Best Glamping near Townshend Lake

Woodford State Park and Molly Stark State Park house distinctive glamping accommodations within Vermont's lush mountain landscape near Townshend Lake. Woodford State Park offers unique yurt accommodations at the highest elevation campground in Vermont, providing a cooler retreat during summer heat. The glamping sites at both parks feature comfortable sleeping arrangements, picnic tables, and fire rings within private woodland settings. Caton Place Campground provides yurt options with electric hookups and modern amenities including showers and restrooms. Grateful Acres Vermont maintains five exclusive glamping sites overlooking a lake with spectacular sunset views. Each location maintains eco-friendly facilities with composting toilets or modern bathhouses. One guest shared, "We absolutely loved our stay and found the staff to be friendly and supportive. Restrooms were well maintained, sites were fairly level and private, and the overall facility was great!"

The hiking trail from Molly Stark State Park leads to the Mount Olga Fire Tower, offering panoramic views of the Green Mountains before connecting to nearby breweries and dining options. Woodford State Park centers activities around a 25-acre lake with kayak and canoe rentals for water-based exploration. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound with many visitors reporting lakeshore wildlife sightings, particularly at sunset. The glamping experience includes seasonal considerations, with most sites operating from Memorial Day through mid-October when fall foliage creates spectacular surroundings. Proximity to Wilmington and Brattleboro provides additional dining, shopping and cultural experiences within a short drive. According to a camper, "We've frequented this park for 5 years now and this year was our favorite! The grounds are pristine and in full bloom. This was refreshing to see as the years prior were much less cared for."

Best Glamping Sites Near Townshend Lake (33)

    1. Molly Stark State Park Campground

    15 Reviews
    Wilmington, VT
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 464-5460

    "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."

    "There are no hookups at any Vermont state parks (Molly Stark included). We stayed at site T16. It's a pull through RV site with a fire ring & picnic table."

    2. Woodford State Park Campground

    23 Reviews
    Bennington, VT
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 447-7169

    "Quiet, great fire pits, clean bathrooms, firewood and starter for sale plus access to day use area. The lake next to the campground is beautiful and has plenty of picnic tables and grills for use."

    "Woodford State Park is situated between Wilmington and Bennington VT in the southern part of the Green Mountain National Forest."

    3. Emerald Lake State Park Campground

    19 Reviews
    Danby, VT
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 362-1655

    "The camp sites are quite a bit of a walk up the hill from the lake where there is swimming, kayaking, paddle boating and picnicking."

    "Hiking trails are steep, so prepare for a good workout."

    4. Ashuelot River Campground

    18 Reviews
    West Swanzey, NH
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 357-5777

    $47 - $70 / night

    "Sites located along the river are wooded, field sites are very open great for seeing the stars at night. Sites have fire rings with excellent airflow for good burning with low smoke."

    "Our site was very spacious, level and included a picnic table, fire ring, and nicely placed hookups for water and electric."

    5. Caton Place Campground

    7 Reviews
    Cavendish, VT
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 226-7767

    "Easy to drive into the campground and into the site. We had no issues at all. Hosts were very friendly and helpful. Campground was very clean and well manicured."

    "Bath House is currently being updated. It is very clean."

    6. Grateful Acres Vermont

    1 Review
    West Dover, VT
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 686-1796

    $35 - $110 / night

    "Over looks a lake that has amazing sunsets and wildlife!"

    7. NV Farms Outfitters and Cabins

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    Townshend Lake, VT
    0 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 289-1618

    $125 - $500 / night

    8. Quechee State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Quechee, VT
    43 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 295-2990

    $38 / night

    "Clean and quiet, good for kids and pets are welcome. There are 2 bathrooms with coin operated showers. There are sites for campers, tents, and a handful of lean tos."

    "Road noise isn't super loud, but it's constant. Might be the nicest bathrooms I've seen in decades of camping.
    The weird thing is that there just isn't much here."

