Best Campgrounds near Rowley, MA

Join the fun near Rowley. With tons of outdoor activities and scenic camping, this is an excellent vacation spot for all kinds of travelers. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in, as well as sights to see and explore. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Rowley and user-submitted reviews.

Best Camping Sites Near Rowley, Massachusetts (102)

    1. Salisbury Beach State Reservation

    25 Reviews
    Salisbury, MA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 462-4481

    $28 - $38 / night

    "However, you can’t beat the location and it’s a great place to go with a group."

    "The feel here is electric, and positive. Lots of RV’s that stay here all summer long. Feels like you are in a tight-knit community, very friendly folks, packed tightly together."

    2. Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest

    32 Reviews
    North Reading, MA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 475-7972

    $17 - $35 / night

    "north of Boston and <5 miles from the interstate, Lorraine Park campground at Harold Parker State Forest provides ample on-site activities and also serves as a jumping off point for exploring the Massachusetts"

    "You could be tucked away from everyone or closer together depending on the site you choose but they are all pretty decent in size. All sites have water which is a plus."

    3. Cape Ann Camp Site

    16 Reviews
    Gloucester, MA
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 283-8683

    $36 - $44 / night

    "Perfect location with access to Rockport - a beautiful place to visit, shop, eat & a great little trail with great views Beach down the street was big, beautiful and low tide was unexpected as you"

    "Beautiful campsite, nice sized sites surrounded by trees so it felt pretty private. Bathrooms and showers well maintained, 25 cents for 5 minute shower."

    4. Beach Rose RV Park

    13 Reviews
    Salisbury, MA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 463-0226

    "Beach Rose RV Park in Salisbury, Massachusetts is a small, friendly, family-owned campground near the beach."

    "Kids had enough driving for the day so we had to stop. We called last min and were thankful they had a spot. Arrived at dark and they were friendly and accommodating."

    5. Winter Island Park

    14 Reviews
    Salem, MA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 745-9430

    $35 - $105 / night

    "Many of the RV sites are located in the main parking lot; others are in a field just to the right of the entrance."

    "We drove 3-1/2 days from Idaho to get to a COVID testing site which would take non MA residents and turn the results around under 48 hours. We needed quiet camping and not have it cost a fortune."

    6. Tuxbury Pond RV Campground

    14 Reviews
    South Hampton, NH
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "entrance (seems to happen frequently, I guess)."

    "We went just for one night with a tent because our 5 years old loooves camping, so we reserved this at the last minute, and when we get there, well, the tent sites are way too close to each other, thank"

    7. Wakeda Campground, LLC

    16 Reviews
    Exeter, NH
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 772-5274

    $48 - $97 / night

    "We had bathrooms located near our site. They were four separate bathrooms that had a sink and toilet and were clean. They did offer showers in another area but I did not use them."

    "Our full hookup site was very close to other sites, so unfortunately we had to deal with some noise issues."

    8. Hampton Beach State Park Campground

    7 Reviews
    Hampton, NH
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 926-8990

    $70 / night

    "One side of the campground is bordered by an inlet that fishing boats use to head out from the harbor. Another side is sand dunes, that are the south end of Hampton beach."

    "Hampton Beach SP is a small beachside campground for self-contained RVs only; if you’re in a tent, you may want to look south to Salisbury SP just a few miles across the border into MA."

    9. The Pines Camping Area

    4 Reviews
    Salisbury, MA
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 465-0013

    $35 - $46 / night

    "There’s not much around here to do, but for us we enjoyed the calmness."

    10. Black Bear Campground

    5 Reviews
    Salisbury, MA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (978) 462-3183

    "Wish we knew in advance how the hookups were layed out because it is way far away from where our hose would reach and we had to go out and buy an extension due to it being located at the end of the site"

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Recent Reviews near Rowley, MA

567 Reviews of 102 Rowley Campgrounds


  • SkipperAllen C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 8, 2025

    Wompatuck State Park Campground

    Very nice stopover

    Good place to spend the night.It was quiet comfortable and plenty of room between campsites

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 6, 2025

    Beach Rose RV Park

    Nice park

    Owners were helpful on arrival, level concrete pad full hookups. Sites close together but quiet.

  • Utshob A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 2, 2025

    Bear Brook State Park Campground

    Convenient and fun

    The park was easy to get to, only about half an hour from Manchester. It has kayak rentals and a very well stocked camp store, that was close to the camp sites. Our campsite was only about a hundred feet away from the camp store but still felt private.

    Our campsite also had a fire pit and a picnic table which were great.

    The size of the sites varies quite a bit though as well as their isolation, some were out in the open.

    For cell service: ATT seems to have pretty decent coverage but not Verizon.

  • S
    Aug. 23, 2025

    Cold Springs Camp Resort

    All Around Exceptional

    This place is just great! They have clean, flat sites, easy to navigate and get our fifth wheel in. The facilities are spotless. There are numerous pools and hot tubs, activities and the people that work there are just the nicest! Our kids were never scolded for being loud and neither were the adults. We have booked our return trip already and can't wait to go back!

