Top Tent Camping near Manchester, VT
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Best Tent Sites Near Manchester, VT (32)
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Hearthstone Point Campground
Diamond Point, New York16 Reviews40 Photos120 SavesHearthstone Campground rests at the end of picturesque Lake George just 2 miles north of the Village of Lake George; this has become a very popular vacation location in New York. Lake George region offers some of the most diverse recreation opportunities in NYS. A Junior Naturalist Program is also offered at Hearthstone, and the successful camper can earn a naturalist patch for their efforts.
- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
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Stratton Pond Shelter
Manchester Center, Vermont1 Review23 Photos11 Saves- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Toilets
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Little Rock Pond Group Camp & Shelters
Danby, Vermont1 Review6 Photos66 Saves- Fires
- Tents
- Group
- Dispersed
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
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Cherry Plain State Park Campground
Cherry Plain, New York6 Reviews11 Photos58 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
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Lake George Islands Long Island Group
Cleverdale, New York4 Reviews10 Photos27 Saves- Fires
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Cabins
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Zoar Outdoor
Charlemont, Massachusetts3 Reviews4 Photos13 Saves- Pets
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Cabins
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Maple Ridge Farm
Vernon, Vermont1 Review9 Photos8 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Trash
- Picnic Table
$25 - $30 / night
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Stoughton Pond Rec Area
Ascutney, Vermont2 Reviews7 Photos4 SavesOverview
Stoughton Pond Recreation Area is a day use area located to the north of North Springfield Lake. Stoughton Pond is located off State Route 106 on Stoughton Pond Road in Perkinsville, Vermont.
Recreation
Stoughton Pond Recreation Area offers plenty of activities for visitors of all ages. Many people enjoy canoeing, kayaking, boating and fishing. The state of Vermont Department of Fish and Game annually stock the pond with rainbow trout, and the pond also offers excellent bass fishing. A boat ramp is available, located off Plains Road. An interpretive trail winds along the side of the pond. Hikers are treated to views of wetlands and uplands, both with a wide diversity of natural habitats. A multi-use trail system is located at the main reservoir, North Springfield Lake.
Facilities
Stoughton Pond Recreation Area offers a group picnic shelter with tables and a large grill. Ten family picnic sites are also available on a first-come, first-served basis. Flush toilets, change house and drinking water are available on site. Amenities at this family-friendly park include a swimming area with a great beach, grassy areas for sun bathing and a boat ramp for small boats, canoes and kayaks. The park is staffed by uniformed park rangers who offer special programs on a variety of nature topics throughout the season.
Natural Features
Stoughton Pond is situated among rolling hills on the North Branch of the Black River. Open lawns cover the park, with hardwood and softwood trees offering areas of shade and wildlife habitat.
- Electric Hookups
- Tents
- Group
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
$65 / night
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Recent Tent Reviews In Manchester
682 Reviews of 32 Manchester Campgrounds
Forest Lake Campgrounds
People who run it are rude and of their word
Paid in full for a week in July, we stay here every year. Learned in May that I had cancer and would need surgery and weekly chemo until the end of September. Contacted Forest Lake Campground in May to cancel reservation, discussed options and was told we could carry our week over for later. Just received the all clear from my Dr today. Called to make reservations and was told they would not honor our already paid week. They said we would not get our money back either. Won’t stay here again as they are not people of their word.
Silver Lake State Park Campground
A forested dream.
In addition to the descriptions of this campground in other reviews, I add charm and utility of site design, and the friendliness and intelligence of the staff. Enjoy the serenity of the forest surrounding you, while you glimpse stars, and warm your innards beside a fire.
George D Aiken Wilderness Dispersed
Easy and Desolate
Great spot for quiet desolate camping. Several spots to choose from.
Tree Farm Campground
4 Day getaway
Nicely spaced sites, level and welcoming hosts. There are a few trails around the campground and it is close to Mt Ascutney which if you are feeling a bit lazy there is an auto rd that goes about 3/4 of the way up. 3 mi. Away Springfield as all the services you might need.
Somerset Airfield
Good stopover location
Only the first section of the campground was open due to flooding. As a result, there were puddles everywhere.
Campsites are listed as disbursed but there are only 7 trees to separate 9 camp sites. The campsites are all next to the road and have fire circles.
There is a single pit toilet at the end of the camping area. No garbage service, no water, no cell service. Basically a camp site where you can share a fire with the neighbors.
