1 campground with availability this weekend
Several cabin campgrounds near Lincoln, New Hampshire offer accommodations with varying levels of amenities and comfort. Country Bumpkins Campground and Cabins provides cabin rentals directly in Lincoln, while Pemi Cabins NH LLC offers electricity and bathroom facilities in their units. Lost River Valley Campground features cabins with picnic tables and fire rings, allowing guests to enjoy outdoor meals and evening fires. Cabin interiors typically include basic furnishings such as beds, tables, and seating areas, though specific amenities differ between locations. "The cabins were clean and some even had bathrooms/kitchenettes. The sites were spacious and wooded," noted one visitor who stayed at Mountain Lake Camping Resort.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. The Lincoln/Woodstock KOA provides family-friendly cabin options with amenities like electricity and nearby shower facilities. Many cabins require minimum stays during peak summer season, with weekend minimums common from May through October. Pet policies vary significantly—Country Bumpkins and Lost River Valley allow pets in select cabins, while others maintain strict no-pet policies. One review mentioned that "the rental units were clean and some of the cabins even had bathrooms/kitchenettes," highlighting the range of comfort levels available. Most campgrounds with cabins operate seasonally, with closures during winter months, though a few remain open year-round.
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Basic kitchenette setups in upgraded cabins typically include small refrigerators, microwaves, and sometimes hotplates, but guests should confirm specific amenities when booking. Cooking equipment and utensils are not always provided, making it essential to pack these items or purchase them locally. White Mountain National Forest cabins feature more rustic accommodations with fewer amenities but greater seclusion. A small market at Lost River Valley Campground offers basic provisions, while Lincoln's grocery stores provide more extensive food options approximately 5-10 minutes from most cabin locations. Based on reviews from The Dyrt, "this is definitely one of those campgrounds that has something for everyone," with cabins representing a comfortable middle ground between tent camping and hotel accommodations.
"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
"A camp store has almost anything you could need. The owners could not be more friendly and helpful. There is a small pond in the center with ducks and fish. A huge playground for the kids."
"This is a great little campground on Rt 3 in Lincoln, convenient for exploring along the Kanc and Franconia Notch."
"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
"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
"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
"Bond cliff trail wooden platforms and a three sided cabin (fills up quickly) at 4360 ft. Getting to the sites is pretty strenuous, but totally worth it!"
"Bear box, food area, water source, cabin, Privy, and platforms."
from $15 / night
"This KOA is located in Woodstock, south of the Tripoli Rd exit."
"Lots of amenities, friendly staff and pet friendly too!! We would highly recommend this campground."
"Went camping here in a large group on the normal camp sites, had a couple booked next to each other. Worked out great, and the park has plenty of trails to explore for any level of fitness/expertise."
"It was rustic, small, a little cramped, but met all of our back country needs. It did cost us $20 a night. There were 7 dogs who barked all night and the sites were a few feet away from each other."
"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
"The sites are clean and well kept but are close in proximity of each other. None are private. This would be great for multiple families wanting to camp together."
"Picnic tables are large and the fire pits were clean. There are a few restrooms available with multiple stalls."
Campground full this weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $30 / night
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.**
Lincoln, New Hampshire cabin camping options situate visitors at the western edge of the White Mountain National Forest, with elevations ranging from 750 to 1,300 feet in town. The region experiences significant seasonal temperature variations, with summer highs typically reaching 75-85°F and winter lows often dropping below freezing. Most cabin campsites near Lincoln remain snow-covered from December through March, with select year-round options requiring advance booking.
Riverside relaxation: Several campgrounds offer sites directly on waterways for fishing or wading. At Country Bumpkins Campground and Cabins, sites along the Pemigewasset River provide natural cooling during summer months. As one camper notes, "Most of the sites are along the river which Makes it such a relaxing place to be! The staff are excellent and extremely nice and welcoming as well!" Riverside sites typically cost $5-10 more than standard sites.
Hiking nearby trails: White Mountain National Forest Wildwood Campground provides convenient access to multiple trailheads within 2-5 miles. "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," explains one visitor. The campground serves as an ideal base for day hikers seeking moderate to difficult trails.
Winter activities: While most cabin rentals close for winter, a few remain open year-round for those wanting to access nearby ski areas. Pemi Cabins NH LLC stays open through the snow season, with one visitor noting its "location that is near all key hiking trails and attractions (ski resorts, breweries and restaurants)." Winter cabin rates typically increase 15-25% compared to shoulder seasons.
Private, wooded sites: Many campers appreciate the natural setting at Moose Hillock Camping Resort, where cabins are separated by trees rather than packed together. "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," reports one visitor. Sites here typically book 3-6 months in advance for summer weekends.
River sounds: The natural white noise from flowing water enhances sleep quality at several locations. One guest at Lost River Valley Campground shared that "The best thing about this campground is definitely the location. Perfect place to explore the White Mountains. We stayed in a basic cabin. It was clean, but did smell very musty. It was still comfortable. The sites on the river look amazing." Many river-adjacent cabins have small porches or seating areas.
Family activities: Campgrounds frequently organize scheduled events, especially on summer weekends. A visitor to Moose Hillock mentioned "lots to do, family oriented, friendly staff, awesome pool with a pirate ship that has 2 slides, night swimming, entertainment on some nights." Activities typically run from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekends, with fewer programs during midweek periods.
Variable cabin conditions: Cabin quality differs significantly between locations and even within the same campground. At Campton Campground, "Sites vary dramatically in size, ground levelness etc. we lucked out. Site 44 was plenty large enough for our tent. A little gravely underneath but still comfortable." Request specific cabin numbers when making reservations, especially for longer stays.
Road noise: Several campgrounds sit near busy roads, affecting the wilderness experience. "The only sites that were available were the ones right next to the all hours busy road," reported one Campton Campground visitor. Others mentioned that "you can definitely hear the road from pretty much every site" though tree buffers help reduce sound at some locations. Request cabins farthest from roadways when possible.
Limited amenities: Many rustic cabins include only basic furniture. According to one White Mountain National Forest Wildwood Campground visitor, "There's potable water available and pit toilets. Sites are large and level, as they usually are in the White Mountain National Forest campgrounds." Many cabins require guests to bring bedding, cooking equipment, and all personal items.
Off-peak savings: Booking cabins during weekdays or shoulder seasons (early June, late August, September) can reduce rates by 20-30%. One visitor to Country Bumpkins Campground mentioned "There is a small arcade game room, WiFi at each site and an outdoor play area for kids," making it suitable for families even during less crowded periods.
Playground access: When selecting cabins with children, prioritize proximity to play areas. At Lincoln/Woodstock KOA, families appreciate that there are "Lots of amenities, friendly staff and pet friendly too!!" Another visitor noted the campground is "Great campground! Family friendly and dog friendly. Near a river to relax and lots of family games. Always upgrading the campground to look better."
Storage considerations: Pack efficiently as cabin storage space is typically limited. One Maple Haven camper observed that "We had a river site. It was huge! But tight getting our 30 ft camper in the site but after setting up camper and 2 10 men tents we still had so much room." Bring collapsible containers and multi-use items rather than bulky equipment.
Site selection strategy: Choose cabins based on surrounding amenities rather than just the structure itself. An experienced RVer at Country Bumpkins Campground advised: "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." Locations with full hookups typically charge $10-15 more per night than more basic sites.
Weather preparation: The White Mountains region experiences rapidly changing conditions, particularly in spring and fall. Pack layers and rain gear even during summer stays. At higher elevation sites, overnight temperatures can drop 20-30°F below daytime highs, requiring additional bedding or heating options in cabins without climate control.
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