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Several campgrounds near Dover, New Hampshire offer cabin accommodations with varying amenities and comfort levels. Old Stage Campground in Dover provides cabin rentals with access to modern facilities including showers, toilets, and a seasonal swimming pool. Pawtuckaway State Park Campground in Nottingham, approximately 20 minutes from Dover, features rustic cabin options in a wooded setting. "The bathrooms are modern and spotless," noted one visitor about nearby Beaver Dam Campground, which offers waterfront cabin options with pond views. Most cabins include basic furnishings with electricity, though amenities vary significantly between locations.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Barrington Shores Campground offers cabin rentals with access to fishing and water recreation, while Wakeda Campground in Hampton Falls provides cabin options within a larger 397-site facility. Most cabins require advance reservations, especially during the peak summer season from May through September. Pet policies vary by location—Old Stage Campground and Lazy Frog Campground both permit pets in select cabins. One camper shared that Lazy Frog is "pet friendly" and features "a great local campground with activities going on all the time."
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Cooking facilities range from basic to fully equipped, with some cabins offering only outdoor fire pits while others provide indoor cooking options. On-site camp stores at locations like Beaver Dam Campground and Wakeda Campground stock essential supplies and firewood. Grocery stores and additional provisions are available in Dover and surrounding communities. Cabins typically include picnic tables for outdoor dining, and most campgrounds maintain trash collection services. Proximity to coastal areas makes these cabin rentals convenient for exploring both inland forests and nearby beaches.
"The park includes a large family beach on the lake."
"Much of the lake is better suited to paddle craft rather than motor boats due to it's shallow nature and rocks. The an expansive beach as well, a camp store and boat rentals."
from $35 - $140 / night
Check Availability"Walking distance to rest rooms and showers. Great owners. 1st trip in a hurricane."
"Learning to get away from the bad campers."
from $43 - $47 / night
Check Availability"We stayed in one of cabins and it served its purpose especially during a passing storm. It was nice to sit in the front porch and watch the storm."
"They offered electric, water, and sewer hook up, trading post that had camping goods and snacks, WiFi hotspot, pool table, and lounging area."
from $48 - $97 / night
Check Availability"Small quiet campground not too far from Dover, NH. Sites are narrow but wooded. Bathrooms are modern and spotless. Owners on site are wonderful."
"Driveway is hard to see and difficult to get in and out of. Owners were responsive."
"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."
"Hard to find park, office and cabins! Once there, Looong drive to both campground and Cabins. Pro: cabins are on a remote lake. Perfect for star gazing! Rustic but comfy (beds) cabins."
from $35 - $45 / night
Check Availability"We were able to book last minute and got a great tenting site, next to a running river that was great to sleep to. Very buggy, but it's outside, what do you expect?"
"Very big campground with a nice water park for kids."
"The sight was small and between the two driveways. All of the sights seem to have rocky ground, so I recommend a sleep pad and a footprint for your tent so you don't rip the bottom. "
"Our plan was to spend two nights for a rest from driving. The day spent here was to wander along the coast and bask in the sea air. So this was a pretty good campground for that purpose."
"Lots of things to do in surrounding towns and easy access to the river."
"We love the small space. Its a great local campground with activities going on all the time. We love the fishing pond and its pet friendly!"
"Rustic but clean and well maintained. Great camp hosts and owners. Tons of activities and nature galore, especially mushrooms!"
"There are cabins and rentals as well. Fire pits and charcoals grills at all wooded sites. Family friendly facility with a playground. Lounge closed for Covid, pool closed for season."
"Pet friendly also. You will love it here."
ScoutVery Clean. They mow something everyday. Asphalt roads. Easy access to every spot. Extra clean showers and restrooms. They have activities for all ages. But no dog park. Why not? They have plenty of room.
ScoutPark is nestled in the woods with a lot of activities outdoors. Walking trails for people and dogs. Great laundry, bathrooms, office/store, cafe. The roads into the sites are tight but they guide you. We have a 30’ trailer and 20’ truck, I wouldn’t bring a trailer longer than 35’ in unless you are really good in tight spaces. Site 110 is a great pull thru.
