Lost River Valley Campground

Lost River Valley Campground

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Lost River Campground is set on 180 acres in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest. We are right in the middle of all the attractions in the White Mountains and can accommodate tents, pop ups, trailers and motorhomes. Camping cabins can sleep up to four in the one room or up to 6 in the two room cabins. Many sites are right next to either the Lost River or Walker Brook. Seasonal sites are also available with beautiful mountain top views.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Badminton
Game room
Children's playground
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
24-hour security
Convenience store
Paid private parking on-site
Hiking
Fishing
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Gift shop
Self-serve laundry
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Great View
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Nestled in a beautiful setting, Lost River Valley Campground receives accolades for its cleanliness and attentive service, with guests frequently mentioning the welcoming staff and spotless grounds. However, some visitors point out that the bathhouses, while clean, are dated and in need of upgrades. While the campground is appreciated for its picturesque locale and thoughtful touches like welcome gifts, there is a sense among guests that it is overpriced, highlighting additional charges and expensive amenities. Concerns about restroom facilities being out of service and the high cost relative to the value offered have also been raised by travelers.
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BeagleTraveler wrote a review Aug 2020
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We first visited Lost River Valley Campground 4 years ago to tent camp and loved it. It is a short ride to the majestic Kancamangus Highway, which we fell in love with the first time. We have been dreaming of getting back for a long time. We returned again this week to the White Mountains and Lost River Valley Campground with our trailer and 2 beagles to find our favorite NH place even better! The campground is along the accessible creek with insanely gorgeous views! The sites are tree covered keeping them cooler and giving that woodsy feel. There are sites along the creek too! The sites are flat both tent areas and RV, making it easy to set up. We loved waking up each morning looking out the window so see nature around us (and not a field full of trailers). We did use the bathroom a few times. The showers and bathrooms are clean, recently painted and new fixtures. There are many different kinds of sites, some full hook up, W/E even along the creek and in tent area, and rental cabins. We were surprised to see so many nice new cabins appear since our last visit. John and Lisa, the new owners are great! They are friendly, helpful, and kind! We enjoyed meeting and talking with them. It is nice to see that the campground is patrolled to ensure a quality environment for all campers, and keeping disrespectful people from infringing on other families’ experience, especially in the evening. We were very excited to see new improvements to the campground. There are many things for kids to do and especially “The Fairy Tour” and the fairy lights that we also enjoyed. We have camped all over the USA and this place is our east coast favorite place! Can’t wait to go back next year! So if you are looking for looking for the woodsy, outdoor, and family oriented environment this is the place to go! Thank you John and Lisa for a great week!
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Date of stay: August 2020
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Michelle wrote a review Jun 2020
Boston, Massachusetts
3.0 of 5 bubbles
My boyfriend and I love being out in the woods and are still social distancing so we booked the farthest primitive site here. The primitive sites are described as being out of the way and in the woods, but they are right alongside the highway. And there is zero privacy between the sites, not even a tree. The first picture I’m including is one that I took sitting at our fire pit of the site next to ours as they were setting up. We lucked out and were the only ones at the cluster of four primitive sites on Friday, but two groups came in on Saturday and it honestly felt like we were all camping together unfortunately. From what we could see, there was not a lot of privacy between any of the regular sites at the campground either. That being said the campground is in a prime location and surrounded by beautiful mountains, great for hiking and right along route 112 near Lincoln. The river runs right through it and is shallow and beautiful for wading. The store was great, had everything including firewood. There seems to be a lot of activities for kids, a small sandy beach and paddle boats on a small man made “lake”, a game room, a ping pong pavilion. Just not the quiet, secluded experience that we were looking for.
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Date of stay: June 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Lindsey M wrote a review Jun 2020
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We had not previously stayed at the campground and blindly selected a site on the river. The site was great, not too close to the neighbors with some shrubs in between, but other campsites are visible. The kids really enjoyed playing in the rocks and getting their feet wet. They also loved hunting for salamanders in the pond and checking out the playground and arcade. Perfect location near Woodstock and Lost River Gorge. Lots of fishing nearby as well. We were very happy with the precautions that the camp is taking with Covid, contactless check in, cleaning of bathrooms, and not having people linger in the camp store. We'll absolutely stay here again!
