We stayed here October 6-9 2021 as our third trip to this campground.

Site #44 is HUGELY HUGE. Seriously, you could put down three tents and a couple of campers and not feel crowded.

It's got three fire opportunities:

- Normal fire ring with adjustable grate for cooking.

- "Box on a post" style charcoal cooking device with an adjustable grate for cooking.

- BIG rock fire ring up off the dirt with a nonadjustable (bent-to-bits) grill

One of the places to setup a tent was sandy and flat. The other one had some pretty serious rocks sticking out, so we didn't use that one.

It's a bit of a hike to the bathrooms/showers/dishwashing station from this site, but we like it like that. It keeps the noise down from the slamming bathroom doors.

FREE hot showers! Only two showers for the whole camp, but there's almost no one camping in October, so there was never a wait.

Hot-water LARGE stainless-steel sing for dishwashing. NICE.

There might be bears, so there's a bear box to store all your stuff in when you are not using it. They do run dogs through the campground once a week or so to scare the poor critters away, but they say they have never had an issue in the last fifteen years, so I had zero concern about bears.

Hiking is pretty awesome from the campsite.

The hike from site 44 to the fire tower is only 0.6 miles and gets you a great view.
Hike back via the Long Trail and it's 1.6 Miles back.

Bobcat trail to the beaver dam is a great hike, but the dam is not really anything much to see, so just enjoy the hiking.

We stayed here October 2016 and had a great time.

The bathrooms were clean and well-maintained.

Campsite #3 was level and plenty big for our fiberglass camper and our tent. (And car)

Hiking was MOST EXCELLENT!!!
We got to walk to the Appalachian trail. (First time for me)

There was an absolutely GIANT beaver dam.

The trails were completely perfectly maintained with some 2x6 boards over the muddy bits so our boots didn't get wet.

The leaves were starting to turn, but it was a bit early in the season to get really fantastic foliage.

We stayed here October 7 2016 and had a wonderful hiking experience.

The campground is a bit noisy with machinery, but we didn't mind.

We stayed here in September 2021 and had a great time.

- VERY close to Boston. What a local gem.

- Quite close also to Lawrence Municipal Airport, so jet noise is an issue.

- You will need mosquito repellent. These are not Minnesota mosquitos which will carry off infants and small dogs, but they are plentiful especially when hiking. The whole area is a swamp/marshland, so they have a lot of space to breed.

- Bathrooms are great. FREE hot showers, flush toilets and sinks with soap. There are even outdoors/portable handwashing stations with soap/water and hand towels.

- Some sites have electricity and water hookups.

- Most sites have water hookups.

- Some sites have neither.

We originally booked site #7, but when we arrived, unfortunately, it's right across the street from a restroom/shower building (that is not shown on the reserveamerica campground map!) so we drove around and decided on site #19 which was AWESOME! It's HUGE. plenty of space for a few tents.

We hiked all over the place and each hike was a little better than the others.

Humidity was an issue. It's a swamp, and we had a light drizzle each day, so that was no fun. I don't think it's the site's fault, but it may be damp all season. I just don't know.

The fire pits are an unfortunate downer for this site. They are rectangular and completely enclose three sides to a height of about 18 inches, so you can't have a nice "outdoorsy" fire. The grate is not adjustable which also makes cooking on them very difficult.

There is a pole-mounted grill with adjustable grate for cooking with charcoal and those looks like they would work super.

The bathroom/shower buildings have a large two-sink with drainboard dish washing setup. Unfortunately, the station across from site 201 had the sink removed for some reason so we had to walk to the one across from site 111 It wasn't THAT bad, but I don't quite understand why there was all the plumbing, but no sink.

We stated here in September 2020 and had a great time.

Hiking was very nice, campsite was clean and shady.

Nonadjustable firepit grate. Grrrr…. I wish they were all adjustable, but what can you do.

Plenty of space for a tent, camper and car.

MAN, it's DARK! One time my headlamp failed when out for a bathroom break in the middle of the night, and I had to literally feel the road to try and find my way back. (Bring two lights at night!)

We camped at the Daughters of the American Revolution State Forest in September of 2019 and we are returning in October of 2021.

We found the campsites clean, flat and plenty large for our camper, tent and car.

The grill grate in the firepit is ADJUSTABLE which I love for cooking over the live fire.

The bathrooms were clean and well stocked, but the hand driers were getting old and corroded, but they worked just fine for drying hands.

Hiking is beautiful and there is a fire tower you could climb to get a great view.

We stated here in October 2020 and loved the atmosphere of the camping. Friendly neighbors and clean bathrooms.

We camped here in September 2019 and had a wonderful time.

One word of caution however, our site and many others were completely covered with sticky pine needles. They get stuck on your shoes to a depth of almost a half-inch! It was like walking with fur on the bottom of our shoes. The dog also got needles stuck all over and we had to use our COVID alcohol gel to get the glue off.  I noticed another camper using a rake to clean their site and they kindly loaned it to use so we could do the same. That made all the difference. So I would recommend sweeping or raking BEFORE you setup to avoid furry sneakers.

Grill grate is NOT adjustable, so it makes cooking on the live fire a bit more challenging.

Bathrooms were clean and well stocked.

We stayed in site #57 at Lake Dennison August 30 2020 and had a wonderful time.

The lake is clean and the beach is clean and soft(ish).

Sites are wooded and shady and not RIGHT on top of each other, but pretty close together.

The fire ring grill is NOT adjustable so I had to use my portable grate to make  cooking over the live fire easy and pleasant.

Great hiking right from the campsites.

We stared at Moosalamoo August 29 through September 2 2021 and had a wonderful stay.

The camp host Plylar greeted us as we arrived and gave us complete information about the sites, amenities, bears (not so much bears) and even which pit toilets were the least stinky.

The sites are well spread apart and have plenty of nature in between so you don't feel you are sitting in your neighbor's campsite.

The fire pit was a little disappointing since it was installed too high and it was difficult to use the grill because the coals were too far away from the grate, but we made do and had good meals anyway.

Get firewood from a roadside stop before you arrive. There is no firewood available onsite.

The water from the hand pump was fresh, clear and tasty.

At night, you can go out to the bicycle pump track and lay a blanket on the grassy hill against the track and look at stars in COMPLETE darkness.