Top Glamping near Gilsum, NH

Gilsum is an ideal place for camping adventures of all kinds. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in. Experience some of the most stunning views that New Hampshire camping has to offer. Find the best campgrounds near Gilsum, plus reviews and photos from other campers like you.

Best Glamping Sites Near Gilsum, NH (33)

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238 Reviews of 33 Gilsum Campgrounds


  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Emerald Lake State Park
    Oct. 5, 2024

    Emerald Lake State Park

    A Lot of Camping Sites at this State Part

    There are a lot of camping sites for tents at this location. Quite a few lean-tos to rest . Restrooms with coin operated showers. Every site has a picnic table.

  • Lorrie W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Ashuelot River Campground
    Oct. 5, 2024

    Ashuelot River Campground

    Ashuelot campground

    Site 47 pull thru. Nice clean campground ! No neighbors left and right. Staff very nice. Very noisy tho in sites by the river due to Rte 10. We enjoyed the campground. Small and cozy. Nice size sites

  • Judy W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Bear Brook State Park
    Oct. 4, 2024

    Bear Brook State Park

    Bearbrook Pros and Cons

    Con: Signage is awful! 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. Bring all your own stuff. No electricity, so no lights. Our cabin had a steep path. Others did not.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Woodford State Park
    Aug. 19, 2024

    Woodford State Park

    3 night getaway

    Had a pleasant stay at Woodford State Park. Sites near T38 have a great elevated view of the reservoir. Also a nice loop trail for those looking to do a little bit of hiking.

  • Jeremy T.
    Camper-submitted photo from Circle 9 Ranch Campground
    Aug. 4, 2024

    Circle 9 Ranch Campground

    Dirty and uninviting

    This is one of the dirtiest camp grounds I’ve been to.  It smelled of septic gas and trash.  The bathrooms were disgusting, the pool and playground were a slimy mess.  Camp sites are small and buggy.  Open septic line everywhere.  Picnic tables were all rotten.  Not a pleasant stay at all.  This is a trailer park not a camp ground.

  • Tracy W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Autumn Hills Campground
    Jul. 31, 2024

    Autumn Hills Campground

    Enjoyable and memorable experience

    Autumn Hills Campground is AWESOME! It’s remotely located and the amenities and activities are amazing, something for everyone! The staff is so friendly and helpful and I can’t say enough how clean the bathrooms, laundry room and store are! The super nice owners, Adam& Jennifer are constantly making upgrades and changes and have really created a beautiful, family oriented campground! I recommend you take the virtual tour online so you can pick a sight that works for you and book it soon.

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Bear Brook State Park
    Jul. 22, 2024

    Bear Brook State Park

    Nice, Clean but crowded, and most sites are close together

    This was my first time staying at Bear Brook, it's an easy campground to get to, once you get to the west gate it's about a 4-mile drive to the campground, if you're coming from the east it's about 1.5 miles.

    The first impression was impressed by the size and how organized everything was. Check-in was easy, then driving to my site (#7) took a minute.

    That's when I realized the sites were 4' apart in the section I was staying in. Other sites on each end are further apart.

    The campground has a beach, a playground, a Ball field, and a store. The roads are all easy to drive on but narrow.

  • k
    Camper-submitted photo from Circle 9 Ranch Campground
    Jul. 9, 2024

    Circle 9 Ranch Campground

    Terrible

    So I had gotten a tent site for 4 days and Roxanne the old bag in the office does nothing but talk about everyone & everytime you put in for a reservation she says I can’t give you a tent site 🤔🤔 but yet I’ve been nothing polite and

  • Mal L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Keyser Pond Campground
    Jul. 4, 2024

    Keyser Pond Campground

    Fun time

    Me and my fiancé last minute booked a 4th of July trip last minute and had a wonderful time! Our site was all rocks and we were tenting but we made it work knowing we booked the trip last minute! Brought our dog and he had fun!

  • Rae-Ann W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Peppermint Park Camping Resort
    Jun. 24, 2024

    Peppermint Park Camping Resort

    Relaxing & family friendly

    We had a nice weekend at Peppermint Park. This was our 2nd visit with a camper (2022 & 2024) and stayed about 20 years ago in tents.

    It's family and dog friendly, has a pool, hot tub, newer playground with a sandbox, camp store with large lodge attached, horseshoe, volleyball and other outdoor game areas.  There were several activities planned for father's day weekend including a BBQ food truck, BINGO, corn hole, horseshoes, and kids crafts. There is also wifi, but the signal is not great. It did save me on data usage though so I appreciated it.

