1 campground with availability this weekend
Several cabin options dot the White Mountain region near Benton, New Hampshire, with amenities varying widely between properties. Lost River Valley Campground provides cabins along a scenic brook while White Mountain National Forest Wildwood Campground offers more rustic cabin accommodations. Most cabins include standard electricity, beds, and basic furnishings, though heating systems range from wood stoves to electric heaters depending on the location. Bathroom facilities differ significantly, with some cabins featuring private bathrooms while others require guests to use communal facilities. According to one visitor, "The new owner is friendly. The location is beautiful. Limited cell service in the area. WiFi at the store only."
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Twin River Campground and Cottages remains open from May 15 to October 15, while others like Lincoln/Woodstock KOA and Littleton/Franconia Notch KOA Holiday operate from early May through mid-October. Most locations welcome pets in select cabin units with additional fees. A camper noted that the cabins at River Meadow Campground provide "excellent services" while being situated right on the Connecticut River with kayaks and canoes available for rent.
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Kitchen facilities vary significantly between properties - some cabins offer full kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves, while others provide only basic amenities like a small table and access to outdoor cooking areas. Several campgrounds maintain on-site stores with essential provisions, including Lost River Valley Campground, which a reviewer described as having a "camp store [that] is well supplied." Seasonal variations affect both cabin availability and on-site services, with reduced amenities during shoulder seasons.
"We had a river spot with water and electric. There was a fire ring and a picnic table as well."
"Some stays have been in a tent, some in a one-room cabin. No matter which we choose, it’s been clean and comfortable!"
from $62 - $209 / night
"Place was clean, staff was friendly, pool is amazing (looks like a theme park), store if you forgot anything. Plots were clean and roomy with trees and shaded.
Had an amazing rock fire-pit."
"We are tent campers and we love the private sites and sandy pad for our tent. My husband loves cooking in the stone campfire ring. The pool is our favorite place to be!"
from $49 - $129 / night
"Fees are now up to $20/night, still a bargain, but it comes with only the most basic amenities, i.e. vault toilets, running water at faucets, picnic tables and fire rings."
"We had quite the setup 2 tents , camping hammock, and a pop up tent to cover the picnic table. We were very cozy in this site with 4 people and our dog."
Campground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $24 / night
"Great little campground spots for both campers and tents right along the river
ample parking with great surrounding sights of New Hampshire as well as being next door to Clark’s trading post, a New Hampshire"
"The north section has tent sites tucked back in the shade along the river, a great option for hot summer days. The rest of the north section is open and grassy, well-suited to those with larger rigs."
"They are upgrading the picnic tables and bathrooms. The bathroom closest to the entrance even has outdoor showers."
"It is very close to Lincoln and North Woodstock where the shops and restaurants are located. There are cabins, tent sites and RV sites available."
from $38 - $42 / night
"It has RV sights and cabins they keep the campers busy with fun activities for kids and grown ups. This is what I would call a Glamping campground then a roughing it campground but it’s still amazing."
"My family loves this campground last 4th of July week we booked it for this 4th of July week and got out on the seasonal camping wait list. It’s right on the CT river and they have canoes to rent."
from $45 - $58 / night
"However, the dumping station is conveniently located, so if you have a small tank, daily trips are not a problem. There is plenty to do in the area - Littleton is a beautiful little town."
"If you are looking to be secluded it's not for you, however, it is centrally located to attractions in the white mountains and Franconia."
"Great place to unwind and if like us you are adventurous you can get on the trail system nearby and walk it, bike it and trail bike it as well."
"The cleanest, nicest shower room we’ve ever experienced. The staff is exceptionally welcoming and friendly. The mini golf is decent but gold panning in the Wild Ammonusuc is the tourist draw."
from $30 - $43 / night
"I’ve been visiting Ricker Pond for nearly 20 years (except for the years that I don’t book enough in advance and aren’t able to secure a spot for my desired length of stay)."
"A wide array of rustic cabins, lean-to shelters, and traditional tent campsites scattered throughout the park along the shores of Ricker Pond. "
from $19 - $110 / night
"Not only the ambiance (one of the rare locations to be just in front of this beautiful river) but also the location that is near all key hiking trails and attractions (ski resorts, breweries and restaurants"
"My family and I stayed in cabin 1 and had a direct view on top of the Pemi river. On site managers were very helpful. Will be back!"
Campground full this weekend
LegendThis is a great campground for families! Conveniently situated for skiing, climbing, hiking and leaf peeping. Amenities include; swimming pool, dog park, horseshoes, arcade, disc golf, basketball and more! They also have a propane fill station. As KOA’s go, you will pay for these amenities, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.
TravelerWe come to this campground every year to hike a few 4000+ mountains. Typically we come in the fall. There are several full hook up rv sites, some without sewer and several spots for RVs near the river. While the pizza shop (Celli's) is closed for renovations right now, we love their pizza and fries. The bathrooms are decent and there is hot water!
TravelerQuiet campground experience. Very cheerful staff member. Ice Cream shop is a bonus. We found a secluded spot without reservations. Monday evening. Some sites are tight for larger RVs but our Class B Camper Van fit fine.
GuideThis is one of our “go to” campgrounds when in NH. Super clean and good mountain biking.
TravelerPark 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.
