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On the shores of a 200-acre lake, Tully Lake Campground offers a classic tent-only camping retreat with an array of modern conveniences and outdoor recreation in the shade of towering pine trees.
Before arriving, you’ll reserve a campsite either inland or on the waterfront, each with its own picnic table and fire pit with grill. Along with a centrally located bathhouse with flush toilets and coin-operated showers, firewood, fire starters, and ice are sold onsite. Don’t wait to reserve, this campground fills up quick!
The Tully Lake Campground is owned by the Army Corps of Engineers and managed by The Trustees.
Tully Lake is located in north central Massachusetts, about 1.5 hours west of Boston. In Massachusetts, take exit 17 on Route 2, and follow Route 32 north approximately 6 miles through Athol and into Royalston. From New Hampshire, follow Route 32 south about 8 miles from the intersection of Route 119 in Richmond. Route 32 goes over Tully Dam and provides direct access to the lake.
At $43 per night and $10 per bundle of undried wood, Tully Lake Campground is easily the most expensive campground that I've ever made a reservation with. I had hoped it'd be worth it - it wasn't.
The site map online is incredibly unclear. If you camp here, don't reserve Site #10. It will be the darkest, buggiest spot it the campground and it will be very close to the restroom.
When I spoke with a ranger on the phone, they assured me that the site I was looking to reserve, was secluded to some degree. When we arrived, our site was so close to the bathroom that you could hear the toilet flush. This wasn't the relaxing trip that I had planned and researched for. We didn't even set up our tent and decided to go home.
Beautiful but not worth the cost! We lucked out and got campsite 20A and as beautiful and “private” as it is, it really isn’t a private site at all, from day one of our stay we had random hikers and even our next door campers coming to our site, like literally walking right on to the little island past our tent to scope it out even after we told them to leave. We had our two dogs with us and they were barking which of course echoed. It had us on edge wondering who else would just pop up. We left a day early and we addressed this with the rangers, they said they’ll “put more signs up” but didn’t even offer a refund for the remaining day, and didn’t even reply to an email either just left it at that. There are definitely better campsites!
Second time here, stayed at site 27 with family. Nice quiet site in the woods, lake still slightly visible. First time stayed in a site by the water. Easy to navigate, clean, safe campground with great views and lots to do! Had an awesome time.
This was by far the most “luxurious” campsite I’ve stayed at. The ranger hut (open 8a-8p) has everything you could possibly need, including free towels and $2 coffee. The sites are spacious but not so spread out so that even the furthest site (which we were) was still reasonably close to the bathrooms and dumpsters. The rangers said they haven’t had issues with bears but we brought a bear canister regardless and it was perfect for keeping bugs, squirrels and other critters away from our food. The bathrooms were clean, well-lit, and well stocked. Other reviewers mention that the sites are close enough that you can hear people at other campsites, or that people are walking through your campsite. It’s true that there are trails that connect the three site plans, but if anyone walked through our camp, it was not an issue. I found that there was the normal amount of camp noise. There is a swimming point, boats for rent, and even the other campers were friendly. I would not hesitate to stay here again.
