Best Glamping near Scituate, MA

Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground features six distinctive yurts equipped with bunk beds, tables, ceiling fans, and electricity on Peddocks Island. The yurts provide comfortable shelter from the elements with mattresses included, while each unit has an outdoor picnic table and grill. Fourth Cliff Recreation Area in nearby Humarock offers glamping accommodations with full hookups and beach access during low tide. One guest shared, "Just getting to the island is a fun adventure. The island is beautiful and has an old fort to explore as well as a lot of Rocky shoreline and trails." Pinewood Lodge Campground in Plymouth provides additional glamping options with both yurts and premium glamping tents situated on a peaceful pond, offering a more luxurious outdoor experience within 20 miles of Scituate.

Reaching the Boston Harbor Islands glamping sites requires planning, with ferries departing from Long Wharf near Aquarium T stop or from Hingham with overnight parking available. Once on the islands, visitors can explore historic forts, collect sea glass on Spectacle Island, view the Boston skyline, earn Junior Ranger badges, fly kites, swim, or kayak. According to a camper, "You can build bon fires and see gorgeous sunsets. During the day you can take small ferries to a variety of other islands to go swimming or explore." At Pinewood Lodge Campground, guests enjoy swimming in a clean clear pond with docks and rafts, fishing opportunities, and scheduled activities for children. Reservations for the Boston Harbor Islands yurts should be made 6-7 months in advance as they book quickly, with availability limited to summer months.

Best Glamping Sites Near Scituate, Massachusetts (28)

    1. Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground

    8 Reviews
    Hull, MA
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (781) 740-1605

    $8 - $55 / night

    "You may choose to leave from Long Wharf, near the Aquarium T stop on the Blue line, or from Hingham, with overnight parking available."

    "The ranger showed us two spots that we could camp at but they had no grills. We chose a smaller but more secluded spot."

    2. Boston/Cape Cod KOA

    23 Reviews
    Middleboro, MA
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 947-6435

    "Had a gas grill, table and chairs, a glider and fire pit."

    "Site 309 Pull thru with fire-pit , cement pad gas grill , chairs and table ,level site with grass for dog not all sandy Lots shade trees"

    3. Fourth Cliff Recreation Area

    1 Review
    Scituate, MA
    2 miles
    Website
    +1 (800) 468-9547

    4. Pinewood Lodge Campground

    10 Reviews
    Carver, MA
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 746-3548

    $50 - $110 / night

    "Hot showers were awesome (.25 cents per 3 minutes) and the stone fire pits were a hit."

    "On the site there was also a path down to a little dock on the pond that you could sit and relax on. Only used the bathroom occasionally and it was clean.

    Staff are friendly and helpful."

    5. Normandy Farms Campground

    40 Reviews
    Foxborough, MA
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (866) 673-2767

    $50 - $200 / night

    "This is more luxury than campground, but if that is your style then you will love this place. Four pools? Sauna? Spotless campsites (even charcoal is removed from fire pit rings between guests!)?"

    "The staff was positive and helpful and that made a difference for me. I traditionally dry camp or go for semi hooked up on purpose, I just like the quieter camping."

    6. Charge Pond Campground — Myles Standish State Forest

    19 Reviews
    South Carver, MA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 866-2526

    $17 - $35 / night

    "The campground doesn't have hook ups, but there is a dump station with water and water available around the loops. The lower part of the camp ground is set up in different loops."

    "The staff were really friendly and helpful, gave us a map to our site and sold us a couple of bundles of chemical free wood to burn for only about $5."

    7. Winter Island Park

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

    $35 - $105 / night

    "We spent a weekend here on a tent site close to the beach. There was no parking at our site, but the parking lot was only 25 yards away so it was not an issue."

    "Each site has a grill and shade.you can bring your pets and campfires need to be off the ground. There was 2 weddings while we where their."

    8. Ellis-Haven Family Campground

    5 Reviews
    Carver, MA
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 746-0803

    $32 - $60 / night

    "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."

    9. Coastal Acres Campground

    15 Reviews
    Provincetown, MA
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 487-1700

    "The staff(Deb and Lucy) are fabulous! The welcome is unmatched. You are within walking distance of all downtown activities. There are bike and jeep trails. No fire rings and not much privacy."

    "It’s a great location and within walking distance distance to Commercial Street."

