Family Camping Activities for All Ages: Games, Hiking, and Campfire Fun
Explore family camping activities that bring all ages together, from outdoor games and scenic hikes to memorable campfire fun that creates lasting memories.
Nestled in Hingham, Massachusetts, Wompatuck Campgrounds offers a tranquil escape just a short drive from Boston. This charming campground provides a perfect blend of nature and convenience, making it an ideal choice for both families and outdoor enthusiasts.
Wompatuck Campgrounds is renowned for its easy reservation process, allowing you to book your spot hassle-free. The campsite offers both electrical and non-electrical options, each maintained to ensure cleanliness and ample spacing between sites. This attention to detail creates a relaxed atmosphere where visitors can unwind and enjoy nature.
While the campground's bathrooms have room for improvement—especially in terms of water temperature and drainage—they do not detract from what is otherwise a positive experience. Many guests highlight the peaceful atmosphere and the joy of seeing wildlife right outside their campsites as highlights of their visit.
Wompatuck Campgrounds is more than just a place to stay; it’s an opportunity to connect with nature, enjoy live entertainment, and create lasting memories with family and friends. Whether you’re here for a weekend getaway or an extended stay, this campground offers the perfect mix of comfort and adventure.
Picnics
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
RV camping
RV electric hookup
RV water hookup
Hiking
Picnic tables
Public restroom
Public shower
Restroom
Running water
Tent sites
Credit cards
Debit cards
Good for kids
Kid-friendly hikes
Playground
Free parking lot
On-site parking
Dogs allowed
Easy to reserve, no request to reserve like other places. We stayed on the electrical side. It’s clean, plenty of space between you and your neighbors again unlike other places. Very relaxed atmosphere faculty. Wildlife visitors included many varieties on spiders, birds, and bats, lightning bugs, dog ticks (be prepared), deer walking right through the camp sites daily as well as racoon (keep food stored away), toads, and big turtles in the road. The only thing I’d say needs improvement are their clean bathroom showers. They may be clean but both bath houses tend to have colder showers and drains that don’t drain and one outside sink that never drains. While visiting the bathhouse for cleaning or doing dishes the kids had a lot of fun with the tether ball, (so did I). Otherwise I’d give this place 5 stars. END NOTE enjoyed some live saxophone, guitar, and light show on a couple nights from other campers
Great camping experience. Fire pit with grille grate and picnic table on site. Great paths for walking or biking. Peaceful.
We had a mixed review, earning the 4 stars. Bad news first, our electricity did not work. We set up and plugged in to only be disappointed on the first night (after a LONG drive and arriving after hours). Also, no water at each site means walking/ carrying jugs and dishes. It was noted that one shower was constantly running in the bath house which feels very wasteful. I would say the camp ground was mostly quiet… except the tent directly behind us who decided to play music and chop wood until after midnight. But the Positives: the site was maintained and mostly free of litter save a tiny speck or three. We made use of the dish washing station located at the bath house three rows away. We often heard children laughing, playing and biking. The campground was mostly quiet (see above) and well wooded around the sites. It’s convenient to multiple historical sites making it convenient to the coast as well as Boston and other places.
I've been camping here for years. It's quiet and clean. The sites are spacious and can accommodate anything from a tent to a large motor home. The electric sites are the best. I set up my kuerig and got to enjoy my coffee without having to leave my site. Yes, I'll be back. Park staff are very friendly and helpful. My only complaint is that it's run by a third party and doesn't honor the Sr passes that other state parks accept. I would recommend them renaming it to Wompatuck Park since the state has no say.. It saves us money, but in my opinion, the discount would actually create more revenue for the park. Overall, it's a gem. Fairly close to everything, including Nantaskett Beach.. Have fun.. I did
Nice, quite, peaceful place. Not all sites are the same size, some are small some a little bigger. I didn’t see any animals(if you’re worried about that). Just bugs, a lot of bugs lol.. There is a river near the camp (30-40 min walk),it’s a nice place to walk to and do your exercise! The website says they don’t provide water but on the map they give you at check in it shows places you can get drinkable water. They sell wood at the entrance. One thing I was excited about was to do the horse riding and when I got there I couldn’t find the place, I called the office and they told me that people bring their own horses for that. So if you don’t have a horse, don’t expect to find there. They have kayak for free but only certain hours. There aren’t many activity options. The bathrooms-showers are “ok”. Not very clean but not very dirty either, they don’t smell (if you have sensitive nose like me). I really enjoyed camping there, I will go again and I do recommend it! I just put 3 stars because I expected to do more activities.