The campground was packed. Our site was sufficient. Flat and pea gravel. The bathrooms were very clean. We had grey water only. Dump station was fine in the end. We had 25+ channels over air. No CTV. Verizon was ok, 2 bars. The roads are a little bumpy in the park. Worked for us 2 adults 2 kiddos 9,11! - stanner17

Older park, mostly dirt roads with pot holes. Sites are fairly level, grass with picnic table and fire ring. A lot of seasonal campers. Poor cell service (Sprint) and only about 5 tv channels. Utilities okay 30 amp, good water pressure and sewer. Grass long in fenced dog park. - philandterri35

We stayed here again Columbus Day Weekend, 2016 with two other couples after having successful experiences in the past. Unfortunately, this trip was not as pleasant.

To start things off, we reserved four remote sites for this weekend well in advance. When we arrived, we found out that one of the employees had given our sites away to another party, so they reassigned us to three sites next to the dumping station. Yuck! We arrived after the office closed at 8 p.m. (Who closes that early on a holiday weekend?), so there wasn't much to do at that point but proceed to the site and set up.

At our sites, one of the power outlets didn't work. No sewer connection, but had a gray water inlet.

The weekend itself was uneventful, but on the day we were to leave, we had to wait OVER AN HOUR in line for said dumping station, because it was their only one. And then when my wife went to retrieve our deposit for the gate card upon departure at 1 p.m., she was yelled at by the staffer for checking out past checkout time. She explained that the line was long at the dumping station and refused to believe that it took us an hour to dump.

Needless to say, this will be our last trip there. - grumpah

This campground is terrible, very poorly maintained. From the entrance road which needed serious upgrading to the bathhouse, everything was in serious need of attention. The bathhouse was poorly maintained, three toilet stalls in Womens side, only one in working condition. It was dirty the entire time. The grounds were not well kept and the staff were not pleasant. We were actually repulsed by this campground and would suggest it be avoided at all costs! - eastman

This place was poorly maintained. The restrooms are filthy. The roads are full of large potholes. There are a lot of trees overhanging the road. Very dusty as some of the perm. campers "keep the road hot" constantly driving to the trash can etc. It is very overpriced for the money. Take my advice and keep going! - crackers

Southwick Acres is related to Sodom Mountain CG. SA is more geared toward seasonal campers with the number of what looked like rental sites being a small minority. There are a handfull of tent sites and 5 cabins available. The small single bathhouse also denoted the number of seasonal sites since seasonals have sewer. SA welcomes kids but they are not what I would call "kid friendly" as they don't have any activites planned, rather they allow cmapers to go to Sodom Mtn and participate in their activities. The camp store was also essentially non-existant. Had we only planned a camping weekend and not had our days filled with trips to nearby 6 Flags, it would have not been one of our better Memorial Day weekend experiences. All in all, it was an ok campground with friendly staff, hence the mediocre rating. - Nik

Stayed here over Memorial Day weekend and had a great time. Campground was packed yet it didn't feel crowded or noisy. Lots of trees. People were friendly. A good sized campground that's pretty far off the highway but worth the ride. Lots of nice cabins too. Be aware there is a big hill, 9% grade to climb to get there but after that it's fine. - Patnal

Since there were more negatives than than positives, we will NOT be returning. The bathrooms were supposed to be cleaned from 10:00am-10:45am daily, but I went just after 10:00am one day and every toilet needed to be flushed and the trash was spilling onto the floor. The campsite we were on was not level and despite the levelers and stabilizing jacks, the camper was so off that we had to slam the door to get it to close. One of the bedroom doors was very difficult to close as well, and the other wouldn't stay open, due to the uneven terrain. The roads were also VERY hilly on the route to the campground. Most employees were quite nice, however one staff member (who I believe is a manager) was arrogant most of the time I had any interaction with him, even antagonistic at times. Another also had an attitude with me, using an inappropriate tone of voice. The laser tag and mini golf on site is nice, but it isn't open all the time. We did enjoy the laser tag though, as well as the activities related to the theme for the weekend. They have adult swim time from 1:00pm-2:00pm and 5:00pm-6:00pm, which are peak times for kids, so it was inconvenient, since this is a family campground. Adult swim should be from 10:00am-11:00am or 12:00pm-1:00pm and from 7:00pm-8:00pm or on Thursdays and Sundays when the pool is open until 10:00pm, adult swim should be from 9:00pm-10:00pm. - Kirsten T