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Date of stay: June 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Fred C wrote a review Jul 2020
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OK, I realize that times have changed and businesses are going out of business, but, for a campground to be run so unprofessional and look so dark and dirty, is beyond me. We had to book over a month in advance and stay at least 3 nights which totaled $191.00 for 2 people, which if it was nice wasnt a bad price. We arrived and was met outside by a girl, who was nice enough, but only told us that its quiet time after 10pm, nice, gave us a parking permit for the car, then pointed up the road and said it was the 1st right, no information where and if we could swim or any points of interest. We drive to the location and it was dark and there was only the dirt road with rocks everywhere to put the tents on. Then we notice the campsite next to us only had a cement pad to put tents on maybe 7ft by 7ft and they wouldve had to probably move their car if we had to go out for anything, there was no room, all dirt roads or concrete pad both with rocks all around, we went to the bathrooms which looked like the other dirty, brown, small cabins, it was filthy, small and you had to pay to shower. Even the firewood they sold was $6 for a small bundle when the last mile to the place had everyone selling big bundles for $3-$4. We didnt even unpack, we left. We are both on disability and it took awhile to save for this and the money we spent on equipment. We wrote them and told them all of this and they never returned a message. I seen homeless people set up a better and more comfortable places to camp. The map for the campsites is misleading, the place is small and too many trees no sunshine. Also we were in site 001 we had a great few of the garbage bins behind the general store, dont forget and mustard or ketchup or it will cost you there, the workers drove around on golfcarts and were right out of Deliverence, if your my age you will get a laugh out of that, so we were there and gone within 30mins, if you do go, remember my words....thank you.
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Date of stay: June 2020
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Response from Lisa Mancini, General Manager at Lost River Valley Campground
Responded Aug 17, 2020
I really do not even know where to start with all this miss leading and wrong information. We have 180 acres, privately owned and have 205 campsites. We are located in the national forest and everything is natural. Being in the forest, yes theirs dirt, rock and trees everywhere. There is NO concrete anywhere. Even the road are dirt! All our reservations are done online, you choose the site and saw all the amities around them. We do have security for many reasons that happen though out the night. Everything from animal visits, missing children, speeders, unregistered guest and regular maintenance. If you like to send the letter that I have never received you can send it directly to me at Lisa@lostriver.com. Site 1 is a desirable site and is very private site, wooded and located along the Lost River. I'm hoping you find a campground that fits your standards. Good luck!
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samclan2016 wrote a review Jun 2021
Albany, New York
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Stayed for the weekend - Michael on staff was very helpful making sure all was as expected. Campgrounds are well maintained and after walking around would definitely like to stay at the sites back by the creek. Bathrooms clean and well maintained. Would love to go back!
Only negative is there are a lot of small additional fees for people/visitors/cars.
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Date of stay: June 2021
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Response from Lisa Mancini, General Manager at Lost River Valley Campground
Responded Jun 19, 2021
Hello, Thank you for sharing your experience of the park and kind words. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay. Mike along with all the staff here do work hard to make sure that standards are kept. I do want to address your concern and I do appreciate you bring it up. Most campground do charge fee for guest and extras on reservations. The charges are very minimal $8.00 adults, Kids $2.00 and $3.50. Theirs multi reasons why; not all guest travel with the same amount of people/vehicles. This is so smaller groups do not get over charged for that has a large groups. We have all sorts of campers, single people that come from the Application trail , to boy/girl scouts, to families and large family outings. Most site is a double occupancy and 1 car. This park is in a form of a peninsula which has a bridge to enter. For safety, should there ever be an emergency the bridge does not get bottled up and cause more harm. Having less cars also keeps the feel of the woods rather then a parking lot. Safety for my guest. We do not allow random people to just walk on property or use of facilities. Now a days many people have different relationships with other like restraining order, etc. There are just too many kiddos, pets and adults. We can have over 400 guest a night here. We need to make sure that each person/car is registered so we know who is actually guest. We need to keep track. We are only allowed to have so many people on site for septic and staffing. We also like to keep site cost low as we are pretty low for this area. I hope this clarifies and understand why campgrounds charge these add on fees. Be well.
