Camper submitted image from Mystic KOA - 1

Camper submitted image from Mystic KOA - 2

Camper submitted image from Mystic KOA - 3

Camping

Camper submitted image from Mystic KOA - 4

Facilities

Camper submitted image from Mystic KOA - 5

Nature

Verified

Established Camping

Mystic KOA

22 Reviews

About

KoA

Set amidst century-old maples, quaint stone walls, and reproduction colonial architecture, this family resort provides the best Connecticut camping has to offer. Here the prevailing breeze is fresh, and the westerly views are of rolling wooded hills and magnificent sunsets.

With modern facilities, the campground is beautifully situated on a hill among maple and apple trees. Most sites are pull-through, allowing for easy parking with additional areas offering everything from secluded tent sites to a three-acre field for groups.

No RV? No problem! With our speciality accommodations, including Camping Cabins and Deluxe Cabins, you may not even feel like you're roughing it at all.

Enjoy all the attractions in the greater Mystic Connecticut area, including Rhode Island beaches, Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mohegan Sun Resort Casino. Mystic KOA is also near to some of Connecticut's finest tourist attractions, including the Mystic Seaport Museum, Dinosaur Place and the Mystic Aquarium.

Fee Info

Adults 18+, Kids 6-17, Free 0-5

Location

Mystic KOA is located in Connecticut

Directions

S'bnd: From jct I-95 & Hwy 49: Go 1/4 mi N on Hwy 49. N'bnd: From jct I-95 (exit 92) & Hwy 2: Go 1/4 mi W on Hwy 2, then 1 mi NE on Service Rd, then 1/4 mi N on Hwy 49.

Address

118 Pendleton Hill Rd
North Stonington, CT 06359

Coordinates

41.424933 N
71.845157 W

Open in Google Maps

The Dyrt Alerts

Get reservations at sold-out campgrounds.

Learn More

Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Good
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Available

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
30 Amp Hookups
50 Amp Hookups
Big Rig Friendly

For information regarding reservations, contact this campground directly.

The Dyrt Alerts

Get reservations at sold-out campgrounds.

Learn More

Contact

General Info

Reservations

Will A.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 19, 2023

Great camping experience for all ages

Stayed at a great wooded tent site - quiet during the week and packed out by the weekend. Close to the bathrooms, with water spigot and electric hook up. Two small ponds with enough blue gill action to excite the kids. Worth checking out!

SiteW47

Month of VisitJuly

Mommy D.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 8, 2022

Great place for families.

were here to visit the submarine base. But the staff are amazing and the entire place is completely geared to families. This weekend focused on Halloween. It is obvious that this is a real "thing" for the surrounding community. Family movies. Trick or treating and hay rides all as part of the stay. The organization reads the reviews and fixes issues accordingly. I would have rated 5, but the proximity to the interstate and subsequent road noise is too much for me. But for a very family friendly, community based place. Ive never seen a better one.

Siteh5

Month of VisitNovember

Barbara P.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 11, 2022

Unfriendly Bad management

Failed us twice. We had stayed a few times and were never treated well. We move to about 7 campgrounds per season. This is the only one we had a major problem. One staff member was not trained well and yelled at us and approached us aggressively as we expressed our concerns with being made promises that were not kept and we were made to feel like we were unreasonable even though others had confirmed our reservations. Don’t camp here! It’s a risk.

Site94

Month of VisitJune

Kirk S.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 19, 2022

Easy Access

Long sites with easy access. Mystic is a great town to visit.

Sitenot sure of the site

Month of VisitMay

Rachel P.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 12, 2022

Awesome Sunsets at the Mystic KOA

Didn’t quite feel like camping, but it was still a lovely weekend away at the Mystic KOA. We decided to head down to check out the aquarium and stayed at a deluxe cabin. It was cute and clean and furnished with linens, cookware, utensils, kitchen essentials, keurig coffee maker/pods, and full-sized fridge. Only complaint was an odd, musty smell we couldn’t quite figure out.

The grounds are large with vast amounts of space. Be forewarned that it’s right off of 95, and the sound definitely carries. Trees are sparse in areas, but the sunsets were a nice trade off. Amenities seemed nice from what we could tell - cool outdoor movie screen, pools and playground, though we certainly didn’t get to enjoy these things in February.

