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Several campgrounds near Rochester, New Hampshire offer cabin accommodations with varying levels of amenities. Pawtuckaway State Park Campground features five basic cabins that sleep six people each and include electricity, fire rings, and picnic tables. Bear Brook State Park Campground provides rustic cabins situated on a remote lake, ideal for stargazing. Old Stage Campground in Dover and Ayers Lake Farm Campground and Cottages in Barrington both offer cabin rentals with more substantial amenities. "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," notes one visitor about Bear Brook's accommodations.
Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Salmon Falls/Lebanon KOA provides the standard KOA-style cabin experience with more amenities than state park options. Barrington Shores Campground and Lazy Frog Campground in Lebanon, Maine offer cabin rentals within a short drive of Rochester. Most cabins require advance reservations, especially during the peak summer season from May through September. Pet policies vary significantly—while many campgrounds allow pets at regular campsites, some restrict them from cabin areas. According to one camper, "The cabins are nicely situated for privacy. Rustic and no AC or bathrooms but clean and nice little porch."
Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Bear Brook's cabins have no electricity or running water, making them truly rustic experiences that require thorough packing preparation. Campground stores at locations like Pawtuckaway State Park and Old Stage Campground stock basic supplies, firewood, and some food items. Visitors staying at cabins near Barrington or Dover can access grocery stores within a short drive. Kitchen facilities vary widely—some cabins offer no cooking amenities beyond outdoor fire rings, while others may include small refrigerators or microwaves. Many campgrounds sell firewood on-site, with prices typically around $7-10 per bundle.
"The park includes a large family beach on the lake."
"Much of the lake is better suited to paddle craft rather than motor boats due to it's shallow nature and rocks. The an expansive beach as well, a camp store and boat rentals."
from $35 - $140 / night
Check Availability"Walking distance to rest rooms and showers. Great owners. 1st trip in a hurricane."
"Learning to get away from the bad campers."
from $43 - $47 / night
Check Availability"We were able to book last minute and got a great tenting site, next to a running river that was great to sleep to. Very buggy, but it's outside, what do you expect?"
"Very big campground with a nice water park for kids."
"Driveway is hard to see and difficult to get in and out of. Owners were responsive."
"Campground is superior in its warmth, cleanliness, dog friendly and access to points of interest."
"Family and pet friendly, stocked store including adult beverages, very fun for kids, stuff to do like laser tag, float in pond, occasional live music in the field, overall the campground is well maintained"
"Always clean, new store and food truck(smells delicious). 2 nice beaches on lake with boat ramp. Kayaks you can rent. Jump pad with 2 playgrounds and ball field for kids."
from $64 / night
Check Availability"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."
"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."
from $35 - $45 / night
Check Availability"Flat Rock Campground is hands down the best campground I've been to my life for family has a huge outdoor water slide for the kids as the bathrooms the pools gift shop it's basically the camping theme park"
"We love the small space. Its a great local campground with activities going on all the time. We love the fishing pond and its pet friendly!"
"Rustic but clean and well maintained. Great camp hosts and owners. Tons of activities and nature galore, especially mushrooms!"
"Ayers lake campground in New Hampshire is a well kept secret. Small and family owned and operated, this campground offers some of the greatest vistas of a small New Hampshire pond we have seen."
"On lake site. Great management and owner."
"Plenty to do here: from swimming to games and a playground. This place has a store and huge game room. Was here from May and staying through to Oct"
"My only complaint is that the pool doesn’t open until 10am and the store doesn’t open until 9. Other than that, my family had a great weekend at KOA Strafford!"
ScoutVery Clean. They mow something everyday. Asphalt roads. Easy access to every spot. Extra clean showers and restrooms. They have activities for all ages. But no dog park. Why not? They have plenty of room.
ScoutPark 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.
TravelerWhat a gem of a campground. The park staff are very helpful and friendly. The facilities: bathrooms, showers, dump station and trash receptacles are spotless. They offer nature oriented fun activities for all ages! And they even have playgrounds for the littles to play on. The sites are are mixed use, offering tent only, RV with electric, and group sites. They also have yurts that can rented, which come with a full size bed and bunk beds.
RangerLOVE this campground. Beautiful grounds with campsites nestled in a hemlock pine forest with lots of forest all around. So peaceful. Full hookup. Nearby Kennebunk and Kennebunk Port. No hiking trail on the grounds but many a short drive away. Pickleball and disc golf nearby. Only bummer was we wish we stayed longer. We would love to return for a week or more!
GuideBeautiful park! Real contact with nature, super safe... get ready to walk.
