Calef Lake Camping Area, near Auburn, New Hampshire, is a welcoming campground that caters to families and pet owners alike. With a mix of tent sites, RV spots, and cozy cabins, it’s a great place to unwind and enjoy the outdoors.

The campground boasts a lovely swimming pond and a playground, making it a hit with kids and adults. Visitors have mentioned the friendly staff and the variety of activities available, including fishing and even a dog pond for your furry friends. One camper noted, “The fishing was good there too,” highlighting the fun you can have right on site.

For those who enjoy a bit of peace and quiet, the sites are well-spaced, allowing for a more private camping experience. While some campers pointed out that the bathhouse was closed during their stay, the overall atmosphere remains friendly and accommodating. If you’re looking for a place to relax and connect with nature, Calef Lake is a great choice.

Calef Lake Campground is a family oriented campground focused on providing the best vacation memories we can for our guests.

We provide a clean safe environment to allow our guests to relax and enjoy the experience.

There are many ways for you to stay with us, Choose your rental type from our rental house or cabin that both sleep 6+ to our luxury Glamping tents to our large private campsites. All of our campsites offer 3 way hookups (WSE) for your convenience and our rural tent sites are private and secluded.

Come and visit our store, see the history of the campground, grab some bags of ice, wood, propane or an ice cream or look for something to do in the area. Our staff is here to help, just ask!

Take a walk to our sandy beach, bring your chair and look out over the lake. Go swimming and enjoy our clean water and sandy bottom. We also have a floating raft and trampoline to add more fun to the mix!

Try fishing at our two lakes. Both offer terrific fishing or use one of our boat rentals on Calef Lake to get to those hard to reach fishing holes - big fish await!

If a boat ride is in order, we offer boat rentals by the hour, go out and discover the lake! We offer canoe's, paddle boards, Kayaks, row boats and paddle boats for you to choose from.

We look forward to seeing you!

Calef Lake Camping Area

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Auburn

The Best Camping Near Auburn, New Hampshire

Small campground but we had fun here. Small lake to swim in and a small playground. They had a beach dance which was really fun. We met some really nice people. The staff were really nice, very courteous and helpful. Quiet hours were actually quiet! Which doesn't happen everywhere.

Small but quaint campground

Beautiful location in southern NH! Located Beside a lake, The water is great for swimming, and the playground is absolutely perfect for kids and adults alike. This is a yearly spot I take my family, and we’re never disappointed!

riverfront secluded areas

This campground is perfect for a quick escape from southern NH without going too far north! Located in Alton, this quiet family owned campground is a favorite among our group! Lake access 24/7 and secluded campsites, perfect for everyone!

Beautiful campground lake front spots

Pros: some big sites, family activities, playground, swimming pond that you can canoe in that looked fairly clean. Campsite was on a little creek. Friendly, helpful staff. Quiet nights, easy check-in. 
Cons: Bathhouse was closed so we had to use Porta potties. 
They originally booked us on a site so small, our tent wouldn’t even fit so we weren’t going to be able to have a fire because our tent was so close to it. Went to the desk and they switched us to a different site a couple sites down that was much larger. 
We will return for sure, my husband was on call &amp; had to leave quite a bit, I didn’t go explore the campground while he was at work but next summer we will. 

Pretty good campground

We had such a fun time and our dog loves it! The only bad part is we were very far from the bathrooms and tons of mosquitoes. We definitely will be coming back in the near future! 

Weekend Getaway 

Friendly campground, kids and adult paint the weekend we were there. Awesome that they have a dog pond and the fishing was good there too. Lots of seasonal sites. Easy to find. Flat sites. 

Friendly

Sites dispersed, one lane gravel road, 50 amp and 30 amp power available, large number of full time campers.

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