after water fowl: Crane, Egret, Osprey, Heron etc...We stayed in Egret. We camped at site #4 (sunny) then moved to #38 (shady).

Both spots were quiet, music low and people minded their business. Equal mix of RVs big and small as well as many tents.

Bathhouses and toilets were not as cleaned as I would have liked but passable. Coronavirus social distancing required.

Sites include one paved parking spot (ours was very muddy) a fire pit and a picnic table. No water or electric hookup. Wi-fi not available at this campground. Fire wood is sold at camp office. There is no store in park - no ice either.

A lot of you children. Short walk to Rock Neck beach. Nature Center has movies on weekends for kids.

Anyone with kayaks can’t easily get to boat launch. It’s 4-5 miles by car at 4 mile river boat launch. See photos.

Typical state camp ground. Small hike to the water

Beach can be crowded. But it is worth it. Nice food shack. Great family place.

Love it here.

Nice CT state park campground with clean well maintained campsites. Mix of open field and well shaded campsites with reasonable space, some sites have decent privacy, most are pretty open. Good access to shared drinking water, restrooms and dishwashing stations. Most sites are mixed use allowing RVs but no hook ups or dump stations available. Bathrooms/showers are ok but could use better cleaning and upkeep. Rocky Neck state park beach is within walking distance if your ambitious otherwise its a 2min drive from camp. We like it here and return often for the opportunity to camp and enjoy beach time during the summer.

The skunks are friendly! Great for kids!

You'll enjoy the low tide.

every campsite has its own fire pit with a grill attachment and a picnic table. my site was tent only and you couldn’t pull your car up to the site so unloading and loading was a hassle. beach is a short drive on site and the showers were one site over. I had a great time

We had a great stay here. There are no hook ups but the bathrooms are clean and there is a separate area for doing dishes. The beach is a bit of a walk but there is plenty to explore and do.

My family has camped at Rocky Neck every year since i was a child. Every site had a central bathhouse and they have a variety of tree covering options for each campers preferences. The campsite is only a short walk from the beach and available mountain bike and hiking trails. A great family campsite with easy to get to activities.

On our way to through Connecticut, we needed to stop for a night. This was on Long Island Sound and had walk-up sites available. $33 per night gets you a site with bath house/restroom close by but no hook-ups. There is a public "beach" nearby which is way different than our Florida ones. We had to walk under the railroad tracks through a tunnel to get there. Interesting but still a nice feature and probably the main attraction here. There was also a concession stand, nature center, picnic area and boat ramp here at this park. Since we were getting a walk-up site they let us drive around and pick our site from a list of available ones. Most of them were on the small side accommodating tents or pop-ups. We found one in the Osprey loop which was very shaded. The bath rooms were clean and up to date. Good for a night on our way to Rhode Island.

Beautiful campground right near the beach. Hiking trails along the coast line. Beautiful state park

Great Beach, but beware, it can be crowded!!!! So get their early if you do go to the beach. Sites are nice, there is a dumping station and some great sites for group camping. Reasonable rates since it is a State Park!