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The Plymouth, New Hampshire area features several established campgrounds situated along rivers and near natural attractions. Facilities like Baker River Campground and Plymouth Sands Camping Area offer a mix of tent sites, RV hookups, and cabin accommodations within short driving distance of the town center. Most campgrounds in this region accommodate various camping styles, with several properties providing full hookup sites for RVs alongside tent camping areas. The nearby White Mountain National Forest and Pemigewasset River valley create a scenic backdrop for outdoor recreation, with campgrounds strategically positioned to provide access to hiking trails and water activities.
Seasonal operation is common among developed campgrounds near Plymouth, with most facilities open from May through October. "The river is very clean and a nice spot to hang out in the sun and splash around (not very deep most of the year)," notes one visitor about Plymouth Sands Camping Area. Several campgrounds offer river access for swimming, fishing, and paddling, particularly along the Baker River and Pemigewasset waterways. Winter conditions typically close most camping facilities, though some areas remain accessible for snow sports enthusiasts. Advance reservations are strongly recommended during summer weekends and holiday periods, as riverfront sites fill quickly. Most campgrounds provide basic amenities including drinking water, restrooms, and fire rings, while hookup availability varies significantly between properties.
Campers consistently highlight riverside camping as a primary attraction in the Plymouth area. The sandy beaches along the Baker River receive particular praise, with multiple campgrounds offering direct water access for swimming and tubing. As described in feedback on The Dyrt, "My favorite activity was putting in a couple miles up river and floating back to camp over the course of a few hours, ultimate lazy river." Family-friendly campgrounds predominate in this region, with many Plymouth campgrounds offering playgrounds, organized activities, and spacious sites for an enjoyable outdoor stay. While some properties maintain a quiet, traditional camping atmosphere, others provide more resort-style amenities including swimming pools, camp stores, and recreation programs. The proximity to White Mountain attractions makes these campgrounds popular base camps for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts exploring the greater region, with most situated within 30 minutes of major trailheads and scenic areas.
"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!"
"Nice campground located in the valley of mountains. Wooded sites but close to your neighbors."
from $62 - $209 / night
Check Availability"This place was a great option for staying close to Rumney for climbing. They have a group campsite specifically for climbers, which was $10 a person when we stayed there."
"Some sites are more private than others but overall quiet, and in a beautiful spot right next to the river. It's in a great location being near the main roads but far enough away that it seems remote."
from $35 - $42 / night
Check Availability"Both times were very different experiences, but overall very positive. Just because there are a few, I will mention the cons first."
"Plenty of walking for dogs with a natural pool for them to swim in and the large pool with pirate ship is perfect for little kids with the beach entry. easy location to get to with a travel trailer too"
from $49 - $129 / night
Check Availability"They also have a nice game room for them kids or grown ups that struggle to leave technology behind."
from $44 - $135 / night
Check Availability"Dump station is located smartly away from most campsites, but on site. Cammy at the office was lovely and helpful."
"The beat part is the location to the river. It wraps around the campground making it a great place to go tubing. They also have 3 great fields for rent"
from $37 - $55 / night
Check Availability"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."
"Really great for access to Tripoli road, Waterville Valley. Bathrooms clean. Showers clean. Host was excellent and knowledgeable. Loved advising campers where to go, what trails to checkout."
from $30 / night
Check Availability"It’s especially nice if you grab a spot on the edge of the river. The river is very clean and a nice spot to hang out in the sun and splash around (not very deep most of the year)."
"The campground is in a convenient location near lots of hiking trails and attractions. The sites are decently spacious and have various configurations for utilities."
"Not all sites are overly spacious, some are in close proximity and there are many seasonal campers but the grounds are very well maintained and the bathrooms and showers are exceptionally clean (and free"
"Easy to get to off Rt. 93, in Ashland, quick ride to many area attractions like hiking, lakes, etc. Site 27 is very large, near a cute babbling brook."
from $42 - $49 / night
Check Availability"Free DVD and book lending library, so if you aren't enjoying the great outdoors or walking on their nature trails, you can just read or watch. Easy access to the lake or hiking trails in the area. "
"Sinks are located outside and there is a bIgger sink for washing dishes. We were on an electric/water site but they also have a few primitive sites. We loved it here and will definitely be back."
from $3500 - $4500 / night
Check Availability"Site 26 is a narrow site with water and electric that opened up by the river, though direct access to the water was only available through the neighboring campsite, which I tried once while it was unoccupied"
"It is quite a drive for us, we will be going back next summer & plan to stay a week :) You will fall in love with the Pemi River here ♥️"
from $40 - $73 / night
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TravelerNo toilet, no showers, no Wi-Fi, no electricity Love it I’ve been primitive camping since before I could walk and def glad this app exist
First use of the app and found the perfect spot away from my friends Airbnb and still close enough to go hangout with them. The site is the perfect size for a single or couple and it gives off the right kind of privacy
Thanks Dyrt
ScoutWent on a weekend and it was still very peaceful! Lots to do on such a beautiful back road. We stayed at two different sites each night we were there and both were equally beautiful and peaceful
ScoutWe spent several days here during the summer and had a really good experience. Some days we stayed busy swimming and exploring, while other days we barely left our campsite. That was probably what we enjoyed most.