  • d
    Aug. 19, 2025

    Cape Ann Camp Site

    25 cents for a shower

    The aerial photos of this place are very deceiving. This camp ground is the foreground of the main house which, is situated on the top of the hill. The sites are all dirt. There is no concrete pads. There is no WIFI. There is no sewer hook up however, near the street there is a "dump station."  The camp ground is run down and unmaintained. Our site had a fire ring which, was filled with ash. Our first night we woke up to a trailer filled with smoke because, someone near by had a fire in 92 degree heat. Most campers are full time residents. There is no sight of them during the day light hours but, at night they are up and about on bikes and mingling with each other. 

    25 cents per 5 minute hot shower is offered in the public restroom. Some shady people immediate started to hover near the public restroom once we drove up the hill to use the public restrooms. For $70/nite for a view it's not worth it. I was glad to leave- very creepy.

  • R
    Aug. 15, 2025

    Sun Outdoors Wells Beach

    Zero wifi or cell signal

    Stayed back in 2023 with travel trailer and experienced almost zero wifi signal as well as verizon cell signal. Returned this past week and found no improvement whatsoever. This on back half of property. Manager stated they are awar and working on it. (For 2 years?). Could not plan anything, check weather unless you walked or drive up front. Light globes at various sites next to campers lit all night and were annoying so covered with bag. Some sites are just bad..huge pine tree at 428 caused camper to park his angled. Fire wood being sold is all pine & burns up immediately.

  • Cassie G.
    Aug. 12, 2025

    Winding River Campground

    Fun laid back place. This campground has a lot of potential. Some info on their website and Facebook isn’t accurate.

    I would like to share my experience this past weekend at Winding River in Exeter NH. My family of 3 Stayed at tent site 523 in the Oak area. We also had family at 553 and 554 and Cabin 2.

    About site 523: I clearly had one of the largest and most private tent sites. It was set back with a long driveway tucked between 522 and 524. It’s a very steep drop into the river making most sites a little nerve wracking with a little one. Online it said water available nearby. Most sites had a hookup but there wasn’t a one on my site. It looked like there may have been one to share on the road, but I didn’t end up needing to figure that out.

    Tent sites 522 and 524: Along with most of the tent sites these sites were very close to each other, much smaller and closer to the road. I wished my family members had gotten 552 and 553 as they blended together nicely if you are tenting in side by side spaces. The ground was very rocky making staking tents down difficult. They were right next to the bathroom which was convenient but loud. Ventilation in the bathroom was not good so the doors were propped open much of the time and loud hand dryers.

    Shower:

    • This is the smaller of the two bathrooms in the campground. There are 2 showers there. Each with a single insufficient curtain and no hooks on the wall or bench to place things down. Water was hot enough, pressure was ok if you set it to the high power massage-like setting.
    • The showers in other bathroom (near the town center area) had a door and two curtains. Some had hooks (some of which were broken). I almost tripped going in and out of these bathroom stalls because they are raised up but there is no marking on the ground to indicate that.

    Cabin 2: Ac worked well. There was a good sized bed downstairs, smaller beds in two lofts. I was surprised the couch didn’t pull out. Fridge and all dishes were nice and clean. All the cabins seem to have different back porch setups. This porch was smaller than C1. There was a propane grill that smelled rancid with sooo much caked on The burners. The location of the ceiling fan under the other lights in the ceiling gave them a flashing effect that really bothered me.

    Pros:

    • Lower price compared to other campgrounds (but I don’t feel like I got everything advertised on the website)
    • Two playgrounds, both were nice.
    • Water slide was fun
    • We arrived Thursday at the gate and were told how to get to our site, to set up and then come over to the office which was nice.

    Cons:

    • The river is very low and yucky so none of the boating or fishing advertised was possible. likely causing the massive amount of mosquitos.
    • The whole arcade building was was “out of order”
    • The laundry room had two washers (one was broken) and two dryers 2.50 each per load. Not sufficient for a campground this size (especially when people leave their clothes in the machine for 30 mins after they’re done!)
    • Camp store was poorly stocked (multiple empty coolers).
    • Ice $3 per SMALL bag.
    • Wood $10 per bundle and rules say you can’t bring from off-site. I saw people with huge metal bins of wood but was never offered that option when I payed for multiple bundles.
    • Camp store closes at 3 on Sunday and doesn’t open until 11 am during the week (which is also checkout). This made it a little confusing when I wanted to return the golf cart. They have a small area with icecream that is scooped and maybe a kitchen. I never saw it open but I think the sign said open morning to 12 and then again in the evening.
    • The pool was green and cloudy on day 3. I called the office and was told they had just shocked it and that was a result of the copper. I am not informed enough on pool safety so I opted out of swimming on the hottest day of our stay. My son was bummed.
    • Planned activities were only scheduled for Friday and Saturday, when online mentions “daily”. During adult kareoke there were plenty of kids and really poor wifi (wasting so much time between songs).

