Excellent campground. Be going since the kids are younger and still enjoy our stays as the kids got older. The pond is very clean and great fishing! People are friendly and the staff is excellent. I would highly recommend this campsite! read more

Cruelty to animals ? Just driving by, my observation is the goats are not well-cared for at all. I understand animals demand responsibility and work. Since the snow in January, these poor goats just huddle outside their little house because they have NO WHERE to walk to. Someone shoveled a thin path to no where. The problem is the ONE and ONLY less then adequate path is SO thin, the poor goats can't even turn around to return to their goat house. I spoke to the older woman inside the office about one week ago who told me she'd "Let the owner know." I drove by again today, and either my message didn't get to the owner or . . . the owner couldn't care less about these goats. Please take better care of your goats who need and deserve a loving, healthy place to live. read more

I was a seasonal camper, had been there for 4 years. When we first got there it was great for a 2 years. Now everything has changed. When the new owner took over instantly went up $1000 claimed because of insurance, yah ok. For the last 2 years the younger crowd started moving in because the New owner loves their money they spend at the Bar. Also Drugs run Ramped, I myself have witnessed the Drugs passing hands. If you are not in the certain click you get HARASSED and Bullied by the younger seasonal, I even Had one that tried to get my 27 year old daughter into his camper. Needless to say yes we did not get along and Constantly HARASSED me and my Family. Now im not afraid to admit yes I have drank excessively and had several arguments with this MORON. They would party until 3-4 in the morning and Management nor Security cared because they were all friends. Security would even park their Golf carts and Party with them but make everyone else shut everything down. It came down to one evening where He followed my Family and I around the Campground Constantly Attacking us, harassing us etc. This situation lead to a Big Argument where I was Defending myself ( yes I drank excessively and its NO EXCUSE) BUT like I said he Constantly Ran his mouth. So when I went to defend myself I was held back because I had Enough of this CLOWN. I decided the next day that the best thing for me to do was Permanently Remove my self from Ellis Haven, four days later I get a letter in the mail Stating I had 1 week to remove everything from my Seasonal Site and never Return......Had witnesses to this that had also told Management that I was Defending My Family and Myself, THEY COULD CARE LESS. PLACE IS GOING DOWN THE TOILET. STAY CLEAR AWAY.....as you read these reviews don't believe a DAMN WORD THE OWNER SAYS. HE IS IN IT FOR THE MONEY, HE CAN CARE LESS. read more

We had a very good experience at Ellis Haven. We came to Plymouth for just 2 nights in September and this campground was clean and quiet. The staff was friendly and our campsite was large. We were concerned about the reviews we'd seen about this place but were pleasantly surprised. read more

Quiet hours not enforced. No security patrols. People partying , yelling and screaming all night until 3am like it's a free for all frat party. No consideration for others and the park did nothing. Not my idea of camping or getting away and relaxing. Won't be staying another night. Could be a nice place with some basic enforcement . read more

way overpriced too camp with drunks and trashy campers . camp elsewhere if you can . place has funky smell . the seasonal campers are very hostile too the weekenders read more

Is a place to get out of the city going to the country and enjoy a good relaxing weekend

The park is way too big with too many permanent trailers. They have dirt roads, screaming kids, a loud event going on where a microphone is being used- large and small dogs all barking and not being controlled. It's a sh*t show. We don't even feel safe leaving our RV to go explore the area. Oh and who puts speed bumps in an RV park? Totally messed up our cabinets even though we went 1mph over them. We stayed one night and left for a different place. Oh! And "Quiet Hours" are 11pm-8am. It should be 10pm. Absolutely ridiculous. DO NOT COME HERE!!!! read more

Holy sh**. Horrible- I'm from Washington state and moved here to Massachusetts. Obviously- I know this isn't the PNW, the lack of wilderness and comparing campgrounds is fruitless. I've backpacked and tent camped all my life. This was way less safe than backpacking alone in the national forest. Illegal activity, trashy, RV park inundated with cigarettes, beer cans and sticky substances. I didn't even ask for a refund- I literally just packed up the family and left. Never again. read more

