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Camping opportunities are ubiquitous. In fact, there are campgrounds, state parks, hiking trails and lots of mountains on which to commune with nature or just sleep under stars, which in the northern part of the region shine very brightly.

Campgrounds come in a wide range of flavors, sizes and varying degrees of amenities and attractions. If you're interested in the great outdoors away from the madding crowds, state parks may be your best bet. There the camping can be as wild as you'd like it to be.

If you're looking for something a wee bit less arduous or something that still has at least some of the trappings of civilization, a campground with tightly clustered campsites may be more to your liking, especially if you're social and like having neighbors close by. There are also a sizeable number of campgrounds cum recreation parks with various attractions, such as playgrounds, swimming pools, snackbars and modern amenities that offer the comforts of home for the essentials but enough wilderness to enjoy the adventure.

If you prefer taking the comforts of home with you, New England has a growing number of RV-specific campgrounds that provide all you need to get away and enjoy the countryside, but know that when you return to camp, you have a nice bed waiting for you.

There are also a great many campgrounds offering cabins and other structures that allow for a turnkey camping experience.

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Aces High R.V. Park, 301 Chesterfield Road, Rt. 161, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333, Phone: 860.739.8858

Acorn Acres, 135 Lake Road, Bozrah, Connecticut 06334, Phone: 860.859.1020, 800.772.4691

Amos Lake Beach Area, Preston, Connecticut 06365, Phone: 860.889.9330

Beaver Pines Campground, 1728 Route 198, Woodstock, Connecticut 06281, Phone: 860.974.0110

Branchbrook Campground, 435 Watertown Rd, Thomaston, Connecticut 06787 860.283.8144

Brialee RV & Tent Park Inc., 174 Laurel Lane, P.O. Box 125, Ashford, Connecticut 06278.0125, Phone: 860.429.8359, 800.303.CAMP

Camp Niantic by the Atlantic, 271 West Main Street (Rt.156), Niantic, Connecticut 06357, Phone: 860.739.9308

Campers World at Hopeville Pond, 28 Nowakowski Road, P.O. 333, Jewitt City, Connecticut 06351, Phone: 860.376.2340

Chamberlain Lake Campground, 1397 Route 197, Woodstock, Connecticut 06281, Phone: 860.974.0567

Charlie Brown Campground, Route 198, 98 Chaplin Road, Eastford, Connecticut 06242, Phone: 860.974.0142

Circle 'C' Campground, 21 Bailey Pond, Voluntown, Connecticut 06384, Phone: 860.564.4534, 800.424.4534

Countryside Campground, 75 Cook Hill Road, Griswold, Connecticut 06351, Phone: 860.376.0029

Cozy Hills Campground, 1311 Bantam Road, Rte 202, Bantam, Connecticut 06750, Phone: 860.567.2119

Deer Haven Campground LLC, 15 Kenyon Rd, Jewett City, Connecticut 06351 860.376.1081

Del-Aire Camping Resort, 704 Shenipsit Lake Road, Tolland, Connecticut 06084, Phone: 860.875.8325

Gentile's Campground, Route 262, Mt. Tobe Road, Plymouth, Connecticut 06782, Phone: 860.283.8437

Hemlock Hill Campground, 118 Hemlock Hill Rd, Litchfield, Connecticut 06759, Phone: 860.567.2267

Hidden Acres Family Campground, 47 River Road, Preston, Connecticut 06365, Phone: 860.887.9633

Hide.A.Way Cove Family Campground, 1060 North Road, P.O. Box 129, East Killingly, Connecticut 06243, Phone: 860.774.1128

Highland Camp Ground, 42 Toleration Rd, Baltic, Connecticut 06330 860.423.5684

Indianfield Campground, Gardner Lake, Route 354, 306 Old Colchester Road, Salem, Connecticut 06420, Phone: 860.859.1320

Island Campground & Cottages, 20 Islanda CT FL 2, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333 860.739.8316

JMB Development Group, Preston, Connecticut 06365 860.886.1944

Lake Williams Campground, 1742 Exeter Road, Route 207, Lebanon, Connecticut 06249, Phone: 860.642.7761, 800.972.0020

