State Park / State Forest · Connecticut campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$18–$25/night
Season open
Mid-April through Columbus Day
RV size limit
Up to 30 ft
Reservation window
11 months ahead via ReserveAmerica CT
The insider read
Largest state forest in CT — 27,000 acres. Mount Misery 'summit' is only 441 ft but offers a true wilderness feel 15 miles from the Rhode Island line. Free firewood from the ranger station Mon/Wed/Fri 4pm.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Book it right
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Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Madison
StateInsider tip · Longest beach on Long Island Sound at 2 miles. Sites in the Meigs Point area get tidal sound at night; sites in the Cedar loop have most shade. Reservations open exactly 11 months out 7am ET — July 4 weekend books in minutes.
Near East Lyme
StateInsider tip · Half-mile crescent beach with the historic 1936 stone pavilion. Pets allowed off-season only — call ahead. Sites 110-160 sit in the pine grove; quietest at night when the cicadas wind down.
Near Watertown
StateInsider tip · Smaller and quieter than the shore parks — 78 sites in oak and hickory. Pond swimming with a lifeguard 11-5 daily July-Aug. Hill loop has the best privacy; flat loop is family-loud.
Near Sharon
StateInsider tip · Best CT camp for fly-fishing — Housatonic River runs the length of the park. Trout-zone fly-only signage is enforced; barbless single hook only April-Sept. Sites along the river fill first; Site 28 has the best riffle view.
Your next step
Mount Misery Campground (Pachaug State Forest) takes rigs up to 30 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Connecticut.
Nothing in Connecticut is bookable today. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
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