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Best Campgrounds near Goffstown, NH

747 Reviews

Campgrounds surrounding Goffstown, New Hampshire range from established state parks to family-oriented private facilities. Bear Brook State Park Campground, located approximately 20 miles east in Deerfield, offers tent sites, RV camping, cabins, and glamping options under towering pines. Friendly Beaver Campground in nearby New Boston provides similar accommodation types with waterfront access. The region includes several mixed-use campgrounds that accommodate various camping styles, with many featuring both wooded sites for tents and open areas suitable for larger RVs, trailers, and cabin rentals.

Access to many developed campgrounds varies seasonally, with most operating from May through October. "Most of the sites are wide open so getting satellite is possible. We were able to get plenty of antenna channels and had a strong Verizon phone signal," noted one visitor about cell coverage in the area. Site layouts and terrain differ significantly between campgrounds, with some featuring hilly terrain while others offer level sites better suited for RVs. Many facilities provide standard amenities including showers, flush toilets, and fire rings, though hookup availability varies by location. Campers should be prepared for variable New Hampshire weather conditions, with summer highs typically reaching the 80s and overnight lows sometimes dropping into the 50s even during peak season.

The camping experience near Goffstown combines woodland settings with water activities. Several campgrounds provide direct lake or pond access, making them popular destinations for fishing, kayaking, and canoeing. Based on reviews from The Dyrt, campers particularly appreciate the family-friendly atmosphere at many locations. "The campground is peaceful and quiet...centered around several indoor and outdoor gathering spaces such as basketball and outdoor sports," one reviewer mentioned. Hiking trails of varying difficulty levels can be found throughout the region, with some campgrounds offering direct trail access from their grounds. Sites in more established campgrounds tend to fill quickly during summer weekends and holidays, making advance reservations advisable. Many camping areas balance accessibility with natural settings, providing opportunities to observe wildlife while remaining relatively close to town amenities.

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Best Camping Sites Near Goffstown, New Hampshire (169)

    1. Bear Brook State Park Campground

    28 Reviews
    Candia, NH
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 485-9869

    $35 - $45 / night

    "Tucked away in what feels like the middle of nowhere New Hampshire is it's largest state park. Bear Brook is full of trails, ponds and a fairly large campground."

    "Site 91 is near the entrance, but large and set back from the camp road, so it offers some extra seclusion. It’s across the street from the playground."

    2. Friendly Beaver Campground

    13 Reviews
    New Boston, NH
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 487-5570

    $60 - $130 / night

    "The views outside our camper window is amazing. We’re surrounding be trees and it’s breathtaking when surrounded by freshly fallen snow."

    "I prefer trees, but this wont keep us away from trying out RV sites this year."

    3. Autumn Hills Campground

    9 Reviews
    Goffstown, NH
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 529-2425

    $45 - $60 / night

    "Lake access, inground pool, ball field, and lots of activities for the kids makes this a great place to relax with the family."

    "Campground is peaceful and quiet; the lake is within close proximity to most sites; I wouldn’t say it’s the best place for swimming but overall a great place to launch a kayak or canoe and paddle about"

    4. Greenfield State Park Campground

    21 Reviews
    Bennington, NH
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 547-3497

    $35 - $105 / night

    "Easy access to a bathroom (which was very clean). Quiet neighbors, everyone around us observed the quiet hours (10p-7a) and even during the day no one was super loud."

    "Nice views of the lake, swimming, wide open sites, not too over crowded! I'd definitely go back!"

    5. Pawtuckaway State Park Campground

    44 Reviews
    Raymond, NH
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 895-3031

    $35 - $140 / night

    "Driving around this past weekend I did notice that some of the sites had damp spots; site 71 was the worst with deep mud on the long approach."

    "My first time experiencing a park in the New Hampshire Park system. We went down with a group. Pawtuckaway State Park offers a variety of landscapes, with something to do and see for everyone."

    6. Cold Springs Camp Resort

    6 Reviews
    Weare, NH
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 529-2528

    $69 - $130 / night

    "Beautiful, extremely clean bathrooms, reasonably priced little cafe, big camp store, very friendly staff, 4 outdoor pools & pretty big campground that has a gated entry/exit that needs a key card pass"

    7. Calef Lake Camping Area

    7 Reviews
    Auburn, NH
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 483-8282

    $20 - $40 / night

    "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."

    "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."

    8. Spacious Skies Seven Maples

    11 Reviews
    Hancock, NH
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 525-3321

    $54 - $999 / night

    "The shower worked well and it was nice not to have to walk to the restrooms, though they were close by. Our stay was during the week so it wasn’t very crowded."

    "We loved being next to the large field and basketball court where we watched the kids play without having to worry where they disappeared to."

