Otter River State Forest

Pros:
–Easy online reservation system
–Nice, clean restrooms and sites
–Close to a small town where you can get last minute essentials
–The price of the firewood was fair and the wood was nice and dry. Some places they sell you wet wood that barely catches fire
–Dog friendly
Cons:
–The campsites are not very private. We felt on display and could hear/​see/​smell everything going on at the campsite next to us. It would have maybe been okay if we had a group of friends reserve many sites next to each other. However, the sites were still close together and very close to the road everyone drives on to get to and from.
–No alcohol allowed? I understand noise rules and a code of conduct, but half the fun of camping is sitting around a fire with a beer.
–The staff did not enforce quiet hours or the dogs on leash rules. Given how close everyone was, it would have been nice to have quiet hours enforced.

Really spacious and gorgeous without the crowds of other state forests. A nice shallow pond for the kids. Only downside is that you can still here the traffic pretty badly.

See my tips. Nicely run. Good family hikes. Sites 1 thru 19 quiet but further from bathrooms. Most sites level but some would be tough with a tent. Pop ups can pretty well go anywhere but some of low 40s require some serious backing skills. Sites wooded mixed conifer. Yurts and the 70/​sites near the showers and new washrooms but al near the noise of rte 202. This is a nice place to camp with friends or family for a weekend or extra long weekend.