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Current MA State Park Camping Fees
Camping fees at Department of Conservation and Recreation
campgrounds are:
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Nightly Fee |
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| Coastal Campground - Out Of State
Resident Per Night Fee |
$17 |
| Coastal Campground – MA Resident Per Night
Fee |
$15 |
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Coastal
campgrounds include Nickerson State Park, Scusset
Beach State Reservation, Horseneck Beach State Reservation,
and Salisbury Beach State Reservation. PLEASE NOTE: there
are no individual campsite fireplaces at Scusset Beach except at 5 tent-only campsites. There is a community firepit for everyone's use. Customers
must use a portable fuel grill at this campground. |
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There
is a $2 per night surcharge for camping fees at Salisbury
Beach. In 2008, the Massachusetts Legislature
established the Salisbury Beach Preservation Trust to bolster
the long-term preservation and maintenance of Salisbury Beach.
The Trust is funded by a $2 surcharge on each fee, to be collected
for the 2009 season and forward. |
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| Inland Campground - Out Of State
Resident Per Night Fee |
$14 |
| Inland – MA Resident Per Night Fee |
$12 |
Inland
category campgrounds include Clarksburg State Park, DAR
State Forest, Erving State Forest, Granville State Forest,
Harold Parker State Forest, Lake Dennison State Recreation
Area, Massasoit State Park, Mohawk Trail State Forest, Myles
Standish State Forest, October Mountain State Forest, Otter
River State Forest, Pearl Hill State Park, Savoy Mountain
State Forest, Shawme Crowell State Forest, Tolland State
Forest, Wells State Park, Wompatuck State Park.
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| Limited Service Campground -
Out Of State Resident Per Night Fee |
$10 |
| Limited Service Campground – MA Resident
Per Night Fee |
$8 |
Limited
Service category campgrounds include Beartown State
Forest, Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp, Pittsfield
State Forest, Willard Brook State Forest, Windsor State
Forest.
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Primitive Service Campground
- Out of State Resident Per Night Fee $8
Primitive Service Campground - MA State Resident Per Night Fee
$6
Primitive Service category campgrounds include Boston Harbor
Islands State Park, Chester Blandford State Forest, Federated
Women's Club State Forest, Mt. Greylock State Reservation, Mt.
Washington State Reservation, and Waquoit Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve. |
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| Group Campsite |
$25 (1-25) Plus $1 per person over 25 |
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| Safari Field Camping, per unit |
$15 |
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| Cabin – one room |
$30 |
| Cabin – three room |
$50 |
| Cabin - group |
$50 |
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| Yurt – small |
$30 |
| Yurt – large |
$40 |
| Yurt - group |
$50 |
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| Dump Station – non campers |
$15 |
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Electric
Utility
Please
note: Electric service is not sufficiently
reliable to support medical devices. |
$3 |
| Water Utility |
$2 |
Types of MA State Park Campgrounds
Established Campgrounds (Coastal or Inland fee categories)
These campgrounds offer flush toilets, showers, access to water, staffing, and interpretive programs. Some may offer electric or water hookups, dumping stations, or yurts and cabins. Individual campsites will be designated and include a high-use parking area and table, grill and/or fire ring. Campgrounds offer access to a public telephone. Camp store or other developed amenities may be available.
Limited Service Campgrounds (Limited Service fee category)
These campgrounds offer toilets and access to drinking water. Some use self-registration
and park staff may be off-site. Individual campsites are designated
and generally include individual tables, grills or fire rings. Campgrounds
offer access to public telephone. Departmental programs may be available.
Primitive Service Campgrounds (Primitive
Service fee category)
These campgrounds offer composting or pit toilets.
Access to drinking water is not available, and customers are encouraged
to bring an one gallon per person per day for their camping stay. Showers are
not available. The campgrounds are in remote locations and park
staff may be off-site. Individual campsites are designated and may not
include individual tables, grills or fire rings. Access to a public
telephone is NOT available, and mobile telephone coverage is limited.
Interpretive programs may be available.
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Camping
Most RVs require larger campsites and campers prefer access to electric and water hookups, and dumping stations. Areas recommended for RVs include Salisbury Beach, Scusset Beach, Wompatuck and Lake Dennison (no hookups). Be sure to reserve a site large enough to accomodate your RV or trailer equipment.
Reservation Transaction Charge
Effective April 1, 2012, the transaction charge for making a camping reservation is $8.65 per transaction. The charge is non-refundable. Click here for more information regarding the reservation transaction charge
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