I just stayed 4 nights at the campground- and I feel it's a great choice for the area…read more What I needed was a basically a base camp where I could have a nice tent camping space that would be used mostly for sleeping (vs. staying at the campground for relaxing, using the river, cooking, etc). My space, #57, was very large for tent camping, had a picnic table and fire pit (which I didn't use). There was plenty of flat, root-free space for me to pitch the tent. I put my tent on flat, hard-packed sand...which is fine but I would recommend a mat or towel for the tent entry way to wipe your feet and leave your shoes on. I used the shower daily. The shower I used was clean, plenty of hot water, good water pressure...and free! The bathroom was bare bones but clean and well maintained. The campground was busy but I didn't feel it was rowdy and certainly wasn't loud. The quiet hours were observed when I was there. But for me, Bearcamp River Campground is about its owners. They take great care of the campground and great care of the people who stay there. Just one example, I was (very) late for my Wed. night check in. I called and was told the parking gate pass would be waiting for me and it would be no problem at all to be late...just make myself at home. I really appreciate their accommodating me. Overall, 5 stars. It's it a great setting, a well maintained facility, run by nice people who genuinely want you to have a good time and will do anything to make sure you do.

It's like pulling into a junk yard. Rude people and dirty facilities. The sites on the river are…read morenot bad but the whole Ora of the place is sketchy

This is a fantastic public campground ($25/nt) and beach ($5/day). The water at the lake is clean,…read morewarm (in the summer), and the beach is well cared for. There are watercraft available for rental ($20/hr). The campground is professionally managed with DNCR staff ready to help. Firewood is sold on site (no outside firewood permitted) at $7/bundle. The patrons for the most part are kind and respectful (sadly, not all). Reserve online and come and enjoy this gem!

We loved it here! Absolutely gorgeous beach. We did not camp but spend several days here. You can…read morepay to leave and re-enter the beach area. The beach has a picnic area and trees so you don't have to be in the sun the entire day. The water is shallow so it's great for small kids. They do allow you to bring or buy floats. Snack stand was a typical camping store with Keurig Coffee and teenagers. They also had a great playground in the beach area so it's excellent for families!

I enjoyed this campground! I have been trying to get to all 50 states during the course of my…read morelifetime, and I just turned 50 and realized I have about 10 to go. So I packed up my dogs and we headed out on the road to finish the East Coast for me - Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. When I arrived at Chocorua Campground, Stephen helped me. I was after arrival time, and called the number. He came in his golf cart and led me to a parking lot. I had told him I get a little worried about driving on narrow parts, and he was so considerate. He asked me if it was okay if we went on the bridge to get to "the island." The cabins on the island are right on the water, and have no electricity, phone signal or wifi. I didn't know that when I signed up on the KOA website. I just saw they were on the water and clicked, "sign me up!" He mentioned that I could stay in a different cabin, probably, and it has electricity, its own bathroom and kitchen, wifi and phone signal. This would enable us not to go over that bridge to The Island. I jumped at the chance. It was a financial upgrade. We got me to my cabin and it was so nice! I had TV signal too! This is definitely glamping. There was a patio area with a table and chairs, a porch with chairs and tables for me to sit on. Sliding glass doors into my cabin. A living room with a TV and a kitchen table, a full kitchen (no dishwasher though), a room with bunk beds, a room with a queen sized bed, and a full bathroom. The beds had bedding on them, so I didn't have to use my sleeping bag. I was grateful to have pillows provided for me. I should have brought my pillow on my trip, but I forgot. One of our days there, we went to the dog park. it's a nice, big dog park! My dogs enjoyed the walk around the campground and they enjoyed the visit to the dog park. Lots of good things to sniff and experience! Another of our days there, we walked to the dog beach. My dogs weren't having it. They didn't want to go in the water. But they loved walking the trail by the dog beach. We had another good time with that walk too. We enjoyed our visit. It was relaxing. The staff was great. We had ants in our cabin and I told the gal at the store, and they will take care of the ants in the cabin.

Haven't been here in a few years, the staff were great, seems like they still have tons of stuff…read morefor the kids to do on the weekends. But the place really needs a refresh, bathrooms are clean but tiny, roads are in rough shape throughout the campground.