    9. Country Aire Campgrounds

    6 Reviews
    Shelburne Falls, MA
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 625-2996

    "The campground is well-maintained the staff is friendly. So it will back from the road with a little brook running through it"

    "We only live about 20 minutes away from this campground, we had a nice shady spot. The owners of this campground very friendly courteous and Knowledgeable of the local area."

    10. Savoy Mountain State Forest Campground

    8 Reviews
    Florida, MA
    33 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 663-8469

    $17 - $60 / night

    "We loved this quiet, small campground near Mass Moca and Mt Greylock. It was very well maintained, and the staff were friendly."

    "Many of the sites (most of the ones on the periphery of the campground) are wooded and somewhat secluded, with 1-3 being the most secluded (but subject to road noise from the occasional car coming to the"

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Glamping Reviews near Townshend Lake

222 Reviews of 33 Townshend Lake Campgrounds


  • Sara D.
    Sep. 9, 2020

    Oxbow Campground

    Great campground!

    Wonderful sites that are spacious! Clean, WiFi available, a pond for swimming, playground, free paddle boats :), a recreational hall with a pool table & video games, laundromat. They have lots of fun family activities! We stayed with our parents in their camper for a couple nights and had such a positive experience there! They have 3 separate ponds-one for fishing, one for boating & the larger one is for swimming. Plenty of bathrooms throughout campground and sites are not expensive to reserve. Clean & up-to-date bathrooms with hot showers. Family-oriented with friendly staff. We will be returning, for sure!

  • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jan. 1, 2022

    Quechee-Pine Valley KOA

    Typical KOA

    This KOA is what you expect from a KOA– lots of amenities, sites of all sizes and levels of cost, tons of activities, and in a vacation destination area. We spent five nights at the campground and found lots to do in the area and that we had an enjoyable and pleasant stay. 

    The park is a large park that is terraced since it is in a pretty hilly area. There is the range of sites from pull-thrus, pull-ins and back-in sites and can accommodate RVs of any size. Some sites are full hookup while others are not and that is reflected in the cost. We paid $57/nigh for our full hookup site which is pretty costly especially since we did not use any of the amenities. Most sites are gravel with gravel patios but there are deluxe sites with paved patios, patio furniture, umbrella, and gas bbq grill. There are also camping cabins, some of which have kitchenettes and bathrooms that sleep six people. 

    Our site, was located in the back of the park in a quieter section because it was away from most of the activities and park entrance. The site was a pull-in which was kind of nice because the view out of our front windshield was of a wooded area. Our fire pit was in the front of our site so there was a nice amount of privacy when we sat outside by a campfire and didn’t feel like we were on the side of the road. Despite the hilliness of the park and all the trees, we did not have any trouble navigating our 45’ RV to our site. The trees at our site would prevent satellite television reception but our site had cable and we got about 20 or so channels. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Like many KOAs there are tons of amenities and things for kids to do – swimming pool, fishing ponds, bike rental, scheduled activities, propane sales, camp store, fire wood delivery, and more. There is a fenced dog park which was a fairly good size and our lab was happy to chase a ball. 

    As a whole, the park was very clean and manicured. No trash laying around and the gravel roads were free of potholes. The campground is located near the Queechee Gorge, covered bridges, hiking trails (including sections of the Appalachian Trail), good dining, maple syrup/cheese farm, the Marsh Billings- Rockefeller National Historic Park.

  • Oscar G.
    Oct. 11, 2021

    Woodford State Park Campground

    Beautiful for fall foliage

    This campground was great. Quiet, great fire pits, clean bathrooms, firewood and starter for sale plus access to day use area. The lake next to the campground is beautiful and has plenty of picnic tables and grills for use. Close to hiking trails and the city of Bennington.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 2, 2025

    Ashuelot River Campground

    Nice ‘n Easy campground

    We stayed for 3 days off season so not busy. Sites located along the river are wooded, field sites are very open great for seeing the stars at night. Sites have fire rings with excellent airflow for good burning with low smoke. Hook ups are in great condition for power, water, sewer. Showers and bath house on site. Laundry and game room at office area. Office staff was very helpful and they’re open later into the day til 7 PM. Good firewood and large bundle delivered for $15 to your site. We passed over this site on our first trip to the area but are glad we came here and we’re planning to return. Follow the website directions to get here as there are covered bridges in the area with low Clearance and low weight limits.

