Canoeing/Kayaking

White Pines Campsites

142 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 11 Tent Sites, 1 Yurt

White Pines Campsites in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, offers 143 RV sites, three cabins, 11 tent sites, and a yurt in Litchfield County's northwest hill country, with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 44 feet. Deluxe and standard categories join an outdoor pool, beach, recreation center, craft room, and arcade. One hundred forty-three sites run in standard and deluxe categories, carrying water and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 44 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two things to plan around: sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station, and the 44-foot cap rules out larger rigs. RVs are also required to be in good condition, generally within a 10-year model range, so clear older coaches with the park first. Three cabins, 11 tent sites, and a yurt round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a pond supporting boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming. A recreation center, craft room, arcade, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and snack bar fill the rest, with live music and picnicking through the season. The American Legion and Peoples State Forests surround the property, with Lake McDonough, the Saville Dam, and the Farmington River close. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $43/night

Cozy Hills Campground

42 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 9 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Cozy Hills Campground in Litchfield, CT, offers 43 RV sites, 7 cabins, and 9 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come in three types — full-hookup back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric, water-and-electric back-ins at 30-amp, and water-and-electric back-ins at 50-amp — each with a fire pit and picnic table, plus a Berkshire rental RV for guests arriving without one. Campfires are permitted, with firewood sold at the camp store and delivered to your site at a discount. Laundry facilities, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a boutique shop, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, and golf cart rentals cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The activity list is dense: an outdoor pool, a recreation center with an arcade and laser tag, a casino, a craft room, a library, on-site dining, a pavilion, sport courts, basketball, gaga ball, corn hole, horseshoes, a playground, and a lake and pond with kayak rentals for boating and fishing, plus live music. Litchfield sits in northwestern Connecticut's Litchfield Hills, among hardwood forest, colonial villages, and clear-water lakes. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Full-hookup sites are limited and book first.

from $76/night

River Bend Campground

88 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites, 4 Tiny Houses

River Bend Campground in Sterling, Connecticut, offers 88 RV sites, 14 cabin and tiny house units, and eight tent sites on the Moosup River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Full-hookup categories at both amperages join water-and-electric RV and tent tiers, with an outdoor pool, mini-golf, beach, and gem mining. Eighty-eight sites span full hookup 30-amp, full hookup 30/50-amp, water-and-electric 20-amp RV, water-and-electric 20-amp tent, and water-and-electric 30/50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier before booking, as the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site, and note the 40-foot cap. Fourteen cabins and tiny houses and eight tent sites round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a snack bar handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and river beach anchor the summer, with the Moosup carrying fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. Mini-golf, gem mining, an arcade, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, a playground, pavilion, food trucks, and picnicking fill the rest, with DJ dances, bingo, horseshoes, and cornhole tournaments on the weekend calendar. The address is 41 Pond Street in Oneco, in the Quiet Corner of northeastern Connecticut — mill villages, stone walls, and hardwood forest, close to Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Providence, and the shoreline. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $57/night

Gibson Hill RV Park

Gibson Hill RV Park in Sterling, Connecticut, offers 67 full-hookup back-in RV sites in the state's Quiet Corner, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Deluxe, standard, and basic RV/tent categories join an outdoor pool, mini-golf, recreation center, and community fire pit. Sixty-seven back-in sites run in basic RV/tent, standard RV, and deluxe RV categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. One policy to check before booking: RVs are required to be in good condition, which generally means manufactured within the past 10 years, and older rigs need to be cleared with the park in advance. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a recreation center, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a playground, community fire pit, and dog park filling the grounds. A pond and creek support fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking, with walking trails, hiking, and picnicking besides. Live music runs through the season, and a state park and casino are nearby. Pets are welcome. Connecticut's Quiet Corner earns the name — mill villages, stone walls, and hardwood forest in the northeastern corner of the state, the Connecticut that existed before the commuter suburbs. It still feels that way, and it is surprisingly close to Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Providence, and the shoreline. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve ahead, and confirm your RV meets the age requirement.

from $44/night

Hopeville Hideaway RV Park and Campground

71 RV Sites, 1 Tiny House

Hopeville Hideaway RV Park and Campground in Griswold, Connecticut, offers 71 RV sites and a tiny house directly on Hopeville Pond, with 20 and 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 46 feet. Premium forest view water-and-electric sites join premium full-hookup categories, surrounded on three sides by Pachaug State Forest. Seventy-one sites run in premium forest view water-and-electric and premium full-hookup categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 20 and 30-amp, sized to 46 feet, with fire pits and site WiFi. Note the amp range — there is no 50-amp service here, which is worth confirming if you run high-draw appliances. A tiny house rounds out the accommodations. Pets are welcome. The pond is the centerpiece, with swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking from the water and mountain biking on the surrounding forest trails. Sports courts and basketball fill the grounds. The campground's immediate pond access and forest perimeter give it a genuine backcountry feel that its southern New England location does not suggest. Pachaug State Forest is Connecticut's largest at 27,000 acres, and it wraps the campground on three sides. This is the Quinebaug River watershed of the Quiet Corner — a rural region of northeastern Connecticut where the density and noise of the I-95 coastal corridor feel considerably farther away than the hour's drive that actually separates them. Summer is peak in southern New England, with fall foliage drawing a second wave. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $75/night

