Best Tent Camping near Quincy, MA

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Best Tent Sites Near Quincy, Massachusetts (9)

    Tha K.'s photo of tent camping at Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA

    1. Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest

    31 Reviews
    380 Photos
    320 Saves
    North Reading, Massachusetts

    The campground, also known as Lorraine Campground, has 91 campsites that are spread out sufficiently to provide a real "forest" camping experience. Each campsite is equipped with a picnic table, fire ring and a pedestal grill. A water spigot is located on each campsite and a dumping station is available. We are pleased to inform you that we now have eleven campsites with 20/30/50 AMP hookups! The comfort stations have showers and flush toilets. Comfort station 3 and 4 are accessible.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access

    $17 - $54 / night

    Roger W.'s photo of tent camping at Winter Island Park near Salem, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Winter Island Park near Salem, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Winter Island Park near Salem, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Winter Island Park near Salem, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Winter Island Park near Salem, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Winter Island Park near Salem, MA

    2. Winter Island Park

    14 Reviews
    79 Photos
    332 Saves
    Salem, Massachusetts
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents

    $35 - $50 / night

    Timothey S.'s photo of tent camping at Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground near Hull, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground near Hull, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground near Hull, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground near Hull, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground near Hull, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground near Hull, MA

    3. Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground

    8 Reviews
    67 Photos
    92 Saves
    Hull, Massachusetts

    Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park welcomes campers to one of many campsites located on Peddocks Island.

    Enjoy a night under the stars at Boston Harbor’s second largest island, featuring wooded campsites, miles of trails, and scenic beaches. Campers can reserve a tent site or one of many newly installed yurts featuring bunk beds and electricity.

    Peddocks Island can be accessed by park ferry from Hingham or by private boat.

    Experience the ultimate urban escape with an overnight camping stay on the Boston Harbor Islands!

    Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park welcomes campers to one of many campsites located on Peddocks Island.

    2023 camping reservations open on Wednesday, April 19!

    Enjoy a night under the stars at Boston Harbor’s second largest island, featuring wooded campsites, miles of trails, and scenic beaches. Campers can reserve a tent site or one of many newly installed yurts featuring bunk beds and electricity.

    Peddocks Island can be accessed by park ferry from Hingham or by private boat. Island Campgrounds

    Peddocks Island tent campsites can accommodate up to 4 adults or 2 adults and their dependent children. Group sites are also available and can accommodate up to 30 people.

    Yurt campgrounds are also available on Peddocks Island. Yurts accommodate up to 6 people and feature bunk beds and electricity.

    All campsites feature composting toilets and picnic tables. Running water and flush toilets are available at the Visitor Center near the ferry dock. Grills and shade shelters are available within close walking distance of most sites.

    Resident staff live on the Island during the visiting season and provide Island supervision, emergency communication, park and campground management

    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Yurts
    • Glamping

    $8 - $70 / night

    Emily T.'s photo of tent camping at Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, MA

    4. Cape Ann Camp Site

    14 Reviews
    21 Photos
    250 Saves
    Gloucester, Massachusetts
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents

    $36 - $44 / night

    Michael V.'s photo of tent camping at Camp Nihan Education Center near Saugus, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Camp Nihan Education Center near Saugus, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Camp Nihan Education Center near Saugus, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Camp Nihan Education Center near Saugus, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Camp Nihan Education Center near Saugus, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Camp Nihan Education Center near Saugus, MA

    5. Camp Nihan Education Center

    2 Reviews
    9 Photos
    52 Saves
    Saugus, Massachusetts

    Camp Nihan is the perfect place for your next group camping experience. There's plenty of opportunities to learn about the local habitat. Explore a variety of nature and wildlife across 65 acres.