This is an update to the business reply of my negative reviews. Instead of holding themselves accountable for the lack of safe much less pleasant experience for my family they made excuses holding me, the customer, responsible for their lack of safety enforcement. This is why I've come to find this campground has the reputation of being the Walmart of campgrounds. Would you want to sleep at Walmart? Allow your children to play freely there? Trust Walmart security to uphold high or decent standards? If you answer yes, Ellis Haven is for you. read more

This place sucks!.... can't believe wasted my family Camping trip at this disgusting place never again!....I can't believe They were going to charge me $10 to do one load of laundry this place is insane and on top of the restaurant is closed The mini golf in the store that they have in this place kids were not happy to be here there's really nothing to do but sit at a campground or go swimming that's it I rather just take my kids to the beach and enjoy it and come back to my house!.... I paid an outrageous amount to stay for two nights in a tent with my three kids in a ratty trailer park with rude staff that don't know how to run a business. These people are out of their mind!..Never again read more

I was just a visitor and would never stay here. The place is like a little city cramming in so many campers. No privacy at all. Plus 10.00 to visit before 8 if you decide to go after 8 pm it's 20. Mind you it's per person regardless of age. The guy at the gate is not the most pleasant guy either maybe i am just not a camper But thought it would be less campers and more privacy. read more

My sister is a seasonal camper at this place. Her leashed lab was attacked by an off leash aggressive bread dog. He had a night at the emergency vet and over $1500 later he's on the mend. This happened two weeks ago and she hasn't received a call from neither the dog owners (who were there for two weeks and have since left the campground) or the campground owners. It's sketchy to say the least. I would avoid this place at all costs. I will remove this review if they make this situation right. read more

Traveling in a 38 foot coach we stayed 3 nights in a site for big rigs. The site we had was sand. After only three nights we were as dusty as can be! Our satellite did not work here (to many large trees to get reception). If you are looking for a quiet and clean park where you can sit outside and relax just know this park is full of kids. During the off season I would bet this park would be very quiet, but the sand and dust is not worth it... for us. If you have a dog there is ample area to walk. read more

I can say this place is probably great for seasonal RV campers that come and go as they want all summer long or if adults plan go get away for few days. But families I would suggest other places than here. It's ok if you only plan to camp for 2/3 days max but any longer go somewhere else. There just isn't much here besides swimming in the lake, fishing, and a small dinky playground that ends up infested with teens come sun down that are rude and just there to drink the alcohol they snuck from their parents coolers. You can't do a thing after 8pm besides sit at your site basically or walk around aimlessly. My sister got a site for a full week in July and I planned come for the end at weekend. So she just added me and my kids to her site for those two nights which we both was told three times before it would be $40 total for Friday night, Saturday day and night leaving Sunday. Once there I was charged $65 which I assume they last second decided tag on extra $20 for the half day Sunday which irked me since we asked many times before and told $40 but was already there so wasn't worth to fight so paid it. My sister in law and her boyfriend had booked a their own site that was about 5 over from ours. First night we planned just hang out and talk around the fire and I brought up how online it claims there's so much to do with swimming and fishing, hiking trails and activities for the kids which there was supposed to be a parade, a fishing derby, and one other thing I forget. Only thing they did do was the fishing and all others was cancelled they claimed. I heard after this place is known to do this. And only thing is swimming and fishing there isn't hiking trails unless you count walking around the dirt roads around the whole campground. Second night we wanted to go fishing and watch the sun set so was at one of the little ponds by our site around 7-730 when a random staff on a golf cart yelled at us we had to pack up and leave ASAP which was annoying. The reason was nobody is allowed near any of the bodies of water after 8pm. We tried to point out it wasn't even 8 yet but he didn't want to hear it and said we better be packed up and gone by time he was to round back that way. So basically after 8 you can only sit at your site and watch all the drunks stumble by. Now I feel I know why they have the whole nobody near water come 8pm because my in law's boyfriend family had booked the same site they had that weekend to go back two weekends out. That was the night the drowning happen. It was her brother in law that almost didn't make it because he tried to save his friend who sadly went under and didn't come back up. He said he seemed to be getting sucked down under water by something he was able to keep a hold on the floating dock but his friend tried to grab his leg twice and the force pulling him down was to much so he couldn't hold on to get up. Scary is it wasn't far out we had swam to the dock thing with two kids aged 4/5 with floats and no issues. They seem to try to cover up past drownings and the reasons why. I believe they have a pump system in these lakes and ponds and that's why they are strict on people not being near any water come 8pm. But this happened around 7-730! They need to do something on that and if there's a system that cleans the lake etc they shouldn't have it on a timer and it should be a thing that must be manually turned on and off by a human so there isn't any mistakes like that night! That was my official nope won't be back next year. Along with only thing to do is swim and fish and that's about it. I didn't care on the whole no lifeguard on duty at first assuming it was only people on that beach and in lake that was campers, come find out no they let people from the public pay like $10 for a day pass for the lake and beach only! After hearing this I feel they should be required to have atleast one certified lifeguard on being they do let people in that have paid. Typically places without one is because it's restricted to people only who paid to be on the grounds and it's more just an added thing that's there versus they are making a decent chunk of money each day with people paying to just go there to swim for the afternoon. We have found a more family friendly place not to far from here we plan check out next year. We did fence on returning here but not anymore. This place is just money hungry and more for adults to come to just be outside a few days and relax. There's not a thing special about here that screams choose here over other places. read more