Laurel Lock Family Campground, 15 Cottage Road, Oakdale, Connecticut 06370, Phone: 860.859.1424

Little City Campground, 741 Little City Road, Higganum, Connecticut 06441, Phone: 860.345.8469

Lone Oak Campsites, Route 44, 360 Norfolk Rd., East Canaan, Connecticut 06024, Phone: 860.824.7051, 800.422.2267

M.H.G. RV Park, Route 184, P.O. Box 374, N. Stonington, Connecticut 06539, Phone: 860.535.0501

Markam Meadows, Tartia Road, East Hampton, Connecticut 06424, Phone: 860.267.9738

Meadowside Woodstock Inc, 25 Route 197, Woodstock, Connecticut 06281, Phone: 860.923.3677

Mineral Springs Family Campgrounds Inc, 135 Leonard Rd, Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076 860.684.2993

Mystic KOA, 118 Route 49, North Stonington, Connecticut 06359 860.599.5101

Nature's Camp Site, 96 Ekonk Hill Rd, Voluntown, Connecticut 06384 860.376.4203

Nelson's Family Campground, 71 Mott Hill Road, East Hampton, Connecticut 06424, Phone: 860.267.5300

Nickerson Park, 1036 Phoenixville Road (Route 198), Chaplin, Connecticut 06235, Phone: 860.455.0007

Odetah Campground, 38 Bozrah Street Ext., P.O. Box 151, Bozrah, Connecticut 06334, Phone: 860.889.4144, 800.448.1193

Peppertree Camping, 146 Chaplin Rd, Eastford, Connecticut 06242 860.974.1439

Pequot Ledge Campgrounds, 157 Doyle Rd, Oakdale, Connecticut 06370 860.859.0682

River Bend, Box 23, Oneco, Connecticut 06373, Phone: 860.564.3440

River Dale Farm Camp Site, 111 River Rd, Clinton, Connecticut 06413 860.669.5388

Roaring Brook Cooperative Campground, Route 190, 8 South Road, Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076, Phone: 860.684.7086

Ross Hill Park, 170 Ross Hill Road, Lisbon, Connecticut 06351, Phone: 860.376.9606, 800.308.1089

Salem Farms Campground LLC, 39 Alexander Rd, Salem, Connecticut 06420 860.859.2320

Seaport Campground, Route 184, Old Mystic, Connecticut 06372, Phone: 860.536.4044

State Line Camping Club, 1639 Hartford Pike, Dayville, Connecticut 06241 8860.774.3016

State Parks Forests & Campgrounds, Chaplin, Connecticut 06235 860.455.9057

Stateline Campresort, Rt. 101, East Killingly, Connecticut 06243, Phone: 860.774.3016

Sterling Park Campground, 177 Gibson Hill Road, Sterling, Connecticut 06377, Phone: 860.564.8777

Strawberry Park Resort Campground, 42 Pierce Road, Preston, Connecticut 06365, Phone: 860.886.1944

Sun Valley Camping Cooperative Inc., 51 Old Springfield Road, Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076, Phone: 860.684.7805, 800.233.8280

Totoket Valley R V Park, 224 Foxon Road, North Branford, Connecticut 06471, 203.484.5146

Valley In The Pines Campground, 36 Lucas Road, Goshen, Connecticut 06756, Phone: 860.491.2032

W Thompson Lake Camp Ground, Thompson, Connecticut 06277, Phone: 860.923.3121

Water's Edge Family Campground, 271 Leonard Bridge Road, Lebanon, Connecticut 06249, Phone: 860.642.7470

White Pines Campsites, 232 Old North Road, Barkhamsted, Connecticut 06063.3406, Phone: 860.379.0124, 800.622.6614

Wilderness Lake Campground, 150 Village Hill Road, Willington, Connecticut 06279, Phone: 860.429.7520, Phone: 860.429.0235.

Witch Meadow Lake Campground, 139 Witch Meadow Road, Salem, Connecticut 06420, Phone: 860.859.1542

Wolf's Den Cooperative Campground, 256 Town Street, East Haddam, Connecticut 06423, Phone: 860.873.9681