Lafayette Place Campground

Best campground we've stayed at. The bathrooms and showers are kept very clean as is the entire campground. There is a dishwashing station provided right outside the shower facility with two sinks, hot and cold running water and an overhang. We found this to be quite the luxury. No trash laying about and the campsites are very well maintained, flat and spacious. The staff is very friendly and works very hard to maintain the campground. They are present but not intrusive and very responsive to issues and concerns. Highway noise is apparent from all areas of the campground. This is unfortunate, but something we got used to. And the trade off for being in a really prime location near all of the great attractions around Franconia Notch is well worth it. There are some really great trails that leave right from the campground. We did the Lonesome Lake trail which was quite a workout but totally worth it as the lake is just stunning. Big props to the staff who maintain and operate this park and the NH State Parks for running this place properly. We'll be back again for sure.
8 years ago (22-08-2017)

Great place to access hiking trails, staff friendly and helpful, restrooms and showers clean. The sites and roads are a little tight for a travel trailer but doable. Also there is no dump station so you have to go up the street and pay $25. The only real drawback is the road noise from I-93. I thought it would become white background noise but it was loud, it seems to echo off the mountains. I won't go back because of it.
8 years ago (08-08-2017)

The campground and facilties are pretty and well kept, but the proximity to Rt. 93 made it feel like we were sleeping under a freeway overpass. You cannot hear the leaves rustling, birds or crickets chirping over the horrendous noise of the air brakes from the tractor trailers that pass all night long. Sadly, one of the worst camping experiences I've ever had.
8 years ago (18-09-2017)

We stayed here August 7-8, 2017. It was really busy! I didn't realize the area was such a tourist destination. My husband and I enjoyed the bike path and the fact that we could get to it from the campground and didn't have to travel to another trail head (although you can start from other locations). It rained which made for a difficult night of sleep in a tent and our site was on a bit of a slope (site 14) and there wasn't a ton of privacy. Since we only stayed one night we didn't use showers or anything so I can't review those but the bathrooms were clean and we had a water spicket nearby which is always nice. We would probably stay here again and explore a bit more of the actual campground. We would just choose a different site.
8 years ago (12-08-2017)

Very well maintained small camp ground. Friendly hosts. Clean showers, clean rest rooms and access to hiking trails are available right from the camp ground.
8 years ago (29-06-2017)