    And just to add:

    • Staff I encountered was friendly enough, but It would be nice if they wore shirts to identify themselves.
    • Golf cart was great, but cost more than the site per night.
    • Pedal go-carts were available for rent (I didn’t ask a price).
  • Rae Y.
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Saddleback Campground

    Uncomfortable feeling for my girls

    I made everyone stay in the trailer every night , we just didn’t feel comfortable with our girls being out after dark. There was def a lot of questionable rif raf that were definitely on something and it was obvious that there were a few girls there that were working.   Always men working on vehicles.  Family will not go back. Don’t want my daughter around that


Guide to Rowley

Camping near Rowley, Massachusetts, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a family-friendly adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do

  • Kayaking and Canoeing: Many campgrounds, like Pawtuckaway State Park Campground, provide easy access to water activities. One reviewer mentioned, "Lots of great spots on the water, easy to put a kayak in from."
  • Hiking: Trails abound in the area, with options for all skill levels. A visitor at Wompatuck State Park Campground noted, "You can take a trail from the campsite," making it convenient for hikers.
  • Family Activities: Campgrounds like Normandy Farms Campground offer plenty of activities for kids. One happy camper said, "Absolutely love this campground. It has so many things for the kids to do."

What campers like

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained restrooms and showers. A reviewer at Lorraine Park Campground remarked, "The sanitary building is clean with good showers."
  • Spacious Sites: Many campgrounds provide ample space between sites. A visitor at Bear Brook State Park Campground mentioned, "The campground has a beach, a playground, a ball field, and a store."
  • Friendly Staff: Campers often highlight the helpfulness of campground staff. One guest at Boston/Cape Cod KOA said, "Staff and Management are available to help."

What you should know

  • Pet Policies: Some campgrounds have restrictions on pets. A reviewer at Pawtuckaway State Park Campground noted, "Pets are NOT permitted in the campground or beach area during the summer season."
  • Crowded Sites: Certain campgrounds can feel packed, especially during peak season. A visitor at Salisbury Beach State Reservation mentioned, "If you’re looking for privacy and quiet, this isn’t the place for you."
  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds may not have extensive amenities. A camper at Wompatuck State Park Campground said, "There isn’t much to the RV sites but an electric plug."

Tips for camping with families

  • Plan for Activities: Look for campgrounds with kid-friendly amenities. A parent at Normandy Farms Campground shared, "The grounds are beautiful, the staff is lovely."
  • Choose Spacious Sites: Opt for campgrounds that offer larger sites for more room to play. A reviewer at Bear Brook State Park Campground noted, "The sites were spacious and nice."
  • Pack for Comfort: Bring along games and outdoor gear to keep everyone entertained. A visitor at Sandy Pines Campground mentioned, "Lots of family-friendly amenities."

Tips from RVers

  • Check Site Size: Make sure to confirm the size of your site before booking. A reviewer at Boston/Cape Cod KOA said, "The sites in our section are packed right on top of each other."
  • Bring Leveling Blocks: Some sites may not be level, so it's good to have leveling blocks handy. A camper at Normandy Farms Campground advised, "Bring plenty of leveling blocks!"
  • Explore Nearby Attractions: Use your campground as a base to explore local attractions. A visitor at Minute Man Campground noted, "Great place to use as a base to explore Cape Cod and Eastern MA."

Camping near Rowley, Massachusetts, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. With a variety of campgrounds to choose from, you can find the perfect spot for your next outdoor getaway.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any campgrounds in Rowley, MA?

While Rowley itself doesn't have campgrounds within its town limits, several excellent options are available in neighboring areas. Beach Rose RV Park in nearby Salisbury is a small, family-owned campground just a short drive away. It's particularly accommodating, even during busy holiday weekends. Another nearby option is Cape Ann Camp Site near Gloucester, which provides a convenient base for exploring the North Shore area. Both locations put you within easy reach of Rowley's attractions while offering comfortable camping facilities.

What amenities do Rowley campgrounds offer?

Campgrounds near Rowley provide a range of amenities to enhance your stay. Salisbury Beach State Reservation offers water and electricity hookups, level site pads for easy setup, and unbeatable beach access. It's particularly well-suited for group camping trips. Meanwhile, The Pines Camping Area in Salisbury provides reservable sites with water access and toilet facilities that can accommodate larger RVs. Most campgrounds in the region maintain clean facilities and offer convenient access to local attractions along the Massachusetts coast.

When is the best season to camp in Rowley?

The optimal camping season near Rowley is late spring through early fall (May-September), when temperatures are most comfortable for outdoor activities. Lorraine Park Campground — Harold Parker State Forest, located less than 25 miles from Boston, makes an excellent base during these months with its wooded sites and numerous summer activities. Summer brings the busiest period at coastal locations like Tuxbury Pond RV Campground, so book well in advance if planning a visit between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Fall offers spectacular foliage viewing with fewer crowds, while winter camping is limited as many facilities close for the season.