SiteDeluxe Cabin

Month of VisitMarch

(16) View All

Michael P.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 3, 2021

Decent campground

This is a very clean and well run campground. My problem is that we camped in what is called their Safari area. This area is right up against RT 95. I can see the vehicles going by on the highway through the roughly 30 yards of trees between our rig and the highway. The noise is loud, constant and unrelenting all day and all night. They have numerous cabins here for rent and that look very nice. The kids have what looks like a very nice play ground and the management has put together some Halloween activities for them. We will probably be back, but not camping in Safari area ever again.

SiteS8

Month of VisitNovember

Linsey S.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 13, 2021

Wasp Breeding Ground!

Pros: Helpful staff, morning garbage pickup, excellent laundry facility, plenty of activities and amenities for children. Cons: Wasps!! Wasps everywhere!! We did our best to keep them at bay by lighting some sage but they were persistent. Not much privacy back in the tent/cabin areas, camp sites very close together and people have the ability to stare right into your site.

SiteW22

Month of VisitOctober

(5) View All

Happy Camper L.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 29, 2021

Good Location

We used this as our home-base to enjoy the area. Sites are close together, but we still enjoyed sitting around the fire at night after a day at the beach.

The pools are nice and kids had fun. The pond was nice for fishing, but I would suggest that they stock it for more fun, it is in desperate need of fish.

Overall no frills, but if in the area we would stop here again.

Month of VisitSeptember

(8) View All

Brooke F.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 24, 2021

Good and Bad

Left Burlingame to come here instead. Bathrooms were clean. Staff was accommodating, firewood delivery, daily garbage pickup. Full camper hook ups everything but sewer. Only thing I didn’t like was how close together the sites were, and the sight we were at you could hear highway traffic all night. Lots a fun things for kids to do. Super close to RI beaches.

SiteS07

Month of VisitSeptember

Hutson

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 10, 2021

4 out of 5 Stars

Booked online and showed up after hours with no problem. They could mark the sides a little better

SiteW71

Month of VisitSeptember

Kevin Ó.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 1, 2021

3 stars for location only

We've stayed here twice due to its proximity to Mystic. The grounds are ok at best with most of the activities closed. Staff is very rude. A good example; "How can I get change for the laundry facilities?" to which the staff member at the front office replied "ummmm ask?". Due to its proximity to I-95 you hear traffic all day and all night. I recently stayed at a KOA in Vermont and had a bad taste in my mouth because of Mystic. I was absolutely shocked at the difference in service between the locations and will likely stay somewhere else when in the Mystic area again.

tracina B.

Scout

Reviewed May. 2, 2021

Tent camping in mystic

Cute place Only downside our site didn’t have a picnic table. Had to drag neighboring site table. Heard lots of traffic from local highway.

Month of VisitJune

Nancy W.

Legend

Reviewed Apr. 19, 2021

Typical Crowded KOA

We love the town of Mystic and all there is to do and see. The KOA is in a good location to visit downtown and nearby attractions. This is a typical KOA that has lots of things to do for kids and families but was so crowded. The pool is very popular but there are plenty of other things for kids to do like mini golf, a fishing pond, outdoor cinema, shuffleboard, volleyball, basketball, hay rides, and lots of planned daily activities. One of the most popular places in the campground was the Bar Car which is a converted bus offering frozen drinks for adults (with alcohol) and kids.

On this stay, we snagged a late reservation over a busy summer weekend so the place was packed. Our site (Q15) was all grass which was fine with us because the grass was nice and thick. There was no defined pad, instead just hookups to back in next to so you have lots of flexibility as to how you park. The back of our site was open to a large field which was nice but across the street in front of us where rental cabins that were always busy. There were no trees at our site and not too much room between us and our neighbors but that is pretty typical for the entire campground. On this row, all the firepits were in the back of the site so you felt like you were having a campfire with your neighbors. Some sites towards the front of the park are very close together and unlevel. If you want to be up near the action– pool, bar car, and other activities– get a site in the front section. We wanted to be as far away from that as possible. There is a nice tent section tucked away in the woods but you are pretty far from the bathhouse and seemed crowded and loud when we walked around in the morning. There are plenty of rental cabins and they were adding a dozen or so more when we were there. The cabins in the S section are off to themselves and have lots more space. The WiFi was horrible so we ended up using our Verizon hotspot.