Great place to get away Owner is very nice caring and helpful . We camp Seasonal my wife daughter…read moreand myself and they do plenty of project things with the kids very family oriented. Can't say enough about the staff we have always been helped with any questions we had about our first trailer and willing to take the time

To all of our previous campers at Whit's End--we sold the campground after the end of the 2015…read moreseason. Thank you to all who came and stayed with us for 15 seasons. We appreciated all the support from all of you! Jan, Dan & Tug (Five stars for our experience with all of you.)

We stayed in end of July 2024. It was very clean and just perfect for my children's/young adults…read morefirst camping trip. Plan on staying again next year. Many many thanks for a great time!

We stayed here for 2 nights in mid August for a boys hiking trip…read more The good: - Owners (I believe they are new) were very friendly and accommodating. Called me back after leaving a message. - The tent sites are very nice, level, VERY SPACIOUS and PRIVATE! - Close to hiking in the local area - Free hot shower - Value priced Needs improvement: - My one requirement was flush toilets. The tent camping area only has port-a-potties which were clean and OK but I have become a "camping snob" being seasonal at 5 star resort. LOL! It is a 1/2 mile walk round trip to the main bathhouse. They had some issues and was closed Saturday evening and Sunday. There is a single uni-sex bathroom with shared shower near office (but can be a line). NOTE: They do look like they are building something next to the old bathhouse. - The bathrooms over all could use refurbishing. They were clean but just old. Other things: - Pool (didn't use) - Rec Hall (didn't use) - Food truck on Friday night (didn't visit)

We camped here for 4 days August 13,14,15,16 2020. Tent camping at site 28 on the river. 5 of us, 3…read moretents. PROS - Quiet- midnight fires must be out, and quiet is enforced from 10pm on. When you go to sleep, all you can hear is the cricket chorus, the occasional animal in the woods and ducks playing in the water. Dark- there are only lights at the bathrooms/showers the rest of the campground is completely pitch black except for what your fellow campers set up. Bring a flashlight. The stars are BREATHTAKING! There is so much tree/leaf cover- you really feel like you are camping in the middle of a forest (because you are). The Swift River- While you can't really go "swimming", it gets deep in spots, but it is fantastic for lazy tubing, cooling off and plopping your chairs in the water and chatting for hours. The water is clear, clean and cold. Wonderful! My two sons and I along with their friends spent days digging up rocks from the river bed and worked on making a dam next to our site- ridiculous simple, fun. Location- centrally located and not far from Conway, Meredith and Ossipee. Staff - friendly and helpful Firepits/grills- the pits are cemented down in location, which is fine. They are large, round, and have a convenient grill attached. There is NOTHING like burgers cooked over a bed of charcoal or wood. Site cleanliness - The sites all have a bed of gravel laid down on them and are raked/cleaned - along with the ashes/debris from the firepit- after a party leaves and before the next arrive. There is not much ground cover, bushes, grass, which keeps down on the bugs & ticks. Speaking of that, we may have just been there at the right time of year, but there were almost zero bugs! CONS - Cleanliness/Condition of facilities- I would've given this campground 5 stars however their bathrooms and showers are really showing their age. A bit dilapidated and very dirty- lots of spiders/webs/nest/cocoons- shows that they haven't been deep cleaned in a LONG time. I know, it is the woods and there will be bugs, but if the facilities were deep cleaned at least occasionally, it wouldn't be this bad. The showers are coin operated- .25$ for 5 minutes- which is doable. I hear/see that they are in the process of updating their entrance/camp store, so hopefully their bathroom/showers are in line for an update as well. RECOMMENDATIONS - If you can, get a premium, river-side spot, the further from the entrance/beach the better. Though you will have a hike to get to the bathrooms, the quiet/dark is wonderful and having the river at your doorstep is amazing! We were at site 28 and it was large enough for 3 cars and 3+ tents with room to spare. Went to sleep listening to the crickets and the murmur of the river, woke up to songbirds and the sun. The river also cools your site by about 10 degrees as compared to our friends site which was closer to the office. Our site also had electric and water as well- bring a 50'ft cord and it will stretch to every spot on your site. SUMMARY - Beautiful, quiet, dark, cool and for the most part clean. Spring for a river spot. Hopefully with the coming updates, they will address the bathrooms/showers issues with cleanliness. Would definitely stay here again.

