LOVE LOVE LOVE this camping site. My sisters, cousins and I went two weeks ago for the first time at this campsite. It was 7 of us ladies and we loved how private the sites are and not on top of each other, Not crowed at all ( not sure if its because it was mid September and not summer )Bathrooms are clean, great water pressure in the showers. Staff is super friendly. Only thing is that you can get lost in there easily since campsite is so big and some numbers are hard to see at night and bathrooms are far from some sites but otherwise we truly enjoyed our stay there and will return for many years to come.

What a great find! We were doing a quick Labor Day House Hunting trip up to Boston from Virginia. We were at site 111 which has power, water and is located across from the restrooms. We have a Thor Sequence 20A so it was a very convenient site for us. The restrooms were always clean and have a couple of showers with hot water and restrooms. The outside of restrooms also has a kitchen sink to wash your dishes that also includes hot water. The sites are spaced out perfectly. It can be a bit dirty/muddy depending on rain so plan knowing you will need to sweep your rugs/mats/tarps a few times or have a dirty shoe bin for the outside of your tent/RV. The campsite is a great place to stay if you want to do both city and nature adventures. I cant wait to return!

We love this place. It is a great family campground thats becoming a family tradition. Theres a playground, a swimming area, hiking and mountain biking in the surrounding state forest. Its great for our family of 5.Just learned that the campground is named for Harold Parkers daughter Lorraine. Seems fitting since my daughter is always stoked to be here.

Great place for camping. Quiet and plenty of space for each site. Our camp site is with water spigot and electric hookup which is convenient.

Very nice place beautiful views and sceneries woods are excellent faculty are good friendly the bathrooms are clean all in all excellent visit again

Nice campground overall. Pond is a bit swampy.

1: Great Camping area2: Just 17$ per night for MA residents3: 7$ for firewood at the entrance4: Children Play Area5: Basketball 🏀 court6: Volleyball Ground7: Small swimming area for kids8: Lots of shade in camp ground

I grew up down the street from here, went camping here my whole life and now I get to take my kids here!!

I love this place.

Lovely extra large campsites. Lots of them are level enough for big rigs. Theres water at each site, though no sewer or electric. Bring a lot of house though! Most sites are very shady which is great in the heat, but not for solar. The little beach at the campground is nice and sandy. Note that the road through the campground isnt as level as some big rigs might want, but its doable if youre slow and careful.

Beautiful place, you feel so far away even though its so close to the city

Great park! Secluded and quiet, as it should be. $27 a night and about 30 min from Salem. Somebody took our firewood bundles while we were in town and the ranger came and dropped us new ones, super polite staff. Would recommend.

Hidden gem! Stayed for the weekend with the family and we loved it. We went kayaking at Field Pond during the day and hung out at the campground at night. We got really lucky and stopped by the activity field when one of the rangers was holding a class on animal pelts. He was extremely knowledgeable on the subject and we found it very interesting. He was also holding a bird watching group Sunday morning but unfortunately we had to head home. Will definitely come back in the future! Oh and the bathrooms were pretty clean, that is always a plus!

You get what you are looking for. Peace and quiet in a pristine environment. A bit long to get to and pitch black at night to drive through. The roads are kind of tricky to handle with a big travel trailer but the sites are beautiful and well spaced out which allows for space and privacy. Facilities are clean and functional but a bit on the breezy side in the Fall. One star less because our water spout was broken, and despite our urgent request got never repaired.

I loved it here. It was so quiet and relaxing. I really enjoyed the size of the campsites and the bathrooms were very nice. Also only a few miles away from a great little Country Store where I went in for breakfast every morning. This Campground is relatively small in regards to how many camping spaces it has and it really enhances the experience because you have more room and more peace and quiet.

Absolutely the best. Large, private wooded lots for tent or RV camping, plenty of bathrooms and showers, lots of things to see and do. Playground for the kids, and a beautiful lake for swimming. I LOVE this place and have been here many times. It is, in my opinion, the BEST place to go camping. Bring lots of bug spray though.

So private

This is a very nice quiet campground. We stayed on the waterfront and my oldest caught a big mouth bass! Very relaxing campground. I had a hard time finding this hidden gem, the sign was small and I was looking for Harold Parker. It helps to know just to look for Lorraine’s on the sign.

Great campground in Harold Parker state forest. Good hiking, fishing, and playground for kids. Bath houses are clean and have hot water showers. Campground is clean, quiet and very kid friendly. Its a state run campground so no alcohol is allowed, so this isnt the spot to go if you want to party, this is the spot to go with your family for some car campground.

Just awesome!! Clean, quiet, each site has water.