    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Cabins
    Jean C.'s photo of tent camping at Willard Brook State Forest near Ashby, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Willard Brook State Forest near Ashby, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Willard Brook State Forest near Ashby, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Willard Brook State Forest near Ashby, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Willard Brook State Forest near Ashby, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Willard Brook State Forest near Ashby, MA

    6. Willard Brook State Forest

    4 Reviews
    38 Photos
    70 Saves
    Ashby, Massachusetts
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • Tents
    • Standard (Tent/RV)

    $14 - $23 / night

    Camper-submitted photo at Buck Hill Campground near Thompson, RI
    Camper-submitted photo at Buck Hill Campground near Thompson, RI
    Camper-submitted photo at Buck Hill Campground near Thompson, RI
    Camper-submitted photo at Shady Point Beach & Campgrounds near Shirley, MA
    Camper-submitted photo at Country Barn Motel & Campground near Nashua, NH
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Recent Tent Reviews near Quincy, Massachusetts

571 Reviews of 9 Quincy Campgrounds


  • Jean C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Scusset Beach State Reservation
    Nov. 27, 2020

    Scusset Beach State Reservation

    Coastal campground open late in season

    Scusset Beach offers an extended camping season, although the extended season is restricted to self-contained units as the restrooms are turned off.  Also, there are only 5 designated tent sites during the peak season, so if you want to tent camp here, you'd best make a reservation well in advance.. You cannot reserve an RV site for a just a tent, though if you have a trailer, you may also have a tent on the site. The 5 tent sites have their own fire pits, but the RV sites must use a community fire pit, though in mid-November, just before the campground closed for the season, RVers used the firepit at a tent site that provided some additional protection from the wind.

    The RV sites have paved parking pads and picnic tables, but the area to the side of the parking pads sometimes slopes away, so it's less usable for chairs, etc.  In the 2020 camping season, every other campsite was closed (thus the picnic tables across the entrance of the parking pad). Some of the sites, 32 34, 36, are along the back of the campground closer to the trees/scrub, and so have some degree of privacy and protection as compared to the others in the wide open park.

    The campground is on the north shore of the Cape Code canal and provides access to a sandy beach, a jetty, and the Cape Cod Canal Trail for biking and walking. There's a nice playground for youth. You can fish from the shore or jetty, No need to cross the bridge to the Cape. Plymouth is also nearby to explore.

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    Camper-submitted photo from Cape Ann Camp Site
    Aug. 25, 2021

    Cape Ann Camp Site

    Cape Ann Campground

    Cape Ann Campground is located close to Gloucester and Rockport. The campground is clean and quiet with beautiful tent sites. The RV sites are not as secluded as the tent sites. Clean Bathrooms and pay showers (5 cents). The owners are very helpful. Call and they will help you find a spot if you have questions.

  • Myra B.
    Camper-submitted photo from Wompatuck State Park Campground
    Jul. 15, 2019

    Wompatuck State Park Campground

    Very nice!

    I haven’t been tent camping in years but this past weekend I stayed while attending the Levitate festival. I was very comfortable, the bathhouses were clean. Can’t wait to go back!

  • Dan
    Camper-submitted photo from Cape Ann Camp Site
    Sep. 8, 2020

    Cape Ann Camp Site

    We stayed an extra night

    We had a great time camping and going to the beach. The camp ground is full of beautiful boulders and fire pits. We were tent camping and were very happy with our site.

  • Kimbo K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Newport RV Park
    Oct. 27, 2021

    Newport RV Park

    Great staff

    Wonderful staff clean tent site are amazing great place to camp and fish and hike great place to take a dog

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    Camper-submitted photo from Ellis-Haven Family Campground
    Jul. 30, 2018

    Ellis-Haven Family Campground

    Convinient to Plymouth and cape cod

    Overall, a well maintained campground with clean bathrooms and clean clear pond to swim in. Tent sites were good sized and not right on top of other people.

  • Rachel P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Scusset Beach State Reservation
    Jun. 30, 2019

    Scusset Beach State Reservation

    An RVer’s Paradise

    Scusset Beach Reservation overlooks Cape Cod Bay and accommodates a multitude of RV sites. The campgrounds aren’t the most attractive, but the pull here, of course, is the beach- which is actually pretty amazing.

    Not nearly as crowded as a majority of the nearby Cape beaches and rather quiet- especially shocking for the weekend just before the July 4th holiday- Scusset Beach has all the amenities you could really want for a low-key beach outing. The beach is clean, with beautiful, white, rock-free sand. There’s a small snack bar with basic food options, bathroom and locker room facilities, picnic tables and plenty of parking. Lifeguards begin their work around 10am and are pretty serious about announcing all the rules.

    In the grounds, you’ll find rows and rows of RV sites. Not much in terms of privacy- basically a glorified parking lot with the occasional tree and nearby nature center. The Park, however, also has 5 tent sites towards the back that are really your best bet if you want anything close to a true camping experience. Tent sites 1, 4 and 5 are the most attractive options, offering shade and a fair amount of privacy. Each is set up with a grill, fire pit and picnic table and are pretty decently sized.

