State Park / State Forest · Rhode Island campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$25–$40/night
Season open
Mid-April through Columbus Day
RV size limit
Up to 30 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via RI State Parks portal
The insider read
Northern RI primitive feel. Quiet alternative to busier coastal parks. Bowdish Reservoir for swim.
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
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Bristol
StateInsider tip · Colt SP is day-use only. Closest legal overnight is Melville Ponds (Portsmouth) or Burlingame SP. Bristol Fourth of July is the longest-running US parade (since 1785).
Near Portsmouth
PrivateInsider tip · Closest full-hookup camp to Newport. Bike to Newport Cliff Walk + Mansions. Sailboat racing season (June-Sept) makes for unique waterfront viewing.
Near Warwick
StateInsider tip · Site of former amusement park (closed 1996). Now a day-use park with Narragansett Bay views. No camp; nearest overnight is Burlingame.
Near North Scituate
PrivateInsider tip · Lakefront family camp. 35 min to Providence + 45 min to Newport. Quieter than coastal options but easy day-trips.
Your next step
George Washington Memorial State Forest Campground 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 Rhode Island.
Nothing in Rhode Island 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.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Rhode Island trip planning.
Before you go
Rhode Island rules
Verified 2026-05-10
