Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Bath house closest to me was rather old & had push button showers (no quarters). You had to keep pushing the button every 30 to 40 seconds & hope you still had hot water when it turned back on. I believe they are in the process of updating one of the other bath houses.

My first site was too far away from the water & electric connection. I asked to be moved and it was handled perfectly.

I thought it was a bit expensive for a state park.

4 dump stations was a plus. Check in process was a bit slow, even with a reservation.

The park location is great: salt marsh, Merrimack River, Atlantic Ocean. Long flat beach to walk on at low tide.

And that's the best thing about this place. It is understaffed: on a saturday when the park was full up, there was one office person, no park rangers, and so no crowd control or anyone to enforce any type of regulation. So the site right next to me has a long trailer, 2 trucks, a car, and a boat. I literally have the boat parked about a foot from my trailer. Quiet hours are not enforced at all either, so don't expect things to quiet down till midnight. With care and maintenance, this would be a great park. As it is now, I won't be back after this trip. Mass should do better than this for $48/night for out-of-state campers.

Camped here in our 27' RV. Enjoyed the bike paths and time on the nearby beach. We were amazed at how quiet the campground was at night- probably due to alcohol being prohibited. It is a bit crowded and very little shade but each site has its own small tree. Most sites had electric and water hook up. We needed a long hose to reach the water spigot for our site. Great for a beach campground.

It's all about location here - situated on a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean, Merimac River and Black Rock Creek. Lots of opportunity for walking, beaching, fishing and more. Very lovely here.

But the campground itself is tolerable, at best. Fairly closely packed back-in sites with shared power pedestals and water spigots. Some are too far away to reach without extensions. Sites range from 50A, 30A and 20a sites - but the electrical uncharge is the same for all.

So don't expect too much feeling of privacy here, or feeling like you're in a well maintained campground. It definitely has an older run down feeling to it.

Charges are a base fee ($22 for residents, $27 for non), plus $4 for water and $6 for electric (not optional). Then a $2 trust fee.

All and all, not a bad stop. But also not a favorite.