West Thompson Lake Campground in CT -- Campground & RV Camping

West Thompson Lake Campground sits in a forest of white pine, red oak, and shagbark hickory along its namesake lake in northeastern Connecticut. The property features 11 sites with electric and water hookups, 11 basic sites without hookups, and two lean-to shelters. On-site facilities include accessible flush toilets, hot showers, a dump station, a boat ramp, a playground, a basketball court, an amphitheater, and interpretive trails. Campers come for fishing and paddling on the lake, navigating the Quinebaug River Water Trail, or playing the free on-site 18-hole disc golf course.

Getting there: From I-395, take Exit 50. Follow CT Route 200 east to Thompson Center. Turn right onto CT Route 193 south and proceed 2 miles to traffic light. Continue straight over the railroad tracks on Route 12. Take the first right onto Reardon Road. In 0.5 miles turn left onto West Thompson Lake Recreation Road and travel approximately 1,000ft to the campground entrance on the right. Follow up to the Campground Registration Building.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 24-site campground with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
• The West Thompson Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Most of them shaded.

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