Hampshire Rocks

About 80% of the sights were reserved, but maybe only 20% were in use. We reserved one sight for one night, then had to move to another sight for the other night because we couldn’t get the same sight for 2 nights in a row. Not happy about that, the other sights we wanted were never in use, but were reserved. A 24 hour hold is too long to keep prime sights vacant, especially as many that were not in use. They should re-evaluate the hold policy.

I was told that this was a noisy site, but was not prepared for how loud the freeway traffic really was. In all honesty that wouldn't have bothered me too much. We ended up in site 12, which had just been ripped apart (trees removed). The ground was powdery dirt that that was uneven from the tracks of heavy machinery. The site next to us had natural ground cover over the dirt that kept the dust down and was completely undisturbed. I am not sure how they could rent out the site we were in in good conscience. Also, never saw the host to even discuss our situation.

This place is absolutely perfect, except for the noise. Big trees, beautiful rocks, great river, and all the noise you could possibly deal with.

When we got there, we knew the freeway noise would be a constant. It did die down, as the night grew later, but the trains.....damn! At one point, the noise was so loud, we were having to yell at each other, over the fire, just to hear each other. It was insane, and it was all night! There must have been 5-6 trains go by from 9pm to 3am.

If it were not for the noise, I’d be back in a heartbeat!

We loved site 9 and had a great time. The river is beautiful! We did not mind the highway noise. We’ll definitely go back.

The camp host was very attentive.. Cleaned bathrooms a few times every day and kept the grounds nice and clean.., plus he has a camping kitty.. which is awesome.

Great location, being next to the river was very nice. Campground is very scenic as well. Only issue is the 24 hours a day road noise from the I80. I knew going in is was close but didn't realize it would be this noisy. We won't be back to this campground.

Great host peaceful and clean. Was there earlier in season. Traffic noise was not an issue

My boyfriend, our dog and I just stayed here for 2 nights. We were at site 15. Here's the deal...
Upon arrival camp host nowhere to be found. Took me a while to find him.
Two main issues with our specific site were that: 1. Our site had NO tent pad. Super rocky hill behind picnic table. Had to use the tent on the parking space and couldn't stake it down.
2. Previous campers left tons of garbage behind and our fire ring was already full.
Overall, the camp host didn't seem to be doing his job. He did not check people in and out. He did no maintenance of the bathrooms. He did not empty fire rings. He did not check sites after people left before new arrivals. He did not enforce any rules. When I told him about our specific issues he promised to have the site leveled the next day and never did.

Yes, there is freeway noise from the campground. It gets loud at times and we couldn't hear one another. Didn't bother us while we slept, though. Definitely a beautiful area but doesn't quite give you the wilderness immersion vibe.

Some sites are far better than others but none are very private. Our site was right up against another with nothing separating us.

This campsite doesn't have a trail directly connected. There is a popular hike a 5 minute drive away at the Loch Leven Lake. This is a very steep, rocky hike. It's hot and sunny and there were only 2 trail markers on our 7 mile hike. We got lost multiple times because of this. Find a good map before you go. Not a beginner hike.

River can be accessed behind campground if you don't mind trampling through some shrubs. But it's very cold! Like ice water. Didn't see anyone swim there.

Campground provides good drinking water, vault toilets, nice bear vaults, and concrete picnic tables.

We made the best of our weekend and still had a good time. This camp site is best suited to rv's and those camping along the way to another destination.

It’s right next to a highway and makes it super noisy and disturbing

This is a beautiful campsite for family with kids. The river feels like your private swimming pool. The biggest downside if this campsite is the highway noise. Its constant and loud . Veey difficult to feel you are in remote and camping because you are not . Get earplugs in the night to sleep and drink a lot of alcohol to cancel out the noise of the freeway.
Will i go again ? No !