We love going to Abbotts Lobster in the Rough where we can sit outside eating fresh lobster. Abbotts has great food and an equally nice view. Mystic Pizza is a must due to its popularity of the movie bearing its name which stared Julia Roberts. The neighboring town of Stonington is beautiful with historic stone buildings and an old stone lighthouse. Mystic Seaport and the Aquarium are must-sees.

SiteQ15

Month of VisitSeptember

(12) View All

Jenn

Scout

Reviewed Jan. 15, 2021

Location location location

We stayed at Mystic KOA for four nights over the summer. The campground staff did a great job managing the Covid regulations… We were able to use the pool, facilities and the store and never felt that we were compromised. During our stay we enjoyed our campsite as it was close to the pool. The grounds were beautiful to walk on with water nearby and little places to explore. The beverage truck was also one of our favorite things!! The location of the campground was great as it was easy to find, close to a grocery store, and more importantly close enough to our favorite town in Connecticut allowing us the opportunity to visit the ocean, go out to dinner and enjoy the local stores. We go to Mystic Connecticut every year and always stay in a hotel. From here on out we will do our annual trip with our camper at Mystic KOA! It provided us the opportunity to have our own space all while still enjoying our favorite activities in the area. We look forward very much to next year‘s new annual trip :-)

Kari B.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 26, 2020

Great campground!

We packed up the RV, our two dogs and drove to Mystic, CT. It was our first trip to the area. We chose Mystic KOA and stayed in a full hook up-50amp pull through site. On arrival, the campground was clean and spacious. Office staff very helpful with check in, and we were easily able to find our site. There were many things to do within the campground, some closed due to Covid, but that didn’t matter. We had a great time walking the dogs, and we used the dog run several times.

The campground is close to Mystic Seaport, which was beautiful. We ate Mystic Pizza II at our campsite (right down the road), and visited the adorable town of Groton to eat at Fred’s Lobster.

We will definitely return! Great experience!

Kayla B.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 20, 2019

Clean and comfy

Clean, comfortable campground aimed more towards glamping. Lots of rv sites and very nice cabins. Cleanest bathrooms I've ever seen at a campground.

Rick C.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2019

Very Expensive

This place, like most KOA’s, is very expensive and it seems that they do not spend much money on their sites. When you have to put 6 inches of leveling material under your front tires just to level your motorhome, that is unacceptable. The front and rear areas of sites are most important to be level. Add more dirt or grade the site so that they are level.

The WiFi was horrible even though the campground was mostly empty - might as well not even say you have it.

I cannot comment on cleanliness of the laundry room and bathrooms since our motorhome is self contained; however, it appears that it would be clean from the way the office was maintained. The staff were friendly. This place has fire-pits. They sell you 6 pieces of split wood for $7.00 ($$$$$). They offer quite a few cable channels.

Gregg Z.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018

Clean

Spent the 4th of July w my bio-dad here several yrs ago, don’t recall much except there were fireworks that hit several tents, fortunately no one was injured.

Laura R.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 10, 2018

Party KOA

If you like close quarters and being welcomed by a booze bus, then this KOA is for you. The amenities seemed clean and fine, no complaints about the staff, but this KOA is not our cup of tea. The only good note for us is that it is convienantly close to the aquarium and mystic seaport visit that we were staying there for.

Tony B.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018

Small sites and no privacy

Call me old school, but when I camp, I want trees, space between sites, and privacy from neighboring sites. you won’t get that here. Think of row houses in any city and that’s what you get here. Bathrooms were clean, nice pool area and water slide. Best part of the campground was the Bar Car. A converted bus offering frozen adult and kid friendly beverages.

Cynthia K.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2018

Great for families

This KOA provides a lot to do for kids and families. The pool is small and usually crowded, but still very well kept. And then there's mini golf, hay rides, and lots of fun planned activities. The only drawback is the proximity to Interstate 95. You can hear the highway very well at night, particularly in the safari field. There are only a couple of "primitive" sites here, and I do not recommend those sites because they are very close to the dumpsters. We always rented a Kamping Kabin when we came here, which is a very basic cabin with bunk beds and a small refrigerator.

If you are looking for a big family friendly resort campground that's close to a lot of the area attractions, this place is for you. If you are looking for more of an authentic camping experience, you can save a lot of money by going to Hopeville Pond State Park which is not too far away.

Dennis M.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 4, 2018

Very nice

Somewhat crowded

staff was very nice. Lots of places around to go sightseeing. Most of the area isn’t dog friendly, so be careful if you take your pet. No problem at the campground

Month of VisitOctober