Pemi River Campground, near Thornton, New Hampshire, is a fantastic spot for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors along a beautiful river. With a mix of tent sites, RV spots, and even cabins, there's something for everyone, whether you're a seasoned camper or just starting out.

This campground is all about the water, with easy access for swimming, kayaking, and tubing. Visitors rave about lounging in the crystal-clear river, making it a perfect place to relax and unwind. The facilities are well-kept, with clean bathrooms and showers that make it easy to freshen up after a day of fun. One camper noted, “The bathrooms were very clean and well maintained,” which is always a plus.

For those who enjoy a bit of activity, there’s a playground, volleyball, and horseshoes to keep the fun going. The friendly staff is always around to help, and many campers have shared stories of their positive interactions. Plus, if you’re looking to explore, the campground is conveniently located near various hiking trails and scenic spots in the area.

While some sites are closer to the highway, many campers appreciate the wooded sites that offer a bit of privacy. As one happy visitor put it, “You will fall in love with the Pemi River here.” Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a longer stay, Pemi River Campground is a great choice for making lasting memories.

Pemi River Campground is on twenty-four unspoiled acres on the Pemigewasset River, perfect for swimming, fishing, boating (rentals available) or just plain relaxing by a campfire. Your homebase to sightsee and explore New Hampshire's White Mountains or Lakes Region, within one hour of all attractions, 10-20 minutes to most. Open mid-May through Columbus Day!

 Seasonal Sites are Available

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 Winter Seasonals Available - Located right on the snowmobile trail.

Pemi River Campground

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Update July 2020:

I finally stayed here and thoroughly enjoyed this campground. Once NH opened up to MA residents, I called and snagged a site that was available due to a cancellation. 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 was easy enough to carry my tube to the beach and float in the river, drifting above and below the river. The side closest to the beach is relatively shallow and slow; the far side under the bridge is deeper and kids were jumping off it. There was music playing at reasonable levels, picnics on the beach and on the sandbar downstream from the bridge. At night the seasonable sites light up like Christmas with strands through the trees, but it's not a blaring light. Many of the sites were unoccupied when i was there, likely because of the tropical rain that was forecast but didn't fully pan out. Bathrooms are cleaned, checked frequently throughout the day. 

My ongoing quest for a high quality riverfront campground that offers tubing continues, but I have found a great option here on the Pemi River. To think, I can't believe I waited this long to investigate the campground behind the sign I've passed on the highway for decades! They only had a last minute cancellation for a full service pull through, but it was more than i wanted to spend for the weekend. Even so, I stopped by and decided after looking around that this will be on my future list. I'll know to plan well in advance!

There are a variety of sites available, including tent sites without hookups, water/electric sites, to full hookups and pull-throughs. They even offer cabins if that's your preference. The riverfront water/electric site are beautiful, though those with the lower numbers are closer to I-93, which may be a consideration if road noise bothers you. The opposite end is near the beach. The seasonal sites are neat and clean. Bathrooms are spotless. If you stay for a week, you'll get the 7th night free.

Amenities include a terrific playground in a large, grassy area, plus volleyball and horseshoes. Wi-fi is available. There's a well-equipped store, firewood for sale, and canoe/kayak/tube rentals with a free shuttle included. They'll take you up the river and leave you to float or paddle back to the campground on your own time. If you bring your own boat, there's a reasonable $5 shuttle fee.

Beautiful campground with plenty of activities

Played horse shoes, jumped off the trussle on the last day &amp; swam more because we didn’t want to leave, tied our tubes to trees and lounged on the crystal clear river one of the days for the entirety of the day, slept like babies every night. Sites are a decent size &amp; the grounds are clean. Friendly staff. 
It is quite a drive for us, we will be going back next summer &amp; plan to stay a week :) You will fall in love with the Pemi River here ♥️

We fell in love 😍

Stayed here in early August during a heat-wave. River was too low for tubing but much appreciated for swimming. Site were large and easy to pull through. Great sites on the river but prefer the full hook-ups. Most the staff was pleasant and helpful. another camper even offered me a ride to my site when I was carrying my propane tank. If there was one con it was the overzealous Security guard. He had a screaming fit after he cut off my son in his golf-cart for driving too fast. How fast could he be going to get cut-off by a 10mph cart? Turned what should have been a simple warning to a major affair.

I'd come back

Stayed here in August 2022, a lot of seasonal campers which is great. One really rude lady speeds around in a campground in here golf cart asking for a light and yelling at people for driving “too fast” at 6MPH. On the bright side, the river is awesome to lounge in. The staff is friendly, the locations is nice, sites are wooded, but not hard to park. The location of the river front sites are amazing.

Would come back, but not what I expected 

Very easy to get too, directly off Rt 93 at exit 29. This is good and bad. The good is you can’t get lost. The bad is there are several, quite a few camp/rv sites. That are literally right next to highway 93, our RV site was. Make no mistake, the constant sound of highway traffic. For me it was hard to relax with the constant sound of traffic. We were in campsite F6. All the campsites on that side have highway noise. The campground is cute (sarcasm), because on their camp map and website. They don’t indicate highway 93 on their map. 

Otherwise nice campground, it’s on a river so there are added amenities like kayaking, paddle board, etc. The bathrooms were very clean and well maintained. 

I would definitely try this campground again. Making sure that our campsite was no where near the highway. 

Nice campground, a lot of amenities , our RV site horrible . 

The Campground the entire area the staff everything is wonderful I would definitely come back here again and tell all my friends

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