Best Glamping near Cranston, RI

George Washington State Campground and Burlingame State Park Campground feature upscale cabin glamping options near Cranston, Rhode Island, both offering immersive woodland settings with modern comforts. The cabins at George Washington provide rustic luxury with lake views, while Burlingame's cabins offer pond-side locations. One guest shared, "Glamp Frogmore offers the privacy of camping while offering extras to make a truly unique getaway. The large tent has a couch, an extremely comfortable bed with bamboo linens, pillows, and comforter included." These accommodations blend outdoor experiences with premium amenities, including comfortable bedding, electricity, and private outdoor spaces with fire rings for evening relaxation.

The surrounding natural areas provide exceptional recreational opportunities for glamping guests, including hiking trails, fishing, and swimming. Burlingame State Park connects to miles of biking and walking paths through wildlife refuges, while George Washington State Campground offers excellent kayaking on Bowdish Lake. Both locations provide convenient access to nearby beaches along Rhode Island's coastline. According to a camper, "Optional extras include dinner in a cast iron pot delivered in the evening, coffee and breakfast delivered in the morning, a cooler stocked with ice and a sampling of local beer or seltzers, and homemade chocolate chip cookies upon arrival." Most glamping accommodations require reservations, with peak season running from mid-April through October when Rhode Island's weather is most favorable for luxury outdoor stays.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Cranston, Rhode Island (41)

    1. Normandy Farms Campground

    39 Reviews
    Foxborough, MA
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (866) 673-2767

    $50 - $200 / night

    "The staff was positive and helpful and that made a difference for me. I traditionally dry camp or go for semi hooked up on purpose, I just like the quieter camping."

    "This is more luxury than campground, but if that is your style then you will love this place. Four pools? Sauna? Spotless campsites (even charcoal is removed from fire pit rings between guests!)?"

    2. George Washington State Campground

    25 Reviews
    Pascoag, RI
    19 miles
    +1 (401) 568-6700

    $18 - $75 / night

    "So if you are confused about things like location, let’s knock that out first:

    This campground is located near 2185 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI 02814."

    "Tons of hiking trails. Picnic tables and fire pit at each site. The folks a few miles down the road by the rotary sell giant piles of wood for $10. They do not have an on site store or sell firewood."

    3. Burlingame State Park Campground

    50 Reviews
    Charlestown, RI
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (401) 322-8910

    $18 / night

    "I've never camped in Rhode Island, so I was curious to see what a state park campground had to offer."

    "Pros:

    Lovely location - it's in the middle of the woods, has a pond, has pond swimming. It's just minutes to the ocean by car. Hiking and biking for miles.

    Camp store - well stocked."

    4. Boston/Cape Cod KOA

    22 Reviews
    Middleboro, MA
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (508) 947-6435

    "Had a gas grill, table and chairs, a glider and fire pit."

    "Site 309 Pull thru with fire-pit , cement pad gas grill , chairs and table ,level site with grass for dog not all sandy Lots shade trees"

    5. Mystic KOA

    24 Reviews
    North Stonington, CT
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 599-5101

    "This campground is just 15-minutes from Mystic and about an hour’s drive to Newport, Rhode Island."

    "The only drawback is the proximity to Interstate 95. You can hear the highway very well at night, particularly in the safari field."

    6. Bowdish Lake Camping Area

    4 Reviews
    Pascoag, RI
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (401) 568-8890

    $40 - $200 / night

    "We’re at site Red 24 and it’s very secluded and flat. This site is right next to the state park that’s nearby, so it’s fairly quiet."

    "The site was very secluded and very large which was awesome! Kids had a blast! I didn’t use the restrooms or showers there so I’m not sure about that."

    7. West Thompson Lake Campground

    8 Reviews
    Grosvenor Dale, CT
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 923-3121

    $15 - $30 / night

    "The Staff and Rangers were polite and welcoming. We were able to see some boat races and played a round of disc golf on property."

    "The sites were not very secluded from each other, but there were not a lot of other campers when we went so it wasn’t a problem for us."

    8. Sun Ridge Resort

    1 Review
    Foster Center, CT
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 779-1512

    $25 - $125 / night

    "The Campers are very friendly and welcoming. This is a nudist Campground so you need to be nude around the pool and hot tub. Friday and Saturday night there are things going on in the Pavilion."

    9. Hide-A-Way Cove Campground

    2 Reviews
    Ballouville, CT
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 774-1128

    10. Strawberry Park

    13 Reviews
    Griswold, CT
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 886-1944

    $60 - $120 / night

    "It was a bit too cold outside but the pools and hot tubs looked nice. Splash pad was clean and used by kids. Lots of roads to bike on and walk dogs. Live band on Saturday night was nice."

    "staff is very helpful when needed keep food locked up too many skunks!!!"

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Glamping Reviews near Cranston, RI

415 Reviews of 41 Cranston Campgrounds


  • Rachel P.
    Jun. 12, 2022

    Mystic KOA

    Awesome Sunsets at the Mystic KOA

    Didn’t quite feel like camping, but it was still a lovely weekend away at the Mystic KOA. We decided to head down to check out the aquarium and stayed at a deluxe cabin. It was cute and clean and furnished with linens, cookware, utensils, kitchen essentials, keurig coffee maker/pods, and full-sized fridge. Only complaint was an odd, musty smell we couldn’t quite figure out.

    The grounds are large with vast amounts of space. Be forewarned that it’s right off of 95, and the sound definitely carries. Trees are sparse in areas, but the sunsets were a nice trade off. Amenities seemed nice from what we could tell - cool outdoor movie screen, pools and playground, though we certainly didn’t get to enjoy these things in February.

  • Amy B.
    Jun. 28, 2021

    Glamp Frogmore

    Glamping at it's Best

    Glamp Frogmore offers the privacy of camping while offering extras to make a truly unique getaway. The large tent has a couch, an extremely comfortable bed (bamboo linens, pillows, and comforter included), battery powered lanterns, a battery powered fan, and games. The private campsite has a site for an additional pop-up tent (which they will include for a fee), a fire pit (firewood included), a Coleman stove, all cooking utensils, pots and pans, and an outhouse. Take one of the trails and visit the small pond with Adirondack chairs and a horseshoe pit. The site also abuts miles of Audubon trails. Optional extras include dinner in a cast iron pot delivered in the evening, coffee and breakfast delivered in the morning, a pop-up tent, a dog bed, a cooler stocked with ice and a sampling of local beer, or seltzers, or lemonade, s'mores fixings, and homemade chocolate chip cookies upon arrival.

  • SANDIE B.
    May. 29, 2019

    Charlie Brown Campground

    Well run Campground

    WE come here every year with our group, RVing Women Northeast Network for our first rally of the season each year for a number of years,  The reason we come back is the way we are treated, because they have pavilions that have a campfires pit and the roof is made so it takes the smoke straight up out of the pavilion yet is protective of those under the roof from rain etc.  VERY enjoyable.  We all park around this Pavillon.  IT is well kept, kids are entertained by parents and fishing etc.  Parties are present but they have quiet hour and it seems to be obeyed.

  • S
    Jun. 2, 2019

    Sutton Falls Camping Area

    Georgous, private camping along pristine Aldrich Mill Pond

    We were delighted when we learned we had the little peninsula of site P1 all to ourselves. Stunning views across the large pond, and serving as a wonderful halfway rest/respite on the journey from NYC to Belfast, ME. We felt like we were on top of the world, discovering this perfect quiet nook and basking in nature’s splendor.

    I can only speak for the camping on this peninsula/land, but the rest of the sites looked cozy, family-friendly, and fun. Cabins and RV sites across the lake, along with beaches for swimming. Bathrooms located on P1 peninsula. Canoe rentals on-site. Lovely picnic dining area alongside covered bridge and waterfall. Completely picturesque and, mostly, totally peaceful!

  • Jean C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Mar. 1, 2020

    Burlingame State Park Campground

    Huge campground, not many level sites.

    I've never camped in Rhode Island, so I was curious to see what a state park campground had to offer. Rates are reasonable for state residents, but quite high if you are out-of-state, given the amenities. There are no hookups, but dump stations are available. Bathrooms have flush toilets and coin-operated showers. There's a small beach at the pond, a boat ramp, and proximity to wildlife refuges and the ocean. It's a HUGE campground, with 700 sites and 20 cabins. Canoes are available to rent.

    There's a nice playground, a camp store, and a naturalists cabin. Trails are available for hiking and biking. The beach is sandy and there's a small parking lot there, but I suspect most people walk to it. No alcohol allowed. 

    I didn't see more than a handful of level sites, with varying degrees of slope, but many are quite large. If you have an RV, plan to level; if you have a tent, be sure to bring good mattresses to protect you from the roots and rocks and orient your head to the uphill side. Most of the sites have some degree of visual separation from their neighbors, but there are places where it's hard to tell where one site ends and the next one starts. Site have fire rings and picnic tables, but if you plan to cook over the fire, bring your own grate or plan to use sticks and/or aluminum foil. 

    If you don't have a tent, consider reserving one of their rustic cabins. These offer two sets of bunks (no mattresses) and a small porch with a picnic table and fire ring outside. Some are located along the pond.

    3-4 bar cell phone coverage. No road traffic. East Beach is nearby, but parking fills early.

  • Linsey S.
    Sep. 13, 2021

    Mystic KOA

    Wasp Breeding Ground!

    Pros: Helpful staff, morning garbage pickup, excellent laundry facility, plenty of activities and amenities for children. Cons: Wasps!! Wasps everywhere!! We did our best to keep them at bay by lighting some sage but they were persistent. Not much privacy back in the tent/cabin areas, camp sites very close together and people have the ability to stare right into your site.

  • M
    Sep. 7, 2020

    Cape Cod Campresort & Cabins

    Noisiest Campground

    I’ve been camping for over twenty years and this campground is by far the noisiest campground I have ever been to. If you are looking for any sort of peace and quiet this is NOT the place for you. The first night we were here it sounded like a massive stadium tailgate party. There was music, yelling, and voices coming from everywhere. It does die down as it gets closer to quiet hours but that’s at 11 pm and fires need to be out at midnight. So there is no sitting around the camp fire in the evening, listening to the crickets, they are drowned out by people noise. The second night wasn’t much better. The campground itself is well maintained and seems to really cater to large extended families and groups which is nice to see. There are a lot of sites here and they are very close together so there is little privacy. But the sites are paved for your camper, have nice fire pits and a picnic table. The hookups are good too. The staff is very friendly. They don’t seem to enforce many rules. A lot of unsupervised kids on bikes (we saw two different kids on different occasions who were lost),very little mask wearing, sites with way more people on them then there was suppose to be, lots of kids without helmets, constantly barking dogs. The place is definitely dog and kid friendly. It is near so many beaches and things to do and downtown Falmouth is really cute. It’s a good campground for a place to parking your camper and go off and do things, but if your looking for some privacy and quiet, this isn’t the place to go. We won’t be coming back here.

  • Bowen B.
    Sep. 20, 2021

    Indianhead Resort

    Good people, needs updating

    The staff here is friendly and helpful whenever you call.

    The property itself is in need of updating. The bathrooms work well enough, but they are in need of a significant amount of maintenance.

    The sites are kept clean and have water and electric (some may be by powercord). The tent sites do not offer much separation in the area I stayed.

    The sites do have plenty of room for a tent, vehicle and each have their own fire pit and picnic table.

    It does have the ability for people to do several recreational activities on site: walking trails, beach, volleyball, basket ball.

    I stayed a couple nights and had a good stay overall.

  • Anne M.
    Jul. 25, 2020

    Cape Cod Campresort & Cabins

    Good Campground, Great Location

    This campground was recently bought by Sun RV so there already some changes happening- the arcade room is closed and being remodeled and they now allow you to use your own boat (non motor) on the pond which is a definite improvement. Mini golf and the pools are nothing special. We have camped here every summer for 4 years in a “glamp” site which is large with fire pit. The staff has always been friendly and we even projected a movie 4th of July outdoors with no issue. That being said, we use this mostly as a location to do other things- Old Silver Beach is 10 minutes down the road as is the Shining Sea Bike path. Downtown Falmouth is 10 minutes away as well where you have great restaurants, shops and the ferry to the islands.


Guide to Cranston

Camping options near Cranston, Rhode Island range from state-run parks to private resorts within a 45-minute drive. The area experiences humid summers with temperatures averaging 80°F and mild winters, making late spring through early fall the prime camping season. Several campgrounds in the region offer tent sites, RV hookups, and even yurt camping near Cranston for those seeking alternative accommodations.

What to do

Kayaking and fishing: At West Thompson Lake Campground, visitors can spend hours on the water. "Take a long paddle up the river and you'll be escorted by hundreds of bluebirds and cedar waxwings. Fishing here is all catch and release," notes Cynthia K., though swimming is prohibited.

Disc golf courses: George Washington State Campground offers trails and disc golf opportunities. Joey S. mentions, "Has great hiking trails going around some lakes. Clean showers," making it a good option for outdoor sports enthusiasts.

Seasonal events: The summer months bring special activities at many campgrounds. "We stayed here over the 4th of July this summer... My kids loved the train rides, movie night, flash light candy hunt, and arts and crafts," shares Amy G. about her experience at Boston/Cape Cod KOA.

What campers like

Peaceful wooded sites: Many campers appreciate the natural setting at Burlingame State Park Campground. "Nice for biking, cute little beach, dog friendly. Bring quarters for the showers," recommends Katelain T., highlighting the campground's amenities.

Clean facilities: Well-maintained bathrooms and showers matter to campers. "The park rangers and camp staff are super friendly and helpful, and the facilities are kept neat as a pin all the time," writes Cynthia K. about West Thompson Lake Campground.

Private camping spots: At Bowdish Lake Camping Area, campers enjoy secluded sites. "We're at site Red 24 and it's very secluded and flat. This site is right next to the state park that's nearby, so it's fairly quiet," reports Taylor B., noting the benefit of sites that offer privacy.

What you should know

Reservation requirements: Most campgrounds near Cranston require advance booking. "We planned a brief stop in the Boston area with the intent of seeing the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and Normandy Farms appealed to us for various reasons," explains Nancy W., describing the planning needed for Normandy Farms Campground.

Seasonal availability: Most campgrounds operate from May through October. "We stayed here during the Newport Folk Festival, which worked out for us, but was quite far away from Fort Adams (over 1 hour each way)," notes Michelle A. about Burlingame State Park, highlighting the importance of considering travel time to attractions.

Mosquito preparedness: Bug spray is essential for comfort. "The mosquitos at the site were nasty, so just bring your spray and be prepared," warns Molly G. about her experience at Burlingame State Park Campground.

Tips for camping with families

Look for kid-friendly amenities: Campgrounds with dedicated children's activities reduce planning stress. "Every outdoor activity you can imagine from baseball field to shuffleboard! Lots of pools and a lake to fish from. Lots of planned activities every single day," shares Alaina B. about Normandy Farms Campground.

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