    There is a large number of seasonal's and everyone we interacted with was very friendly. My 11 year old granddaughter quickly made friends with some of the seasonal children. We attended BINGO, which was packed, and it was clear they are a friendly group. The grounds, pool, buildings and bathroom are all well maintained.

    Our site, 111, was a nice flat grassy site with water and 20amp electric. We were sunny in the morning and got nice shade starting late in the morning. We had season sites all around us with only a few of them occupied so it was pretty quiet in our section. Sites are a bit closer together than we prefer, but do have trees and brush in between.

    We were in between 2 bathroom buildings. One of them having only 1 shower, 1 toilet and sink in each side and the other had 1 shower, and 2 toilets on each side. I believe there is larger bathrooms with more showers in the lodge but we did not check them out.

    Our only negative is the wood for sale is on the greener side so it takes a bit to get it going. We had the same issue 2 years ago and ended up buying lighter fluid from the store then. We did not have any with us this trip and did not want to pay camp store prices so we used sticks from the area and some match light charcoal to get it going well.

    We did not venture outside of the campground this trip, but do know there are some nice ponds/lakes close by and hiking trails.

    Overall it's a nice friendly campground that we will continue to visit.

  • Beck P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Molly Stark State Park
    Jun. 16, 2024

    Molly Stark State Park

    Very nice clean and quiet campground

    I loved my stay here! I just stayed 1 night passing through, the drive to the campground was gorgeous. checking in was super easy. Finding my site and the bathroom was a breeze. THE BATHROOM was the best I’ve seen camping very clean and updated and honestly gorgeous. Everyone else there was super nice and quiet. Quiet hours start at 10 but it was silent after about 9 which was so amazing. I would definitely stay again!

  • C R.
    Camper-submitted photo from Woodford State Park
    May. 28, 2024

    Woodford State Park

    beautiful campground

    This is a very nice campground.

    We stayed in site 64 which is set back more than 2 car lengths from the road and is pretty well surrounded with trees so it feels very private and secluded. Could see one neighboring site slightly through the trees but that neighboring site was lower down so it still felt private. It was a good sized site. Not sure if we could hear any noise from route 9 or not. If we did, it was very faint and did not disturb us.

    Site 64 is across the road from a water spigot and the path to the bathrooms/showers. It was very convenient and we didn't feel like we were right by the bathrooms (no compromise to our site's privacy, no noise, etc). Our site wasn't waterfront but wasn't far from path down to reservoir.

    The bathrooms are BEAUTIFUL! the nicest I've seen yet. Very clean, well stocked with toilet paper and soap- convenient shelf and hooks for toiletries/towels.

    The showers are beautiful as well. There are 3 individual shower rooms that lock. Each one has a bench/chair and hooks to hang towels etc. There is also a small shelf in the actual shower for soap. 

    NEW for 2024: the showers do not accept quarters anymore. You need to buy tokens from the campground. It is 1 token for 5 minutes and it is 50 cents a token. The issue we encountered was that apparently people still try to put in quarters and this jams the machine. Therefore, when we put in our tokens, though we thought everything worked fine, in fact the machine did not register the tokens and we were left taking ice cold showers. When we told the office in the morning, they explained the issue and said that had we called them they could have fixed the shower. They are going to try to put some guard over the slot to prevent quarters from going in. Hopefully, this is implemented soon. They were very apologetic and gave us new tokens to replace the ones we had lost on cold showers.

    The office sells wood for $6 a bundle and you can get free kindling from their leftover cuttings/sweepings. They also sell ice and some "merch"/"swag".

    We really enjoyed our stay here.

  • Rae-Ann W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ashuelot River Campground
    May. 25, 2024

    Ashuelot River Campground

    Nice quiet weekend

    We took our new to us hybrid camper out for its inaugural trip.

    We chose to stay in the wooded loop of the campground and we were very happy with our site, #66. That section has about 12 sites, some big and some on the smaller side. Our site was easy to back into, even more so since no one was in the site across from us. Our site was very spacious, level and included a picnic table, fire ring, and nicely placed hookups for water and electric. We had easy access to trails that went along the river behind some of the sites with a few paths down to the river.

    Everyone we encountered was friendly and respectful. There are quiet hours from 10pm-8am that are enforced. We were grateful to not have to hear loud partying going on into the night. There was car noise from nearby Rt 10 on the other side of the river, but nothing you can do about that.

    We asked for assistance at the office with our first time using a pumping station at the end of the trip. We were given friendly helpful assistance and some great tips and advice for the future.

    This was a nice enjoyable first visit for us. We will definitely be adding it to our list of places to visit again, but likely later in the year when we can enjoy the river and activities a bit more. We did not explore the options for bike, kayak, and canoe rentals but would like to in the future.