Lee's Park Campground
Event Campground
Despite only having 3 stars on dyrt, lees park is pretty cool to come to. Close to SPAC, lots of area to set up tents, dog friendly, campfire friendly, and there’s a lake minutes away. Some of the crowd seemed a little rowdy but overall nothing that was obnoxious. DONT GO IN THE WOODLINE you’ll get mobbed by mosquitoes.
Rogers Rock Campground
Worst Campground We Have Ever Been To
Absolute worst campground we have ever been to(and we do a TON of camping in state parks both in NY and out of state and private campgrounds as well). When we arrived our site was covered in trash and the picnic table was in the site next to ours with old propane tanks sitting on them. Beer bottle caps and cigarette ends were EVERYWHERE on our site, crushed cans and bottles scattered around, tons of garbage throughout the site(plastic spoons, cardboard pieces, plastic wrappers, a huge metal pipe, etc.) We spent the first half hour there cleaning up all the trash on our site and we didn't even get it all. All of the sites next to us had just as much trash in them as well and were never cleaned up the duration of our stay either. When walking around we noticed tons of other sites with garbage left in them too. I don't think any of the sites are checked after checkout and if they are they are definitely not cleaned up at all after check out. We stayed on the'other side of the road' and the bathrooms were absolutely disgusting and falling apart. They were never cleaned at all during our stay(although we seen workers sitting in the golf cart goofing around and talking several times instead of actually cleaning the bathrooms). The only thing the workers did was add toilet paper(and not even enough because there were several times we went and there was no toilet paper). We were there 5 nights and the trash can wasn't emptied once and none of the garbage or toilet paper on the floor was ever picked up. There was also poop smeared across the wall and door in the one stall and poop all over one of the other toilets that was like that our whole stay as well. Mirror was literally tapped together with black tape, there was only one faucet handle and locks on the stall were broken. We had to go across the street into the other side of the campground to shower and the showers were absolutely disgusting. Black mold covered the shower curtains, was all in the lights and on the lower and higher sections of walls and it smelled like mildew. It was gross and cannot possibly be safe. This is definitely a party campground and no quiet hours are enforced. People were up partying, drinking and blasting music literally all night. It's such a shame because the location of this campground is amazing and it has the potential to be a great campground but we will never go back. We have never been to any campground this dirty, unkempt and with workers who literally just don't care or do their jobs. Such a disappointment. Wish I had seen all the other bad reviews before going.
Woodford State Park Campground
3 night getaway
Had a pleasant stay at Woodford State Park. Sites near T38 have a great elevated view of the reservoir. Also a nice loop trail for those looking to do a little bit of hiking.
George D Aiken Wilderness Dispersed
Large sites
Large, well organized camping spots along the road. The spot I chose had a beautifully built fire pit. It was a little muddy from rain.
Northstar Campground
Just okay
The owners are very nice but the sites are super close together. We had neighbors that had a large party 4 ft from our camper for two days. The showers cost .50 and are luke warm, definitely not hot. Only 4 shower stalls (2 men 2 female) for the whole campground. The bathrooms weren't cleaned during the 2 days we were there. The country side is beautiful and Newport is a cute little town. We won't stay at the campground again.
Rogers Rock - DEC
It’s a party camp ground
Do you enjoy staying up until sunrise, underage drinking, staff that don’t give AF, and rules that don’t matter? Then this is the state park for you! I wanted to give the park a try even with all the bad reviews, because the location is awesome. Now I realize the views are not worth it if you’re sleep deprived. I thought since it was a not a holiday weekend it wouldn’t be that bad, I was wrong. If you still plan on coming, I’d avoid the first week in August. Some garbage family from New Jersey rents out a bunch of sites and gives their teenagers their own site, because they hate them too. All in all, it was not a good time. There are plenty of other parks around if you want to actually enjoy camping. This one isn’t it. 10/10 would not recommend 👎
Lake George Escape Campground
A Shell of Its Former Self
Highlights of the trip included a somewhat secluded site by the river, pavilion tater tots and the pool. This campground was once thriving with activities and events and a real sense of community. Now, it seems hollow and unkept. Bathrooms and Showers were filthy.
Michigan Brook Road Camping - Green Mtn Ntnl Forest
Michigan Brook
Road goes in pretty far. Some parts are muddy and very rough. Higher clearance would be advised!!!
Last light on Michigan Brook
The Last Light
Love this site! The very last spot on the right hand side. If you’ve reached the closed gate you’ve missed the site! Keep it clean!
