Grout Pond Campground

Great site. Reserve well in advance since it's super popular and goes quickly.

False advertising!!! When we were looking to camp we wanted things to do while we were there and when we saw that Grout Pond said under activities that there was canoeing and kayaking we were excited! But when we showed up there was absolute nothing there and only could do those activities if you bring your own kayak or canoe. There were many signs about bears but no service to call anyone. If we were attacked there would’ve been no way to contact emergency services. There was no running water whatsoever. When we got there, there were signs that said handicap accessible but yet nothing was really all that accessible. Would never come back because of these reasons.

False advertising!!! When we were looking to camp we wanted things to do while we were there and when we saw that Grout Pond said under activities that there was canoeing and kayaking we were excited! But when we showed up there was absolute nothing there and only could do those activities if you bring your own kayak or canoe. There were many signs about bears but no service to call anyone. If we were attacked there would’ve been no way to contact emergency services. There was no running water whatsoever. When we got there, there were signs that said handicap accessible but yet nothing was really all that accessible. Would never come back because of these reasons.

Honest and helpful staff

Honest and helpful staff

After 10 years of camping at site 9 I won’t be going back. The site renovations have completely removed all privacy screening between the site and the trail. It doesn’t appear that there was any thought to drainage as the new 20x30 crushed stone platform essentially dammed the water flow through the site and results in swampy ground adjacent to three sides of the platform. There was puddles of standing water all around the platform. The trees removed to make room for the platform resulted in far greater sun exposure and thus made it extremely difficult to hang a tarp. For some reason the fire pit was located on the uphill side next to the trail instead of down by the water.

After 10 years of camping at site 9 I won’t be going back. The site renovations have completely removed all privacy screening between the site and the trail. It doesn’t appear that there was any thought to drainage as the new 20x30 crushed stone platform essentially dammed the water flow through the site and results in swampy ground adjacent to three sides of the platform. There was puddles of standing water all around the platform. The trees removed to make room for the platform resulted in far greater sun exposure and thus made it extremely difficult to hang a tarp. For some reason the fire pit was located on the uphill side next to the trail instead of down by the water.

The site photo is wildly inaccurate - it's barely a wide spot in the road, no flat place for a tent, and the fire ring is in the parking space. It's a long way to the pond, no view, no coverage, with a broken toliet sorta nearby. I left early.

The site photo is wildly inaccurate - it's barely a wide spot in the road, no flat place for a tent, and the fire ring is in the parking space. It's a long way to the pond, no view, no coverage, with a broken toliet sorta nearby. I left early.

The campsites are beautifully done and the view over the water was breathtaking! We’ll be coming back again. This is a wonderful place to camp!