Ellis Haven is a safe and comfortable family campground. I have been to various campgrounds and especially in the northeast area of the States. The atmosphere is something from a long time ago; it has classic charm which has sustained throughout the years. To me, it is like stepping back in time, to a much simpler time. The campground is not ideal for the modern conveniences, but either is the idea of camping. The idea is to rough it a bit, otherwise I would check into a hotel or stay in the comforts of my own home. Ellis Haven fits very well in Plymouth, as it is a traditional town and area. It also has become a landmark or a staple to Plymouth's places to visit and see. Many of the campers or "seasonals" (who reside from open to close) have been here or have been coming to Ellis Haven for generations, some who have started camping as their own family tradition, others who are new, and others who return year after year for a weekend or short stay. The grounds at Ellis Haven are undeniably beautiful, but it is one of those places you do have to visit to appreciate. The staff is wonderful. They go above and beyond for their campers. What the cleaning ladies go through alone is outrageous; yet every morning they are out with a smile on their faces. I don't know what it takes to run a campground but there is a reason they are in business as long as they have been. It is a good business they run. Best part: Ellis Haven is a family owned and operated business for 3 generations now. It is inspiring! It is a simple environment. You can walk, ride a bike, swim, fish, eat, sit by the fire, roast a marshmallow, talk to each other, meet people, hike; if it is raining there is an arcade as well as a full bar that does serve food and ice cream. You can play horseshoes, basketball, baseball, kickball, tag, hide and go seek, or read a book (there is a lending library in the front office). The dogs even have their own park with their own separate beach. And if all that still keeps you nice and bored, try going to down town Plymouth, you can drive, cab it, or take an Uber. You can also go down to Cape Cod, it is about 20min from the bridge. Take the commuter rail or the train into Boston. There is a train station minutes away. Life is what you make it. read more

This campground was terrible the toilets had 1 centimeter in space while you were doing you business and the men's shower I gave it 50 cents and shower didn't turn on and when turned it fell off and I went back to my camper showerless and during mini golf staff was giving us a problem and when my 13 friends left the staff was looking at her butt and this campground does not enforce rules because my family could not sleep because of the fireworks after 4th of July and the next morning they were not kicked from the ground the only reason why I gave it a 2 was because of the ice cream and the pond this was a "OK" place read more

This place is okay, except for one seasonal camper lighting off loud fireworks at 2:30 in the morning. I hope management opts not to renew his lease. What kind of rude a$$hole does that? read more

For a place that charges $20 for overnight parking in the woods, you'd think they would be able to afford decent bathrooms. Nope, the owners would rather pocket that money than actually improve their business. As a 100 pound, 5'2" female I generally don't have a lot of trouble in a bathroom stall but even I feel claustrophobic! Not to mention there's a ridiculous level of bugs (buy a bathroom door with a screen? Idk), the hand dryer doesn't even work (can we get some paper towels or nah?), and the overall feel is that if a horror movie (have the owners ever seen one?). I think my favorite part though is that I can actually see over the bathroom stalls, which must be what tall people feel like. To piggyback off other reviews, their "seasonal" residents tend to spill over into neighboring campsites, so if you happen to be next to one then be advised that spot you paid for will probably me much smaller than advertised because the owners won't tell these seasonal residents not to put a patio set halfway through the next site over. But this is all probably part of why we were able to easily get a campsite mid-August. Oh, and they have a bar, so there's that. UPDATE: We looked at our campsite this morning on the map and noticed it was perfectly square on the map. The neighbor in an RV came running out when she heard us talking and she said, "Hi! Yeah, this lot is a bit odd shaped." My father pointed out "No, it says here it's a perfect square." She then got defensive and said, "Well my stuff is a little over the line but I'm not moving it." Went to take a shower...it's 50 cents for 8 minutes in what is literally in a metal box with no light in the shower itself or place to put your belongings once you're in there. Now, I work with a lot of contractors and let me tell you..an upgrade could be done in here for as little as $3,000 that would revamp it. We're going to finish the day here because we've already paid, but won't be back. read more

Have friends that have been going here for years. So we joined them in the past years. Our first year was good. Not going to say great due to all the litter and trash all around. For what they charge they can't have someone pick the place up? This year was especially horrible. Once again it looked trashy our site was trashy. Brought the kids to the beach and there were adults on the beach drunk and loud drinking out of glass beer bottles. Then more adults on the lily pads out in the pond so little kids couldn't get on them. With beer bottles in hand and drunk as well. Drinks weren't concealed you could clearly see they were drinking. Didn't feel it was a good environment for children. There was trash floating in the water. So gross. Not a family camp ground anymore. read more

I've been going here since I was a baby. Great family friendly campground. Clean pond.

This place has a bunch of rude people who work here. Accused me of already being here when i just arrived for my first time ever coming here. At 8am i don't appreciate the attitude when its already hot and i have two small children in my vehicle. On top off that the rude regulars that frequent this place think they own everything. Definitely not coming back here! read more

First time @ campsite and wasn't impressed. Please looked dirty and the camp sites didn't appear to be cleaned. Lots of sandy, dirt spots at the campsite we had. When booking the reservation, the booker gave us a site in the Trailer Park section of the Campus. We brought young kids with us and the sites around us were loud drunks. We didn't see a lot of staff around the site to assist us and we notice a heavy volume of vehicles on the roads throughout the campus causing concern for the little kids that also walk the paths to different sites. The campsite that big should have golf carts roaming the streets. Oh, you had to pay to take a shower! What campsite in today's culture makes you pay to take a shower? Some good highlights -- we did enjoy the Arts/Crafts section, the dancing that was held on Saturday night where they split the event up by age groups and the pond area for swimming. Overall, we didn't like it and most likely will not return to this site for camping. Finally, the WIFI on campus isn't free. Pay per hour....just sayin' read more

We were disappointed when we arrived here. It appeared online as an RV park. When we got there we discovered it was a trailer park where people lived with some campsites scattered throughout. It was an all dirt road and campsites. We weren't there long enough to venture to the bathrooms. They were near our site however and didn't look very promising. Cell service was also limited there. The website advertised many things we did not see once we arrived. The only reason this campground got 2 stars instead of 1 is because the lady was very friendly and helpful when we made reservations on the phone. Also because she refunded our nearly $500 payment despite the website saying no refunds. My dad was almost willing to let them keep the money just so we didn't have to stay there. I would skip this place and look into the KOA down the road- a little bit cheaper and much nicer with more amenities. read more

We stayed there this weekend and it was not our first time. I cannot believe how let go it has become and the prices of everything. They are pure money hungry. They charge $4 a person to pay on a mini golf course that is crap. That should be a accommodation or maybe a $1??? With one persons fee they should really invest in a latch on the gate for the dog park. How do you have a dog park with no latch on the gate? The stores prices are insane too. I'm giving two stars because they don't bother you with fires at night and the pond is great for swimming but If you're looking for a over priced mediocre camping experience, stay there. read more

In july of 2014 tragedy struck at this campground. I was there for the weekend when my 18 yr old son came for the day to celebrate his little sisters birthday. He decided to go swimming with his siblings and cousins and fiancé when he got caught in an under current and drowned. I do not recommend this place do to the fact that there are no lifeguards ever and no life saving equipment available to parents. I watched my son die that day and every day since. not once did the owners of this camp call to give condolences or apologize for my loss...please look elsewhere for your since I have since discovered that his was the fourth drowning at that park in 12 yrs.... read more

This could be a beautiful camp ground if they cleaned up.some of the junk yard sites and there was less late night parties .