    10. Shawme Crowell State Forest Campground

    21 Reviews
    Sandwich, MA
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 888-0351

    $17 - $55 / night

    "I like this campground because it is close to home.  There isn't much to do here within the campground.  It has two areas.  The one nearer the camp entrance is smaller than the second. "

    "We have stayed here during our exploration around cape cod. It's a but farther away from the main location, but we loved the quiet and tranquility of this campground."

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Glamping Reviews near Scituate, MA

337 Reviews of 28 Scituate Campgrounds


  • Emily T.
    Sep. 27, 2021

    Cape Ann Camp Site

    Perfect beginner camp spot

    Cape ann has everything you need for an easy, hassle free camp experience. It’s right off the main road, checking in is quick and employees are helpful. There is a corner store, bathrooms, picnic tables, fire pit, cell service, and close beach access. Everything you need for a beginner camping experience.

  • K
    Sep. 2, 2018

    Sweetwater Forest

    My New Go To Campground in Cape Cod.

    This was my first time at this campground and I have to say, it was a great place to stay. I camp with my dog and sometimes I want to explore places that he can't go. Sweetwater Forest has a small doggy day care where I can safely leave him and not worry. It's air conditioned and they have mellow music on.

    The comfort stations were clean and the showers have hot water and there's an outdoor sink & counter to wash dishes. The camp store is stocked with food and camping gear you may have forgotten or broke.

    The campsites that I saw are not right on top of each other, my site was a little above the other sites near me and the foot path to the bathroom was clearly marked and clear.

    The staff were friendly and although I did not have children with me, they have a lot of things for kids to do. There's an arcade, playground, basketball court and arcade. I definitely plan on going back and would recommend it to others.

  • G
    Aug. 5, 2020

    Sweetwater Forest

    Quiet, clean, and in a lovely location

    Sweetwater Forest has pleasant, secluded sites. This was the quietest campground during "quiet hours" that I've ever visited. Walking my dog late at night or early in the morning was absolutely silent. The camp store was well stocked and offered hot coffee and a variety of grocery items. There are a lot of touristy Cape spots a short drive away. It sits adjacent to a small horse farm, so that adds to the ambiance.

  • M
    Aug. 22, 2021

    Cape Ann Camp Site

    Great campsite!

    Beautiful campsite, nice sized sites surrounded by trees so it felt pretty private. Bathrooms and showers well maintained, 25 cents for 5 minute shower. No cell service but wifi available at the office. Only thing we didn't like washere a lot of people walking dogs and let them "go" wherever.

  • M
    Sep. 7, 2020

    Cape Cod Campresort & Cabins

    Noisiest Campground

    I’ve been camping for over twenty years and this campground is by far the noisiest campground I have ever been to. If you are looking for any sort of peace and quiet this is NOT the place for you. The first night we were here it sounded like a massive stadium tailgate party. There was music, yelling, and voices coming from everywhere. It does die down as it gets closer to quiet hours but that’s at 11 pm and fires need to be out at midnight. So there is no sitting around the camp fire in the evening, listening to the crickets, they are drowned out by people noise. The second night wasn’t much better. The campground itself is well maintained and seems to really cater to large extended families and groups which is nice to see. There are a lot of sites here and they are very close together so there is little privacy. But the sites are paved for your camper, have nice fire pits and a picnic table. The hookups are good too. The staff is very friendly. They don’t seem to enforce many rules. A lot of unsupervised kids on bikes (we saw two different kids on different occasions who were lost),very little mask wearing, sites with way more people on them then there was suppose to be, lots of kids without helmets, constantly barking dogs. The place is definitely dog and kid friendly. It is near so many beaches and things to do and downtown Falmouth is really cute. It’s a good campground for a place to parking your camper and go off and do things, but if your looking for some privacy and quiet, this isn’t the place to go. We won’t be coming back here.

  • Bowen B.
    Sep. 20, 2021

    Indianhead Resort

    Good people, needs updating

    The staff here is friendly and helpful whenever you call.

    The property itself is in need of updating. The bathrooms work well enough, but they are in need of a significant amount of maintenance.

    The sites are kept clean and have water and electric (some may be by powercord). The tent sites do not offer much separation in the area I stayed.

    The sites do have plenty of room for a tent, vehicle and each have their own fire pit and picnic table.

    It does have the ability for people to do several recreational activities on site: walking trails, beach, volleyball, basket ball.

    I stayed a couple nights and had a good stay overall.

