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Whispering Pines Campground

Address 41 Sawmill Rd, Hope Valley, RI, United States
Phone +1 401-539-7011
Website whisperingpinescamping.com
Categories Campground
Rating 3.1 19 reviews
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Whispering Pines Campground reviews

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Steven
September 06, 2023 7:00 pm

Campsite was poorly maintained. Got a tent site and had a giant wooden deck that was not usable. Fire pit was tape off with caution tape. I assume we couldn’t use it. Pool was dirty with debris and bathrooms were disgusting. They need to take min golf off their map because it’s falling apart and not being used. Remember it being a great place when I was younger, but has since gone downhill.

Erin
September 01, 2023 7:00 pm

We have been campers for over 15 yrs and this is the first negative review I have ever written. The campground is overly crowded and the seasonal campers have WAY too many personal items around their campers, as if all of their worldly possessions are on site. They have advertised many activities but minigolf has been ripped up, shuffle board is not level (think frostheave at one end), cornhole is locked up, and "stocked" pond is more like a large puddle.maybe a foot deep. The splash pad is amazing but my adult sons are not going to hang out there. In fairness, the cabin looked ok but the campground smelled of trash and sewage, the bathrooms were disgusting, and the office closes very early so I hope you don't need any help. The woman at the desk was super sweet and tried to be as helpful as possible. Thank you for that. We stayed for 5 hrs instead of the 2 overnights; I would not recommend this campground to anyone. Dirtiness when camping breeds illness; really the state should do more frequent random inspections. Activities need to be removed from website since they are non, or barely, functional.
Owners have not replied to any of my emails nor did they call to discuss our disappointments. Owners live in Michigan so I guess it doesn't matter to them?

Sharon
August 31, 2023 7:00 pm

We stayed recently for the first time at Whispering Pines Campground. It was close to home, but felt like we were far away from home. The bathrooms were mostly clean, the showers were pretty gross by Saturday night though. However, I was pleased to see they had shelfs in the changing rooms to place your shampoo, razor, etc, and hooks for clothing and towels. The campsites were easy to navigate, we were able to comfortably pull through with a 28 foot rv. The staff was super friendly, the pool and splash pad were well maintained. Check-out was a bit early, noon would have been better. They had live entertainment on Saturday night, activities for the kids, the arcade was great, they had a decent pool table, air hocky, and games. I think the price of the games was too high at a dollar, $. 50c would have been rational, the pool table and air hockey were fairly priced at a $1. Overall it was a great weekend. We do large family camp trips each year, we will likely be back.

Kelly
August 19, 2023 7:00 pm

Another summer of unforgettable memories at Whispering Pines! So many activities, super friendly staff and campers, a beautiful site - a perfect weekend.

Yami
August 18, 2023 7:00 pm

Enjoyed our stay here, the pool, splash pad, playgrounds, and field were all clean. Bathrooms were clean, the woman at the store on the weekends is great. Unfortunately the sites were ontop of each other and the mini golf isn’t fixed

Jan
August 17, 2023 7:00 pm

If I could give this park 0 stars I would. Located deep in the woods off the highway, the road to the park entrance is narrow and we prayed that no one would be coming out when we were coming in on the only entrance/exit available. We have 2 a/c's so always book 50amp service. We found our site to be only 30amp. After a long wait, we were told that it HAD been a 50amp till a few weeks ago and but there was a problem and they only had a 30amp to put on that pole. Even if I believed that was true, which I don't, a professional campground would have put us on another site or given us a warning that we'd have to use our adapter to power down to 30amp. There was no cable and antenne TV brought in only 8 minor channels. Worst of all, we were told we had to book 2 nights even though we only needed one traveling through. I could understand that policy if this campground were near highly visited tourism but that is definitely not the case. The receptionist tried to be helpful but she said the owner made all the decisions and her decision was to give us a lousy 10% discount of $15.50 on the deal which after 3 days and 2 phone calls, i have still not recieved.
The only good thing I can say about this park is that kids will enjoy the pool and splashdeck and other activities.

Karen
August 02, 2023 7:00 pm

If i could give zero i would. The absolute worst. The owners have no customer service skills. Both are rude and difficult. No consideration for anything other than themselves. Absolutely disgusting

susan
July 30, 2023 7:00 pm

Camp sites were very nice, rock base. Roads are pretty tight but we saw plenty of larger rigs navigating them well. Pull through made parking easy. Good pool and arcade. Staff is very friendly, called us when we didn’t arrive by the end of check in and had our map and info waiting for us outside since we came after the office closed. Received a call the next morning just to see if we made it in ok and to ask if everything was good with the site. Great location for Yawgoog and nearby RI attractions. We used it for our base during a dog breed meetup weekend. Would definitely stay again. WiFi was great when it was working, unfortunately it was down a fair amount, but we also had 2 evenings of pretty crazy storms.