Beautiful park & quiet. Rugged camping available & small pond for swim activities. Also offers plenty of trails & ponds for fishing & boating. Great local place to enjoy summer activities

Ive gone camping here for years with my family. We always enjoy our stay. Bathrooms are relatively clean, the lake is perfect on a hot day, and the whole overall experience will be worth the mosquito bites!

This is one my favorite placea. It welcomes ALL with open arms and a great place fellowship.

Incredibly beautiful place and the campsites are very well spread out and maintained. HOWEVER, Im not giving it 5 stars because Im from out of state so instead of being charged $17 per night, I had to pay $27! Not really encouraging tourism at all. Seemed very unfair. Paying an extra $10 a night for not being a Massachusetts resident is ridiculous.

Very relaxing and refreshing camping site under the tall trees.. We stayed by the lake two nights and its peaceful. Unlike family campgrounds, this park is secluded and you wont be sleeping too close to other campers. The bathrooms are good enough for camping (7 out of 10).

Good

The staff were so nice and helpful, every site has a water hookup, and theres a tank dump on your way out

Massive and shaded campsites! Just a short walk to slme nice trails. Enjoyed our two night stay

Nice place to Camp! Really feel like youre in the Forest. Great Kayaking and Fishing!

My children really enjoyed the time here hiking exploring & swimming

Beautiful. Clean quiet and good price. Hot showers every day. Nice staff. Not a whole lot nearby is the only downfall

Easy to reach, super clean comfort stations, and the best educational staff. Kids loved the playgrounds, basketball courts, volleyball net, and horseshoes.

Great place. Yellow perch, white perch and largemouth bass. Caught my biggest bass ever here at the campgrounds Frye pond!

Very nice place love the river

Very nice campground. People here are friendly. I visited a buddy who was staying here. Great place to relax.

I hate to say anything bad about this campground that is part of Harold Parker State Forest. The sites are mostly level and spacious, kept clean, and the bathrooms are clean as well and has a dishwashing station outside.The downside is the MOSQUITOES! They are everywhere, and even with plenty of DEET bug spray they still swarm around you. The topography is swampy so they breed everywhere.There isnt also much to do here, and Im not being whiny. The beach is tiny, good for younger kids to splash in and has some sand. Most of the pond is full of lilypads and I saw people kayaking, but it wont be exciting.There also isnt much else to do at the state forest itself. The hikes dont go to any summits or even hilltops, and the ponds are all shallow and covered with lilypads which is ok but nothing picturesque compare with other lakes within 10 miles of Andover.Its a nice camping experience if you want to be really close to Boston, otherwise I will not be returning due to the mosquitoes and general lack of things to do in the local area.

Bird song, crocking frogs, bike trails, swimming, fishing. Rangers patrol at night so the camp is quite and safe. Lovely!

Very nice place to camp..big clean bathrooms with plenty of hot water..outlets to charge your phone...and so much more, like canoeing, kayaking, fishing, basketball courts, huge playground for the kids and more..

Great campground with good facilities and spacious campsites (at least ours)

Great park for camping, hiking and getting away but still really convenient and close to home.

Nice campground and facilities with bathroom and showers. Only problem is the low spots become giant puddles in the rain so be careful where you set up your tent.

Pros: inexpensive, close to town, large sites, immaculate some restrooms. cons: pond smaller than expected and closed for swimming bc of bacteria.worth a trip back to explore trails in harold parker state park.

Beautiful park lots to do may consider a plumber to fix leaks and water temperature adjustments thanks for the good time great folks running the park

Very nice campground. Could use more bathrooms.

Spacious sites, clean bathrooms with hot showersBeach swimming is greatKids love it here

Stayed for 1 night in 2013, very nice place.

Great experience with easy check in for service animal owners

Love that place!!

A beautiful Park that has a lot of trails and great location!

For one is very spacious very accommodating the workers very helpful prices are very reasonable

Older state parkLimited facilities for big rigsRoad noise from most sitesNot many plug in sitesLots of ticks

I loved it clean bathrooms big space

Nice campground with roomy sites.

Do you still have to pay additional parking fee after booking overnight camping?

Very good Camping place

Great place and staff

Nice clean quite

Pretty cool great deal

We dont have enough campgrounds in this part of Massachusetts, thank God we have thats awesome campground..

Special

Best campsite in greater Boston

Wonderful

Beautiful and clean campsite, but not near a watercourse, only 1 swimming pool.

Very relaxing quiet and clean

Very nice we have visited several camping and this has enchanted us although it does not have electrical energy and the keys of drinkable water are far away for the one that he likes the camping and the nature is very cozy, the bathrooms are hygienic, there are areas for people handicap, areas of games for children, basketball courts, it is cheap and we are 20 minutes from the house.