I wouldn’t call this a “resort”. It’s an older campground with narrow dirt roads and small campsites. The sites for smaller campers and pop-ups were very tiny. We weren’t able to have a fire because the site was so small and close to our neighbors. Also, the campsite we stayed in was across from the cabins and you had to walk through a swampy area to get there. Most of this part of the campground seemed wet and buggy.

The employees (mostly teenagers) here were also very rude and needed training in customer service skills. I felt like they were doing us a favor whenever we asked a question or purchased something. It should be the other way around. This campground also charges you for everything possible. It seems like everything is an additional fee.

Overall I wasn’t very impressed with Cold Springs “Resort”. I will return and I will let my friends know about my experiences here. I camped here in August 2011.

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My family was a guest at Cold Springs Campground, lot E62, from Thursday July7th through Monday July 11th.  This was our first experience camping at Cold Springs and I brought my 7 year old granddaughter along.

We had reserved this site by phone in mid-June.  I wasn’t offered any other site, nor told that the site was adjacent to 4 horse shoe pits & a shuffle board court.  Nor was I told that there was a horse shoe tournament every weekend.

When we set up camp Thursday afternoon, it was fairly quiet…so I wasn’t concerned.  However, by about  4 P.M.  the horse shoe pits were fully occupied…and continued to be so until 10:15 P.M. when the lights went off.   Many of the guys on the courts were drinking, hollering back and forth, using foul language…you get the picture.  I went  to the office explained what was going on…and asked what time the activities ended.  I was told that “no one had ever complained,” and that it would be over at 9 P.M.

Friday morning, the activities started at around 11 A. M. and continued until 10:15 P. M.  The guys were hollering back and forth…dropping the “F bomb”….drinking, etc.  Saturday the activities were in full swing at 10:00 A. M., and didn’t wrap up until 10:45 P.M….that’s right…they continued even after the lights went out.

The lights were so bright at our campsite, that I was able to sit outside and read a novel.  The noise level was so high at times, that we couldn’t hear each other conversing around the campfire.  People, children and adults alike were continuously cutting through our campsite…on foot as well as on bicycles.

This was singularly the worst camping experience that I have ever had.  When we checked out Monday morning, I asked to speak to a manager and was told that he was not available.  I left my phone number and asked for a courtesy phone call…I was told that he “rarely returns phone calls”.  I insisted that my number & request be given to him.

A few hours later, Todd called me.  I explained what had gone on over the weekend, and he said that there was nothing that could be done about it…because I had already left the campground.  When I told him that I had gone to the office on Thursday…he said that “no one had ever complained before,” and there was nothing that he could do, as I had already left the campground.  I asked him what else I should have done while I was still in the campground…and was told that I should have gotten a security guard to come and monitor the activity on the site.  Wouldn’t that have been a nice relaxing camping experience????  He would have needed to stand on our site for 12+ hours/day.

Ultimately, Todd told me that “next time I should request a different site”.   A solid 4/5ths of our experience was unacceptable.    In order to minimize the garbage that my granddaughter was exposed to, we stayed away from the site except when we needed to eat or sleep.  When I raised the issues to employees, I was told “no one had ever complained before.”  Why would I ever return?

Cold Springs bills itself as the “most fun campground in NH”.  Not my idea of fun.

E62 should not even be a campsite…it should be used as a buffer around a high activity area.

Twin Tamarack is a family operated campground located near the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire in New Hampton It’s a quiet, well maintained park just far enough away from the traffic and crowds of the town of Laconia yet close enough to be convenient. This campsite is mostly wooded with plenty of shade. The campground staff were very friendly and the facilities clean and well maintained. This park has seasonal sites as well as short stays, 2 restrooms, each with hot showers, camp store (ice, wood, groceries, camping supplies, and gifts), dumping station, and a large laundry facility.

This trip was the second time we have stayed here without reservations and were lucky enough to be given a site. The swimming pool was super clean and not too crowded as well as their beach and boating facilities.

We’ve been making Twin Tamarack a part of our summer vacations tour now for over couple of years and this is the 2nd time we’ve stayed at Adirondack here. Every experience here has been great!

The wife and I are looking forward to our trip there next year for this great experience and shopping at all the Factory Outlets.
Frank and Judy Pedder, Montreal, Quebec

Cold Springs campground is an absolute zoo! I’m not sure what it’s like here in the off season, but if you camp here in the summer be forewarned.

During our stay we tolerated dozens of unsupervised screaming kids running wild throughout the campground. Children continously ran through our campsite during the day and into the night. Even adults would shortcut thru our site while we were sitting there. Cars, trucks, (unmuffled) motorcycles and golf carts zip through the campground well above the posted speed limits. If your’e the type that likes to take a casual walk around the campground, you’ll spend most of your time looking over your shoulder and  jumping out of the way of vehicles.

