Want to go camping this summer but stay close to home? See our Central MA Campground Directory!

Eager to try out camping but want to stay close to home? Central MA has some great family camping opportunities! Try one out this summer!

Central MA Campgrounds

Ashby & Townsend

Willard Brook State Forest
978-597-8802
Offers: 21 Campsites (1 Group Yurt). Flush toilets, picnic tables, fireplaces, no showers or hookups.

Baldwinville

Otter River
978-939-8962
Offers: 78 Campsites, yurts and group camping. Swimming, flush toilets, showers, picnic tables, and fireplaces. No hookups.

Barre

Camp Coldbrook Golf and Recreation Destination
978-355-2090
Offers: Camp sites as well as RV hookups. Pools, Par 3 golf course, playground, mountain biking, tavern, much more.

Erving

Erving State Forest
978-544-7745-Summer months
978-544-3939-Year Round
Offers: 29 campsites, swimming, picnic tables, fireplaces, showers and flush toilets, no hookups.

Foxboro

Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort
866-673-2767
This one is a little out of the area but worth a mention! Offers: Many rental types from rustic to luxury.  Too many amenities to mention. Everything you can imagine from playgrounds to massages in the Wellness Center.

Oakham

Pine Acres Family Camping Resort
508-882-9509
Offers: A variety of campsites and rental choices. Situated on Lake Dean for swimming, boating and fishing, a pool, splashpad, kart and bike rentals, country store and café, mini-golf, arcade, playground and more.

Phillipston

Lamb City Campground
800-292-LAMB (5262)
Offers: Camp sites, rentals, hookups. Weekly activities, modern restrooms, convenience store, 2 pools, playground, lake for swimming and boating. Outdoor weekly movies.

Rutland

Pout & Trout
508-886-6677
Offers:  38 sites, some with hookups, a pool, activities, 2 fields and basketball area.

Sturbridge

Wells State Park
508-347-9257
Offers: 60 Campsites, swimming, flush toilets, picnic tables, fireplaces, 4 Yurt sites, no hookups.

Pine Lake RV Resort-New!
508-347-9570
Was once Jellystone Park.  Totally renovated, looks beautiful. Pine Lake layout map.

Sutton

Sutton Falls Camping Area
508-865-3898
Offers: Camp sites with hookups and Yurts. Peaceful camping sites on Aldrich Mill Pond. Swimming at 2 beaches, fishing, modern restrooms, showers, playground, store, game room, activities and more.

Wales

Oak Haven Family Campground
413-215-7148
Offers: 90 acres of privacy on a wooded preserve. Playground, Rec fields, large sites and RV hookups, large pool, store, activities and entertainment.

West Townsend

Pearl Hill State Park
978-597-8802
Offers: 50 campsites, flush toilets, showers, picnic tables, fireplaces, no hookups.

Winchendon

Lake Dennison Recreation Area
978-939-8962
Offers: 151 campsites, swimming, flush toilets, showers, picnic tables, fireplaces, no hookups.

What to travel to the Cape?  We love Nickerson State Park for Cape Cod Camping!

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