    9. Cold Springs Camp Resort Inc

    1 Review
    Weare, NH
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 529-2528

    10. Military Park New Boston Air Force Station New Boston Recreation Area

    1 Review
    New Boston, NH
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 471-2452
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747 Reviews of 169 Goffstown Campgrounds

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 6, 2025

    Beach Rose RV Park

    Nice park

    Owners were helpful on arrival, level concrete pad full hookups. Sites close together but quiet.

  • Utshob A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 2, 2025

    Bear Brook State Park Campground

    Convenient and fun

    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. Our campsite was only about a hundred feet away from the camp store but still felt private.

    Our campsite also had a fire pit and a picnic table which were great.

    The size of the sites varies quite a bit though as well as their isolation, some were out in the open.

    For cell service: ATT seems to have pretty decent coverage but not Verizon.

  • S
    Aug. 23, 2025

    Cold Springs Camp Resort

    All Around Exceptional

    This place is just great! They have clean, flat sites, easy to navigate and get our fifth wheel in. The facilities are spotless. There are numerous pools and hot tubs, activities and the people that work there are just the nicest! Our kids were never scolded for being loud and neither were the adults. We have booked our return trip already and can't wait to go back!

  • Rachael K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 17, 2025

    Lake Dennison Recreation Area Campground

    Really pretty and chill

    This campground is pretty and offers many private site options. We didn't use the bathrooms so can't speak on that. But overall it's a clean campground.

    There are two loops. The loop closer to the entrance has a lot of private sites. Although if you have one closer to the main road, it is quite noisy with road sounds. But many of the sites in the middle are more quiet. The sites by the lake are really pretty, but there's not much privacy. All of the sites are good size and the fire pits are placed well.

    The other loop farther away from the entrance has a lot more lakeside sites. But there's very little privacy. The sites with higher numbers by the lake are all on top of each other with little to no trees or shrubs between sites, and you can't really decipher where one site ends and the next begins. We would not stay on that loop if we visited again. Unless it was site 101 which seemed more private for that loop.

    Sites 1 through 5 on the first loop are pretty quiet and peaceful. We stayed at site 4 and we think that it was one of the best sites in the campground. We didn't have neighbors on either side of us. We only had neighbors across from us. The site was spacious , peaceful and pretty. There was a little trail from our site that went down to a marsh. That was absolutely beautiful.

    We will definitely stay here again.

  • gabe N.
    Aug. 16, 2025

    Lake Dennison Recreation Area Campground

    What a gem

    We camped here one night on a pit stop and it exceeded our expectations! We camped on the north shore; sites were big and offered immediate access to and view of the lake. However, there is limited privacy between sites so hope for good neighbors :) also cell service was fine with AT&T.

  • Cassie G.
    Aug. 12, 2025

    Winding River Campground

    Fun laid back place. This campground has a lot of potential. Some info on their website and Facebook isn’t accurate.

    I would like to share my experience this past weekend at Winding River in Exeter NH. My family of 3 Stayed at tent site 523 in the Oak area. We also had family at 553 and 554 and Cabin 2.

    About site 523: I clearly had one of the largest and most private tent sites. It was set back with a long driveway tucked between 522 and 524. It’s a very steep drop into the river making most sites a little nerve wracking with a little one. Online it said water available nearby. Most sites had a hookup but there wasn’t a one on my site. It looked like there may have been one to share on the road, but I didn’t end up needing to figure that out.

    Tent sites 522 and 524: Along with most of the tent sites these sites were very close to each other, much smaller and closer to the road. I wished my family members had gotten 552 and 553 as they blended together nicely if you are tenting in side by side spaces. The ground was very rocky making staking tents down difficult. They were right next to the bathroom which was convenient but loud. Ventilation in the bathroom was not good so the doors were propped open much of the time and loud hand dryers.

    Shower:

    • This is the smaller of the two bathrooms in the campground. There are 2 showers there. Each with a single insufficient curtain and no hooks on the wall or bench to place things down. Water was hot enough, pressure was ok if you set it to the high power massage-like setting.
    • The showers in other bathroom (near the town center area) had a door and two curtains. Some had hooks (some of which were broken). I almost tripped going in and out of these bathroom stalls because they are raised up but there is no marking on the ground to indicate that.

    Cabin 2: Ac worked well. There was a good sized bed downstairs, smaller beds in two lofts. I was surprised the couch didn’t pull out. Fridge and all dishes were nice and clean. All the cabins seem to have different back porch setups. This porch was smaller than C1. There was a propane grill that smelled rancid with sooo much caked on The burners. The location of the ceiling fan under the other lights in the ceiling gave them a flashing effect that really bothered me.

    Pros:

    • Lower price compared to other campgrounds (but I don’t feel like I got everything advertised on the website)
    • Two playgrounds, both were nice.
    • Water slide was fun
    • We arrived Thursday at the gate and were told how to get to our site, to set up and then come over to the office which was nice.