TravelerLarge sites, clean pit toilets, in a beautiful, wooded campground adjacent to the Swift River.
Camp host, who’s been there for many years, keeps things clean, organized, and quiet.
Most sites can handle multiple big tents. Plenty of toilet houses and dumpsters available.
The great boulder loop trail is right there. It’s a very short walk to the trail head and it has gorgeous views of the swift river valley with much lower crowds than the major peaks in the whites.
Grab a drink and your chairs and take a short walk on one of the paths to the swift river and hang out a while.
GuideSeems clean and well-kept. Staff in the office are friendly and helpful.
ScoutWe showed up early (10:50 am) and asked to check in prior to the 12 pm check-in time. The owner was working and she told us we could not. I walked over and saw that our site was empty, so my wife asked the owner again if we could check in early as there was nobody there and we had two 16-mo babies who were ready to get out of the car. She then kicked us off the property. This was on a festival weekend with nowhere else to stay, and I told her that. The owner did not care and we had to drive 2 ours home.
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.**
Cabins near Benton, New Hampshire sit at the western edge of the White Mountains, with elevations ranging from 700 to 1,200 feet. The area straddles both the Connecticut River valley and mountain terrain, creating varied camping microclimates. Most cabin sites close between mid-October and mid-May due to heavy winter snowfall and freezing temperatures.
River activities: 6 miles from Benton, White Mountain National Forest Wildwood Campground provides access to several small brooks. "This past week we stayed here as a family on site #9... Sites are relatively spread out so they do offer some privacy and you don't feel too close to the neighbors," notes Marissa V.
Hiking connections: 2-10 mile trails link several cabin sites to larger trail networks. The Wildwood Campground offers strategic positioning for hikers. According to Jean C., it's "Just a few miles from the AT and about 10 miles west of North Woodstock, convenient for heading up to Mt Moosilauke or up the Kinsman Ridge."
Local attractions: Within 15 minutes of most cabins near Benton are Clark's Trading Post, Franconia Notch State Park, and Lost River Gorge. Country Bumpkins Campground offers convenience to these sites. Stacey writes, "Centrally located to Franconia Notch SP, Woodstock and Lincoln. They also have individual cabins for rent. This is a great little spot to enjoy all of the amazing outdoor activities in the area."
Private waterfront access: Cabin sites along rivers provide natural sound barriers between neighbors. At Lost River Valley Campground, Sarah S. mentions, "Beautiful campground! Every site is surrounded by trees, most near a creek too. Very friendly and clean facilities. Some sites are a bit cozy, but ask about sites together if camping in a group."
Woodland seclusion: Most cabins around Benton sit on shaded lots with natural buffers. Moose Hillock Camping Resort receives praise for this feature: "It is absolutely GORGEOUS up here. Stunning. The sites are private and wooded, the grounds are beautiful, the natural pond is a great morning excursion. It's one of the prettiest campgrounds I've ever seen," writes Jessica W.
Family-friendly amenities: Recreation options vary widely between cabin locations. Jennie C. highlights activities at Lost River Valley: "The last few years, they've added a light display near the entrance at night, which make that last trip to the bathroom before bedtime fun! This year the campground organized a bonfire and Celtic music concert with a band that has stayed there many times before!"
Service limitations: Cell coverage is minimal to non-existent at most cabin sites in the region. Dawn D. notes at Lost River Valley Campground: "Very nice, quiet campground. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. No cell service on the south side of campground."
Bathroom facilities: Amenities vary significantly between properties. River Meadow Campground provides modern facilities, while other locations like Wildwood Campground offer more rustic options. "There's potable water available and pit toilets. Sites are large and level, as they usually are in the White Mountain National Forest campgrounds. Some of them are better suited to tents than trailers/RVs," explains Jean C.
Seasonal considerations: Many cabin rentals operate on limited schedules. Lincoln/Woodstock KOA operates from May 1 to October 18, according to their listing. Jean C. notes about finding availability: "It can be hard to get reservations, particularly around popular events and holiday weekends."
Activity planning: Schedule strategically at Lincoln/Woodstock KOA. Michael K. explains, "Lots of family oriented activities. Fire truck ride, flashlight candy scavenger hunt, etc. Things appear to be clean and well maintained."
Playground access: Consider proximity to amenities when selecting cabin locations. At Country Bumpkins Campground and Cabins, Adam J. notes: "Great spacing on the sites. Everything you need to stay to yourself. Bath house was clean the water pressure was the best I've ever experienced. Very clean grounds and you can tell they take pride in their site."
Water safety: Check depth and conditions before allowing children in rivers or ponds. Jackie L. mentions at Lost River Valley: "Everyone was super nice & friendly! Fun events planned on the weekends... campsite on the river & has water & electric hook-up.... River very shallow."
Site selection: Request specific areas when making reservations. At Moose Hillock Camping Resort, Rick C. advises: "Large, clean sites. Plenty to do with the kids. They love the ship wreck pool! A bit tough on the noise rules. No internet connectivity!!"
Leveling challenges: Many cabins and RV sites around Benton require leveling equipment. Diana A. from Lincoln/Woodstock KOA explains: "The site was directly on the lake and clean. The folks working check-in were friendly and helpful. The lake is really nice for kayaking or swimming, and has some loons, but when we were there it carried lots of noise from other sites."
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