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Johnny C wrote a review Sep 2020
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Lost River Valley Campgrounds is the best camping trip i have ever taken. The grounds have everything for the whole family. There is an updated arcade room with Tens of thousands of dollars of new gaming, pool, ping pong, and air hockey. There is a small pond which has small boats to paddle in. There is a new playground, a beach volleyball setup, and a full basketball court, and tennis court. The Store has all you need for your trip, just in case you forgot something. The grounds are only minutes away from all the skiing and entertainment attractions in the White Mountain/Loon Mountain areas. Mini golf, Water Park, Skiing, hiking, caves, and dining are all fantastic. The trip was amazingly relaxing. Some cabins come with bathrooms and all have kitchens, plenty of sleeping space and grilling. We had Estella as our cabin cleaner and she provided and extremely clean cabin for us. If you are considering a camping trip to NH, I would highly recommend Lost River Valley Campgrounds. The owners are the most friendly, professional, and hospitable people you ever meet.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Chris Snow wrote a review May 2020
Stratham, New Hampshire
3.0 of 5 bubbles
We camped couple of nights last weekend on a referral from a friend that stayed at Lost River Valley campground years ago. I have to say the staff was fantastic and the campground as a whole was clean and everyone was super friendly. We couldn't get over how great the many tenting sites along the river were set up..absolutely perfect!

Unfortunately the 5 or 6 full hook up sites we saw were smack dab in the middle of two roads in the heart of the campground. If you are like us camping is an escape from the daily grind, we are looking for privacy and a bit of seclusion. Based on what we could see, all of the sewer sites were in the same line as us fit in between the cabins. I was not exactly stoked to be looking at the backside of our site neighbors 15 feet from our front door or the sites directly in front of our fire pit across the narrow road.

Ultimately this was our fault for not qualifying location etc. before booking so this isn't an issue with the campground at all. Just a heads up that if you are looking for privacy, bringing a full hookup rig here isnt your best choice. Lesson learned here? Dont rely on online campground maps..they arent always to scale 😏

To qualify we run a 32' class C rig with drivers side slide out.
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Date of stay: May 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Sightsee27599875916, Manager at Lost River Valley Campground
Responded Jun 4, 2020
Thank you for taking the time for writing this review and kind words about us. We do have 61 tent sites and 52 trailer sites with water and electric site. The Park is laid between two rivers so majority of the sites lay along the rivers thus why there is not may full hook up sites. Conservation kinda doesn't like sewer along the water! This year we did run into a few problems with COVID, late snow fall, and opening of the season. Which did lead to us not be able to complete the expansion. Wait to you see what we have planned for the full hook ups!! Currently all our full hook ups do hold up to 32ft campers, located in the deep in the forest. This is our max length and they are all pull though sites. At those sites you can hear the babbling of the water but not see it. I am sadden that you were not happy and this is the first I did hear about it. I wish I knew that you were here. Watch for the expansion and I'm hoping you will try us again?! Lisa
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Jessica F wrote a review Jun 2020
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We went to this campground as a little getaway for myself and my boyfriend for his birthday as well as a little last kid-free weekend. We are expecting a baby in Aug so I was 29 weeks pregnant when we visited. Bathrooms were a close walk and always clean. The staff was so friendly and accommodating throughout our entire stay. Anything we needed they had in the store and the location is close to many major attractions. We liked this site so much that we have already booked our next stay.
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Date of stay: June 2020
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Response from Lisa Mancini, General Manager at Lost River Valley Campground
Responded Jul 28, 2020
"Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5 star rating - it's much appreciated!"
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Larissa R wrote a review Jun 2020
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This is literally roadside camping. We made a last minute reservation, when we checked in I was told I booked the very last campsite. Then the woman pointed me to my campsite which was behind the check in building and on the literal side of the road wedged in between two other families. Just some thin trees in between you and the road. Somebody could have thrown their litter and hit me in the face. I have a one year old and preventing him from getting into the highway was not one of my plans for my weekend. We left, hiked up Lincoln Woods, and pitched our tent. I didn't beg for a refund, I figured my $65 went to good use making the campers to my left and right have a bit of a more relaxing time. These people are really packing in campsites wherever they can. The swimming hole looked okay but it was across the highway and, again, I want to relax on vacation not be worried about being barreled over by a vehicle minding its business driving on a highway where cars belong. If you insist on staying here, don't book online. Call them directly and DO NOT stay in campsites 10T-16T These are the roadside sites.
