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Description
Located just 35 minutes from downtown Boston, this 260-site (half with electricity), campground boasts a network of trails - biking, hiking and some of the best mountain bicycling in the state. Enjoy fishing and canoeing in the reservoir and ocean swimming at nearby Nantasket Beach.
Geography:
One of the most notable features of the Park is Mt. Blue Spring which is a popular source of fresh drinking water. Visitors can help themselves for free. The park is named for an Indian chief the local colonists knew as Josiah Wompatuck. In 1665, Chief Wompatuck deeded the park and the surrounding land to the English settlers. During WWII the park was used as an ammunition depot by the US military.
Recreation:
Wompatuck State Park offers 12 miles of paved bicycle trails, and many miles of wooded bridle paths and hiking trails. This is also a geocaching park as one can find up to 30 geocaches within park boundaries. Fishing is allowed in the Cohasset Reservoir. A boat ramp is provided for car-top boats, but no boat trailers, please.
Facilities:
This beautiful forested campground offers 260 spacious campsites, flush toilets and showers. Each campsite is furnished with a picnic table, pedestal grill and a fire ring. With 125 sites with electric hookups and a dumping station, this is a very popular facility with trailer campers.
Nearby Attractions:
While in the area, be sure to visit other nearby DCR properties: Boston Harbor Islands, Blue Hills State Reservation, Nantasket Beach, Myles Standish State Forest and historic Pilgrim Memorial State Park.
From the South and Cape Cod:
Rte. 3 North to Exit 14 and the intersection with Rte. 228. Follow Rte. 228 North about 5 miles to Free Street on the right. Turn right onto Free Street one mile to the park entrance on the right. The camping area is 1.5 miles into the park on the right.
From the Norht and Boston:
Follow Rte. 3 South to Exit 14 and the intersection with Rte. 228. Follow Rte. 228 North about 5 miles to the intersection with Free Street on the right. Turn right onto Free Street and follow it one mile to the park entrance on the right. The camping area is 1.5 miles into the park on the right.
Campground Address:
204 Union Street
Hingham, MA
02043
One of the biggest state parks I've stayed at. Great staff, well maintained and cared for. Nice sized campsites that give some privacy between them. Feels remote although surrounded by suburbia. Nice campfires with grills.
Great place. We were here for the week. Worst part was Saturday night, people down the road had extremely bright lights and were making a ton of noise. And there were over 20 people in the group.
Showers are AMAZING!
A beautiful park with paved trails. It's wonderful for a walk in nature. There are plenty of bikers and ample room to accommodate bikes, walkers, and dogs.
It's quite fun for biking given the amount of up and down hills
Park is beautiful and well covered with trees. Review is of the electric spots; Many spots are smaller, 45' or so. Appear to be built up with sand and rock, especially the M sites around the edge. These also have small creeks around them and the water sounds are great. You will get sand all up in the place you stay. Water drainage travels around many spots. About 50/50 RVs and tents. Verizon has 2-3 bars and loads slow, but does load. The bath house in row K is the middle as well as the dunpster. There are several paths for shorter distances to it, but some cross user locations and should be avoided. Bathrooms are probably the worst I've seen in a park. 1 of 3 showers had no hot water. Always dirty, but chipped floor and constant sand make it worse. Tile on shower walls is broken chipped, cracked. Shower faucet is a single rusted jet. Some showers drain slow so you are standing in 2" of water after a few minutes. Once I went in there and it looked like the whole toilet stall was just sprayed down (everything dripping wet). The rangers are extremely nice and helpful. There are potable water locations every 5-10 customer spots. I saw one RV with a hose connected to it. The park is great, just be nice with more and better bath houses (girls says there side is rough too).
The campsites are more than a mile in the park, so it takes time to get in and out.
They had a kids movie at the welcome center on a blow up screen.
Starlink will have trouble as there are very few views of the sky due to tree cover. All the trees look healthy and in good shape.
I'd stay again.
Loved to be here for the Labor Day weekend 2023. We enjoyed the healthy heart trail in the morning. Very well maintained. Found some sort of REI sessions near the scout area 1. Campgrounds are also good. Lots of people with their bikes 🚴 met on the way.
