Nickerson State Park - Brewster National And State Park

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4.0

this place rocks my socks

I have been going to Nickerson all of my life and it is a great place to bring ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

5.0

13 Years and still love it

A wonderful place to go and relax. I have been ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

5.0

Amazing Park

Ever since I was born, my family and I have always ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

3.0

Nickerson = Average camping, Excellent Trails and Ponds

Nickerson does rock – well, mostly... As real outdoor and camping enthusiasts we made the most of our first experience at Nickerson State Park even though there were significant things left to be desired. Although there were plenty of empty campsites (according to reserveramerica) we were only able to choose from a small handful of sites to reserve. We were told that parts of the park are closed during certain months while the Park Ranger and volunteers clean. After looking over the area maps on ReserverAmerica and cross-referencing them with actual maps of Nickerson from mass parks website, we called directly to the reservation hotline to confirm which sites were ‘reservable’. We eventually gave up trying to book campsites we thought appeared more desirable (based on location, privacy and beachfront access) and we (unknowingly) choose a site in Area 6x, right beside the bathroom. You cannot get accurate distances from looking at the area maps of Nickerson so it is difficult to tell that the campsites areas are so densely populated. We didn’t know until our arrival that the bathroom and consequently the ventilation pipe for the bathroom’ waste pit was virtually on top of our campsite. That was a bit gross but we are fundamentally happy people and we were very happy to be outdoors so we were able to overlook the bathroom. The noxious gasses coming from the ventilation pipe were a bit harder to ignore. Our campfire, some African rainforest sap wood and Nag Champa incense helped us forget out our misfortune. This helped greatly on second day when it seemed like the bathroom’s pit really needed to be emptied. We did not like our campfire pit because it was basically a cast iron barbeque pit. Put directly into the ground. After evaluating the area we realized we had little choice but to use it, for there ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

4.0

The BEST

Awesome for Mountain Biking ( Paved trails and Single forest trails everywhere)Also access to the ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor