Pillsbury State Park

Category: State park

Address: 100 Clemac Trail, Washington, NH 03280, USA

Phone: +16038632860

Reviews

Wayne Wang

Jul 30, 2022

One of the best camping place. Hands down. We spent 4 days there. Every campsite (at least in our loop, ~#10-#20) has plenty of area (can easily fit 2 of 8 person tent), so you got very good separation to your neighbors. In our 10 years camping, this is the best place to go. For Campers: 1. needs to bring the shower tent there as there is no shower place (or power outlet). 2. Route 31 is a little remote and phone signal is rare. However we got phone signal in our campsite, to our surprise. The activity we did there were camping, kayaking, hiking, fishing (got some sun fish and trout), and swimming. There are plenty of wild blue berries that can be added in your breakfast. I also can't recommend enough on the staff there. Our car was broken on the road, 10 min away from the park, in the first day. Local people (multiple locals, people live there are really, really kind) were very nice to help us move some equipment to our site in the night. In the next day, once we contact the park office, Renee (one of the staff) helped us contact a reliable tow service and garage (forget about AAA, the only thing they can do is left you hanging in the road and make false promise), helped us move our remaining equipment, and Tracy (another staff) drove me to nearby town (20 min away) to get our car when it gets fixed. Bottom line, if you ever need help, this park office is extremely helpful.

Aoo KI

Jun 12, 2022

Great, secret gem! So wild and natural, and so many things to do! Hiking, Biking, Fishing and kayaking/canoeing, you will never get bored. The campsites are also great too! Again, great place!

Constance Richardson

May 23, 2022

Such a great park and campground! Tons to do and dog friendly. The lake and scenery is amazing and loads of hiking trails nearby. The park office has everything you would need for basic emergency camping stuff you may have forgotten. We are going again soon!

ricardo solis

Sep 29, 2020

Beautiful place! The staff are great! The bathroom are clean . Very peaceful. There are lots of wonderful camping sites, check out 36 and 37 ! These two sites ,you would have a pound to yourself. I have seen all the spots and there all special.even seen baby snatching turtles

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Questions & Answers

Do they have a senior discount ?

Jim Czifrik | Jul 7, 2022
James Nadon | Aug 22, 2022

Yes. $5 per night discount for senior citizens.

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Please tell us if there are any hikes that are mostly flat. We are looking for mostly flat and not very hard hikes. Even if it has to be the main road or maybe Bear Pond trail or Mad Road? Any info would be appreciated.

Paul Lehrman | Sep 5, 2021
Dan Nowicki | Sep 5, 2021

The Five Summers trail is a wide flat snowmobile trail. Good for at least 2 miles out and a 2 mile return.

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Is there cell service at or near the campground. We have a family member that is sick and just need enough service to check text messages once a day.

Greg Alexasnder | Sep 6, 2019
Patty Lynch (Walk Tall) | Sep 6, 2019

Definitely not the store in Washington. I have hiked through many times never had service.

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Are there bathrooms here?

Tonya Hebert | Sep 6, 2018
April Gregg | Sep 6, 2018

There are several outhouses in the camping area.

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Is there a park ranger on the grounds/at the station 24 hours a day in case an emergency call needs to get through?

susan beetle | Jun 7, 2022
Dan H | Jun 7, 2022

Not staffed 24 hours. Rangers are there during posted business hours.

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Can you park and pitch a tent? If so is there a price?

PaulYd | Jun 7, 2022
Aleeta Sasarak | Jun 7, 2022

Yes, you can pitch a tent here and they have some great sites, especially near the water. Some sites you can park at and pitch a tent there and some you park and then hike to the site. They even have some nice platform sites as well as paddle-in sites. It's a state park, so there is a fee. I believe they keep some sites open for walk-ins, but otherwise I recommend making reservations if you can.

We plan to camp at Pillsbury State campground with our trailer, is there a dump station?

Tamara Shumovskaya | Sep 5, 2021
Jerod Tier | Sep 5, 2021

I don't believe they have a dump station. There are toilets within the campground. You could confirm by calling NH State Parks.

Where can I park if I come to hike during the winter?

Patrick Flanigan | Sep 5, 2021
NorthernEngineer | Sep 5, 2021

There was some limited parking (8 cars?) just off 31 before the gate for "clemac trail" when I went several weeks back. Probably not for overnight but I'm not sure.

Can a pop up trailer fit in the sites?

Nanci Lemire | Sep 6, 2019
Nick Coffey | Sep 6, 2019

Most of the sites no problem. Some of the more remote sites could be an issue getting to

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Can you camp here out-of season?

Nicole Roma Thurrell | Sep 6, 2019
Daniel Andrews | Sep 6, 2019

Yes you can! The gate will be closed and no staff will be there but I have read that it is open to the public year round.

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Any one know how the fishing is here?

Planet Marcus | Sep 6, 2018
Tamara L Chandler | Aug 29, 2022

I caught a pike, horn pout and perch there.

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When does the park close for the winter?

John Habib | Sep 6, 2018
Juan Ramirez | Sep 6, 2018

May 20th to October 22. The park is unstaffed starting 10/23. Keep in mind the the gate is closed once the park is unstaffed but the actual park is accessible all year long.

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