Worst campground ever. I had average experiences in the past, but me and my husband agreed this was the worst. First, it's noisy. Nobody watch for discipline. There is tv at every campsite, wich is a very bad idea with tents all around. Between tvs, partys and childrens crying because they are too tired and can't sleep because of noises... Second, no decent connection to internet. You have 1/2 hour free, but it count down from the second you are connected, and after that, cry for 24 hour. There is a fee for a permanent connetion, rather cheap, 2$/day, if you can pay. You can only pay with paypall, can't even pay at the office. As a stranger, i had to wait 10 days before my paypall acount was activated. No paypall? You can cry, again. Nobody will help you from the campground. Third, the showers are terrible, no intimacy, it's old, not much hot water. Anybody can pick an eye on you without being seen, the doors and curtain wont protect you much. I asked my husbang to watch while i was at the shower because i didnt feel protected at the shower. Toilets are cleaned and paper refilled only once every day. Not enough for that much people. Take your paper with you. The sites are nice, though, it is not exceptionnaly beautifull, but they can compare with any other average campground on this point. Pricing is within the averace, too. read more

This was my families first time going to Ellis Haven. We booked from Friday to Monday. Once I got there it took us 15 mins to even find our site because the people at the gate said to follow the map instead of saying follow the orange arrows. That would have been super helpful. We figured that out by the 3 day. We get to the site and it's completely open. No privacy. People on both sides. I get it we're camping. But when you pay $40 a night your expecting more. We have 4 children. This is promoted as a family friendly campground and it certainly was not. The first night wasn't that bad. Yes loud noise and children playing but I can handle that. I got woken up at 3:30-5 by rowdy campers drinking and smoking and being extremely loud. I called the office obviously no one answered. Emailed and still haven't received and email back. Second night a fight broke out between the rowdy neighbors the night before we called the front desk and they did nothing because the guy walked away but after he left they started again. My kids felt very unsafe we had to go home. We brought our dog the first day and because dogs are not allowed on the pond we had to choose to leave her in a hot tent for hours or stay at the campground. We did neither, we paid more money to bring her with us down the street to Myles Standish. We did leave her home on Sunday and it was a better experience cause we could actually utilize the pond. Which is beautiful and fun for the whole family. That was the only enjoyable part. Sunday everyone was leaving and it was MUCH nicer. But still had the occasional family's fighting and kids swearing up a storm. Couldn't let my kids play at the park because the mouths on these people. I get swearing is your thing but even as a kid and young adult when I swore, when a kid was present I had respect. I didn't do it. Also I wanted my family to come up to visit but it is $10 a person! That's just insane! Lastly we took a shower one night paid 50 cents for a 50 second hot shower that turned freezing cold for the remainder of the 7 1/2 min shower. I had a horrible weekend we paid WAY to much for. But the staff was really nice and the my family loved the pond. I would only recommend this campground during the weekdays and if you have no children or pets and lots of money to pour out of things to do. I was really hoping this place was going to be good. I see now I should have definitely looked at the reviews before going. Id try Myles Standish, Camp Massasoit, KOA, Maple Park. Anything before trying this place. I do hope they find a way to make it better for the sake of not loosing business. read more

I have been going to Ellis Haven since I was two I am 16 now. It has been some of the best memories of my life. The workers are really friendly and the activities are just all-out great. If you bring a kickball or volleyball you can use the baseball field and volleyball net and just have a great time playing with friends and family. My favorite things there are the pond which is always clean and clear, the arcade which is cheap to play some pretty fun games, and the dances that they have at the pavilion. The bathrooms are a little underkept but not so bad that you can not use them and besides its camping, not everything is going to be all glimmer and glamor. You should have gone to a spa resort for that. My and my family have never had any problems with other campers. I have even made some friends there that I still keep in touch with. The fishing ponds are also really fun. That's where I first learned how to fish with my dad. They also have parades and sometimes hand out flags or candy which my little cousins love!! I go about 3-4 times a year and stay for about 4 days and I always wish it was longer. I hope if you do decide to pay Ellis Haven a visit you make as many great memories as I did. read more

