Hermit Island Campground

Kelley Preble

Best beach ever. Made a seagull friend, we named him Clyde. Stayed with us all day, watched our blanket while we swam, chased off all the other gulls. I suggest when you visit to bring a box of cheese its. Those are his favorite, wave one of those around I guarantee Clyde will find you.

Elijah Kunze

Truly spectacular views. Rustic, gorgeous, quiet. Beautiful private beaches. We will come back as much as we can.

Bob Bickford

Great location for camping. Lots of great sites. Many with sunset views.

Ethan Burnham

First, let me say that the campground is amazing. Beautiful and beautifully maintained. Most of the campsites are pretty well spaced and do an ok job of blocking your neighbor.. though it would pay to have a look at your site before committing. The beaches are very nice, but don't expect much swimming. The water is, of course, super cold. Staff was nice. Bathrooms leave a little to be desired. The composting toilets were decent, but the flush toilets were pretty nasty. Smelled really bad. The showers were decent... really small but the water temp and pressure was nice... though you had to control it by pressing in a spring loaded button every 10-20 seconds or so. Peace and quiet and relaxation are very important to us so when we made our reservation it was important that the campground enforce quiet time. Well, campers, you may not be surprised that this was not a thing. The woman we made the reservations with said a gentleman would be driving around in his golf cart or truck patrolling during the evening.. and, as is usual, there was a large crowd making all kinds of noise and a woman with her children that were also unruly. So, after an hour of putting up with this we had to go tell them to be quiet. You will be shocked to learn that they were not apologetic, though they did quiet down. But this is not my idea of camping: to have to do the job of the campground "patrol." "But," you're saying, "why didn't you just flag down the guy on patrol?" Well, it would have been impossible unless I left my campsite and stood on a side road far away from my campsite (since he never once came down our road) and hoped he would drive by. I saw him once and never saw him again. There would have been no way to catch him. People also got up long before quiet time was over and made plenty of noise. Now this seems to be a problem in all campgrounds that I wish campground owners would address. I get that people are having a good time, but there are also people who want peace and quiet. If you're going to have quiet hours, enforce them! Otherwise, don't bother. It should not be your camper's responsibility to police other campers, which tends to breed animosity between the campers. The last thing to know is that at least some of the trails on the island are not well maintained and not for a leisurely stroll. Elderly people especially would not be able to make the one we took. And the flies are crazy. Once on the trail we were engulfed with flies. Not the fault of the campground, of course, just something to be aware of. The island is pretty buggy.. so bring insect repellent. Other than the noisy neighbors, the campground is wonderful. We will definitely be returning, and hoping the noisy people can manage to stay at home.

Eric Johnson

Awesome beaches