Mt. Greylock Campsite Park — Hotel in Lanesborough

To be perfectly honest I almost didn’t book this camp site due to the reviews I had read here, however there were also positive ones so I decided to take the chance. Couldn’t be happier that I did. My family of 3 kids (1-8-15), my wife, our dog and I stayed at a tent site with power and water due to having our infant, and my wife never had been camping before lol. Camp site was spacious and clean, there was approximately 20-25 feet between our neighbor to the side and 30-40 feet between our neighbor to the rear. Rest rooms were clean and restocked often and showers were adequate. Some of the reviews I read here made the bathrooms/showers sound atrocious, I realize that everyone has a different experience however I feel some are looking for hotel quality amenities and forget they are camping in the woods. The men’s room was always clean and according to my wife the ladies room as well. The pool/playground area was open with the pool having a schedule sign up due to social distancing. Pool was warm and clean and for being in the woods, was a great addition. Playground was modern and safe, my little guys loved it! I had seen a comment referring to the check in process being long and drawn out and it concerned me as I was going to arrive after a long drive. Upon arrival at 2 I was immediately let in through a gate over an intercom, I had seen negatively mentioned that visitor had to be buzzed through a gate almost implying that they weren’t prepared for the guests arrival. Every guest no matter the time has to be buzzed through the gate and upon check in are given a key card for entry during the stay. I feel this is a great security feature as a traveler with my family in unfamiliar territory. It was not even close to inconvenient. After pulling into the welcome area I was IMMEDIATELY met by two staff including the male owner who was extremely polite and enthusiastic. There were several ground rules to cover, especially with COVID-19 instructions, which took time. However it was closer to 10-15 minutes with much of it being friendly chit chat in a relaxed manner and at the conclusion I felt i understood the rules and felt safer knowing they were taking things seriously. I felt educated but not brow beaten with information. On to the staff. I have read here of issues with the customer service some received. To be honest in my opinion it couldn’t be farther from the truth. Every single request I made was dealt with expeditiously and with a smile on the face, even the more mundane stuff (like not pulling the water supply handle up high enough). Every interaction included some level of small talk and while some may be put off by that, I personally enjoyed the friendly and laid back environment. I only dealt with the male co-owner for the most part and my only interaction with the female co-owner she was short and to the point and lacked the charm of the male owner, but very far from rude or giving poor customer service. It should also be noted that these individuals live on property and are available to assist you 24/7, and based on what I saw of how hard everyone was working and running around doing stuff, it must be hard to be a gem of personality at the end of the work day, but they certainly try. I saw mentioned about fire wood being too much at $7 a bundle. Although I will say that it was a little wet, mother nature’s no ones fault, the amount of wood to a bundle was they same as Home Depot for 37 cents cheaper, add in the convenience of not having to drive 20 minutes from the camp site and it’s not a bad price at all and is delivered directly to your camp site. All in all, the place was clean, my kids had a lot of fun , the staff and other guests were cordial, and the trip up mount greylock was fun and scenic. We will most certainly be back! I would definitely recommend to families as long as you keep in mind you are going camping, if you want Marriot level amenities you may need a Marriot. *edited from 4 stars to 5 stars. I rarely give 5 stars ,However they certainly worked for it...

We really enjoyed our stay with Gordon and Pat! They are super friendly folks who are happy to stop and chat. The park is perfect for kids/families with more than one creek, a pond, and tons of woods to explore. We enjoyed the concerts and ate at the food truck several times. We never had to deal with loud campers after quiet hours, and the park is perfectly situated just outside of Mount Greylock State Reservation. The park is currently being expanded and renovated to include more tent camping sites and update all of the current sites.

We stayed at Mt Greylock Campsite Park from August until the first week of November working a contract in the area.

Services: 50 amp power, fresh water, gray water sewer with black water pump out weekly. Trash and recycling drop off by the camp office/store. Wifi is paid with good service throughout the park.

Cell service: T-mobile was 3+ bars with LTE and 5G available Water pressure: 28 psi- the park is on a well system Electric: 50 amp at all full hookup sites with no issues

Sewer: gray water hookup- you will need a hose adapter for your sewer pipe. The camp store sells them for ~$7.

Sites: wooded and spread out irregular shaped sites on partial gravel and sand. The sites are much more like camping than a standard "KOA" style park. Each site has a fire ring with cooking grate.

There is a laundry facility with a few washers/dryers, and a bath house with clean bathrooms and showers. (We did not use them)

Amenities: camp store with basic RV and camping supplies, ice, propane fill- $1/pound. Wood can be bought by the bundle, which is about 6 pieces for $5, or you can get a bulk delivery of about 60 pieces for ~$40-50. There is a common room/game room with books, board games, air hockey, pool, ping pong, fooseball, coffee, and some kids toys, all for free. There is a nice wooden playground, and a standard swimming pool by the camp office. The park has a large activities field with picnic tables, a small basketball court, large bonfire pit, and a small stage. During the summer season, the park hosts local bands and singers on Saturday nights to give free concerts to campers. There is a local food truck serving dinner and breakfast on the weekends as well. On weekend nights the owners give hay rides around the park, and there is a big halloween celebration with haunted tours. Every weekend the owners set up crafts and other activities for kids.

I will say this (and the owners will tell you this too): this campground is not a KOA. The sites are spread out and are more rustic than smaller campgrounds, but you get a lot more space and privacy than those types of campgrounds afford. I would highly recommend this campground for tent camping and RV short-term or long-term.

Make sure you get a gray water adapter for your sewer pipe. The park roads can be tight for larger rigs, but we fit our 45' triple axle 5th wheel without any scrapes or incidents, and there were large double axle diesel pushers in the park as well. Mount Graylock is beautiful, and there are tons of public use land areas with hiking/biking trails. Check out the local farm stands and pick fresh apples in the fall. There are 2 local lakes with boat and canoe rentals available. We enjoyed the historic Shaker village, and area ski lodges have off season activities like biking...

I paid for this? The value proposition just wasn't there for our 30' motorhome towing a car. First you have to drive about a 1/4 mile down a one lane, two way gravel, rutted road (picture meeting another motorhome or 5vr coming the opposite way). Then you have to get through the gated entry -- you'll have to get out to get to the speaker box, as it's at car window height, and disconnect your towed car there before going in. Then the staff person gives you a quick run-down and hands you a map, "you'll need to go around the back way because of some big rocks." Then, with wife and tow car leading the way, you climb a fairly steep, very narrow one lane, two way, rutted dirt path (I'm not going to dignify it by calling it a road). Then wife has to stop several times among branching dirt trails to figure out which way to go. Then wife has to stop again and guide my short motorhome through paths to avoid rocks, trees, and ruts on the sides of the dirt paths up to 9" deep. Then arrive at the "site" -- a sort-of clearing in the rocks and woods that has never been level and shows muddy evidence of large recent puddles. There are electrical and water connections -- neither of which are conveniently located. At this point it's become obvious that the management has done the absolute minimum to build a campground and really doesn't care much at all about maintenance. After checking the site out and talking about it for about 30 seconds (the weather report said lots of rain on the way), we decided that for the sake of our own peace of mind that we would pass and continue on down the road. Then there was still the adventure of going back down the dirt paths, out of the campground, and back to the main road -- again hoping you don't meet some other poor soul coming the other way. Two hours south we found a great campground set back in quiet woods with paved roads to well-spaced level gravel sites, full hookups, lots of amenities, and a wine bar(!) for about the same nightly rate. So, where...