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The summer months are perfect for relaxing, reading, swimming, fishing, and hiking.
Central Massachusetts has several campgrounds for families wanting the full outdoor experience without traveling far from home.
8 Family-Friendly Campgrounds in Central Massachusetts
These campgrounds offer various leisure activities like fishing, boating, sports, rec rooms, arcades, and playgrounds.
Most are pet-friendly and have laundry facilities and Wi-Fi. Check specific amenities before booking.
Camp Coldbrook RV Resort – Barre
Camp Coldbrook RV Resort overlooks the scenic Ware River Valley. It offers over 400 RV sites and campsites on 156 peaceful acres.
This pet-friendly campground has a zero-entry swimming pool, a catch-and-release pond, a cabana bar, playground, outdoor sports, laundry facilities, a game room, and a soon-to-be-renovated tavern and arcade.
Lamb City Campground – Phillipston
Lamb City Campground is a hidden gem on over 70 acres of woods at the start of the Mohawk Trail.
Amenities include three swimming pools, sports courts, a frisbee golf course, a playground, two rec halls, laundry facilities, a general store, and free Wi-Fi.
Nearby attractions include Queen Lake, Birch Hill Dam, and Red Apple Farm. The campground is open through October.
Peaceful Acres Campground – Hubbardston
Peaceful Acres Campground offers a small-town escape with a fully stocked lake, miles of hiking trails, and indoor swimming facilities.
It has seasonal campsites and unique rental cabins with outside decks, fire pits, screened porches, and walk-in showers. Perfect for local campers wanting to get away.
Peaceful Pines Family Campground – Templeton
This dog-friendly campground is for seasonal campers only.
It features a large pond with docking area, a fishing pond and stream, on-site coin-op laundry facilities, a playground, a dog park, two modern bathhouses, a large pavilion and game room, free Wi-Fi, and trails leading to Templeton State Forest. No tent camping allowed.
Pine Acres Family Camping Resort – Oakham
Since opening on Labor Day in 1960, the third-generation family-owned campground on Lake Dean offers families a chance to stay close to home but feel a world away.
Amenities include three beaches, a heated swimming pool, lakefront dining, a cashless arcade, an adult bar and lounge, a large special-events function room, a country store and café, a bait shop and rental marina, and kayak and paddleboat rentals.
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The Pines Campground – Ashby
The Pines Campground, opened by Paul and Patricia Fiola in 1995, offers an authentic nature experience with modern yet rustic amenities.
Amenities include spacious camp sites, a rec hall, a swimming pool, arcade, playground, picnic tables and fire pits, Wi-Fi, showers, laundry facilities, and a camp store.
Pout and Trout Campground – Rutland
The family-friendly Pout and Trout Campground offers a “Northern Maine camping experience” at affordable prices in New England since 1973.
The campground has over 150 wooded or sunny campsites, including tent sites and an area for guests 55 and older. All sites include a picnic table and fire pit.
Family activities include hayrides, movie nights, live entertainment, holiday-themed weekends, and camp-wide barbecues.
Woodmore Family Campground and RV Park – Rindge, N.H.
This family-owned campground on 23 scenic acres along the Contoocook River has been a favorite local vacation spot since 1965.
Families can enjoy boat rentals, a tournament-sized Wiffle Ball field with bullpen and dugouts, a pool, an arcade, a recreation room, and a basketball court without leaving the campground.
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