This campground is pretty much as good as it gets.
A beautiful facility. Heavily wooded, with the very pretty scrub pine trees common to the area being by far the most common tree.
Meticulously maintained. I don't think I've ever seen a cleaner campground. The commons areas were spotless. A fair number of permanent or seasonal campers, but even their sites were tidy and presentable (this isn't always the case in large campgrounds).
It's located in North Truro. A five to ten minute walk down beautiful dune paths to two terrific local beaches.
Or you can take the trolley into PTown in about twenty minutes. The trolley runs every 30 minutes all day and it's last stop is literally at the front door of the campground. It's a dollar if you buy a token in the camp office. Last trolley leaves PTown at 12:30 at night. It's a very convenient way to get around.
My partner and I have stayed here for a week plus every July for the past three years.
Lots of families. Lots of sport fishermen, kayakers, etc.
Since it is close to Provincetown it's gay friendly. But I wouldn't call it a gay destination.
No pool. No organized activities. But with great beaches ten minutes away you really don't need much else.
What really struck me was how well run it is. It's a pretty large facility, but I never saw the front desk overwhelmed. The staff were always professional and really seemed to enjoy what they were doing. Which can't be easy, as I'm sure they have answer the same stupid tourist questions over and over again.
The only complaint I can think of is I do wish the camp store was better stocked in terms of food items. But then that's a complaint I have at all campgrounds.
What really struck me was how quiet the campground was. Even though there were plenty of families and young couples I almost never heard screaming, loud music, etc.
We had a couple of specific requests, including an emergency UPS delivery, a need for an extra power cord extender, etc. James (camp manager, I believe) and staff were very accommodating. They even loaned me a bicycle helmet when I asked about local bike laws.
We stayed at the 'main' campground. Right down the road is Hortons, which is a campground that Adventure Bound recently bought. It's still being developed. It has more of a natural look, with less structured sites, etc. More of a natural vegetation look, rather than a meticulously maintained camp. I suspect it will become more developed and look more like the main campground over time.
Last, right down the road is Savory Pizza, maybe the best pizza I've ever had. So if you don't feel like cooking at your campsite there's a great food option about a mile away. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Read moreThe place has gone downhill. We have been seasonal for 5 years. This year they stopped picking up trash and started cutting corners every way imaginable. No trash pickup. Even the toilet paper has been replaced with paper so cheap that you can’t even get off the roll without it falling apart. Much of the day staff lack basic manners -let alone understand what the term Hospitality Industry means. It just doesn’t feel friendly like in days past. Problem don’t care. We miss the Jamaican crew from years past. De-Hu used to stop in and play with our son all the time. It had a family feel. I will say that the front desk staff are great and it is not fair that they get painted with the broad brush here. ABC is greedy and looking to collect as much cash as possible and offer the least value. They jacked the seasonal rate $2000 this year! That’s like 30%! In a pandemic! - because they saw the opportunity to take advantage. I could see if they said …. We are using the $2000 per year X 100 Seasonal sites to use $200k for a pool, tiki bar, WiFi that works (which would be a selling point for the transient campers)… but nope. It’s legal theft. Now $8500/year. We don’t even have enough electricity to run an air conditioner. Those that do often get constant rolling brown outs. Great for a week (if you are self contained)- or a weekend tenting. They will eventually push us out. The dream of raising our son here will die. I hope that the pendulum swings the other way and they are left longing for “low maintenance” seasonal renters after we find new and greener fields. We are hurt and disappointed- and so are our seasonal neighbors. They really don’t care and they almost go out of their way to make...
Read moreWe haven't even started our vacation and I've had the best experience planning it! Amanda (the person who answered both of my calls) was so informative and helped me understand exactly what we were getting into and what to pack and prepare ourselves for. -We just got home from the best vacation! We stayed to the outside of the campground in a 6 man tent near the trail to the beach, the restrooms were clean and were only a short walk while also giving us a secluded area to camp. We aren't able to bring our dog many places during season and were able to bring him there and to the beach through the trails. I was shocked at the short 15 minute walk with only 1 minute on the road to get to the beach. they had areas roped off to the safety of an endangered bird so we obviously kept our dog on the leash until we were clear of those areas. The campground says "friendly dogs" and that was exactly what we experienced with every dog we met on and off site. There is a hose to the front of the campground on pavement to hose your dog down without him getting muddy again, by the time we walked back he was mostly dry and the pine needles gave a good covering from getting too dirty. You are surrounded by woods but you can also see far enough for comfort. our site had a picnic table, grill, and fire pit. they offer tons of camping stuff in the shops as well as coffee, ice, and local firewood so you really don't have to leave the whole time you're there. Overall such a...
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