Beech Hill Campground and Cabins

Let me start off with we have been here before with tents and enjoyed it thoroughly about 5 years ago.

In short, there have been no repairs or improvements since last visit. The basketball court, horseshoe pits, and shuffleboard are near unusable. The staffing was lacking, hospitality was no where to be found, and any accommodation effort was non-existent. More details below.

Our experience this time was less than enthralling. The number one reason was the woman at the front desk, one of the owners. From the first interaction I felt like I was unwelcome and an inconvenience to her.

The first thing we received was a whole page of rules about what not to do. We were told one vehicle per site, and to park in the overflow parking. Just for context that is only 4 spaces for the whole campground and they charge an additional $12 just to park an additional vehicle. Our site was one of the worst full hookup sites I have been to. Only about 13' wide at the narrowest and very muddy. The tent sites were nothing but roots and mud. To be fair other full hookup sites were fine, we drew the short straw. Their "kiln-dried" firewood was sitting out in the rain and we were told no outside firewood, period. They have a strict no dogs with visitors policy, written in tiny red writing in the rulebook we received. So they turned away our visitors from over an hour away because of a dog that they didn't even care to ask the breed or for paperwork. While they did not check our two dogs or even ask for rabbies certificates when checking in, all the while other people's dogs were running loose. The indoor pool, while nice in bad weather and cool weather, was no warmer than the river across the road.

This leads into the worst part. The staffing and the woman at the front desk. We saw no one monitoring the campground for violations of the hundred rules. This woman was more than happy to take our money and preach that we had to follow the rules, but never once did anybody follow up to enforce the leashed dogs, two vehicles on a site, fires out at night, or take a look at site conditions before booking someone for that site after a large rainstorm. We had neighbors setting up in puddles and mud. This does nothing but promote dishonesty at check-in and alows a free for all beyond the front gate. When we inquired about some of our visitors staying the night we were told no tents could be added to the site, even after paying the associated fees for them to stay. We then looked at getting them their own site for the night. We were told that they were full for the weekend then proceeded to have more than half the sites available. So, why take our money in the first place?

If you do not enjoy being belittled, lectured and chastised about enjoying a camping weekend anytime you visit the office then you ought to do the smart thing and avoid this place like the plague, as it is sure to make any camping experience you have here the most miserable and uninviting experience of your life, second to none.

But if you can look past all of that, the location in the white mountains and privacy between sites offered is quite nice.

Good place to park your trailer and it's nice to have a wooded site with a full hookup. The man working in the office was friendly.

My biggest issue is with the basically-no-visitors rule. I wanted my parents to swing by for marshmallows around the camp fire, but it would have cost them $6 each and they had to be gone by 8 PM. Needless to say, we didn't bother and we just hung out at their lodge instead.

Regarding the facilities, we only used the playground. It's old and run down, but my kids didn't care. They still had fun.

Beech Hill Campground in Twin Mountain NH is a great Campground if you are looking for a quiet and relaxed camping experience.

There are not a lot of frills here but they do have an indoor pool and a small playground.

Their camp store is stocked with the camping basics and not overly priced.

The sites are well-spaced apart and have lots of trees. The roads are tight with only enough room for one vehicle at a time so it's best if everyone moved using one-way traffic rules, however, not everyone does.

The prices are very reasonable and close to many great hiking trails. We had a relaxing time and enjoyed the mountain scenery, even if it was raining during part of the weekend.

We will be back there again.