  • Jen B.
    Jul. 14, 2018

    Quechee State Park Campground

    Great kid friendly campground near it all

    Clean and quiet, good for kids and pets are welcome. There are 2 bathrooms with coin operated showers. There are sites for campers, tents, and a handful of lean tos. It’s a short hike down to Quechee Gorge, where you can cool off in the shallow water.

    It’s very close to Quechee village and Woodstock so there are plenty of other activities, shopping, and dining options near by.

    Rangers also run fun programs for children- my children churned butter and made popcorn over the campfire one night, and made tie dyed T-shirts the next (for no fee.)

    Pets are welcome.

  • Brandon C.
    Jul. 9, 2021

    Friendly Beaver Campground

    Would not come again

    (As a Tent Camper)

    Let me start this off with there are not many campgrounds I would rate this low. There are a lot of little detractors that add up quickly. 

    First, one of the pros, we enjoyed their small but nice petting zoo of a few goats and a horse. Their general store was adequate.

    Now some of the cons we encountered. 

    The other campers were very loud and ruckus, especially in the safari field with the RVs.

    The campsites have VERY little to no privacy, we had to hang up tarps in between us and our neighbor or else we would practically be looking straight at each other if we both had a camp fire at the same time. 

    Something I've never encountered before, but our fire pit was not the typical tire ring, it was some other type of ring I've never seen before. It was almost as if it was designed to not allow any air flow for the fire. We thought we were going crazy until our neighbors were having an issue too and had to plug in a hair dryer and every 5 minutes turn it on to keep the fire from going out. And our wood was pretty dry too. 

    The pools were very lack luster, they are quite small for the amount of guests in the campground. They get crowded way too fast, we had probably a 2 ft bubble around us in the pool and could not move around at all if we wanted too. The kiddie pool which is 2 ft deep was a waste, it is too big with very little amount of kids who actually use it. 

    It was the first time we thought we had actually wasted a weekend camping. Would not return.

  • Rae-Ann W.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 25, 2024

    Ashuelot River Campground

    Nice quiet weekend

    We took our new to us hybrid camper out for its inaugural trip.

    We chose to stay in the wooded loop of the campground and we were very happy with our site, #66. That section has about 12 sites, some big and some on the smaller side. Our site was easy to back into, even more so since no one was in the site across from us. Our site was very spacious, level and included a picnic table, fire ring, and nicely placed hookups for water and electric. We had easy access to trails that went along the river behind some of the sites with a few paths down to the river.

    Everyone we encountered was friendly and respectful. There are quiet hours from 10pm-8am that are enforced. We were grateful to not have to hear loud partying going on into the night. There was car noise from nearby Rt 10 on the other side of the river, but nothing you can do about that.

    We asked for assistance at the office with our first time using a pumping station at the end of the trip. We were given friendly helpful assistance and some great tips and advice for the future.

    This was a nice enjoyable first visit for us. We will definitely be adding it to our list of places to visit again, but likely later in the year when we can enjoy the river and activities a bit more. We did not explore the options for bike, kayak, and canoe rentals but would like to in the future.

  • Beck P.
    Jun. 16, 2024

    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!

  • Seth K.
    Oct. 28, 2018

    Zoar Outdoor

    Campground with activities

    The campground is connected to an adventure/outing company that provides white water rafting, tubing and other water activities on a nearby river. It’s close to where locals jump off outcrops into the lazy river and hang out on the river side. They don’t allow fired at the campsites though which is annoying and their quiet hours are quite oppressive.


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