Crawford Notch Campground

Melanie Pena

Pros: Beautiful campground, surprisingly quiet compared to other campgrounds I’ve been to, had a site closer to the river area (#41) beautiful view. Purposely stayed away from sites near the road. Long walk to main bathroom and showered though. Porta-potties right behind my site which was convenient for those midnight bathroom trips. Appreciate the cleanliness of sites (if you have a tent, ground is quite hard to drive the stakes in) and the bathrooms were clean, could use better ventilation. Cons: I do not like how you can choose a site online but if you want to “keep” it, you have to pay a lock fee (extra $15 I believe). I booked two sites for family and myself and they just “gave” one of my sites away regardless of me mentioning I have family and the importance of us staying together sharing equipment etc, and we were traveling with kids! I just don’t understand how they determine to “give your site to someone else” it’s not like they didn’t have other sites available. They offered for my extended family to stay at another site but it would have separated us significantly further from each other. So why not give those sites to the people who you gave our site to? Needless to say we lost that money for that site that someone else got to stay on, extended family ended up staying in one site with me with two tents. For all that I would have paid for 1 site, but online booking has a limit to the amount of people you can book and how many tents you can have on one site! I’m just sad I lost $175 , and when asked to speak to management , it’s like they didn’t want me to, making up excuses about them coming the next morning, no way of contacting them by phone, etc. I think I’ll stay at another campsite next time. Not worth losing money over, the poor customer service left a bad taste.

Genia Blackwell

This is a gorgeous campground right off of route 302 near the Wiley House Historical site. During the weekend in fall this place is a mad house with Harley’s and traffic going up and down 302 for the fall leaves. The Harley’s echo through the valley all night. However, on Sunday things quieted down and made for a peaceful nights sleep. I’d still avoid the sites that are right up against the highway. It’s a busy road. Bathrooms were clean. General store was somewhat decently stocked. Didn’t get a chance to walk the trails since I hiked elsewhere. Felt safe as a solo traveler since there was gated entry to the campground. Campsite was private and couldn’t see my neighbors. Chemical toilets are port-a-potty. Potable water available throughout the site.

David Robertson

Stayed here for 2 nights. Toilets and showers were clean. Campsites were large. We heard some coyotes which was nice. The staff were friendly and polite. I would recommend for somebody looking to stay to have easy access to the white mountains etc. We will.be back at some point.

Mónica Correia

The campground is really well-kept, and there are plenty of porta potties around that are clean and even have a pleasant smell! 🤯😅 However, the bathhouse has only three showers for both women and men, which isn’t nearly enough for over 100 sites in the campground. Don’t forget to bring quarters for your shower, too. While the management could be better, it's not a major issue. I'd suggest steering clear of the sites near the road; they can be pretty noisy because of the heavy traffic. Though it’s off-grid—meaning no internet or cell service at all—it’s located next to the beautiful Saco River and offers stunning mountain views. I didn’t quite feel as immersed in nature as I usually do, but it was still nice to unplug and unwind. I would definitely recommend it!

Madison Jones

It’s a shame because we loved our site and there were many other great sites but here were some things that we didn’t like: Management wasn’t the friendliness at times, they close the gates for no re-entry 10pm-8am, the front camp sites are right along a busy road so you hear loud traffic a lot, camp wood was too pricey, and the biggest one, the bathrooms were horrible. Although cleaned, it was super humid due to horrible ventilation. The floors were always wet, I nearly slid around in my flip flops. They also take two hours to clean them, so there’s no other bathroom to use during that time which I think is too long. Lastly, I’d recommend going during the week, it was a lot more quiet and peaceful. One of our days was on the weekend and it was so busy and loud with neighbors and kids. Oh and you most likely will have to drive about 10 minutes for cell service fyi.