Austin Hawes Campground

Barkhamsted, CT · Campground

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Barkhamsted
#2
of 4 hotels
City Percentile
67%
rating percentile
Address
Austin Hawes Campground, 198 W River Rd, Barkhamsted, CT 06063
Phone
(860) 379-0922

Austin Hawes Campground is a hotel located in Barkhamsted, CT. It is one of 4 hotels listed in Barkhamsted. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Barkhamsted city average of 4.1 stars. It ranks #2 among Barkhamsted hotels by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 nia 0412 · Sep 2025

Great campground. Well maintained and nice, helpful staff. Stayed many times over the summer and would return. No hookups but potable water throughout the site and generators allowed except during quiet hours. Each spot comes with a fire pit and picnic table. Depending on where you are, there might be some car noise from the nearby road. People were respectful of quiet hour. There are definitely bears roaming around so keep your food contained within your vehicle. Leashed pets allowed.

★★★★★ 5.0 Amber Lavallee · Aug 2023

I really love a quiet, heavily wooded, small campground with large, private sites and that is EXACTLY what you get here. Sites on the lake are lovely, but sites by the road seem noisy and lousy imo. I was at site 18 and it was honestly perfect! This was the quietest campground I've stayed at all year. Not much for kids, but I think it's lovely for people who want a relaxing getaway in the woods. Wood to buy on site, but that's about it. The water is off now but should be back on today or tomorrow they said; that did not impact my stay. Loved it!

★★★★★ 5.0 SAM DUCHARME · Apr 2025

Camped here recently and loved it! The staff were friendly and helpful, the sites were large and well-spaced and the area has lots of places to explore and fish. The bathrooms could use a repaint but they were campground-clean (also, they hadn’t turned the hot water on yet). The site and proximity of the river outweighs my negative comments about the restrooms and I hold firm on 5 stars.

★★★★☆ 4.0 debi mangi · Jul 2023

Loved this camp site. Fewer spots means fewer people...😉 Bathrooms were great-3 toilet stalls and 2 warm showers with plenty of space. Bathrooms were freshly cleaned each AM. 4 stars only because we couldn't hear or see the river from our spot. Nothing at camp to do but relax, walk paths, or bike, walk down to swift river which is great. If you want more to do we went to other spots for swimming or kayaking. Camping spots larger and flat with nice trails. River was swift and we went to other close by locations for playing in the river.

★★★★★ 5.0 Rafi Lejay · Jul 2020

Very nice campground, the camp sites are not very close to each other, there are trees in between which offers campers privacy. The campsite is small so if you're planning to walk/hike could be a lil bit of a disadvantage. Our campsite was close to the river, beautiful and refreshing river view, good for fishing as well.The staff was very nice, they offer you pamphlets of maps and rules, bathrooms available with hot water. The only con is that our campsite was close to a roadside so we could hear cars passing by. In general it's a great family friendly campsite.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

Campground

Top Hotels in Barkhamsted

NameRatingReviews
Legends on the Farmington★★★★★ 4.720 reviews
White Pines Campsites★★★★☆ 4.020 reviews
Country 44 Motel★★★☆☆ 3.01 reviews

This listing is informational. Contact the business directly to verify credentials, services, and availability.