TravelerWhat a gem of a campground. The park staff are very helpful and friendly. The facilities: bathrooms, showers, dump station and trash receptacles are spotless. They offer nature oriented fun activities for all ages! And they even have playgrounds for the littles to play on. The sites are are mixed use, offering tent only, RV with electric, and group sites. They also have yurts that can rented, which come with a full size bed and bunk beds.
RangerLOVE this campground. Beautiful grounds with campsites nestled in a hemlock pine forest with lots of forest all around. So peaceful. Full hookup. Nearby Kennebunk and Kennebunk Port. No hiking trail on the grounds but many a short drive away. Pickleball and disc golf nearby. Only bummer was we wish we stayed longer. We would love to return for a week or more!
GuideBeautiful park! Real contact with nature, super safe... get ready to walk.
GuideThis is a nice campground with 90% permanent upscale sites. Don’t let that deter you, the nightly spots are concentrated have excellent natural surroundings. Decent size spaces and mostly level. Workers were nice and many things to do.
TravelerI recently spent 5 days here camping with my dog and my family and we enjoyed it immensely! The staff was all extremely kind, helpful, and they worked hard to keep the campground clean. The bathrooms especially wete always clean. Its nice to be able to be comfortably in the woods while also having other amenities within 15-20 minute driving to pick up things we forgot or a little adventure. The sites were huge and had plenty of space for all our stuff and were all extremely well maintained.
Scout⭐**Gunstock Campground: Apparently Your Reserved Site Is More of a Suggestion**
I don't believe I have**ever** left a negative Google review. I generally think that when something goes wrong, you contact the business, give them an opportunity to make it right, and most businesses are genuinely interested in doing exactly that.
Gunstock Campground has cured me of that quaint notion.
I reserved a full-hookup campsite for two nights. I was unable to make it there the first night, but arrived shortly after 7:00 a.m. the next morning. The camp store, where registration takes place, wasn't open yet, so I headed out for my planned hike— about six miles through the Belknaps, including summiting Rowe twice and Gunstock.
By the time I returned, I was utterly exhausted, starving, and actually feeling weak. My ambitions for the afternoon were modest:**eat something, take a shower, and collapse at the campsite I had paid for.**
The staff at the camp store greeted me warmly, checked me in, and sent me on my way.
I drove to my site. There was already a camper in it. Not merely*parked* there, mind you. They had apparently moved right in. They were hooked up to**my site's water and electric**, with water spraying from their ill-fitting hose connection and forming a rather impressive puddle underneath the camper.
I returned to the camp store to report that someone had apparently activated Gunstock's new**"Choose Any Site You Like"** camping plan. A staff member went down to speak with them and came back to tell me they were "packing up." Excellent! My mistake was assuming" packing up" meant**leaving**. It did not.
Apparently these campers had actually reserved a site**two rows away** that had**no water or electric**. Yet somehow, sometime after arriving the previous night, they had accidentally found themselves two rows over, in my clearly different site, connected to utilities their reservation didn't include.
We've all made mistakes. I've occasionally parked one space away from where I intended. I've never accidentally parked**two rows away, hooked myself up to someone else's electricity and water, and spent the night.**
But perhaps I lack imagination.
After they had now consumed about an hour of my afternoon— which, incidentally, is an hour I normally bill at attorney rates— I went back toward my site expecting to find it finally vacated.
And it was! Because Gunstock had moved these folks to another site**two spaces away from me**, apparently allowing them to pay for the upgrade they had already been test-driving. So the people who knowingly or unknowingly occupied my reserved full-hookup site, used the utilities, and delayed me from getting into the site I paid for were rewarded with...a nearby full-hookup site.