  • K
    Camper-submitted photo from Oxbow Campground
    May. 21, 2024

    Oxbow Campground

    Will be returning!

    Had an excellent experience. The staff and owner were wicked accommodating. The fishing pond was perfect. I will be returning soon. I highly recommend this place if you have a family or simply need a place to clear your mind.

  • Rachel L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Quechee State Park
    Oct. 11, 2023

    Quechee State Park

    Best campground I’ve been to

    This will be my fourth time camping and this is by far the best one! For starters everyone is friendly. They have very clean bathrooms and showers (.50¢ per minute). Firewood and Ice for sale. Electric plug ins if needed (bathroom and beside of ice and firewood with benches) The tent sites are so spacious and clean. There’s a hiking trail beside of 37 and it’s steep going down and up but well worth it. It takes you out to the gorge and to the visitors center. I recommend eating at the snack bar! Their food is so good and the gift shop has so many options. MAKE SURE YOU RESERVE A TABLE at the public house because they don’t allow walk ins after a certain hour. If you’re looking for different places to eat, go to white river junction. Lots of options! Overall an amazing campground!!

  • Meghan B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Quechee State Park
    Oct. 10, 2023

    Quechee State Park

    Quechee State Park - October 2023

    Great campground with a decent amount of space between campsites. The bathrooms (which have coin-operated showers) were immaculate and seem to be somewhat newer than the other state parks.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Oxbow Campground
    Oct. 1, 2023

    Oxbow Campground

    Excellent Owners

    Tom was a gem of a guy! He was very helpful, accommodating, and kind. Because we are fully self-contained and need no hook-ups, he gave us a small discount on our night. We stayed right next to a cute pond on site 69. There was a family with several smaller children who were fishing g the pond. It was so cute to hear them squeal with glee when they caught a fish.

    Tom takes great care to keep the grounds and the bathrooms/showers very clean. It is obvious he takes pride in ownership.

    I would stay here again and for much longer next time.

  • Jennifer K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Emerald Lake State Park
    Sep. 13, 2023

    Emerald Lake State Park

    Beautiful park!

    Nice large spots available. Friendly employees. Beautiful lake with a nice trail. The road into the campground is super rough though.

  • Jessica D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Molly Stark State Park
    Aug. 21, 2023

    Molly Stark State Park

    Quiet, secluded & nestled in the woods

    We stayed here as a stopover on our way home to NJ from Maine. It's 5 min down the road from Wilmington, one of our favorite towns to visit. There are no hookups at any Vermont state parks (Molly Stark included). We stayed at site T16. It's a pull through RV site with a fire ring & picnic table. T16 is right next to bathrooms- unfortunately the map shows showers there too (there are not). We boondocked- there's a spot up top near the other bathrooms where you can fill your fresh water tank. We had a slight issue with our fresh tank overflow valve & the park worker was INCREDIBLE, helpful and so kind. I think his name was Jerry?. He came right over and even rigged up a fix for it in his workshop. We got him a 12pack as a thanks before we left :). Campground is quiet & nestled in the woods. We didn't see any bear, but it is an active bear area. Some tent sites have lean to structures as well. There's a large pavilion at the top of the campground for eating etc. If we stayed longer we would have definitely done the Mt Olga Fire-tower trail. This is no frills, primitive & refreshing camping. And yes- we would stay again!!

  • Gary G.
    Camper-submitted photo from Molly Stark State Park
    Jul. 24, 2023

    Molly Stark State Park

    Sweet!

    We absolutely loved our 3 night stay and found the staff to be friendly and supportive. Restrooms were well maintained, sites were fairly level and private, and the overall facility was great! 

    The nearby town of Wilmington is classy and there are a number of micro breweries within a short distance.

  • Chantrea P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Bear Brook State Park
    Jul. 8, 2023

    Bear Brook State Park

    First time camping since I was 16

    We had 3 nights at site 24, this site is close to the lake/beach area, hiking trail, bathroom/shower. It is very spacious and nice. I would book there again!

  • R
    Camper-submitted photo from Zoar Outdoor
    Jun. 25, 2023

    Zoar Outdoor

    Best Experience EVER

    This place is great. Everyone is so knowledgeable and helpful and kind. They really seem to care about what they do, and it shows. Highly recommend.

  • Jake B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Emerald Lake State Park
    Jun. 25, 2023

    Emerald Lake State Park

    beautiful location

    This park is wonderful for families with kids. -We have an infant and a preschooler. The site and facilities are clean. It was very helpful to have a lean-to during a very rainy weekend. The lake and beach is lovely, clean, and the water is warm and clear. We love how there was a concession stand, a park, and picnic areas. 