Terrible! This place is basically a trailer park that people live at with tent and RV sites mixed in. We had planned on staying three nights but left after one. Our site was next to the playground and it's really loud at night. Lots of teenagers hanging out there until midnight and one of them was "bragging" that she had a knife. The people next to us partied until 2am and the staff never came by to enforce quiet hours. I'm not sure how often they clean the bathrooms but every time I went, the bathrooms were very dirty. We were harassed by one of the seasonal campers who thought our blanket and beach chairs were taking up too much room on the beach. She was crazy. I will say however, the pond is very clean, and the woman who helped with our reservation was really nice as was the man who checked us in. It's a shame that the seasonal campers are so rude and lack respect of others, otherwise this could be a decent campground. read more

My husband has been going to this campground for years...every summer as a kid his family would go camping there even spend quite a few "day trips" at the pond. The bathrooms are well kept and clean and the staff of always super friendly. The kids always have a great time and the location is great because there's are many shopping stores close buy if you forget or run out of anything. We always have a blast when we camp at Ellis Haven. read more

Don't be fooled by the fake reviews. Please don't take your family here. It is a run down place with old trailers and is for sure not a family-oriented campground, and the website does not provide an accurate description read more

Folks - it's a trailer park for partiers. If you're looking for a good tent camping *back to nature* type experience...this is nothing like that. I know...it advertises tent camping...but it's really not. Also the term "site" is a pretty generous description of the space you get...sharing a field with your neighbors which are mostly people getting drunk like 10 feet away from you with bits of trash and cig butts everywhere. Kinda like a Jimmy Buffet concert. If you're into that it might be for you...but to me tent camping implies something more natural - a LOT more natural. I can see why Ellis Haven gets mostly 1 and 5 star reviews: 5 from partiers and 1 from campers. But either way...the tent sites are waaay too small, seriously guys. read more

We stayed August 23-26 at a tent site. Bathrooms were kept fairly clean, but the doors to the bathroom stalls were set right up against the knees: a very short stall. Even little people couldn't close the door. Showers were warm and cold: erratic. Experienced some staff as helpful and friendly, but unfortunately a very rude man was us at the check-in area. The worst part of this campground is the " party" scene. Not good for families with children. Late night noise. One night a group of very drunk campers had a huge fight at 2am for several hours. It was scary to listen to and impossible to sleep. Seasonals came in after 10 p and made lots of noise, made lewd jokes and brought a loudly barking dog, just as we had gotten our kids to sleep. The same dog, barked at us non-stop in the morning from 6:30am-7am, till we left our campsite. I would never recommend this campground for folks/families who want quiet hours after 10 p or don't want to deal with dunks and parties, loud music, etc. read more

Ellis haven has been my favorite pond since I was a child and I am now 41 and still coming every year I just went there today aug 4 2013 and was greeted by two verry nice ladies who made my day verry special and I thanku with all my heart this place is so peaceful and relaxing a verry nice place for families to make beautiful memories the water is warm clean rafts to swim too and paddle boats to rent food to eat and a store to get what u forgot or ran out of I have so many wonderful memeries here coming with my family especially my mom June who has now passed so this place will always have a special place in my heart thanks again for another beautiful memory luv sue g ill see u soon so everybody go u Wont be sorry read more

My friends have been there for years and with a recent health issues they couldnt go down there. These people have taken their trailor open to the public to take whatever they wanted...just because they didnt pay because of health reasons, which they have spoken to to owners and told them "that's okay, youve been renters for years" after numerous phone calls from the renters to keep them updated as to when they will be able to rent, no phone calls back to them instead they had torn their deck down, threw all of their belongings away and left their camper open for whomever wanted to take whatever these people wanted. What campsite does this??? Ignore these renters phone calls..yes they did. Never rent from there!!! If you god forbid have health issues, that when one of the owners tells the renter "its okay dont worry" and turn around to open the renters camper open to public is so wrong!! Never go there!!! read more

Great campground, friendly staff, cable, water, and electric hookup. Great little campground. RVs, tents, and I think cabins.