Bear Creek Campground at Lake Compounce

Lake Compounce, America’s oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America, recently opened their new Bear Creek Campground to visitors.  Having a campground with close proximity to the park seems like a natural progression and a great way for this staycation destination to become a vacation destination.Thanks to Lake Compounce, we were able to stay the all new Bear Creek Campground and spend the day a  Amusement Park in Bristol, CT.  It features the award winning wooden roller coaster, Boulder Dash and has Crocodile Cove water park.  Now, you can stay at Bear Creek Campground and enjoy even more time at the park.

From Bear Creek at Lake Compounce Website

The Lake Compounce Bear Creek Campground is a brand new 15 acre campground which features 20 fully furnished cabins that sleep up to 10 people, 56 RV sites with water and electricity hook ups, and 30 tent sites. In addition, five tipis have been added to the campground; each sleeping six and equipped with cots, electrical outlets and a miniature refrigerator. The campground also has a main lodge that features a general store for stocking up on camping staples, as well as a 24-hour restroom, shower and laundry facility. Each campsite has a picnic table perfect for games and meals, and a campfire pit for barbeques and simply relaxing.

Features

Tents

• • Picnic Table
• • Fire Pit
• • Daily Kid and Family friendly Activities
• • Close Access to clean Public Restrooms (showers and toilet)
• • Leashed Pets Welcome!
• • Discounted Tickets to Lake Compounce

RV’s

• • 50/30/20 amp capabilities
• • Water Hook up
• • Electricity Hook up
• • Can accommodate any size RV or Motor home
• • Cable hook up
• • Fire Pit
• • Picnic Table
• • Wi-Fi access
• • Daily Kid and Family friendly Activities
• • Close Access to clean Public Restrooms (showers and toilet)
• • Leashed Pets Welcome!
• •We offer a dump station on site
• • Close Access to clean Public Restrooms (showers and toilet)
• • Discounted Admission Tickets to Lake Compounce

Regular Cabins

• • 2 full size beds (linens included)
• • 1 twin size bunk bed (linens included)
• • Full Kitchen
• • Full bathroom (shampoo, soap, and towels included)
• • Loft
• • Dining Room table
• • Wi-Fi and Cable
• • Heat and Air Conditioning
• • Picnic table
• • Fire Pit
• • Daily Kid and Family Friendly Activities
• • Parking for two vehicles
• • Discounted Admission Tickets to Lake Compounce

Tipis

• • 4 Cots (up to 5 cots available)
• • Mini-fridge
• • Plug ins for electronics
• • Fire-pit
• • Picnic table
• • Close Parking available
• • Wi-Fi
• • Daily Kid and Family Friendly Activities
• • Access to clean Public Restrooms (showers and toilets)
• • Discounted Admission Tickets To Lake Compounce

Our Review of the Campground

We enjoyed our stay at Bear Creek.  The fact that it is on the same property as Lake Compounce is a huge selling point.  Bear Creek did just open up at the start of July 2014 and the staff is working hard to get many projects done.  The camp store is well stocked with food and camping items and the bathroom/showers are brand new and well maintained.

We stayed on an RV campsite.  It was easy to pull into and it has electricity, cable and water hookups.  The sites are level.  There have been trees planted but right now the sites are not shady.  They show great potential and I am excited to see how the campground grows.

There were activities everyday such as movies, bingo, tie dying and daily wake up with Kyle the Crocodile.

The campground was quiet and night and we got some really good sleep after a busy day at the park.  We spent 7 hours there and then took the convenient shuttle back to our camper.  We returned to Lake Compounce in the evening to play games and watch the light show.

Bear Creek Campground is new and not 100% set up.  The area has some construction equipment around, construction supplies and dirt piles.  All of the areas have not been seeded with grass yet so it was a little dusty.  It is their first season and we talked with a staff about all the work that is being done to make it a better place.  I would go back again.