ScoutReally enjoyed the setting at Crow’s Nest. There are lots of trees and having the Sugar River running alongside the campground gives the whole place a nice New Hampshire feel. We were mostly looking for somewhere to disconnect for a couple of days, cook outside, fish a little, and enjoy being away from home. Crow’s Nest was a great fit for that.
ScoutWhat we liked most about Crow’s Nest was being able to choose between doing absolutely nothing or heading out and exploring. One day we stayed around the campground, went swimming and relaxed by the river. The next day we got out and explored more of the Lake Sunapee area. It made a really good home base and it was always nice coming back to our campsite at the end of the day.
ScoutVery Disappointed With the Changes
Crown Point Campground used to be a wonderful place to camp. Unfortunately, since Happy Grounds purchased the campground, we have seen a significant decline in the overall experience.
I do want to make one thing very clear: the woman managing the campground is absolutely wonderful. She genuinely cares about the campers, is kind, helpful, and does her best to make people feel welcome. Our frustrations are not directed toward her. She deserves recognition for the effort she puts in, especially given the circumstances.
Unfortunately, there are serious concerns with the direction the campground has taken. There is no reliable Wi-Fi or cell service, which is especially concerning because there is no dependable way to call out in the event of an emergency. We have also seen a significant change in the atmosphere and clientele. Drugs have been found on the premises, including needles, which is extremely concerning for the safety of campers, especially families with children.
The campground has also become increasingly overcrowded. Tent sites have had upwards of 10 people on a single site, creating a very different camping experience from what many long-time campers originally signed up for.
Seasonal campers were told that there would be a gradual increase over two years to bring rates up to the new “going rate.” However, when the new contracts came out for next year, the price had increased by approximately $900. That is a substantial increase for a campground that, in our opinion, has continued to decline rather than improve.
What was perhaps most disappointing was how campers' concerns were handled. When people questioned the increase and expressed their frustrations, the response from the corporation was, and I quote:
“Get out and leave. I’ve heard enough complaints. Just leave if you don’t like it.”
That is an incredibly disappointing way to speak to people who have supported this campground for years.
It is heartbreaking to see what Crown Point Campground has become. There are good people here, and the campground itself has so much potential. Most importantly, the manager genuinely cares about the campers, and she deserves credit for that.
Our hope is that Happy Grounds will listen to the people who have invested years of their time and money here, address the safety and overcrowding concerns, and bring back the sense of community that once made Crown Point such a wonderful place to camp.
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.**
ScoutCrow’s Nest was a really convenient stop for us while traveling through New Hampshire. Getting our RV situated was easy and we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay.
TravelerIt was everything we were looking for, right on the river, quiet and clean, the section we stayed in was all tent camping so we weren’t sandwiched in between a bunch of RVs blocking the view. There was no lights, generators or loud music. Alcohol wasn’t permitted so that really cuts down on a lot of unnecessary nonsense. Pets are permitted and our dog loved it. It was very pleasant and relaxing. Can’t wait to go back.
Plymouth, New Hampshire camping options feature diverse terrain ranging from sandy riverbanks to wooded mountain sites. Elevation varies from approximately 500 feet in the river valleys to over 2,500 feet in nearby mountainous areas, creating significant temperature variations between campsites. July temperatures typically range from 60-85°F, with cooler nights in wooded camping areas and higher elevations requiring extra layers even in summer.
Tube the Baker River: At Branch Brook Campground, the Pemigewasset River provides excellent tubing opportunities. "I stayed here mid week in October 2020... The campground is directly at the Pemigewasset River with several access points and plenty of space for walking and stretching your legs," notes one visitor.
Climb at Rumney: Baker River Campground provides convenient access for rock climbers. "This place was a great option for staying close to Rumney for climbing. They have a group campsite specifically for climbers, which was $10 a person when we stayed there," shares a climber who visited the area.
Play in the pool: Swimming options include natural water and resort-style pools. "The pool is the main attraction and really great but gets very very busy. No one was controlling the slides so kids were going down in multiples and not making sure no one was at the bottom," notes a guest at Moose Hillock.
Private wooded sites: Moose Hillock Camping Resort receives praise for site layout. "I'll mention the privacy of sites again because it truly is worth mentioning... It's one of the prettiest campgrounds I've ever seen," comments one reviewer who appreciates the natural setting.
