Labor Day at Timberland Campground
Let’s go camping on Labor Day Weekend. This was our bright idea two weeks before Labor Day.
We started looking at some of our favorite campgrounds and everything seemed to be all booked up in New Hampshire.
We enjoy trying new places so we decided to try a campground we had never been to. After a little more searching we found Timberland Campground in Shelburn, NH.
It had many of the amenities that we enjoy like a pool, walking trails, pet friendly, fire rings, etc. They only had 2-3 sites left. We knew they would not be the best sites since it was Labor Day but we decided to go for it. So we reserved tent site 7.
| Date: | 9/4/20 – 9/7/20 |
| Location: | Shelburn, NH |
| Price: | $26 Per Night |
| Site Number: | Site 7 |
| Toilets | Flush/Shower |
| Max People Per Site | 8 |
| Parking: | 1 cars |
| Dog/Pets: | Yes |
| Hammock: | Yes |
We got to the campground on Friday afternoon around 5pm. We checked in at the store and then made our way to the site.
The tent site is in a small cul-de-sac of tent sites and ours was the last one on the loop. Site 7 was a bit awkward and looking around at the other sites in the loop it was also the smallest and our least favorite. But we decided to make it work.
The site shaped like a narrow “L”. It was also very rooty so we were limited on where we could set the tent. Once we got the tent set up we set up the rest of camp.
Below us was a large group of campers that were having a good time and were a bit loud but again, we knew this was Labor Day and this would be going on at every campground.
As the night went on the group below us congregated to a fire pit below us. It seemed a bit awkward for us to be facing down at the larger group. I’m sure it seemed weir to them too having people looking down.
The next morning I went to the store to get a campground sticker. The camp owner asked what site I was at and when I told her she smiled and said they too heard the group.
I asked if all the sites up there were full and she said there was a cancellation and two sites in the circle were not being used. We asked if we could move our site and they said to go ahead.
We looked at the other sites and decided to move our tent down to site 5. About 30 feet away from our current site. At least now we were not facing the large group. This site was much larger and flatter and over all much more enjoyable.
The only draw back to this campground was that it was close to the road. Tractor trailers and motorcycles frequent this road and when they drive by it is hard to hear if someone is talking. Especially if there is a motorcycle ride going by. (There are several on Labor Day Weekend).
Again we made the best of things and enjoyed the camping trip. We spent a lot of time at the camp cooking with our new Dutch Oven. We tried cooking all kinds of things; Pulled Pork, Frittatas, muffins, pancakes, and hash over the course of the weekend.
The campground had a nice river walk and lots of great places to fish or swim. It also had a heated pool. We didn’t go in but seemed like it would be nice.
Over all the campground had a lot of variety of sites. The bathrooms were clean and the owners were very friendly.
During the day we took a ride up to Berlin, NH to check out Jericho State Park. Neither of us had ever been. We knew the park catered to ATV riders but were surprised to find out everything else the park offered.
When we got to the parking lot we went and talked to the ranger and he let us in (We have NH State Park Plates so we don’t have to pay the fee). There is a beautiful beach on Jericho Lake, a nice bath house with flush toilets, picnic area with grills and a campground. The park is mostly pet friendly so we all took a walk around to check everything out.
As we walked through the campground we saw lean too sights, cabins, RV sites and tent sites. Many of them were on the water or at least had great views of the water. We both said that we would have to try this campground sometime and rent some ATV’s. Over all we were very impressed with this State Park.
