Grout Pond Campground

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!

Wonderful, secluded campsite (site #1). It's close enough to walk from the parking lot (5 min walk), but bringing most of the gear in your kayak is the best way to go since it's a bit much to carry on foot. It took us three kayak trips to get our gear to the site. But enjoyed them all! Beautiful lake, very calm. Great to swim in! And the site has an area for children to play. We also walked the whole loop around the lake with our 4-year-old.... who grumbled a little, but later said the loop was the best part of the trip! I highly recommend this campground.

We stayed at Grout Pond for a few days in the summer of 2020, and looked forward to returning in 2022. This time we again enjoyed the several hikes nearby and the privacy of camp site #17, but we ran into problems both major and middling. The middling problem was the deteriorated state of the road into our site. It bordered on impassable for our station wagon. The major problem was the broken water pump. In 2020 the pump posed no issue for us. This time, however, we (seniors) were unable to operate it in its broken condition. The young people working on campground improvements, I believe as part of Americorp, were so kind and helpful to us, and essentially made it possible for us to stay at the park by pumping water for us and giving us water they had already pumped. It took two young, strong people working together to operate the pump, and even for them it was a struggle. I hope you recognize these young people in some way for going above and beyond to help us and to take on the role of park host, filling in as best they could for the absence of a host the three days we were camping. 

Wonderful, secluded campsite (site #1). It's close enough to walk from the parking lot (5 min walk), but bringing most of the gear in your kayak is the best way to go since it's a bit much to carry on foot. It took us three kayak trips to get our gear to the site. But enjoyed them all! Beautiful lake, very calm. Great to swim in! And the site has an area for children to play. We also walked the whole loop around the lake with our 4-year-old.... who grumbled a little, but later said the loop was the best part of the trip! I highly recommend this campground.

We stayed at Grout Pond for a few days in the summer of 2020, and looked forward to returning in 2022. This time we again enjoyed the several hikes nearby and the privacy of camp site #17, but we ran into problems both major and middling. The middling problem was the deteriorated state of the road into our site. It bordered on impassable for our station wagon. The major problem was the broken water pump. In 2020 the pump posed no issue for us. This time, however, we (seniors) were unable to operate it in its broken condition. The young people working on campground improvements, I believe as part of Americorp, were so kind and helpful to us, and essentially made it possible for us to stay at the park by pumping water for us and giving us water they had already pumped. It took two young, strong people working together to operate the pump, and even for them it was a struggle. I hope you recognize these young people in some way for going above and beyond to help us and to take on the role of park host, filling in as best they could for the absence of a host the three days we were camping. 

My campsite was clean, quiet and peaceful. It's a beautiful pond.

My campsite was clean, quiet and peaceful. It's a beautiful pond.

Human feces and used toilet paper were scattered all over the campsite upon arrival, in some cases less than 10’ from the water. Very unpleasant. Privies are needed, and not just at the trailhead.

Human feces and used toilet paper were scattered all over the campsite upon arrival, in some cases less than 10’ from the water. Very unpleasant. Privies are needed, and not just at the trailhead.

There was someone at my site when i got there but they didn't know about reservations. I hated for them to pack up but I did fill them in on the dispersed sites in the Forest so they headed towards Branch pond.
Site 1 is a beauty I just wish the tent platforms were wood. I still loved every moment.