Easy river access: Pemi River Campground provides direct water access. "We fell in love... tied our tubes to trees and lounged on the crystal clear river one of the days for the entirety of the day," writes one camper about their experience floating in the river.
Clean facilities: Meredith Woods Four Season Camping maintains high standards year-round. "Snow ploughing happens regularly and reliably. Indoor pool and hot tub are amazing on a snowy frigid winter day... Squeaky clean - and that's not always easy especially in the winter when everyone drags snow, slush and mud into the bathroom," notes a winter visitor.
Road noise affects some sites: Many campgrounds have sites near highways. At Pemi River Campground, "Make no mistake, the constant sound of highway traffic. For me it was hard to relax with the constant sound of traffic... All the campsites on that side have highway noise."
Limited cell service: Connectivity varies dramatically between campgrounds. "No WiFi or cell service except by the pool which can be hard if you need to be contacted," reports a visitor to Moose Hillock. Another notes about Lost River Valley, "No cell service on the south side of campground."
Winter camping conditions: Winter camping requires preparation. "I DO NOT recommend this campground in the winter... They do a bad job plowing (my rig bottomed out twice on snow banks) and I fishtailed on the access road. They don't salt or sand anywhere on the premises," warns a winter visitor to Branch Brook Campground.
River depth considerations: Plymouth Sands Camping Area offers safer water play for children. "The river is very shallow rite next to a busy road (noisy) & too close together," notes a visitor to a different riverfront campground, highlighting how river depth varies across locations.
Look for playground access: Some campgrounds offer better play facilities than others. "The playground is across this busy road which I find very dangerous IMO," cautions a visitor regarding Lost River Valley Campground.
Consider educational options: Campton Campground provides access to hiking education. "Host was excellent and knowledgeable. Loved advising campers where to go, what trails to checkout," shares one visitor about getting local hiking knowledge.
Site selection matters: At Lost River Valley Campground, choose wisely. "We had site 41 & unfortunately we were unable to use the fire pit due to being so close to our 19 foot camper," notes one RVer about site limitations.
Winter hookups available: Year-round camping options exist. "We stayed for a winter weekend, they have a few transient sites that can accommodate RV's year round," shares a visitor to Meredith Woods Four Season Camping.
Leveling challenges: Prepare for uneven terrain at some campgrounds. "Lot was not level. Lot was roomy," notes a visitor to Clearwater Campground, highlighting the importance of leveling equipment for RVs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far are Plymouth, NH campgrounds from popular White Mountain attractions?
Plymouth serves as an ideal base for exploring White Mountain attractions. Big Rock Campground is just an 8-minute drive from Lincoln, offering easy access to popular attractions like Clark's Trading Post. Located on the Kancamagus Highway, it provides a convenient starting point for scenic drives. Lafayette Place Campground in Franconia Notch State Park puts you right in the heart of spectacular mountain scenery with immediate access to numerous hiking trails. Most Plymouth area campgrounds are within 30-45 minutes of major White Mountain attractions, making day trips easily manageable while returning to your campsite each evening.
What are the best campgrounds in Plymouth, NH for families?
Families camping near Plymouth will love Bear Brook State Park Campground, offering a family-friendly environment with play structures, a camp store, beach access, and even a baseball diamond. The park features numerous trails and ponds for exploration. Another excellent option is Plymouth Sands Camping Area, providing boat, drive-in, and walk-in access with water and toilet facilities. The campground's riverside location offers opportunities for swimming and fishing. Both campgrounds are well-situated for families wanting to explore the White Mountains while having amenities that keep children entertained.
What cabin accommodations are available at Plymouth, NH campgrounds?
For those seeking cabin accommodations near Plymouth, Country Bumpkins Campground and Cabins offers comfortable cabin options alongside riverside camping spots. Located near Clark's Trading Post, it combines convenience with scenic surroundings. For a more unique experience, Off Grid Black Cap Yurt provides a secluded retreat in a picturesque yurt setting, perfect for those wanting to disconnect from urban life while enjoying the comforts of a solid structure. Additionally, Ayers Lake Farm Campground and Cottages offers cottages with beautiful pond views in a small, family-owned setting.
Are there budget-friendly camping options available in Plymouth, NH?
The Plymouth area offers several affordable camping options. Sugarloaf 2 Campground provides clean, wooded sites with reasonable fees and easy registration. This public campground focuses on basics rather than luxury amenities, keeping costs low while still offering access to excellent hiking trails. Pastures Campground is another budget-friendly option with spacious lots featuring tables and fire rings. Their basic amenities include bathrooms, showers, and laundry facilities. Both locations provide affordable alternatives to pricier resort-style campgrounds while still placing you near Plymouth and White Mountain attractions.
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