About Riverside
More than a campground - a gated riverside sanctuary where serious RV travelers come to relax, reconnect, and return.
Our Story
Riverside Camping & RV Resort sits on one of the most scenically privileged positions in the entire White Mountains region: a flat, paved, gated property directly on the Connecticut River at its confluence with the Israel River, framed by the Presidential Range to the south and the Kilkenny Range to the north.
The property holds 100 full-hookup RV sites — 90 back-in and 10 pull-through — plus 9 tent sites. We've invested heavily in the infrastructure that matters most to RV owners: fully paved interior roads, a single gated entrance with a security wall along Route 2, full hookups with 30- and 50-amp service, concrete pads under the camper, and a 60-foot dock extending into the Connecticut River. There's also a bathhouse with large indoor showers and an outdoor shower — a quiet favorite, especially among tent campers.
Each evening during quiet hours, the resort's exterior lighting dims for our dark sky experience — offering guests in Lancaster, one of New England's least light-polluted areas, spectacular views of the Milky Way, meteor showers, and deep-sky objects right from their campsites.
A Footnote in American Literature
John Steinbeck spent a night on this property during the cross-country journey he chronicled in Travels with Charley: In Search of America (1962). The land Steinbeck pulled into for the night is the same ground guests park on today — a quiet piece of New Hampshire that has, by all accounts, only become more inviting since.
What Makes Riverside Different
Gated Security
Single gated entrance with a security wall facing Route 2 - your coach is safe here
Learn moreDual River Location
Connecticut & Israel River confluence with 60-foot dock for kayaking, fishing, and scenic views
Learn moreMountain Panorama
360° views of the Presidential Range and Kilkenny Range from your site
Learn morePremium Amenities
Heated pool, pickleball courts, shuffleboard, pavilion, nature trails, and paved roads
Learn moreOur Location
Lancaster is the county seat of Coos County, New Hampshire's northernmost and most rural county. We're approximately 2.5 hours from Boston, 3 hours from Portland, ME, and 4 hours from Hartford, CT - within comfortable driving distance of major feeder markets. The White Mountains region attracts approximately 7 million visitors annually.
From Riverside, you're 5.8 miles from Weeks State Park, 7.5 miles from Santa's Village in Jefferson (about a 10-minute drive — a hit with families), about 5 minutes from the Lancaster Fairgrounds (home of the 150+ year-old Lancaster Fair every Labor Day week), and 30 miles from the Mount Washington Auto Road. The Connecticut River, accessible from our 60-foot dock, offers kayaking, fishing, swimming, and some of the most scenic waterway views in New England — and Lancaster is on the Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail, a 410-mile route through New England's longest river.