White Lake State Park

I have been coming to WLSP since I was born. It is such a gem. The campsites are very nice. They come with a picnic table and a fire ring. The bathrooms for the most part are very clean.
But, the true reason that WLSP is such a keeper is due to the lake. The swimming area is large and there is a large beach. It does get crowded on the weekends in the summer, but that is due to its beautiful nature.
There are a lot of different people that come here. That being said, I think the «masshole» comment was a bit ignorant and uncalled for. There are loud and quiet people that are from all over, but everyone is very friendly!

Being a ‘masshole’ myself, I have been coming to white lake since before I could walk. My parents loved bringing us here for a week of fun and camping. The people here are usually great, but as you would expect in this world, you meet all kinds of kinds from EVERYWHERE. But I have yet to have a terrible experience here. I now bring my kids here every year for a week, and we all love it just the same. I will continue to ‘hop the boarder’, because just like everyone else, we have the right to do so.

The most beautiful beach with a great view of the White Mountains. We did not use the campground, just went for a beach day. Great for kids as there’s sand to play in and the water gets deeper gradually. Good bathroom facilities and even a little store for sunscreen, snacks and floats. Cool playground for little kids. I enjoyed it even more than Ellacoya State Park in Guilford.

Just got back from a trip to white lake. Had a blast. Rented kayaks for the day. So we did some kayaking the water was a good temperature for swimming. Hiked some trails! It’s a beautiful spot and would definitely go again.

OK so it’s clean and beautiful and serene and just perfect… until the massholes arrive… and it was bound to happen. The border creeps up year after year. I think Massachusetts ends a little above Manchester nowadays anyways. As a border hopper myself, I can understand the need to get away, but I just think its impossible nowadays.
anyway– that’s beside the point. I love it here. I brought a 6 month old and it was still perfect, minus the extraordinarily smelly bathrooms next to the store.
I only went beaching for the day and loved it. We got there EARLY and thats the way to go. By 10 am, there were annoying camps of kids and the dude-​guy massfolks that actually had the audacity to splash a wave of water into my infant son’s face. Thats when we left.
If you erase the people its a 5 star place. With the people its a 3, so lets meet in the middle since I love the place.

I should first start off by saying that I did not go to enjoy the beach or swim in the lake. I camped out here as a cheaper alternative to staying in an overpriced area motel during the weekend of my son’s camp parent visitation day. Apparently many camps in the area schedule parents visitation days /​weekends at the same time creating a run on available motel rooms and inflated room rates.
I got off to a bad start on the first day after arriving because the check-​in office put me in to the wrong campsite. I did not discover the awful error until three hours after I had unpacked and set up my tent. The problem was that there was another reservation for someone with my last name that weekend. The front office folks did not notice that fact when they checked me in.
When the rightful campsite occupants arrived they had me accompany them back to the check-​in office /​ranger station to sort out the problem. So I ended up having to take down my tent and move. The rightful campsite occupants were nice about it and were going to let me stay the night and move my stuff in the morning; however, I declined their offer.
Another problem I encountered were the showers. You have to feed quarters into a metal box (similar to a do-​it-​yourself carwash) to get water for a shower. Plus certain bathroom amenities /​shower facilities are locked up during certain hours of the day or night. A couple of times I had to walk to or drive to a second shower /​bathroom facility after finding the first one locked up. I wish the front office provided a schedule letting campers know which bathrooms /​shower facilities are open in given time slots during the day or night.
Every campground is numerically marked with a wooden sign and every site has a picnic table. Lots of families with kids stay here. The park does not get very noisy at night with partiers /​teenagers getting drunk /​rowdy. Park Rangers tend to stay on top of things. There were signs warning that black bears were active and to keep your food locked up.
This campground, along with most other motels /​campgrounds in the area, require a three night stay /​commitment even though you only plan on staying one or two nights.
Other than the aforementioned glaring issues I enjoyed my stay at this campground. i would likely stay here again next year. Perhaps really deserves 2.5 stars but I will dispense with three.

Crowded. Noisy. LEACHES!
Although I will say, if you’re looking for a packed beach for people watching and melding into the crowd it’s a good place to go. Amenities of a larger beach/​camping location in the middle of nowhere NH.

Simply awesome after all these years. The best swimming lake in the White Mountains. Fantastic camping too. It can get noisy and crowded especially on weekends but the views, the clear lake and white sand beach are amazing.

The whole place is clean and family friendly. It is our favorite place to swim. My husband has been going there since he was a child. We have camped there twice and will go back year after year. A great place for tent camping and it is so affordable you will have extra money to do more things in the area.
There aren’t a lot of amenities because it is a small state park. But if you want tons of amenities, maybe camping isn’t for you.

White Lake State Park is a gorgeous, clean, and friendly place to spend the weekend camping. The staff are helpful and willing to answer any questions we had. Also, the bathrooms are clean and never too far away. Each campsite has its own fire pit and picnic table, and they are generally very private. There is a large field to play games and a camp store to buy essentials if you are in a pinch. White Lake itself is crystal clear and absolutely a gem.
One thing, however, is that White Lake State Park is more of a family-​friendly park. There are kids everywhere, and as such, it was hard to get shitfaced without feeling like a big loser.