  • Anne M.
    Jul. 25, 2020

    Cape Cod Campresort & Cabins

    Good Campground, Great Location

    This campground was recently bought by Sun RV so there already some changes happening- the arcade room is closed and being remodeled and they now allow you to use your own boat (non motor) on the pond which is a definite improvement. Mini golf and the pools are nothing special. We have camped here every summer for 4 years in a “glamp” site which is large with fire pit. The staff has always been friendly and we even projected a movie 4th of July outdoors with no issue. That being said, we use this mostly as a location to do other things- Old Silver Beach is 10 minutes down the road as is the Shining Sea Bike path. Downtown Falmouth is 10 minutes away as well where you have great restaurants, shops and the ferry to the islands.

  • K
    May. 8, 2018

    Charge Pond Campground — Myles Standish State Forest

    Camping, biking and kayaking

    Over Memorial Day weekend, we camped at Myles Standish. We were in the Charged Pond area, in loop F. The campground doesn't have hook ups, but there is a dump station with water and water available around the loops. The lower part of the camp ground is set up in different loops. While this is a large campground, it didn't feel that large as the loop probably had 50 sites. Our site was wooded and pretty private for a state campground. We had plenty of room and the site had a fire pit and picnic table. Each loop has one bathhouse. Ours, unfortunately, did not have hot water. We were told if we wanted it, we could go to any of the other loops. The bathrooms had two showers and three stalls, two sinks. There were at least three outlets in the women's room which was convenient for a quick cell phone charge. 

    The check in process was a little challenging. We arrived later in the day and had hoped to get our pop up set up by dark, but the check in process took almost 30 mins between waiting in line and a VERY slow attendant. He was more worried about my out of state phone number than getting us checked in. He also kept trying to put us in a different section of the campground. I finally pulled up my reservation to show him that I was in the Charged Pond area. 

    Our daughters rate campgrounds by their bathrooms. I was pleasantly surprised that they received at least one cleaning during our time there. But regardless, the bathrooms weren't that clean. It wasn't the worst bathroom (thanks Yosemite for setting that standard), but it could have been a little more attended to. It scored a - "not so bad that we'd never come back" rating from the girls. 

    The bike trails through the part are great and we enjoyed them. Paved and mountain bike trails. The map they give you at check in isn't very good - hard to read and a little blurry. We picked up a nice printed, folded map at the visitor's center in town and it was much nicer and easier to read the trails. Take the map with you as the bike trails were a little confusing.

    We also enjoyed the various kettle ponds. We kayaked one morning and enjoyed watching the people catching good sized fish around us. The beach (at least at Charged Pond) had a nice sandy section and a bathhouse. 

    The town of Plymouth is about a 10 min. drive if you need anything. We never saw a camp store or even a place to get ice. But we didn't look that hard either. 

    I was surprised that it was fairly quite and not busier on a holiday weekend. We felt most people respected quiet hours and there were even empty sites in our loop. 

    We will definitely go back. It was a nice, quick getaway.

  • Stacy M.
    Aug. 7, 2018

    Cape Cod Campresort & Cabins

    Great 1st experience

    They have glamping sites, which include full hookup, fire pit with chairs, octagon shaped picnic table and stone patio for your rv front door. Pets welcomed, a ton of extra activities like row boat rental, kayak rental, mini golf for $3 all day, must bring a bicycle helmet if your riding bikes(state law), a small store, firewood for purchase, gated community, so you feel safe, 3 pools, laundry etc. We were impressed, only thing is main pool seems alittle run down and arcade area could look better than it does. Wish the had outdoor mo ie nights and crafts for kids


Guide to Scituate

Massachusetts coastal camping near Scituate offers a mix of forest, beach and island accommodations within 20 miles of town. Located 25 miles southeast of Boston, Scituate sites experience moderate temperatures ranging from 40-80°F during camping season with frequent coastal fog in early summer mornings. Sites at nearby state forests and recreation areas can accommodate everything from primitive tent camping to luxury glamping.

What to do

Explore historic military sites: Winter Island Park in Salem features remnants of Fort Pickering where visitors can learn about coastal defense history. "You can explore the old forts and visitors centers, earn a Junior Ranger badge from the National Park Service, fly a kite, or go for a swim or kayak. In mid-August we collected handfuls of blackberries as we explored Peddocks," shares one Boston Harbor Islands State Park Campground visitor.

