Eastern Slope Camping Area

We stayed in one of the «Cozy Cabins» for a week during the off-​season (in May). While we found the staff to be exceptionally friendly and helpful (which is why I left 3 stars instead of 2), the cabin we stayed in was not very clean (and, we thought, did not meet the expectations we had formed, based on the description on the website).
Some specific issues we had with the Cozy Cabin:
— They are not cabins, they are trailers parked alongside other RVs in the midst of a seasonal lot (there is no privacy or sense of «camping» whatsoever — you are in a trailer in a parking lot).
— We stayed in the cabin with the «sleeping loft for older children» instead of bunk beds for the kids. The kids LOVED this, but I was absolutely appalled at how dirty the loft was. There is a green carpet in it, which had obviously not been vacuumed in ages (and seeing as how we were there in the pre-​season, it occurred to me that some of the nastiness I saw — dust, sand, hair, down feathers, even twist-​ties and ripped retail tags — were from LAST year). I realize the loft must be challenging to vacuum, but figure it out if you’re going to advertise it as a sleeping space. It was disgusting.
— There was an awful sewage smell in the area of the bathroom sink. My husband investigated it and discovered the sewage pipe was venting INTO the «cabin». The outlet was under the bathroom sink! That is a gross violation of building code, but I wonder if they get around it because these are not buildings, but trailers?
— The coffee maker had a tall carafe with a narrow opening in the top. It is impossible to clean the inside unless you have a bottle brush. The bottom of it had accumulated sludge on it, with lines through it where someone else had obviously tried to scrape it off with some object. This may sound trivial, but when you advertise that a coffee maker is included in the accommodations, it should be CLEAN, and clean-​able.
— The two-​burner hot plate barely worked. Even on the highest temperature setting, it took 12 – 15 minutes to scramble an egg.
— The cabin is advertised as being heated… in reality, there is a space heater built into the TV cabinet, which is between the base of the loft ladder and the queen-​sized bed. We were there during a cold, rainy spell, and ran the heat a couple of times. Because of the configuration of the «cabin», the hot air went straight up into the loft, which is obviously the warmest part of the cabin and the least in need of heat! The bathroom (which is located behind the wall in the opposite direction that the heater faces) was FREEZING. And on a related note…
— The «hot» water was barely lukewarm. While this wouldn’t matter on a steamy day in July, we found that showering in an unheated bathroom with lukewarm water when it was 55 degrees outside to be a little brisk. Also, the bathroom sink had no distinction between hot and cold. Only warm water came out, regardless of which tap we turned on.
— The mattress on the bed was old and worn and extremely uncomfortable. Even with the sheets and blankets on the bed, if you run your hand lightly over the surface, you can clearly feel all of the springs because the padding is gone. It was terrible to sleep on.
I realize some of these complaints may seem unfair for a venue dedicated to camping, but the reason we chose a cabin was specifically for some of the advertised comforts, to ensure we and our small children would get adequate sleep and have someplace to hang out in bad weather, but still be in the woods. My complaints are in direct consideration to the way the cabins were described on the website and by the staff I spoke with when I made the reservation.
All in all, we spent the week wishing we’d done our homework before booking this place and made a different choice. The website says, «Enjoy the whole camping experience, but with the comfort of 4 walls.» Well, we didn’t feel like we were camping AT ALL (since we were in a parking lot), and we didn’t find the «4 walls» all that comfortable. Again, we found the staff to be very friendly and helpful, to the point that I feel bad leaving a critical review. But for families like us looking for a CABIN CAMPING experience, it’s important to know that’s not what you get here. This is a giant RV park, and I think they threw the cabin trailers in so they could tap into another market. If you are used to renting cabins at state parks or KOAs or similar, you will be in for an unpleasant surprise here.

While it’s nice to be by the Saco and the beach is lovely, the campground is pretty run down. The bathrooms are not kept up, which is important especially by the sites with no sewer hookups. The picnic pavilions on some sites are coming apart or have not been replaced since they floated away in the flood. The dump station was so muddy it was tough getting around. And we were there during the dry season (October). A little crushed stone would remedy that. There are ugly, handmade signs everywhere. The owners need to spend just a little money to make this campground more pleasant!

This is our 5^th time at this campground. Im a little disapointed this time around. I booked this reservation in Jan 2012 to arrive in mid July 2012. I asked for a nice site, perhaps an end site. We had a hard time backing into this site due to other campers’ vehicles in the way and they were gone. when we were pulling out, we also had a very difficult time. After arriving, I noticed trash on the ground so I called and someone came and picked up the litter. The site was never raked. The wooden pavillions really need to be fixed up, they are run down. Ours leaked when it rained one night. The site next to us, nobody was there, and there was trash thrown around, a full trash can, beer bottles etc. I called about it, but only the trash can was emptied. They said the seasonal ppl that were there took off due to a flood? we were not on the end like we requested, and we were tight up against other campers. I was told during reservations, that this was a premier site? hmmm. Im very picky about our site, thats why I booked ahead of time. But I guess it didnt matter. The pool was very nice, tiles are missing on the ege. its heated. sunny spot. We floated on the saco river. they have a dog beach. I love the convenience of this campground to all shopping, theme parks, and the saco river. Im still a fan, but Im a little weary about reserving again. Next time we will pick our site from the map and agree on that site and no other site! no military discounts or AAA :(

My boyfriend and I go camping a few times every summer and we always come to campground at least once.
Love this campground! Not too expensive and great amenties. Each site has water and electricity. Also there is a wood awning over the picnic table at the site. The sites are also decent size. You are not right on top of the people in the next site. The site we picked (159) was a 2 minute walk from the bathrooms. Bathrooms were recently remolded and were always clean.
The campground also has a store that you can purchase some food, wood, water and various camping needs. There is also a nice heated pool also at the campground. The staff is also incredibly nice and knowledgeable.
We decided to go canoeing and it was relatively cheap. They have a shuttle that brings you to the beginning of the Saco River and will pick up the canoe or kayak at the end. It was $ 55 for the two us. $ 40 to rent the canoe and $ 15 for the shuttle. They will shuttle your own canoe or kayak as well.
The campground is down the street from the outlets in North Conway along with Shaw’s and Walmart.
Would definitley recommend people who like to go camping in this area, to visit this campground.