Our neighbors, who happened to be from Quebec, hated that we had dogs. Their four teenagers would walk by on the few occasions that our dogs were outside and taunt them relentlessly. My dogs would bark at them every time, naturally. Once the kids got them barking, the parents, who insisted that their teens were well trained, unlike my dogs, would call and report my dogs. Mind you, there were many more barking dogs there (without being taunted). The same people had their radio blaring on the evening that we arrived. The woman was hammering down wine both nights we were there and would come over to our site and yell at us and the dogs. We had a five campsite family who would gather on one or two sites behind us (louder than several packs of dogs, also from Quebec, btw), who would shout at my dogs to shut up and who complained about my music (which I was playing through my phone speakers), yet we minded our own business until the final straw. The teens once again taunted my dogs as I was trying to put them in my camper, but being so aggrevated by the teens, my one dog (who is a lovable cuddly bear), broke free and ran off. I went straight to the night watch to complain about the teens and ask for help finding my dog. Mind you, this was just before quiet hours, around 10 pm. Upon getting back to my site and finding that my dog was back, I lost it and told the neighbors to control their kids. They started yelling at me, and with the night guard who had just arrived as referee, we all had words. The drunk woman once again went to my site for no reason and tried to start in on my friend who had just stepped out of the camper. The night watchman, Frank, asked us to go to our respective campers and end the night. I did just as asked. The drunk woman next door, however, kept going on and on and on. I even recorded it because of how long and loud she was ranting during quiet hours (but my dogs - who were quiet as can be, through all this - were the problem). In the morning, the manager came and told me that the dogs are a problem and that they bark excessively. I told her that this wasn't the first time I've camped there, and we've never had issues before and that it was only due to the taunting from next door. She insisted that because they barked excessively the campground and I were not a good fit. I asked her what she meant by excessive, and all she said was, "You know what I mean." At that point, she told me, with a huge grin on her face, that we were to be gone by noon and that she would refund the one more night we were to spend there (having arrived on a Monday evening and due to leave Thursday morning). The neighbors were not spoken to about their taunting teens at all. In the end, this experience was a Godsend because we ended up at a campground in Exeter that we used to bring our children to for decades. I'm not sure why I didn't just go there in the first place, but from now on, I will keep my business there and NEVER again give Seacoast my business or suggestions for camping to anyone else. By the way, not that this matters any, but I have been sort of a goody-goody all of my life (past elementary school teacher), and I don't poke my nose into other people's business until it directly involves me. I am also a disabled Army veteran. I can't always just pack up on a moment's notice and am certainly not a rule breaker. I am just disgusted at how I was treated, and now, almost a week later, after giving it much thought, I decided to write this review. At this campground, it is better to complain about others as much as possible than to mind your own business. I will leave you with a photo of our site and one of the "excessive" barkers. He's going to be 11 months old in...
Read moreI've been coming here since the 1970's with my parents trailer camping, and ever since with my kids, almost every year, sometimes several times a year, from New York. We love it here. It's perfect for a small family or couple, young or old. It's modern, always clean and accommodating, and with very reasonable rates. Some complain of the "strict" rules, but every campground needs rules, and these aren't overly strict, but reasonable and well enforced. Personally, I'm not a fan of loud campers, especially since I'm camping for the express purpose of enjoying the outdoors, and prefer the sounds of nature over loud music, cars, motorcycles, and intoxicated people. So many times at other places we've been kept up by noise late into the night or awoken very early in the morning by it. There's nothing more frustrating when you're there to relax. If you're there to party late into the night, you should probably consider someplace else to stay. The showers and bathrooms are always clean, the game room with pool table, video games and wi-fi, and a modern playground give the kids plenty to do. The staff is always great, everybody's smiling, eager to please and very helpful, and the firewood delivery is handy. Close to the coast, it gives quick access to 1-A, the water and the beaches without the hassle of a lot of traffic. There are plenty of excellent restaurants within just a few miles with everything from seafood to pizza, subs and Chinese food, and many are award winners. Vibrant, historic downtown Portsmouth (great for spending the day walking around), the Kittery Outlet Mall, and plenty of historic sites are a short drive away. Whale watches, fishing charters, harbor cruises, and Isles of Shoals tours are abundant. Bicycling along the scenic coast is very popular. In short, there's plenty to do nearby, whatever your interests. The staff will be eager to recommend some of the best spots and local favorites. We keep a boat at Rye Harbor and it works out perfectly for us. We'll miss Shelly and Allison, and wish them all the best. It's great to know Diane and Lindsay are still there, and we wish the new owners the best of luck. See...
Read moreWe had a great time. Frank was nice at first and then became a stickler for the parking.
We were a bridal party so some of us had to change clothes before getting our tent on and we got two sites and though all the cars fit on one -and the tents the other mgt-Frank/ they still required to go by the set rules of one car per site.
We were just trying to get everything set up and pictures in before sundown so…Frank came three times telling us off about the cars -we did try to explain to him just trying to get all things set up outside and take after pics of the bride and bridal party before sundown / sunset ends
Other than that five-star experience**
We love that Frank delivered the wood for us-the the other girls only wanted to get 2 bushels I said no 3 for $30 bucks because it was Pine/softwood
Now if they had a mix of hardwood too then 2 bushels would of been more than enough for one night. But it was all softwood and that goes real fast - need more wood so you’re gonna need to bring bricbrac with you to slow down the flames from chewing through the pine so quickly.
We love camping and have gone a lot of places- Seacoast RV&Camping- this place was clean, clean-clean, and staff trying to get set up over the phone was wonderful.
The bathroom facilities were astonishingly clean and well stocked. Though the shower did not work . We made good use facilities.
If your site is far far away, I would say -Plan your bathroom trips accordingly as it can be a far walk if you’re in a hurry and there’s no place to just park to go run and wee.
We would brig a portacamp for the middle of night emergency nextime to be good to go!
We will definitely be coming back for at least a a...
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