Will be traveling to New England states mid-June through early July. First time camping trip to that region. Want flexibility to move about without being tied to a location. How difficult is it to find campsites- state parks, national parks, private parks - without a reservation? I've typically camped in Texas, Colorado, and national parks of the western states. Minus a reservation, availability in those locations is typically limited to private parks. Is this the same in New England states during the summer?

nyeinbuda wrote:Will be traveling to New England states mid-June through early July. First time camping trip to that region. Want flexibility to move about without being tied to a location. How difficult is it to find campsites- state parks, national parks, private parks - without a reservation? I've typically camped in Texas, Colorado, and national parks of the western states. Minus a reservation, availability in those locations is typically limited to private parks. Is this the same in New England states during the summer?I think it's the same everywhere. The days of rolling in on Friday afternoon and getting a site are mostly gone.

Any areas you have a real desire to visit, get reservations. Remote areas in northern Maine, you could just wing it last time I was up there. But from Agusta south it was tough. Have heard NH and Vermont are the same. If an area is within 4 or 5 hours of Boston or Providence the weekend warriors will be there in droves.

You don’t say what size RV you have. The bigger it is, the harder to find a site and harder yet to find a good site. Maine prints Vacationland on their license plates for a reason. The state is packed with families from the NE all summer, esp July and August.

Anything near the coast lines of the new England states will be booked as will any campgrounds near the larger cities or attractions, you may find some overnight sites at a KOA off the highways but you should plan to make reservations for any places you really want to see while in New England. As an example the two large CT state campgrounds that have beaches on Long Island Sound are booked 11 months in advance and one of New England's premier campgrounds , Normandy Farms in Foxboro Mass just outside Boston takes reservation 18 months in advance for the prime season months and special event weekends, you also may find that during the week things may open up but the weekends will be booked and you may need to keep moving around in order to stay. good luck and have a safe trip

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Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Apr 05, 2019
You don’t say what size RV you have. The bigger it is, the harder to find a site and harder yet to find a good site.

Maine prints Vacationland on their license plates for a reason.

The state is packed with families from the NE all summer, esp July and August.
wanderingaimles
Explorer
Apr 05, 2019
Any areas you have a real desire to visit, get reservations. Remote areas in northern Maine, you could just wing it last time I was up there. But from Agusta south it was tough. Have heard NH and Vermont are the same.
If an area is within 4 or 5 hours of Boston or Providence the weekend warriors will be there in droves.
nyeinbuda
Explorer
Apr 05, 2019
Thank you
drsteve
Explorer
Apr 05, 2019
nyeinbuda wrote:
Will be traveling to New England states mid-June through early July. First time camping trip to that region. Want flexibility to move about without being tied to a location. How difficult is it to find campsites- state parks, national parks, private parks - without a reservation? I've typically camped in Texas, Colorado, and national parks of the western states. Minus a reservation, availability in those locations is typically limited to private parks. Is this the same in New England states during the summer?

I think it's the same everywhere. The days of rolling in on Friday afternoon and getting a site are mostly gone.

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