    Cons:

    • The river is very low and yucky so none of the boating or fishing advertised was possible. likely causing the massive amount of mosquitos.
    • The whole arcade building was was “out of order”
    • The laundry room had two washers (one was broken) and two dryers 2.50 each per load. Not sufficient for a campground this size (especially when people leave their clothes in the machine for 30 mins after they’re done!)
    • Camp store was poorly stocked (multiple empty coolers).
    • Ice $3 per SMALL bag.
    • Wood $10 per bundle and rules say you can’t bring from off-site. I saw people with huge metal bins of wood but was never offered that option when I payed for multiple bundles.
    • Camp store closes at 3 on Sunday and doesn’t open until 11 am during the week (which is also checkout). This made it a little confusing when I wanted to return the golf cart. They have a small area with icecream that is scooped and maybe a kitchen. I never saw it open but I think the sign said open morning to 12 and then again in the evening.
    • The pool was green and cloudy on day 3. I called the office and was told they had just shocked it and that was a result of the copper. I am not informed enough on pool safety so I opted out of swimming on the hottest day of our stay. My son was bummed.
    • Planned activities were only scheduled for Friday and Saturday, when online mentions “daily”. During adult kareoke there were plenty of kids and really poor wifi (wasting so much time between songs).

    And just to add:

    • Staff I encountered was friendly enough, but It would be nice if they wore shirts to identify themselves.
    • Golf cart was great, but cost more than the site per night.
    • Pedal go-carts were available for rent (I didn’t ask a price).
  • Rae Y.
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Saddleback Campground

    Uncomfortable feeling for my girls

    I made everyone stay in the trailer every night , we just didn’t feel comfortable with our girls being out after dark. There was def a lot of questionable rif raf that were definitely on something and it was obvious that there were a few girls there that were working.   Always men working on vehicles.  Family will not go back. Don’t want my daughter around that

  • Savanna B.
    Aug. 8, 2025

    Winding River Campground

    Place is nice, can get loud

    It's a nice campground with a pool and hottub. The store is a little overpriced. Most of the staff is okay but there are some that are a little rude. It can get loud at times but it's mostly chill

Guide to Goffstown

Camping near Goffstown, New Hampshire, offers a mix of beautiful landscapes and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventurous getaway, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

What to do

  • Hiking: Explore the scenic trails at Pawtuckaway State Park Campground. One camper mentioned, "So many lovely waterfront sites, clean facilities, camp store and beach are great."
  • Water Activities: Enjoy kayaking or swimming at Bear Brook State Park Campground. A visitor shared, "The campground has a beach, a playground, a ball field, and a store."
  • Wildlife Watching: Visit Quechee State Park Campground for a chance to see local wildlife. One camper noted, "The staff were always available and willing to help with ice, firewood, and quarters for showers!"

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 enjoy the well-maintained bathrooms and showers at Lorraine Park Campground. A reviewer mentioned, "The sanitary building is clean with good showers."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Families love the activities available at Jamaica State Park Campground. One parent said, "The kids were able to safely ride bikes on the camp roads, and there was a great playground."

What you should know

  • Limited Cell Service: Be prepared for spotty cell service at Monadnock State Park Campground. A visitor noted, "I wish this were clearer on their website as we needed service to do some work."
  • No Hookups: Most campgrounds, like White Lake State Park Campground, do not offer electric or water hookups. A camper mentioned, "No hookups in the campground, and sites are hit or miss with tree coverage."
  • Mosquitoes: Be ready for bugs, especially in the warmer months. One camper at Bear Brook State Park Campground warned, "There are more mosquitoes than we experienced further north."

Tips for camping with families

  • Plan for Activities: Choose campgrounds with amenities like playgrounds and swimming areas, such as Salisbury Beach State Reservation. A family shared, "The campground is very family-oriented, and the ocean is absolutely gorgeous."
  • Pack Bug Spray: With the presence of mosquitoes, especially at Greenfield State Park Campground, it's wise to bring bug spray. One camper advised, "Watch for ticks; they can be a problem."
  • Choose Off-Peak Times: If possible, visit during the week to avoid crowds. A visitor at Monadnock State Park Campground mentioned, "Mid-week, the park was at maybe 20% capacity, and it was amazing."

Tips from RVers

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure to check the size of the sites before booking, especially at Minute Man Campground. One RVer noted, "Some of the FHU sites are pretty tight, but overall the campground is nice."
  • Look for Amenities: Choose campgrounds that offer dump stations and clean facilities, like Quechee State Park Campground. A camper shared, "There are plenty of fresh water spigots and a spacious dump site if needed."
  • Be Prepared for Limited Services: Many campgrounds, including Bear Brook State Park Campground, do not have electric hookups. A visitor mentioned, "Electric Hookup: No; Sewer Hookup: No."

Camping near Goffstown, New Hampshire, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular campground near Goffstown, NH?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Goffstown, NH is Bear Brook State Park Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 28 reviews.

What parks are near Goffstown, NH?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 14 parks near Goffstown, NH that allow camping, notably Hopkinton-Everett Lake and Edward MacDowell Lake.

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