GuideThis is a nice campground with 90% permanent upscale sites. Don’t let that deter you, the nightly spots are concentrated have excellent natural surroundings. Decent size spaces and mostly level. Workers were nice and many things to do.
TravelerI recently spent 5 days here camping with my dog and my family and we enjoyed it immensely! The staff was all extremely kind, helpful, and they worked hard to keep the campground clean. The bathrooms especially wete always clean. Its nice to be able to be comfortably in the woods while also having other amenities within 15-20 minute driving to pick up things we forgot or a little adventure. The sites were huge and had plenty of space for all our stuff and were all extremely well maintained.
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.**
Rochester, New Hampshire sits at the edge of the Lakes Region with elevations ranging from 320 to 480 feet above sea level. The area experiences warm summers and cold winters, with most cabin rentals open from May through October. Camping conditions vary widely depending on elevation, with lakeside cabins providing cooler evenings even during July and August when temperatures typically reach the mid-80s during daytime.
Hiking and mountain views: Bear Brook State Park offers extensive trail systems for day hiking within its 10,000-acre preserve. "Located in a 10000 acre forest preserve, the campground is heavily forested and very secluded from civilization. The pond looked very inviting for summer time campers. I also liked the sites across from ours near the ball field," notes one camper at Bear Brook State Park Campground.
Kayaking and fishing: Many cabin locations provide direct water access for paddling and fishing. At Ayers Lake Farm Campground, visitors appreciate the peaceful setting. "Ayers lake campground in New Hampshire is a well kept secret. Small and family owned and operated, this campground offers some of the greatest vistas of a small New Hampshire pond we have seen," writes one reviewer about the Ayers Lake Farm Campground and Cottages.
Swimming beaches: Several campgrounds with cabin rentals include dedicated swimming areas. At Pawtuckaway State Park, "What a beautiful location! If you plan ahead and get a water front site it's amazing... Kayaking, swimming area and hiking were all 5 stars!" according to a visitor.
Waterfront cabin sites: Cabins with lake views rank consistently as favorites among guests. "The sites on the water book up quickly but they're perfect for fishing and boating. Also, the view!" shares a visitor at Pawtuckaway State Park Campground.
Clean facilities: Well-maintained cabins and bathhouses matter to visitors staying near Rochester. "Bathrooms are modern and spotless. Owners on site are wonderful. The pond is tranquil and our site was right on the pond," reports a camper at Beaver Dam Campground.
Camp stores: On-site supplies save trips to town. "The small store is well stocked. You can rent kayaks here. Lots of small people powered boats on the lake," notes a Pawtuckaway visitor. Most cabin-oriented campgrounds maintain basic supplies and firewood sales.
Reservation timing: Waterfront cabins book extremely quickly, often 6-9 months in advance, particularly for summer weekends. "We stayed here twice, once in September 2013 and then again in September 2018 and it is one of my favorites," comments a visitor about Bear Brook, indicating shoulder seasons offer better availability.
Variable electricity: Some cabins have full electrical service while others are minimalist. "We have a 50 amp unit but reduced down to 30 amp (30 was the only option). We always use a surge protector. Once the weekend campers arrived our surge protector kept tripping due to low voltage," explains a guest at Lazy Frog Campground.
Site differences: Cabin locations vary dramatically in privacy and amenities. "The cabins are nicely situated for privacy. Rustic and no AC or bathrooms but clean and nice little porch," notes one camper, while another mentions: "Sites are narrow but wooded. Bathrooms are modern and spotless."
Activity planning: Family-oriented campgrounds near Rochester offer structured recreation programs. "Fun themed weekends that both the kids and adults participate in! Nice pool area where the sun hits all day! Big field area for playing games! Big pond to catch & release frogs from!" shares a visitor at Lazy Frog Campground.
Playground access: Some cabin sites sit directly next to play areas. "I'd avoid site 93 because it is so close to the playground and the fire ring placement makes it seem like families enjoying the playground will be tempted to walk through your site. If you want to be close to the play area, site 90 or the ones on the loop behind it are better options," advises a camper at Bear Brook.
Swimming options: Water features rank highly for family enjoyment. At Old Stage Campground, one visitor simply states it's "Kid. Accommodating. Family friendly. Kid infested. Safe. Scenic. Perfect."
Site selection: RVers who also use cabins note important considerations for parking. "The sites were a little close and difficult to set up with more than one tent in our specific campsite," writes a visitor at Bear Brook, while another cautions "Started with really expensive sites, and we had 4 of them next to one another."
Utilities and hookups: RV travelers using cabins should check what facilities are available. "Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries," while at some locations "cabins are rustic and no AC or bathrooms but clean and nice little porch."
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