They never walked over to apologize. At that point, I no longer felt comfortable staying. It's difficult to relax at a campground when you've just discovered that site assignments appear to operate somewhat on the honor system— and that when someone helps themselves to your reserved site and utilities, management's solution is apparently to make sure *they* remain comfortably accommodated nearby. So I left. On my way home, I called Gunstock and asked for a refund. Surely, I thought, this would be the easy part. After all, I had paid for two nights, hadn't used the first, couldn't get into my site when I arrived for the second, waited while unauthorized occupants vacated it, and ultimately left because the entire experience had become so unpleasant.
Nope. Instead, the staff member **defended the other campers**. I was told they arrived late and "mistakenly" took my site. I was even told they supposedly **hadn't used the utilities**. This was particularly fascinating information for me to receive because **I PERSONALLY SAW THEM HOOKED UP TO THE WATER AND ELECTRIC.** I also took photographs. Including the enormous puddle underneath their camper from the leaking water connection. But apparently my eyewitness account and photographs were no match for the alternative version of events.
For my inconvenience, however, Gunstock did give me a coupon for a **free Bavarian pretzel**. So there is that.
I paid for a full-hookup campsite. Someone else occupied it and used the hookups. I lost roughly an hour waiting to access what I had reserved. The other campers were accommodated with an upgraded site nearby. I left because I no longer felt comfortable staying. And when I asked Gunstock to make the situation right, they refused to refund me and instead argued with me about things **I had personally witnessed and photographed**. The most disappointing part isn't that another camper took my site. Campers can behave badly. Businesses can't control everything their customers do. **What a business CAN control is how it responds when that happens. ** Gunstock had every opportunity to turn this into a mildly annoying story about a camping mix-up. Instead, they turned it into my first negative Google review.
But hey... **I do have that free pretzel coupon.**
ScoutWe just came back from a big family weekend there. We had 5 sites with 19 people(including children). This is by far the most rundown campground I've stayed! Only 1 bathroom facility was functioning. Of the 3 times I tried taking a shower, I only succeeded 1 time. The other 2 times(once at night and once the following morning at 6am) I only got drops coming out of the hot and cold faucets. I tried the only 2 stalls. Speaking of bathrooms...these have not been updated since the 60s-early 70s when I was camping with the same style bathroom facilities. The children's playground should be condemned!!! At least 25% of the wood is rotted. Some steps are missing from ladders. My granddaughter was swinging in the childs swing, the bottom unlatched and she fell through the bottom. If she wasn't monkey like in holding on she would have done a face plant to the ground. After looking at the swing, I found the plastic latch broken! 2 positives: the campsites are very nice! and the beach is great! Bottom line, these owners are not putting any money back into the campground and it's facilities. They are running it into the ground. I won't be coming back again!
Several cabin rental options exist within a 30-minute drive of Dover, New Hampshire, with properties like Old Stage Campground and Barrington Shores offering cabin accommodations. These cabins typically feature basic amenities including electricity, beds, and simple furniture, though specific furnishings vary by location. A guest at Beaver Dam Campground noted the facility is "superior in its warmth, cleanliness, dog friendly and access to points of interest." Most cabins provide heating for cooler seasons, while air conditioning availability is less common and should be confirmed when booking.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Properties like Lazy Frog Campground and Wakeda Campground offer cabin rentals that accommodate different group sizes. Most cabins require advance reservations, especially during peak summer months from May through September when availability becomes limited. Pet policies vary by property - Beaver Dam Campground and Old Stage Campground explicitly welcome pets in their cabins, while others may restrict animals or charge additional fees. One visitor remarked that Old Stage Campground is "family friendly, kid infested, safe, scenic, perfect."
Most cabin rentals provide beds with mattresses but require guests to bring their own linens, pillows, and towels. Kitchen facilities range from basic microwaves to full kitchenettes with refrigerators and stovetops, though cookware and utensils are not always included. On-site camp stores at locations like Beaver Dam Campground offer limited groceries and camping supplies. Nearby towns including Dover and Rochester provide full-service grocery stores and outdoor retailers for additional provisions. Bathroom facilities vary significantly - some cabins feature private bathrooms while others rely on centralized campground facilities with showers and toilets.
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