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Date of stay: June 2020
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Room Tip: Don't accept campsites 10T thru 16T
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Will H wrote a review Jun 2020
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I am a frequent visitor to this campground. I usually don't complain about much. I was asked to unplug my EV which was pulled 20 kw over a 48 hour period. Trickle charging. It could have ended there just by asking nicely. I would accommodate, but instead I got a whole mouth load on how my car was going to knock everything out (which is untrue) and that it uses a lot of energy (not true on a trickle charge on a 12 amp circuit) on top of that complaining about how I needed to move the car. Whatever I let it go. It didn't stop there. Staff kept driving by and slowing down to make sure I was unplugged making me feel unwelcomed. At the end my father in law brought it up, come to find out the owner called their lawyer and apparently updated their site because of me. Their lawyer apparently told them it uses a crazy amount of energy again not true on a 120 volt circuit. Out of spite I should send them a check for the 4.00 in energy I used based off Massachusetts rate of around .20 cents a kilowatt.
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Date of stay: June 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Answer from Marie P
1 contribution3 helpful votes
My family went there last month so the river was running at that point. We had a pop up camper and it fit ok, there’s a new owner and I have to give you a heads up he is not a very nice person! He doesn’t allow collecting of firewood inside of the campground although there’s a bunch and I mean a bunch of downed trees. We went right outside the campground to a little side road and collected some wood with the kids to burn because his water is very expensive. He came down in his little golf cart and even had his little daughter sitting next to him and proceeded to jump out of his golf cart yelling at me I’m the grandmother by the way, and told us how to have a side of there in five minutes. So needless to say we will never go back . There’s so many nicer campgrounds in white mnts 😁
mollyd818 asked a question Oct 2021
Beverly, Massachusetts28 contributions8 helpful votes
Wifi available?
Answer from John Mancini
Woodstock, New Hampshire3 contributions4 helpful votes
Thank you for your question. Because our campground is wooded, most of our sites have a lot of privacy. Depending on the type of camping you do, we have many options for quiet, wooded and even brook front sites! We hope to see you soon.
Answer from Rach&Dar
Montreal, Canada364 contributions56 helpful votes
They are very basic. If you saw a mini fridge the camper likely brought it themselves. The one room has a double bed and a set of bunk beds along with a set or 2 or drawers. The two bedroom has a double bed and drawers in the first room and the second has 2 sets of bunk beds and a set of drawers. There is a water faucet outside and picnic table. There is also a fire pit and cooking grill that folds over it.
Michelle H wrote a tip Jul 2024
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Book early as spots fill up fast! Explore Lincoln and Woodstock center for some great watering holes and restaurants. "
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roadside2014 wrote a tip Jun 2024
Boston, Massachusetts15 contributions3 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"The store was well stocked for all of those last minute forgotten items. "
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Tom B wrote a tip Jun 2024
Manchester, New Hampshire18 contributions18 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"If you have a camper make sure your holding tanks can hold what you need for the length of your trip."
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603mamabear wrote a tip Jan 2024
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"We booked online, it was incredibly easy. The office staff had tons of ideas about what to do with the kids & we made the most of the river!"
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Ellie H wrote a tip Oct 2023
West Barnstable, Massachusetts9 contributions
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"Check out their event calendar on Facebook before your trip!"
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lost River Valley Campground
Which popular attractions are close to Lost River Valley Campground?
Nearby attractions include Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves (2.6 miles), Clark's Bears (3.4 miles), and Whale's Tale Waterpark (4.6 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Lost River Valley Campground?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free parking, kids activities, and self serve laundry.
Is parking available at Lost River Valley Campground?
Yes, free parking and paid private parking on-site are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Lost River Valley Campground?
Conveniently located restaurants include Black Mtn Burger Co., La Vista Italian Restaurant, and Flapjack's Pancake House.
Are pets allowed at Lost River Valley Campground?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Are there any historical sites close to Lost River Valley Campground?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Betty and Barney Hill Incident Historical Marker (5.4 miles) and Lincoln' Lincoln (8.2 miles).
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