Roberta
July 28, 2023 7:00 pm

We had a great campsite location, although maneuvering when we departed was very tight. The bathhouse was only steps away, but the soap dispenser was broken and not repaired until the last day. The showers were great, free, and plenty of hot water. We enjoyed the ice cream at the snack bar, but they had very limited hours (July). The pool and splash pad were well maintained, but the mini golf was unusable and not maintained for what seemed to be a long time. That being said, the entire staff was wonderful: Diane, Ginger and Sharon were fabulous. The campground was proximal to shopping, dining and the RI shore.

courtnie
July 15, 2023 7:00 pm

I came here with my family recently. We were on site J-15, and the site was so small that my bump out was hanging onto the next site. I felt uncomfortable going into my cabinet to get my belongings. There is no camp site etiquette either, since a visitor parked onto my sight without a regard. We also could not make the fire because of the over growing vines, and I was scared to set the place on fire. The only real good part of this place was the activities for the kids such as the pool and the playground. We will not be coming back again, very disappointed.

Felicia
July 10, 2023 7:00 pm

Was very upset with this place. The women that checked us in was very rude and gave that "don't bother me" vibe. And a lot of the neighboring campers were very loud during after hrs (which kept half of my sit awake).
The main reason why I went cause it was suppose to have Mini golf and activities for kids but Mini golf was closed for construction (which was not noted on the web sit). Then the snack bar was only open firdays and Saturdays after 6pm (not notes on the sit). And there was no other activities going on other then swimming.
The fire wood was way over priced for a bag of 3 pieces that couldn't even stay light and if it did it smoked more then anything.
Also the bathrooms got cleaned maybe once during my 3 night 4 day stay.
I will not be coming back at all.

Tina
July 07, 2023 7:00 pm

After 10 pm sites where still partying keeping my site up people had no respect for others I will never come here again

Dennis
July 04, 2023 7:00 pm

The site was nice people were very friendly many active to do the only problem I had and I did not tell them about my fault was the sew/gray water drain is to high the only way I could empty out was to keep lifting my drain hose. The neighbor to my site works there and was very friendly and help full getting me back in. I would of gave them 5 star if there sewer line for site 24 was 6" lower

RI BNS
July 02, 2023 7:00 pm

I’m editing my review which was over 7 yrs ago and I will base this edit solely on a recent interaction.

Staff at book was very helpful and accommodating to my needs. (I messed up while booking and they were able to help me out) Greatly Appreciated!

They have a lot of things to occupy the kids, including a small train ride, arts and crafts, music bingo and more.

The prices on the items at the store are not jacked up like other campgrounds which I greatly appreciated.

Bathrooms were clean and the showers are not coin operated which I’m sure a lot of people appreciate.

Don’t feel like cooking or burnt the food like I did, they’ve got food at the snack bar. (Reasonable prices) Chicken fingers, dogs, etc…

Their in ground pool was clean and well kept (busy during the day, which is expected on a hot holiday weekend)

Honestly, Whispering Pines is a good place to call “home” when your away from home.

P/S - If you plan on having a fire, I suggest don’t buy the wood on site unless you have a small axe or saw as the pieces were rather large and hard to lite a fire. (Foolish me didn’t have either and couldn’t use the wood I paid for) Oh well, now I know.

Alyssa
June 10, 2023 7:00 pm

Staff was friendly, site was spacious and overall atmosphere of the campground was laid back and friendly.

Leslie
June 05, 2023 7:00 pm

Most of the sites are seasonal, but we stayed at site F4. It was huge. One of our most favorite sites in all our camping. About 30 minutes from mystic seaport and 50 minutes from Newport. We would definitely go back again and want to get that same site

Daniel
June 03, 2023 7:00 pm

I recently stayed at Whispering Pines Friday June 2nd 2023 to Sunday June 4th 2023, I was disappointed because there were no activities at all, even the mini golf was broken. Friday was a good day so we were in the pool but Saturday was a lil to chilly for the pool so with small kids and nothing going on there wasn't much to do. Online says they have daily activities too so don't be fooled. Also the campsites are probably one of the smallest I've seen. Your literally on top of your neighbors. I hadn't been here in over 20 years and probably won't be back for another 20.

Debra
May 14, 2023 7:00 pm

Love Whispering Pines Campground! A no hassle NO “exta fees, nickel and diming “ Campground. Sites are spacious and clean! And Will be Back!

Diane
March 28, 2023 7:00 pm

I’ve been going to Whispering Pines Campground for 5 years! I wouldn’t go anywhere else. The grounds are clean and well groomed. They have a lot of amenities and every weekend from Memorial Day to Columbus Day there’s a theme. I love it here! The staff is very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this campground to everyone

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