At night expect loud music, drinking and foul language. It appears that this campground is a magnet for that type of camper. While quiet hours are posted, it looks like the word “quiet” is open to interpretation.

They do have quite a few amenities, but it’s so crowded you really never get a chance to enjoy them. The bathrooms and showers are not very well maintained. I’m not sure it’s really the fault of the campground as much as it is of inconsiderate campers.

We endured a summer weekend here. We almost left a day early, but we paid so much for our site we couldn’t bring ourselves to do it.

We have stayed at many, many campgrounds across the country. They have ranged from excellent to fair. Mascoma Lake Campground we have to rate as poor.

It is across a busy road from a beautiful lake, and there is lake access. It is within a very reasonble distance from a small city for shopping and restaurants. Those are the positives. The negatives are that the sites are very, very tight. The campground itself is quite rundown, and their are very few activities for children. There is only a small playground, and no other amenities. There is cable tv, but the cell phone service is very intermittent, and the wifi although advertised as “limited”, in reality doesn’t exist.

Everyone we had occassion to speak with, complained about the service. We never were able to get a wifi connection for our computer even when we took our computers to the office. I would not recommend staying at this campground except for a night’s stay on the way to somewhere else.

After spending the day visiting some of the attractions in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch we decided to spend the night at one of the area KOAs.

The Littleton-Lisbon KOA is located on US Route 302, about 5 miles south of Littleton and I-93 exit 42. The campground is quite small (about 60 sites) and tucked between US Route 302 and the Ammonoosuc River. Most of the sites are for tenting or smaller RVs, but there are a few pull-thrus for larger rigs. Check in was quick and the staff was friendly and accommodating and included and escort to our site. Our 38′ class A had a tough time getting into our site and, while we were able to extend our slide-outs we couldn’t put out the awning because of low branches on several large pine trees. A minor problem, considering it was a last-minute call on a summer weekend and we were lucky to get one of the last sites available.

The campground’s interior roads are gravel. Campsites range from tree-shaded to grassy. Most sites are level, although some are a little small for larger RVs. There are several tenting sites right next to the shores of the Ammonoosuc River. The campground also has several Camping Cabins.

The park’s facilities are very clean and well maintained. Amenities include a small pool, hot tub/sauna, game room, snack bar, bike rentals and a nice little playground area for younger kids. The campstore is small but most of the basics (groceries and camping supplies) are in stock.

Pets are permitted here, although enforcement is a little lax… while our site was close to the manager’s residence, there was a nearby site with a dog that barked throughout the nite.

This KOA is in a fairly remote area, with really nothing within walking distance. Littleton, a town of about 4,400 is about 5 miles to the north. It’s the closest place if you’re in the mood for fast food or a Wal-Mart. While theres not much nearby, the Littleton-Lisbon KOA makes a great base to explore northern New Hampshire and Vermont.

I would not recommend Cold Springs Campground. We visited them recently and would not return.

This place is ”Party Central”. The campground is very crowded and noisy. There are kids running wild everywhere. I know this is a family campground but this place seems out of control on the weekends. Campground rules don’t appear to be enforced and there are parties well into the night… way past quiet hours.

The sites are on the small side and there’s not much privacy between them. The facilities are fairly clean during the week but it’s a different story on the weekends. I would not return.

We went to Crown Point Campground last summer with friends who go once a year. We found the campground to be not too big which was great for watching the kids.

The campsites were clean and the restrooms were very well maintained. The sites are large… with some private and some not so private. The management enforced the rules which was nice, especially at night. We will go back next year, but this time we’ll remember to bring the kids bike helments!

Cold Springs is a campground located just off NH Route 114, in the town of Weare… about 15 miles west of the city of Manchester. This is a relatively large campground with 380+ sites.

Most of the sites that we saw were relatively small and not very private. It was difficult to get into our site and even more of a problem to level-up… and we’re not novice RVers… we’ve driven Class A’s throughout the country for the past 20 years.

The campground has pools, a campstore, and a snackbar. The bathrooms and showers were in need of a little cleaning when we were there. The Wi-fi signal at our site was poor and seldom worked.

The biggest issue with this campground is the lack of rules enforcement. This place is an absolute zoo in the summer. Camping etiquette is non-existent. We witnessed both children and adults cutting through others sites, vehicles inconsiderately parked, and little or security enforcement at all. Some campers party well into “quiet hours” while their kids roam about the campground without supervision. Golf carts and motorcycles speed around the campground during the day and into the night.

If you like to party, don’t care about your camping neighbors, and have kids that will eventually grow up to be just like you, you’ll love this place. If you’re a camper with well behaved kids or you just want some peace and quiet, I recommend that you avoid Cold Springs “Camp Resort”.