Visit nearby Plymouth attractions: The historical sites of Plymouth are just 20 minutes from several campgrounds. "Easy access to Boston, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Plymouth, Newport, and many more attractions. I recommend having reservations if you want to stay at this campground, between Memorial Day and Labor Day," notes a camper from Boston/Cape Cod KOA.

Enjoy pond swimming and fishing: Many campgrounds feature freshwater swimming options. "Very nice beach on the pond, with lots of docks and rafts to swim out to. They also rent paddle boats," reports a visitor to Ellis-Haven Family Campground.

Biking forest trails: The pine forests around Scituate provide excellent biking opportunities. "The bike trails through the part are great and we enjoyed them. Paved and mountain bike trails," notes a Myles Standish State Forest visitor.

What campers like

Clean bathroom facilities: Many campers prioritize well-maintained facilities. "The bathrooms offer showers and are undergoing some renovations in 2020. No hookups, but there is a dump station," mentions a visitor to Shawme Crowell State Forest Campground.

Proximity to Boston: Campers appreciate sites that offer easy city access. "We spent two nights at this campground - the closest camping to Boston. The campground is right on the ocean with incredible harbor views. It was an easy bike ride to the Salem Ferry to get access into Boston for the day," shares one Winter Island Park reviewer.

Quiet weekday experiences: Several campgrounds become less crowded midweek. "But the Sunday, and Monday nights, the 7 closest spots to us were empty, it was like having the woods to ourselves," reports a camper from Myles Standish State Forest.

Glamping in unique structures: Luxury glamping in Scituate area includes yurts and safari tents. "If I'm ever back in the area I will stay here again! As we pulled around the office we saw all kinds of activities for kids. Bouncy 'pillow', pool, bounce pad, sluice, miniature golf, and a playground," notes a visitor to Boston/Cape Cod KOA.

What you should know

Ferry logistics require planning: Getting to island glamping sites takes coordination. "Getting there was a bit of a hassle. We live in Boston and took all of our gear on the T to the harbor by the aquarium. We then took the ferry to Georges Island. After that we waited and got on a much smaller island to Lovells," explains a Charge Pond Campground visitor.

Reservations essential for prime sites: The most popular locations book up quickly. "We stayed in loop b south, which is really not a loop but a dead end. Very quiet, and we were the only people in the loop for a couple of days. Sites are nice and level and large. Vegetation between sites for privacy."

Weather considerations: Coastal camping means preparing for fog and wind. "The campground is right on the ocean with incredible harbor views," notes a Winter Island Park camper.

Alcohol regulations: Some state parks prohibit alcohol. "When you are sitting by the campfire, sometimes, chilling with a beer or another adult beverage is nice. Not in Massachusetts State Parks. No alcohol allowed," warns a Charge Pond camper.

Tips for camping with families

Look for scheduled activities: Many private campgrounds offer organized fun. "Great place for families. Very nice beach on the pond, with lots of docks and rafts to swim out to. They also rent paddle boats," shares an Ellis-Haven visitor.

Consider playground access: Some campgrounds feature excellent play areas. "If you have young kids, they'll love the new playground area. That's really about the only attraction within the campground, though there are some hiking and biking trails."

Pet-friendly options: Many sites welcome dogs but have specific areas. "Nice and quiet, here for a 3 night stay. 4 star because there are signs posted No dogs allowed on the road to the beach or other areas in the campground, limits walking. There is a dog park, though," reports a visitor to Pinewood Lodge Campground.

Beach access considerations: Not all campgrounds have swimming areas. "I find them to be uninteresting. There is no swimming on site either. On the positive side, the campground is within driving distance of great fishing, biking and tourist areas."

Tips from RVers

Full hookup availability: RVers should check utility options. "Sites were level, staff was awesome. They do have a dog park and plenty of things to do. Didn't like that you have to pay for hot water though," mentions a Pinewood Lodge camper.

Premium glamping sites in Scituate area: High-end accommodations exist but book early. "The campground at Shawme Crowell is fairly large with a lot of sites to choose from as well as plenty for bigger groups. Most of the sites themselves are also on the larger size."

Noise considerations: Highway proximity affects some campgrounds. "Price is right and always very well maintained. It is also very close to Rt 6 so the traffic noise is almost constant especially Friday nights. Not recommended for light sleepers but very convenient."

Site spacing: Some locations have tightly packed sites. "Sites are a tight squeeze but the charm is unmistakable. The staff are fabulous! The welcome is unmatched. You are within walking distance of all downtown activities," reports a visitor from Coastal Acres Campground.

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