We spent almost a week there with the kids (ages 10-8) across from the pool area. This is a beautiful campground and we often saw the staff working to maintain it: mowing, weeding, cleaning the grounds. The pool was nice and warm and clean. (We saw owner cleaning and checking the pool every morning.) There was a nice large deck around the pool to sit with chairs, tables and umbrellas. There is minigolf (looked in decent shape but we did not do) and mining $5 or $9 per bag (we did, kids got nice gems) on site. There is a fishing pond and a boating pond. We didn't do paddle boats because it looked a little too weedy. Our site was a large pull through with water, electric and sewer. There was hair (from a human haircut) on our site when we got here, but when told, the staff was quick to go rake it up. The playground was in good shape. There were a few activities during the week and many on the weekend. They were well organized and well run by friendly staff. It rained a few days while we were here and we still had fun hanging out in the rec hall playing ping-pong, air hockey, wii, watching a movie (scheduled activity), doing puzzles, and eating from the snackbar. Staff moved up the dance from 7pm to 6pm because of bad weather, to give campers something to do. DJ was friendly and kids had a blast. Pizza was good and other items were reasonably priced. We all loved the Sunday breakfast buffet. Ladies showers need a little updating but the rest of the bathroom was obviously recently renovated. Close by we visited the Granville Country store (GREAT cheese) and the Gran-Val scoop (ice cream and a few farm animals to feed and pat). Overall one of the nicer campgrounds we have visited truly due to the staff. We will definitely return after we get the truck tuned up and brakes checked. The hills on the way to the campground were long and steep! - Itsatrip

Very nice military campground. Quiet area with wide sites and clean showers and clean FHU's. Office staff very helpful with local attractions and base information. Call ahead as they do not take reservations. - boomerlee

This is a first come first served military campground. It is not a great campground either. Parking pads are concrete but entrance to site is just dirt, rocks and dead grass. Fire ring was overgrown with weeds and full of trash. Picnic table was useable. Bathhouse is strange especially the shower area. There is a big room in both men and women's restrooms. There is only a long bench for all three showers to use and absolutely no privacy before or after stepping into/out of the shower. The room is quite large and it seems that some sort of privacy could be arranged. The water does not taste great but the utilities (no sewer) worked fine. Verizon cell and hot spot worked well. The campground is not easy to find and we got an unfriendly feeling from the gate guard to the campground staff. There are several commercial business near the campground that were busy through most of the night. This is not up to the usual standards of most military campgrounds. We would not stay here again. - roadking

This park has some real potential. We stopped here for two nights on our way to New Hampshire, so the location was ideal for our route. When you arrive, you will enter the main gate, go through the traffic circle, pass the the gas station where you will turn left. This road will lead right to the campground. To echo what others have said, the camp is treated without a lot of care. We arrived on a Saturday after the office closed and chose a spot. We had to inspect three different sites since the first two were 50 amp service only and we are 30 amp. Sites are back in with water and electric only. We chose site 11 which gave us good TV antenna coverage as well as Verizon wifi. The pad was concrete and level with plenty of room for our 35 ft fifth wheel and truck. The big negative was the trash in the fire pit that seemed to have been there for some time. This could be a really nice campground, it just needs the attention. If passing through we would definitely stay again. - pfogleboch

This is definitely forest camping on Otis Reservoir, which is a scenic lake peninsula. No hookups and there are only about 25 sites out of 93 for trailers and RVs. Our site was down a long rocky driveway slanted to the lake with a picnic table and fire pit overlooking the lake. We could have put a kayak in from our site. Many campers put their boats in at the boat landing and tie it up on the shore near their campsites. It was beautiful. There are many tent and pop up camper sites right on the water. The campground has a nice beach and offers boating, fishing, hiking and swimming. Comfort stations are clean with showers. There is a dump station near the office. This is not just off the highway, it is a long ride in off of route 8 in western MA and I would not want to drive it at night. Our site had four campsites around it but with all the trees and shrubs we could see only the top of one tent in the distance. It is a peaceful place to camp but I would not take an RV over 28 ft camping here. We would camp here again. - gsnakehill

All the sites seemed to have a lot of privacy with lots of trees and greenery. The lake is beautiful with a nice swim area. Very peaceful, quiet at night, and overall attractive and well kept. Ranger programs for kids and adults are available. Pleasant staff. We will be back. - poodlecamper

This is a very nice campground that's on the Otis Reservoir. The beach area is average size for a Massachusetts State Park. There are lifeguards on duty most of the time. The campsites are large but some are on hills which make it a tent only site. There is a boat ramp for the general public for use of their watercraft. The weekend we went there the ramp was closed early Saturday afternoon because the parking lot was full. There are also A.T.V. and dirt bike trails in the woods. If you have a powered watercraft or a four wheeler this is a great place to camp. We were able to hike, ride bikes, swim and fish all at one park. We would go back again but it's a long drive for a weekend, so we will hold off for now. - B. P. Donelan

Most of the spaces are filled by year round campers, most not well kept. Many residents are dumping their gray water on there site, where no sewer is available. Roads approaching and within the park were terrible. Though friendly, the young lady at the counter obviously did not have experience. WIFI is only at the office, and it did not work while we were there. CATV was good. - R V Camper

Awesome place to camp. Very friendly family orientated atmosphere. My kids look forward to this trip every year. You can't ask for better! If you have kids you won't see them from sun up to sun down due to the amount of activities. Pet friendly, Clean restrooms and friendly staff!! - Gina Falt

