Be the first to gsnakehill - I RV camped there in July 2005.
Campground Review
Nickerson State Park is in the middle of Cape Cod, and it is a great place to stay for a couple of days to tour this area. There are showers, but there are also eight fresh water ponds for swimming. There is a swimming area within the park that you can drive to, but from many of the camping loops a walk down a hill is needed to find your own private little area. There are seven loops with 420 campsites in a pine and oak forest. The first four areas are close to the entrance, which is good because this park has over 1900 acres. We have stayed here many times and have camped in all the loops. They all have their pros and cons. There was a storm this past winter, so they closed the park, but it will open up again late in May. Loop seven will remain closed for the season.
One of the greatest things about this park is that there are paved bike trails that go all over and then hook up at the entrance of the park to the Cape Cod Rail Trail. This trail has wonderful paved trails that go up and down the Cape. There are trails all over the Cape. There are even restaurants that have set up along the trail to offer food and water in some areas. The trails are safe for children of all ages. This park is hard to get into without reservations in the summer because of all the great Cape beaches near it and the National Seashore. There are ranger programs in the park in the summer, and a newsletter with all the National Seashore activities, trails, hikes and talks can be picked up at the National Park visitor center, which is close. Many families stay for at least a week and some for the maximum of 14 days. Others return every year for family vacations.