Rogers Rock Campground
Beautiful sites of Lake George
This campground is the northwest side of the lake. There are not many amenities or services for the phones but that could be good if you want an off the grid type of camping. We were lucky enough to score a few days in one of the group sites. They had a bathroom with just a potty & sink. At the end of the site, they had water that was able to be used to clean dishes but not consume. The views out the camper were just amazing. The bathroom with the showers by the beaches were gross, and the amount of crap on the ground was super unacceptable, like people haven't cleaned it in weeks. The showers up closer to the sites were very nice and clean. They have a cool beach but make sure to bring water shoes because everything is gravel. I wish they had a playground for kids to play. We brought bikes but it was very hard to ride with the hills and gravel so we didn't use then often. We moored our boat directly out from out site and you could swim out to it. Great lake, super clean, beautiful breeze can't wait to go back.
Jamaica State Park Campground
Large level campsites
This campground was perfect for our group that had 5 small children. The kids were able to safely ride bikes on the camp roads, sites were large and well spaced out from each other, great playground and fun playing in the river. Amazing programming options from the ranger staff each day
Coolidge State Park Campground
Great Get-Away
Campground is small and clean. We only stayed 2 nights and felt like we saw and did all it had to offer. Nice hike up Slack Hill!
Coolidge State Park Campground
Beautiful, Clean, Quiet
We had a wonderful couple of nights here. I highly recommend the lean-to’s. The bathrooms were clean and the coin-operated showers were great. Each site was neatly maintained. Above all else, the staff here was phenomenal.
Getaway Mountain Campground
Awsome campground!
Great campground! Awsome staff and fellow campers. Amazing rates! Will be back for sure! Ty getaway campground!
Adventure Bound Camping Resort at Deer Run
Family oriented
Family oriented. The kids loved love water attractions. Our site was large and shaded. The draw back is where you need to park the camper is about 7 inches out of level. If we stay in the same site again we would come better prepared.
Mohawk Trail State Forest
Great little camp
We got a sit right on the river, so that adds to this. But this place is great, a river, hiking trails, no phone signal, what else could yoy ask for? Oh yeah clean bathrooms, and guess what, they have those too!
But honestly this place is great, the staff is the most friendly DCR staff I've met, the buildings are well kept, the sites a large! I'd gladly go back, and I am!
Moose Hillock Camping Resorts
Nothing special
The good: large, spacious, private sites that are all fairly level and all about the same size. Beautiful pool with 2 water slides, arcade, and cafe that wasn’t opened during the week but will be starting July 1. Clean facilities. Store was fairly well stocked with things you might’ve forgot to pack. Staff was nice.
The not so good: lots of rules and charges for every little thing, our walkie talkies picked up on staff conversations and we heard they wanted to charge a family a guest fee for a delivery driver if he was on site more than 15 minutes, Showers cost money at $0.25 per 4 minutes, no wifi at all and poor cell reception, pool is NOT heated as they state all over their website, trash is not picked up, no activities or anything to do other than swim. Far from downtown Lake George and no trolley service, charges for early arrival regardless of whether sites is available or not and you can’t sit in their parking arrival area and wait. I would not choose this campground again. It wasn’t horrible. There is so much more they could offer for their resort prices that they charge. Drove through Lake George RV resort on Rt. 149 and I think I’d choose that campground next time. Check out the boats you ride on Lake George! The Adirondack is dog friendly! Get the coupon at the arcade for $3 off the $25 cost. Frontier Town gift shop on Rt 9 with the big teepee out front had great selection of stuff for good prices. Northway Brewing was fun with good beer!
Brookwood RV Resort
Beautiful site
Pros: Full hookup (sewer, water, 50 AMP) Level, shaded site Wi-Fi Pool Cornhole Chess Connect 4 Playground Bath house Laundry Nice picnic table
Cons: Gravel site
Peppermint Park Camping Resort
Relaxing & family friendly
We had a nice weekend at Peppermint Park. This was our 2nd visit with a camper (2022 & 2024) and stayed about 20 years ago in tents.
It's family and dog friendly, has a pool, hot tub, newer playground with a sandbox, camp store with large lodge attached, horseshoe, volleyball and other outdoor game areas. There were several activities planned for father's day weekend including a BBQ food truck, BINGO, corn hole, horseshoes, and kids crafts. There is also wifi, but the signal is not great. It did save me on data usage though so I appreciated it.
There is a large number of seasonal's and everyone we interacted with was very friendly. My 11 year old granddaughter quickly made friends with some of the seasonal children. We attended BINGO, which was packed, and it was clear they are a friendly group. The grounds, pool, buildings and bathroom are all well maintained.