I hate to give this campground such a bad review but the new management is terrible. A family…read morecampground taken over by corporate to exploit the customer. I have gone to this campground for many years. On Friday I booked a site for next month, after booking I contacted to say I would have 3 dogs instead of the 2 they allowed. The previous owner always said it was fine. They contacted me and said that they would not allow this. So I said ok cancel my reservation. That is fine I understand your strict rule of two dogs. They did and kept $78. this reservation was literally over the course of 11 hours. After going back and forth emailing telling them it was unreasonable to keep $78 of my money over a 11hour span. The new owner basically told me to move on it was in the fine print. This was the worst customer service ever in a campground. So sad, had a lot of nice memories there, too bad terrible dishonest people are now running it.

A very nice place for the family! The people were nice & the…read morebay is beautiful! The cabins were awesome! Paddle boarding & kayaking was fun! Could use more stuff in game rooms and the activities center by pool. But overall a good experience!

Great Campground with a newly renovated pool for 2023. Good size spacious sites. Nice beaches on…read moreDanforth Bay. Golf cart rentals are high price. And hard to get. Wi-Fi is somewhat slow but workable. If you're not streaming. Staff is very nice. Camp store is big and has a good selection. Park is very clean and tidy. Definitely worth another trip

My wife and I stayed at this campground for our first trip to the White Mountains. We were very…read moreimpressed with the different options for each campsite, we chose one closer to the river. It is very easy to get to and is right off the Kancamagus Highway. Full disclaimer: our stay was late June, right before Memorial Day so it we had the place to ourselves. We chose campsite #10, it had plenty of space for our vehicle and made it very easy for load in/out. I believe it was $22/night (bring cash or check for the honor system envelope drop by the entrance of the campground).The campsite is close to the river but not close enough to hear it. However, there was a little trail from our campsite to the water and it took only a minute to get there. If you want a campsite really close to the Swift River, you'll need to get a campsite #21-24. Our campsite had a picnic table and a large fire ring with a grill grate that will lower over the fire. There were even some large tree stumps left there for seating. We didn't have anyone camping around us, but I'd imagine each campsite has a good amount of privacy and space during peak season. Id recommend buying firewood before you arrive at Passaconoway. The year-round campground host sells firewood (which is very convenient) but you can get double your money's worth if you buy them from little wood stands on the side of the road. If you're passing through Lincoln (via 93 exit on Kancamagus) you will see some self serve wood piles by some gas stations.

Passaconnaway is a great (relatively) primitive campground right off the Kanc. It's got drinking…read morewater and outhouses, but no showers, sinks, or RV hookups. It has a couple of nicely secluded spots and tends to stay pretty quiet (in part because of the lack of amenities). There's a series of trailheads from the lot just across the street that acess some beautiful hikes, and since it's close to the center of the Kanc you're pretty close to whatever else you want to go see in that neck of the woods. Bring cash because it's an "iron ranger" system (currently $20 per night for one car) and the firewood there is $6 a bundle.

Parking instructions here were very unclear. What we initially believed were parking spaces turned…read moreout to be a line of cars waiting to park, with no visible signage where we entered. When we noticed an opening, we asked nearby drivers if we could squeeze in, and they had no issue with it. As we were parking, an employee approached us in a very aggressive and unprofessional manner and told us we could not park there. We apologized and explained that we were not from the area and had not seen any signs. We were told that the rule was "well known to locals" and that a sign existed at the front of the line--more than 25 cars ahead, making it impossible for us to see. Despite the surrounding drivers having no objection, the employee demanded we leave and became increasingly hostile when we asked questions or requested a manager. At that point, the interaction escalated unnecessarily, and we decided it wasn't worth the confrontation and left. I've never experienced such a level of rudeness from a staff member over an honest misunderstanding. Clear signage and more professional communication would have avoided the entire situation. Someone even yelled out "stop being a parking nazi". I would have otherwise liked to review the venue itself, but we were unable to do so as we never made it inside.

Diana's Bath is a natural pool with some small waterfalls. The walk from the parking lot is about…read more.6 miles one way, it's a quick and easy hike to reach this gorgeous spot. There is a parking lot and we were able to find parking but I'm sure it gets full at peak times. We enjoyed the hike and the waterfalls. It was in late May so there were quite a few people there. It's a peaceful spot to relax, sit in the pool, and just enjoy nature. I'm glad my family and I got to visit during this trip!