    Local area: Because of the amount of rain, we decided to explore Manchester and bought some gear at Mountain Goat -rain pants for our hike. We ate at the Road Runner which was fantastic. Our hike was about 10 minutes out from manchester at Lyle Falls. Highly recommend 2.5 miles up to a gorgeous waterfall. 

    Additionally, we stopped by Honeypie in Jamaica for burgers and shakes!

  • Scott K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Foolhardy Hill
    Jun. 21, 2023

    Foolhardy Hill

    Spotless, Well equiped, Friendly, Quiet

    Foolhardy Hill is the nicest facility that I have ever "Camped". I used quotes, because this is NOT a "roughing it" Campground. Katie and Biddy, the host/owners, are the nicest and most accommodating. This "off the grid" place is convenient, comfortable, spotless clean and I would HIGHLY recommend a stay. I would also recommend renting the entire facility for a family reunion, off site business meeting, fishing club meeting, or just a place to meet up with a bunch of old friends... The bathrooms are clean and the showers are HOT. The pavilion provides a meeting place for groups to maybe discuss the day's catch, the one that got away, or just to meet new friends. The pavilion also has everything you will need for grilling, flat top cooking and 2+ gas burners. 

    I was here for fishing. Foolhardy is located centrally for the best the Deerfield River has to offer. 

    Pets welcome, but leave the little ones at home (unless renting the entire facility). 

    If I have to leave just ONE negative comment; after the shower, the mirror above the sink was VERY fogged! (Did i mention, the showers are HOT!) :-D



Guide to Gilsum

Camping near Gilsum, New Hampshire, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are several campgrounds to explore.

What to do:

  • Hiking: There are numerous trails around the area. At Pawtuckaway State Park Campground, one reviewer mentioned, "So many lovely waterfront sites, clean facilities, camp store and beach are great." This park has trails leading to scenic views and a fire tower.
  • Kayaking: Many campgrounds, like Bear Brook State Park Campground, provide easy access to water activities. A visitor noted, "The campground has a beach, a playground, a ball field, and a store."
  • Exploring Historic Sites: If you're near Spacious Skies Minute Man, you can visit nearby towns with rich history. One camper shared, "Concord is only a 30-minute drive away with two full days of revolutionary historic sites."

What campers like:

  • Spacious Sites: Campers appreciate the large, private sites at Greenfield State Park Campground. One long-time visitor said, "If you like large sites in a wooded setting with many private ones, this is the place."
  • Clean Facilities: Many campgrounds, such as Mt. Greylock Campsite Park, are praised for their cleanliness. A reviewer mentioned, "The staff, Pat in particular, were warm and friendly."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like Jamaica State Park Campground are great for families. One parent noted, "The kids were able to safely ride bikes on the camp roads, sites were large and well spaced out."

What you should know:

  • Limited Cell Service: Many campgrounds, including Monadnock State Park Campground, have poor cell reception. One camper expressed frustration, saying, "I wish this were clearer on their website as we needed service to do some work."
  • Bugs: Be prepared for bugs, especially in the warmer months. A visitor at Monadnock State Park Campground warned, "The bugs… holy hell, the bugs."
  • No Hookups: Many campgrounds, like Woodford State Park Campground, do not offer electric hookups. A camper mentioned, "Be prepared for no hook-ups but there is a dump station for self-contained toilets."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose Campgrounds with Activities: Look for campgrounds that offer playgrounds and organized activities. At Jamaica State Park Campground, one reviewer said, "Amazing programming options from the ranger staff each day."
  • Pack for Water Fun: If you're near water, bring swim gear and water toys. A camper at Bear Brook State Park Campground enjoyed the beach area, stating, "This site is close to the lake/beach area."
  • Plan for Quiet Time: Some campgrounds can get noisy on weekends. A visitor at Greenfield State Park Campground noted, "Mid-week, the park was at maybe 20% capacity, and it was amazing."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure the campground can accommodate your RV size. A reviewer at Mt. Greylock Campsite Park mentioned, "The camp sites were well shaded and spacious."
  • Look for Amenities: Choose campgrounds with amenities like dump stations and clean bathrooms. One camper at Woodford State Park Campground praised the "beautiful bathrooms" and "clean, well-stocked" facilities.
  • Be Mindful of Noise: Some campgrounds can be noisy, especially on weekends. A visitor at Minute Man Campground shared, "The rec hall had no games in it like the website showed."

Camping near Gilsum, New Hampshire, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. Just be prepared for the unique quirks of each campground!

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