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Brialee Family Campground is located in the Northeast Corner of Connecticut, on 120 acres of beautiful grounds, surrounded by the Natchaug State Forest. A true country setting, with rolling hills, forest, and farms. Brialee was founded by Ed& Addie Specyalski in 1974, and is still being run by the Specyalski family today! With planned and supervised activities for all ages, staples like ceramics, bingo, free crafts, and live entertainment every weekend, and park amenities like a pond, pool, splash pad, and more. Brialee is proud of maintaining a family-run business that has a strong focus and dedication to family camping, and is built on referrals and positive feedback from camping families like you.
From jct US 44 & Hwy 89: Go 1 mi N on Hwy 89, then 1/2 mi W on Perry Hill Rd. then 3/4 mi N on Laurel Lane.
There was a lot of activities all weekend long which was wonderful. I also appreciated the dog poop stations placed in all the different locations for our use. Very kid friendly, and all 3 kids enjoyed themselves. The public restrooms are clean, but freezing cold because the heater wasn't on. I was surprised that it did get very quiet right when quit hours went into effect which was nice. The staff was so friendly and helpful.
My complaints are that weekender sites are a little small and you have to share electric and water with the sites behind you. We had to wait until morning to have the neighbors unhook the water line to their camper so the y junction could be put back on and we could share it. Also, people parked golf carts on our site and vehicles because they had a food truck across the street and our site became a parking lot for people even though they could see me and our tent on the site. People also used our site as a cut thru for getting to the bathrooms.
Great campground, weekend bands, pool and pond with nice little playgrounds and tons of activities for kids and adults alike.
I have been staying here for years and it was ok but this year was horrible we used to stay there bc we didn't have a home and we stayed in the winter last year but this year the owner didn't let us bc someone complained about us "living there" and he didn't give us a earlier notice so we had to rush to get a house and he also said it was illegal to stay in the winter but it wasn't last year also people stayed up past quiet hours playing music we were playing music kinda loud and it wasn't quiet hour and we were told to turn it down would not recommend coming here.
My grandparents have been camping here since the grounds have been built! I've been visiting since before I could even walk, & this - to me - is an extention of my home. I hold this campground very near & dear to my heart, and it's grown tremendously over the years!
They've really put time & effort into making this beautiful campground, a family playground! There is SO MUCH to do there!! Tons of activities for the kids, & for the adults - definitely recommend checking this campground out!!
We've stayed here twice and enjoyed ourselves both times. Decent amout of activities to keep you occupied if you want, beach area, 2 playgrounds for kids, new rec hall. I like that most roads are paved for the kids to ride bikes/scooters.
