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Explore forests, beaches, and historic locations. Our winding creeks and rocky coves are sure to enchant. Easily accessible from I-84 and CT 30, this beautiful wooded property has returned to service as Tolland’s premier family-focused campground with child-centric activities. We’ve kept the woodsy ‘camping’ feel while upgrading all the amenities.
Less than 40 miles from the ocean shores of Connecticut and Rhode Island, the Quarry Campground offers a seasonal outdoor camping experience May through October when the weather is delightful.
From snuggling in the cozy comforts of your own RV to hiking on the park trails and enjoying big city conveniences in nearby Hartford, you’ll find your stay at The Quarry Campground to be the perfect combination of safety, serenity, excitement, and adventurous outdoorsy fun.
Fishing pond – catch ‘n release
Swimming pond with beach
Four bath houses
Pet park
Free WiFi
Volleyball court
Basketball court
Baseball diamond
Giant playground
Walking trails
Laundry facility
Rec hall with video games and pool table
Convenience store with propane and camping supplies
Courteous, helpful onsite management
The Quarry Campground
704 Shenipsit Lake Road
Tolland, CT 06084
This is a great place to stay in north-central CT, near Manchester and Hartford.
Pros: great family-friendly atmosphere, quiet, lots of activities, and decent-sized campsites. The comfort stations looked to have been recently updated.
Cons: Power and water hook-ups centrally located between some sites and not where they traditionally are, making coach placement challenging to hook up.
We had a great time at The Quarry campground. We are full-time snowbirds and really like the family-friendly atmosphere. The staff was friendly and informative, and there were activities throughout the weekend to keep the campers entertained. We stayed in site 21 with our 53ft motorhome and trailer combo and there was plenty of room without having to unhook the trailer.
There were quite a few seasonal sites, which added to the family-friendly atmosphere As with the other campgrounds we've stayed at in CT, you can dump gray water only at the campsite, but the dump station is easily accessible and clean. .
The only drawback I found was that the power hook-up for our site was across the campsite, making coach placement challenging in order to connect to it. As it turns out they have 30 amp extension cords available, which would have been nice to know when we arrived.
We're looking forward to staying at The Quarry again. It's the owner's second season and they are adding more sites and improving the existing ones, as well as working hard to ensure the experience is comfortable and hassle-free.
We spent 4 months here and we will be visiting again next time we're in the area. It's a true family business with all hands on deck, good family activities every weekend, and the facilities are well maintained.
Impossible to say enough good things, we love the Quarry
Loved everything about this place! We drove up from Florida and we’re on our way north. Decided to stop here. This place was peaceful, quiet and clean. Very nice, even pull through spot with fire pit and nice picnic table. The Quarry Campground had beautiful trails to walk our dog and a dog park too! Wish we could have stayed longer. We will be back!
We definitely had a memorable weekend at the Quarry.
During our stay, we got approximately 4 inches of rain followed by a day and a half of georgous fall new england weather. It really showed the charm and scenery of the grounds.
The rain overflowed the creek, causing flooding at some sites, and the creek took over the bridge and only entrance to the sites but did not make it impassable. Nothing stops Mother Nature, right?
I was very excited to go fishing, but after hours, i couldn't get any fish to bite(very upset). I assumed the raised water levels and temperature changes weren't helping. That's fishing though, im.excited to come back and try again.
The water in the creek and pond is crystal clear like I've never seen in Connecticut before. Truly a amazing site to see.
When pulling into the campground, there is a storage lot, parking lot, main office, rec building, beach, swimming pond, playground, mining site, and giant sling shot to aim and fire pumpkins at a canoe and mannequin. The entrance to the sites is lined by 2 rows of mature trees and large ponds on either side. Very picturesque.
The sites all seem very wide and level. We had zero leveling to do to our trailer. the sites were all surrounded by mature trees and a shaded canopy of braches and half changed fall leaves. The rear section of sites gets a little tight and may be tough to navigate and back in larger units. They have a bunch of pull through sites in the field that seem to have plenty of room.
Based on the map and us walking around, I can tell they have big plans for year 3. Lots of new sites are being designed and worked on
The walking trails are so wife and well maintained
The best part about the entire campground was the staff. They can't control rain and flooding and fish not biting, but they can certainly handle the stresses it brings with it. Every conversation I had was so nice and respectful (I didn't know I was talking to the owner). Came for a 3 day weekend and ended up leaving our trailer to be winterized and stored on the property.
We felt so safe and trusting with the staff that it made sense to have our trailer winterized and store the camper for the winter here and make it our first trip in the spring. We were even thinking about going seasonal here to give me another chance to get some fishing done.
Overall, it was a much needed quiet weekend with the wife for our anniversary, and even though the weather was not great, the experience we had was.
