Best Campgrounds near Alstead, NH

Wilgus state park has amazing campsites, very friendly staff, and great access to the Connecticut River. This campground was beautiful and very quiet even though it was full. Campsites are all large and flat, lean to’s also have ample space for tents and the cabin sites are perfect. The only downside is there is 1 main bathroom so if you are at either end it can be a bit of a walk.

We loved walking the trail behind the campsites along the river to the beautiful vista views with a group with young kids, rented kayaks and fished from the boat launch. There is a great local pond for swimming that had dive docks, diving boards and lifeguards on duty that was less than 10 minutes away.

This campsite is very laid back and we had a great experience. The camping spots are spread out enough that you feel like you have privacy, even if you have neighbors. All spots come with a picnic table and fire pit. Campsite employees are all nice. We also have noticed that the bathrooms and shower area have all been clean.

When we went (July 2025) the water was closed due to Cyanobacteria Blooms, hence the 1 star deduction. We are grateful that they are honest about it, but it is disappointing to not be able to swim at the campers beach.

Overall it’s a clean, relaxing campsite and we will be back.

We love the VT state parks and try to camp there 3-4 times a summer. We unexpectedly had a free Saturday afternoon and night and 2 borrowed kayaks. This was our first visit to Woodford. Site 13 was the only one available. It’s on the corner of the first loop, but that wasn’t an issue to us at all! There were plenty of trees and brush and space so we didn’t feel we were in the road. We drove down to the second loop and parked on the side of the campground road and carried our kayaks down to the camper’s beach. Our dog loved getting a little swim! (No dogs allowed at the day use area). The reservoir is beautiful- plenty of space to spread out for paddling and swimming. We had no issues with noise from other campers. The bathroom in the first loop is fine (cold water sinks, hand soap, paper towels). Token operated showers that we didn’t use this time. We heard coyotes at night and loons in the morning. We’re going back later this summer for a longer stay.

I don't usually put much stock in reviews about other campers, as you never know who will be there, but as other reviews have mentioned there were a ton of happy noisy kids around, couple of unleashed dogs. It looks like there are 4-5 stunningly beautiful sites in each of the three loops and everything else is jammed in. We were at the end of the middle loop and could clearly see into four neighboring sites. Bathrooms were fine, nothing special but clean. Long waits in the morning- two shower stalls and lots of teenagers. The park has a nice grassy area on the water that's dog-friendly, and a separate little no-dog swimming and paddle boat area. Trails were pretty enough if basic, Park also provided a guide to nearby hiking. Overall a good stop near Bennington but I don't know that I'd make it a destination. This whole region appears to depend on MA and NY tourism, lots of expensive vehicles/campers and price inflation at surrounding stores. Firewood was 30% more per bundle than we're used to, though there were downed trees everywhere.

TENT CAMPSITE REVIEW All tent sites are in the way back of the campground. It is very weird... the office (which is only open until 5 PM????? Whaaaat????) Is across the street from where all the campsites are located. Almost all the roads winding through the layout are one way. The sites are very close together with not enough tree coverage between them. We could talk to all people around us at our site which thankfully everyone was super nice, but I'm sure if it were the opposite our experience would have been worse off. The lake is very pretty and we had a nice time out on the water in our raft. Showers and flush toilets nearest to the tent sites are brand new. Can only park one vehicle on site due to fire safety laws which means one of your cars is across the street in overflow, so not really convenient. Would consider coming again in the off season so that it isn't so crowded.