    Additionally, there are several trails around the Reservation. A nice bike path along the waterway is literally feet away from the tent sites; and there also seemed to be smaller paths dispersed throughout.

    If you’re a fan of the Cape and ocean, definitely give Scusset Beach a try- especially one of the tent sites. You can literally walk to the shore and stores and restaurants are a quick car ride down the street.

  • Shawn C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Hidden Valley RV and Golf Park
    Sep. 16, 2020

    Hidden Valley RV and Golf Park

    Camp and Golf whats more relaxing

    Nice RV campground with alot of seasonal residents. Plenty of tent sites. On site general store with grill. Fishing and swimming on property along with a club house.

  • laurie M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Cape Ann Camp Site
    Sep. 16, 2021

    Cape Ann Camp Site

    Good location

    Location works well. Very narrow road coming in after 128. More for smaller RVs and tent camping. Picnic tables could be replaced. Grass was cut while we stayed which is a good thing as it was quite long. We might stay again.

  • Melissa N.
    Camper-submitted photo from Mill Brook RV Park
    Jul. 17, 2018

    Mill Brook RV Park

    Too Bad they don’t have tent sites

    My daughter and I were traveling from Buffalo NY to Maine and I got too tired to drive. we tent camp. the owners were very nice and allowed us to tent, and set up at night, and it was a very nice stay, but it’s definitely not very private and setup for campers. my daughter loved the pool.

  • Jake H.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Black Bear Campground
    May. 21, 2024

    Black Bear Campground

    Quick off highway camp site

    They charge 50 dollars for a tent site with no electric, the spots are right next to eachother and touch the bath house. There’s more rules than a state park.its easy to get in and out of.

  • Sara D.
    Camper-submitted photo from Salisbury Beach State Reservation
    Aug. 24, 2020

    Salisbury Beach State Reservation

    Love this campground!

    Clean facilities, super quick access to the beach, friendly staff, sites are pretty close together with little separation between each other. RV & tent sites available. Our family loves both the ocean & camping so it is a win-win!

  • Douglas L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Shawme Crowell State Forest
    Nov. 19, 2020

    Shawme Crowell State Forest

    Great spot for families

    Nice spot right over the Cape Cod Canal. Spent many summers here as a kid and was fun to return with my family. We did tent camping here and didn't really explore the grounds. But, our spot was nice. I could hear the cars on the highway off in the distance (hardly).

  • Larry N.
    Camper-submitted photo from Fourth Cliff Recreation Area
    Jul. 28, 2020

    Fourth Cliff Recreation Area

    Valium without the pill

    This is a great place for military members. Full hook ups, houses to rent, tent sites, and lots to do. Once the season closes very quiet, lots of stores in the area close. The base it self is very clean and quiet with beach access during low tide.

  • M
    Camper-submitted photo from Coastal Acres Campground
    Apr. 26, 2022

    Coastal Acres Campground

    Best Location to Enjoy Ptown

    I’ve stayed here many times both in tent sites and RV sites. Not a lot of amenities, you stay here for the seashore and town. But clean showers and bathrooms, decent people. Weekend warriors can be loud but hopefully you are there to enjoy yourself too.

  • Jacob D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest
    Sep. 16, 2024

    Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest

    Quiet but expensive for out of state

    Need to make reservations before 2pm!! This campground is nice and calm with a lot of space and bathrooms. There are water hookups at tent sites. Didn’t have any issues, just it is a little expensive for someone from out of state. We paid $54 because we are from Ohio

  • Sara D.
    Camper-submitted photo from Hidden Valley Campground
    Aug. 24, 2020

    Hidden Valley Campground

    Not too bad

    Quick review on Hidden Valley RV Park/Campground —

    Owner, I believe her name was Donna, was wonderful, welcoming & very accomodating! Pros: friendly staff, wknd campground activities to do if you’re looking for some socializing/mingling, a little pond for fishing, a pool, a bigger pond that had a little beach, quiet at quiet time (minus saturday night karaoke running a little late but it wasn’t like annoyingly loud), large campground, if you golf there’s a golf course, they have a restaurant & a nice little camp store, bathrooms were decent & free hot showers. Little swimming beach located on the grounds.