Our site, 111, was a nice flat grassy site with water and 20amp electric. We were sunny in the morning and got nice shade starting late in the morning. We had season sites all around us with only a few of them occupied so it was pretty quiet in our section. Sites are a bit closer together than we prefer, but do have trees and brush in between.
We were in between 2 bathroom buildings. One of them having only 1 shower, 1 toilet and sink in each side and the other had 1 shower, and 2 toilets on each side. I believe there is larger bathrooms with more showers in the lodge but we did not check them out.
Our only negative is the wood for sale is on the greener side so it takes a bit to get it going. We had the same issue 2 years ago and ended up buying lighter fluid from the store then. We did not have any with us this trip and did not want to pay camp store prices so we used sticks from the area and some match light charcoal to get it going well.
We did not venture outside of the campground this trip, but do know there are some nice ponds/lakes close by and hiking trails.
Overall it's a nice friendly campground that we will continue to visit.
Hearthstone Point Campground
Okay camp
Busy road going thru the camp (it’s split in half). You can hear the car noise almost always until late evening. Some sites looked not cared for. Brach is nice.
Camping On The Battenkill
What a gem!
Our first time in Vermont and we picked an awesome campground. This place has a great layout with lots of great sites to choose from.
There are several sites right on the river!
Clean bath houses. A big playground for kids. Even free WiFi if that is desired.
We will definitely be back!
Molly Stark State Park Campground
Very nice clean and quiet campground
I loved my stay here! I just stayed 1 night passing through, the drive to the campground was gorgeous. checking in was super easy. Finding my site and the bathroom was a breeze. THE BATHROOM was the best I’ve seen camping very clean and updated and honestly gorgeous. Everyone else there was super nice and quiet. Quiet hours start at 10 but it was silent after about 9 which was so amazing. I would definitely stay again!
Guide to Manchester
Camping near Manchester, Vermont, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a family-friendly adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.
What to do:
- Hiking: Explore the trails around the area. Campers at Quechee State Park Campground rave about the hiking trails, with one reviewer saying, "There’s a hiking trail beside of 37 and it’s steep going down and up but well worth it."
- Swimming: Many campgrounds have access to lakes or pools. At Lake George RV Park, visitors enjoy the multiple swimming pools, with one camper noting, "The human amenities of the camp store and cafe are great."
- Fishing: The rivers and lakes around Manchester are great for fishing. A camper at Camping On The Battenkill mentioned, "There are several sites right on the river!"
What campers like:
- Spacious sites: Campers appreciate the roomy campsites. One visitor at Woodford State Park Campground said, "Our site was good-sized and private, surrounded by trees."
- Clean facilities: Clean bathrooms and showers are a big plus. A reviewer at Greenfield State Park Campground noted, "Showers were free and nice and clean, and you can control the temperature."
- Friendly staff: Many campers mention the helpfulness of campground staff. At Mt. Greylock Campsite Park, one camper said, "Pat and Gordon are incredibly welcoming hosts."
What you should know:
- No hookups at some sites: Many campgrounds, like Jamaica State Park Campground, do not offer electric hookups. A camper mentioned, "Be prepared for no hook-ups but there is a dump station for self-contained toilets."
- Bugs can be a nuisance: Be ready for bugs, especially in warmer months. A camper at Monadnock State Park Campground warned, "The bugs… holy hell, the bugs."
- Limited cell service: Many campgrounds have spotty cell service. A visitor at Moose Hillock Camping Resorts noted, "Not very kid bike friendly... the hill was steep along with a loose gravel surface."
Tips for camping with families:
- Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds. At Lake George Escape Campground, one camper said, "There is a FULL schedule of themed activities for the kiddos, weekly."
- Safety: Choose campgrounds with safe roads for kids to ride bikes. A parent at Jamaica State Park Campground mentioned, "The kids were able to safely ride bikes on the camp roads."
- Activities: Check for ranger-led programs. A camper at Greenfield State Park Campground said, "Amazing programming options from the ranger staff each day."
Tips from RVers:
- Big rig friendly: Look for campgrounds that accommodate larger RVs. A reviewer at Moose Hillock Camping Resorts noted, "For a private campground the sites are large and well spaced out."
- Dump stations: Make sure the campground has a dump station. A camper at Woodford State Park Campground mentioned, "There is a spacious dump site if needed."
- Check for amenities: Look for campgrounds with amenities like laundry and showers. A visitor at Camping On The Battenkill said, "Bathrooms were well lit and clean."
Camping near Manchester, VT, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. Just remember to check the specific amenities and features of each campground to find the perfect spot for your adventure!
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