Campgrounds and RV parks near Pinehurst, MA

Harold Parker State Forest Lorraine Park anchors the outdoor options with hiking, mountain biking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, swimming, and picnicking, plus more than 35 miles of logging roads and trails. Non-motorized boating is allowed on any of the 11 ponds in the forest. Berry's Grove Campground sits right on a lake with its own dock and swimming area, which suits families who want water time without leaving camp. Spacious Skies Minute Man puts campers within reach of Walden Pond, Old North Bridge, and the Nashua River Rail Trail. For a change of pace, the Boston Harbor Islands are a ferry ride from Hingham Shipyard and include wooded campsites, miles of trails, and scenic beaches, along with historic military structures on Peddocks Island.

The main RV season around Pinehurst runs from late spring through mid-fall. Harold Parker State Forest Lorraine Park operates seasonally through the warmer months, with the busiest stretch tied to summer weekends and holiday periods. The 2026 Boston Harbor Islands camping season runs from June 17 to October 12, with campgrounds available Wednesday through Saturday nights through Labor Day, and Thursday through Saturday nights in the fall through Indigenous Peoples' Day. Spring brings variable weather, mud on unpaved sites, and blackfly and mosquito activity in wooded parks. Summer is warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms, and July and August book out earliest at both state and private campgrounds. Early fall delivers cool nights, lower bug pressure, and hardwood color that peaks in mid-October across eastern Massachusetts. Winter camping options are limited. Berry's Grove Campground stays open year-round with full hookups including town water, sewer, and 50-amp electrical service, but most state parks and island sites close, and freezing temperatures make winterized rigs a practical requirement.

Sites at Harold Parker State Forest Lorraine Park are spread out for a forest feel, each with a picnic table, fire ring, and pedestal grill, plus a water spigot at each campsite and a central dumping station, and comfort stations have showers and flush toilets. Eleven sites have water and electric hookups, including sites 46, 48, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 113, and 115, so RV travelers who need power should book those specific sites early. Cell service can be spotty under the canopy. Spacious Skies Minute Man and Berry's Grove Campground offer more traditional RV-park amenities, with full hookups, a heated pool and camp store at the former, and lake access, laundry, and boat slips at the latter. Camping on Peddocks Island is rustic. Amenities include composting toilets at the campgrounds, drinking water stations, charcoal grills near most sites, and picnic tables; the park operates carry-in, carry-out, campfires are prohibited at campsites but allowed on the beach below the high tide line, and pets and alcohol are prohibited. Tent sites have no electricity or water, while yurts do have electricity. Boston Harbor Islands - Thompson Island access is more restricted and generally programmed by its education partner rather than open public camping.