Baker River Campground

I think it’s a great place for climbers that don’t have animals and aren’t interested in campfires. They arbitrarily put a ban on campfires friday night then lifted it magically the following night, even though the weather had not changes and no rain had fallen. The woman who runs the place is nice enough but is so painful to get lectured from… I don’t plan on coming back, but I do think it’s a good place for climbers to go if you want something close and you don’t have any extras with you (ie. pets)

Great campsite for climbers. It’s pretty close to the crags. We stayed at campsite ABC and shared the site with other climbers, paying $ 10 per person per night. It’s a pretty clean, family friendly campground. There is an area with swings, volleyball court, and a communal fire pit. Each campsite has their own picnic table and fire pit too. It’s also right by the river.
Our campsite was a close walk to the bathrooms. As mentioned by another Unilocaler, there is a rotten egg smell in the bathroom. I just didn’t realize it is from the water. Even though the campground was pretty packed this past July 4^th weekend, I never had an issue waiting for a bathroom or shower stall. Do note that if you are going to shower around 8pm, the water will be cold!
Be careful and make sure you do not drive over 5mph. We got yelled at for going too fast. You have to watch out for people walking around. I do not think they implement quiet hours because you can still hear folks talking and playing music in the wee morning hours.

I’ll keep this as short as I can. My group came here for the holiday weekend for a hiking trip up Franconia Ridge. One of my friends got a last minute site by the river (site 7) and so we forego the hotel we had booked and decided to camp out. The site was small, but we managed to fit a 4p, and 3 2p tents in it. I got a good river view. We moved the table to the side of the site. I have no complaints about the site itself… It could use a grill on the fire ring but whatever, we decide we wouldn’t cook in the first place. My complaint is the people who somehow have speed radar eyes. Even when going the speed limit of 5mph, they will yell out «5 MILES PER HOUR!!» It was a bit funny at times, because its happened on at least 2 – 3 occasions. My next complaint is the cold fart smelling water. After a long day of hiking, I was anticipating a nice warm shower. Nope, I wasn’t greeted with that. My shower was cold, I’m talking real cold. And as I was showering I was saying in my head, «Damn, who the hell is taking a massive dump? It smelled like thousand year old rotten eggs.» I first thought it was someone doing his business, but then I shut off the shower because I couldn’t take the cold. The smell went away. I then turned the shower back on to rinse and the smell came back. I was seriously about to faint, it was so horrible. I made someone in the stall feel embarrassed because I was talking to my friend about how bad the smell was. The guy apologized and courtesy flushed, I told him it wasn’t him. The fart stinking water doesn’t end there, imagine using it to brush your teeth, rinse your mouth at the sink… Ugh. I understand the majority of campers here have RVs and stuff, but 2 sinks, 2 showers and 3 toilets with short doors barely providing any privacy? That’s a bit inconvenient. The beach was a nice touch, the river was clear. I’m not sure if I’ll come back, maybe if I’m really desperate for a campground and Lafayette is all booked out.

Smaller than others than we have stayed at but it was great. There were a lot of campers who knew each other and come every year. We were met with warm welcomes. We didn’t find laundry but for most I guess that’s no big deal. We are full time with three kids and so laundry is great. Very personal staff which is nice because other larger campgrounds can seem robotic.

climber $ 8 pp p night campsite $ 24 per night. We cam to climb Rumney during mid July 2014 and stayed for 3 nites. Our campsite C was between trailer campers but it has a nice bend which sheltered from the road. The campsite was clean and well maintained. Although I could see and hear my neighbor we still have huge space for car and tent. The grass was so thick and green it felt like a carpet. We pitched our tent under the canopy of trees by the river, fell asleep to the serenad of crikets and rivers, and awoken to the chirping of birds and filtered sunlight. The beach was clean and with gentle decline which made ideal for children to swim. Shower was a bit cold but it was easy to use and had no time restriction. The staff was friendly and helpful. They are very family-​oriented and require quiet hour and slow speed which I respect. I feel safe and relaxed when I stayed in Baker River Campgroup and I’d recommend it to anyone with family and children.