    Cons: quite a bit of trash throughout the campground on the sides of sites, picnic tables were ready to fall apart, many of the tent sites had little to no separation without trees in between the sites (note-we asked for the most secluded tent site & was given a site that had a little separation), only one main bathhouse with porta potties spread out throughout campground.

    Overall, a nice little spot to go camping.

  • aThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Normandy Farms Campground
    Jul. 8, 2024

    Normandy Farms Campground

    Very Enjoyable 1 night stay

    We enjoyed our tent site with a wooden lean-to. Overall very private and peaceful, however the only drawback is that people took frequent casual walks pass the area all day long. There's really no way around that.

    We did not get a chance to enjoy the amenities, but they all looked nice and well thought out.

    We will return.

  • K
    Camper-submitted photo from Old Holbrook Place - Closed Til Spring 2022
    May. 21, 2022

    Old Holbrook Place - Closed Til Spring 2022

    For Sale

    Lovely quiet campground on cove of Manchaug Lake. Great Tent sites in Hollow as well as seasonal RV and visiting RV’s,Canoe-Boat (row or troll) , beach and picnic area for day visits. 

    Adjacent to an outer lake Family Activity Campground/Sutton Falls

    Previous Manager/Owner/Operators had a parent decease a while ago and saddened to see it up for sale

  • Megan F.
    Camper-submitted photo from Wompatuck State Park Campground
    Jul. 17, 2024

    Wompatuck State Park Campground

    Small Issues

    I would probably nitpick stay at this park again. The site we had paid for was not given to us. The shower in the bathroom did not provide hot/warm water until the end of my shower, and then the water would not turn off. Also, the lady camping beside us was tent camping, and she literally smoked weed the whole time she was there. We have children, and while she was there, you couldn’t do anything outside without smelling it. Overall, not the best campground.

  • Michelle C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Newport RV Park
    Jul. 15, 2021

    Newport RV Park

    Quiet, small, bigger sites, no amenities

    This is a cute little campground that’s easy to access. It’s 20 minutes from downtown Newport and about 45 minutes to downtown Providence.

    It’s well shaded, has a nice playground, bathhouse, and a laundry room. My biggest complaint is the dryers are terrible. I had to dry my clothes 3 times ( that’s 3 hours). Nobody has time for that. Also if you’re tent camping, the bathrooms are very inconvenient.

    Finally, our site was not angled and that made it tougher to get in to it.

  • Megan S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Winter Island Park
    Oct. 31, 2024

    Winter Island Park

    Good way to stop in Salem for October

    I stayed one night here to experience Salem during Halloween at a tent site. Positives are access to Salem, Uber and Lyft are available though scarcer as the night gets later (10:30 pm), it is also on the trolley line if you need transportation during their business hours, great view for sunrise. Negatives are there is no privacy at the sites, everything is very open, fires must be off the ground, and the bathrooms are old and may not be stocked.


Guide to Quincy

Quincy, Massachusetts, offers a variety of tent camping options that allow you to immerse yourself in nature while enjoying the great outdoors. Here are some top choices for your next camping adventure.

Tips for Tent Camping Near Quincy

  • Lorraine Park Campground provides clean sites and well-maintained facilities, making it a great choice for families looking for a comfortable camping experience.
  • Willard Brook State Forest is ideal for those seeking a quiet retreat, with spacious tent sites nestled among towering pines and nearby hiking trails.
  • Cape Ann Camp Site offers a beginner-friendly environment with quick check-in and essential amenities, perfect for those new to camping.

Local Activities for Campers

  • At Winter Island Park, you can enjoy a scenic view of the sunrise and easy access to Salem's attractions, especially during the Halloween season.
  • Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground allows for unique boat-in camping experiences, where you can explore the islands and enjoy activities like swimming and hiking.
  • Camp Nihan Education Center offers educational programs and nature trails, making it a great spot for families looking to combine fun with learning.

Local Attractions to Explore

  • Harold Parker State Forest features a lovely pond for swimming and a playground for kids, ensuring a fun-filled day for the whole family.
  • Shady Point Beach & Campgrounds provides beach access, perfect for a relaxing day by the water after a night of camping.
  • Buck Hill Campground is located near Wakefield Pond, where you can enjoy canoeing and fishing in a serene, wooded setting.

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  • Which is the most popular tent campsite near Quincy, MA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Quincy, MA is Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest with a 4.5-star rating from 31 reviews.

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