Have a family camping experience on your summer bucket list? There’s no better way to recharge and reconnect with your loved ones than sleeping under the stars.

Set your sights just past the seashore to these pitch-perfect campsites and experience a truly unique Cape Cod summer escape. Affordable, convenient, and the perfect way to explore the beauty and attractions of the Cape, mother nature is calling. Tent? Cabin? Pop-Up, RV? The Cape has it all— and you simply can’t miss in the great outdoors.

Coastal Acres Campground
Ready to try RV camping? Surprise the family with a 31’ Foot Acadia Travel Trailer on-site rental at this coastal camping favorite just minutes from the heart of downtown Provincetown. Less time setting up tents means more time exploring local culture. Walk the Breakwater Jetty, take a dune tour, and visit nearby Herring Cove Beach. All sites include full hookups. Out of batteries? Need ice? The camp store offers all-day site delivery.

AutoCamp
Cape Cod glamping has arrived! New this year is AutoCamp, a luxury airstream camping experience inspired by the great American road trip. Enjoy souped-up Airstream rental trailers equipped with double and queen beds, organic bedding, flat screen TVs, and bathrooms. Of note: Property will have direct access to Shining Sea Bikeway.

Atlantic Oaks Campground
Ideally situated in Eastham, this modern campground offers both primitive tent sites and RV camping. A private entrance to the Cape Cod Rail Trail and nearby National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor Center makes it easy to explore the natural beauty and trails of Cape Cod. Fully-stocked beautiful camp store, game room, guest lounge, and private bathhouse showers top the long list of campground amenities. Have a four-legged friend? They will feel most welcome at the fenced-in dog park, thoughtfully separated for larger and smaller breeds! Two on-site trailers available for weekly rental.

Bass River Trailer Park
Day-tripper? This family-run, affordable South Yarmouth RV park sits just one mile from Smugglers Beach and is the nearest campground to the Island Ferries in Hyannis. Don’t miss the trails surrounding Yarmouth Port's Gray's Beach (and its iconic boardwalk) for a signature walk to remember and spectacular salt marsh views.

Campers Haven RV Resort
The only campground on the Cape with private beach access on Nantucket Sound makes this Dennis Port resort a top pick. No RV? Rent one of the modern, furnished two-bedroom cottages, equipped with all the amenities and comforts of home. On-site market, playground, mini-golf, and snack bar serving breakfast, lunch, and summer treats.

Dunroamin' Trailer Park & Cottages
For a peaceful summer retreat just minutes from historic Sandwich Village, head to Dunroamin', located on the shore of spring-fed Peters Pond. Enjoy the private sandy beach with swimming area and diving raft by day, and tranquil, wooded lots by night.

Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground
Leave the mainland behind and discover Martha’s Vineyard from the island’s only campground. Just over one mile from the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal, wooded campsites with picnic tables and fireplaces nestled in an oak forest await your arrival. On-site bicycle rentals make it easy to venture over to Oak Bluffs and Edgartown on the island’s numerous bike paths, where you can endlessly explore the trails, beaches, and distinctive island towns all at your own pace. On-site amenities include basketball, volleyball, recreation hall, playground, laundry, and store. Rustic cabin reservations and RV sites also available.

Peter’s Pond RV Resort
Large, well-planned tent and RV campsites along the shores of freshwater Peters Pond in Sandwich offer families a memorable Upper Cape summer escape. Take game night outside with activities including horseshoes, volleyball, bocce ball, and softball. Got kids? Head to the zero-entry pool with water slide after a swim in Peters Pond, and finish out the day at the convenient onsite restaurant followed by a trip to the country store for a sweet treat.   

Sandy Pond Campground
Located in historic Plymouth just minutes from the Cape Cod canal, this full-service campground nestled among the pines prides itself on having everything you need for a family vacation. Relax, swim, or fish in the crystal waters of Sandy Pond, then gear up for nightly, planned activities including Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag, Hoop shoot out (also in the dark of course), and movie nights. Rentals available for cabins, trailers, and pop-ups.

Shady Knoll Campground
This mid-Cape Brewster campground boasts shaded primitive and hookup campsites that accommodate tents, pop-ups, and Rv’s, free hot showers, and beautiful lodge with camp store and game room. One mile from Cape Cod Bay and a half-mile from the Rail Trail make daytime outings a cinch. Don’t miss the easy walk to the local General Store, and bring the marshmallows for late night s’mores—campfires permitted until 11 p.m.

Sweetwater Forest Campground
Ready to try forest bathing? Pitch your tent at one of Sweetwater’s 250 naturally wooded campsites among this native Cape Cod pine and oak woodland and take a deep breath in! Tradition abounds at this fourth generation, family owned and operated full-service Brewster campground complete with fire pits, six playgrounds, air-conditioned doggy day kennel, mini-golf course, lodge, and robust roster of in-camp recreation including a lit basketball court and endless lake fun on Griffiths Pond!