First thing to remember is the name of the park is "campsites" not "RV resort" Which makes it a mixed bag. Staff was friendly, and responsive to emails. Good cable TV connection which was important as trees on edge of field were too high for Dish Network. Have 39' fifth wheel, put us on end lot pull-through which normally would be a good thing... except here the lot was so narrow our front door was only 6 feet from road. Roads were not made for big rigs, e.g., tight turns with tree overhangs. If you have smaller camper, or pop up and don't need Wi-Fi [at your site] or sewer probably be OK. FYI, a killer mountain climb if you try to get there from US 44 BEFORE Winsted. Instead follow US 44 through town to CT 8 then right on CT 20 and finally right to Reballard Rd which becomes Old North. You and your truck will be much happier. - Tom & Marilyn

The staff was friendly and helpful...this is your typical koa, sites ar close together but they are level and the services worked great....campground is big rig friendly, most sites are gravel with very little shade and no barrier between sites...good ATT service and WiFi was ok, but we used hotspots instead...the laundry that I used had one washer and two drivers but they and/or it worked fine.....the restrooms were ok but the shower had a small problem, when someone was doing a load of wash the water for shower would stop when washer was filling or rinsing, at first I didn't realize what was happening but I figured it out I think, with a head full shampoo and no water, so I waited and yes the water came back on and off several more times but I managed to get my shower in, so beware...management was told of problem....but like other reviews the showers could use a makeover and more stalls...a little bit of a drive from interstate but we did it with our 36' mh pulling toad, a lot of places to eat and shop in nearby towns.... - smoky40

The site was clean and level. All of the hook-ups were well kept. The road into the site was dirt, but relatively level as well. No obstacles getting the camper into the site. The bathrooms however, were a very different story. They really need to start over with them. There are not enough stalls (2 for the women and only 1 for the men.)(One shower per bathroom as well.) They are also old and a little to well used, so they feel dirty. The ones in the back section were not much better but they did have more stalls. Seasonal sites in the back section need to get cleaned up. Stay in the front section. The staff was excellent and very helpful. I would stay here again, but I do hope the update and clean the bathrooms. - 4njcampers

Pros: Staff friendly, supportive. Sites level, gravel, full hookups, Wi-Fi, cable TV. Delivered newspaper one day, firewood delivered if requested. Park was much larger than first appears. The further you explore the back sites are wooded, private but used by people living there permanently or use as summer home. Many activities for adults and children. Cons: The bathrooms were dated. Typically we shower at sites because our RV bath is small and of course more hot water; this time we always used our shower. We stayed a week so this was inconvenient for us, but not a deal breaker. The park and surrounding views were pleasant and the nights were heavy with smoke from all the campfires. We had to keep our windows closed, but that is what camping is, campfires! We would come again. - oliver quibble

Staff was very friendly. There are some beautiful shaded sites; we were in the field, and sun was directly on us in the afternoon and that was a little uncomfortable. We did have 30 amp service, so could use the AC. I'd ask for shade next time, but we didn't give much notice before reserving. Restrooms and showers were very nice & clean. They had everything we needed. We had a great camping experience there. They have boat rentals, a nice lake which is across the road from the camp store. - SharonW.

They just suffered a major flood, so some of the issues are a result of that. They did end up redoing the pool completely, so that is quite nice and brand new. The sites that are higher up in the park seemed nicer than ours down the hill. It was very wet when we were there and extremely muddy. Also very, very hard to back into the sites and our little trailer is just 19 feet total (16 ft body). Sites are pretty close to one another. The bathrooms are in serious need of updating. The management seemed quite friendly. The campground is less expensive than many in this general area of western MA. It has the potential for being a very nice campground. I would start with more concrete -- site pads, etc. to alleviate the mud situation since even if there is no flooding at any given moment, it rains a lot in this part of the state. - Gaius Gracchus

Nice place with a friendly staff. Clean pool, clean bathrooms, limited numbers of showers, sites near the office and house are very level, sites on the upper side are challenging to access. Only trouble is they are extremely limited in flat land due to steep mountains. Loved sleeping to the sound of the stream. - Freeman2004

We came here for a weekend. We had a site on the brook side. The sites were very nice, good size and level. Water on both sides. We went for a walk and there were a lot more sites up the hill, a bit more rustic but beautiful. The back of the fire pit was made from the natural rock emerging from the mountain. It was beautiful. The pool was small and the store was small. The people were very friendly. I don't remember WiFi or cable TV. - meister

We were part of a group so rate reflects shared cost. This is a COE campground. Campground is divided into two loops, Both or either loop can be reserved. Campground is located in a gorgeous valley bordered by a river with tubing & fishing possibilities. Steep entrance road but decently graded even after the previous weeks rain. Great place to relax, shaded and open areas, level campground. Campground is dry camping but has flush toilets with hot showers with one electrical outlet in field. - mdcamping