Bonnie Brae Cabins & Campsites

24 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites, 4 Onsite RV/Trailers

Situated in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the heart of the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, Bonnie Brae Cabins and Campsites offers a comfortable base for guests exploring one of New England's most culturally and naturally rich regional destinations. The campground's cabin and rental trailer accommodations provide a furnished lodging alternative for guests who prefer a stationary retreat with access to the Berkshires' full range of outdoor and cultural offerings without the logistics of towing or driving a large rig through the hills. The campground's accommodation options—cabins and rental trailers—are suited to couples, families, and small groups seeking a convenient Berkshires base that does not require hauling camping equipment to a mountain destination. The property's positioning within the Pittsfield area keeps guests close to Pontoosuc Lake, where boating, fishing, and waterfront recreation are available just minutes from the campground, and Pittsfield State Forest, which provides hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing trails through diverse Berkshire woodland terrain. The Berkshire Hills landscape surrounding Pittsfield is defined by rounded granite ridges and hardwood-forested hillsides that produce among the most celebrated fall foliage displays in the northeastern United States. The Housatonic River valley below the ridge line gives the region its characteristic mix of pastoral farmland, forested hillsides, and small-city cultural infrastructure that has drawn artists, writers, and musicians to the Berkshires since the 19th century. Seasonal walking, wildflower observation, and wildlife watching through the campground's surrounding forest add a natural dimension to stays focused primarily on the region's cultural programming. The Hancock Shaker Village, a short drive from Pittsfield, preserves one of the most intact 19th-century Shaker communities in the country—a living history site where the distinctive Shaker architecture, craftsmanship, and communal agricultural heritage are interpreted through guided tours and hands-on demonstrations. The broader Berkshires cultural scene encompasses Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox—the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—along with internationally recognized theater at Shakespeare & Company and Barrington Stage Company, and a dense concentration of galleries, antique dealers, and artisan studios across the county's small towns. Bonnie Brae Cabins and Campsites is open through the warm-weather season, with summer and fall representing the two peak periods. The summer arts season—anchored by Tanglewood's July and August concert schedule—brings the highest visitor volumes to the Berkshires, while October foliage season creates a second surge of demand across all accommodation types in the region. Advance reservations for cabin stays during Tanglewood weekends and peak fall color weeks are strongly recommended, as Berkshire County accommodations fill well ahead of those high-demand dates each year. The Housatonic River valley, which runs south through Berkshire County past Great Barrington and Sheffield, provides a scenic corridor for additional day trips and outdoor exploration for guests spending multiple days at the campground and looking to move beyond Pittsfield's immediate surroundings into the southern Berkshires. The Berkshire Hills themselves—the southernmost section of the Green Mountains that extend into western Massachusetts—reach elevations approaching 3,500 feet at Mount Greylock, the state's highest point, providing a mountain hiking experience accessible within a day trip from the campground.

from $46/night

Quinebaug Cove Campground

30 RV Sites

Quinebaug Cove Campground in Brimfield, Massachusetts, offers 30 RV sites on a 420-acre reservoir, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Named categories — Courtyard, Beach, Eagles Nest, The Grove, and Knob Hill — join an outdoor pool, beach, boat ramp, and craft room. Thirty sites span back-in Courtyard, back-in water-and-electric Beach, back-in water-and-electric Eagles Nest, pull-thru The Grove, and tent/RV Knob Hill categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Naming each section rather than numbering tiers makes the property easy to picture; confirm your tier, as the Beach and Eagles Nest categories carry water and electric but not sewer. One occupancy note: sites are based on four people, with a maximum of eight at a site during the day including visitors. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and a business center handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a boat ramp opening the reservoir for boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming. A recreation center, craft room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, biking, a playground, and stargazing fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. Brimfield sits in the Quinebaug watershed between the Pioneer Valley and the Connecticut border, and its antique shows in May, July, and September are the largest outdoor antique markets in the country. Antique show weeks and summer fill the town. Reserve as early as you can.

from $60/night

Lake Lauderdale Campground

14 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 11 Tent Sites

Lake Lauderdale Campground in Cambridge, New York, offers 14 full-hookup RV sites, two cabins, and 11 tent sites on over 50 acres beside a private lake, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet. A clubhouse, library, and general store sit on a property with lake and mountain views in Washington County. Fourteen sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in pull-through and back-in configurations, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, cable TV, and site WiFi. Two cabins and 11 tent sites round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. One vehicle is allowed per site, with an extra vehicle fee of $5 per night on arrival. The lake carries the recreation. Fishing, canoeing, and kayaking run directly from the shoreline, with hiking and biking from the property and a playground and clubhouse on the grounds. A library serves quieter hours, and planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Cambridge sits at the Hudson Valley's northeastern edge, where the Taconic Mountains' western piedmont meets the Battenkill River valley's world-class trout fishing and the Vermont border. Washington County's rolling farmland and New England character make it one of the most rewarding and least-visited corners of the greater Hudson Valley. Saratoga Springs is 30 minutes away and Lake George 50. Summer and fall foliage drive demand, with Saratoga's racing season tightening area lodging. Reserve ahead.

from $34/night