The best forest glamping near Riverhead, New York

Experience the great outdoors in style with over 150 glamping options nestled in the forest near Riverhead, New York, available on Hipcamp. Stay in beautiful tents and cabins while enjoying the tranquility of the forest. With top campsites like Boulder Point Camp (221 reviews), Stony Rose Farms (172 reviews), and Moon In The Pond Farm (100 reviews), you can rest assured that you'll have a great camping experience. Enjoy popular amenities like campfires, showers, and trash service. Get active with whitewater paddling, boating, and fishing. Prices start as low as $25, with an average price per night of $100. Book now to experience the great outdoors like never before!

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Top-rated campgrounds

Experience the great outdoors in style with over 150 glamping options nestled in the forest near Riverhead, New York, available on Hipcamp. Stay in beautiful tents and cabins while enjoying the tranquility of the forest. With top campsites like Boulder Point Camp (221 reviews), Stony Rose Farms (172 reviews), and Moon In The Pond Farm (100 reviews), you can rest assured that you'll have a great camping experience. Enjoy popular amenities like campfires, showers, and trash service. Get active with whitewater paddling, boating, and fishing. Prices start as low as $25, with an average price per night of $100. Book now to experience the great outdoors like never before!

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Humble Farm with Simplicity

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34mi from Riverhead · 10 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging · Higganum, CT

Bring your family and friends to camp at our quiet and very earthy and modest small family farm. Located in backwoods horse pastures with chickens, a dog, and a few horses. The property is very spread out and there are 2 outhouses for all sites to use. Your pets are welcome too! Locally there are state parks with beaches, and state forest for trails and lakes, hiking and biking. Or you can just relax and enjoy the serenity! OUR ADDRESS IS #200 NOT #204 Two parallel driveways THE DRIVEWAY TO THE LEFT FROM THE STREET IS OURS. Other attractions include local farmers markets, Millers Pond, Hammonassette State Park Beach, Gilette's Castle, with the famous River Ferry crossing the Connecticut River with a vehicle across to East Haddam at end of Rt. 148... We offer an hot H2O outdoor shower here for the comfort of out clients. It is located on the back of main house in corner. Entrance through gate is marked. Also See map in photos. We cannot allow any wood for camp fires to be brought in form the outside for environmental reasons. It can be pre-purchased for $12 per bundle on this site, or $10.00 cash here at farm. Farm Fresh eggs daily when available for $5.00 per 1/2 dozen. Blankets and pillows only are provided, NO LINENS for cabin or trailer sites only. Garbage removal is available as well $5 per bag provided.

2. The Sandbox Campground

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46mi from Riverhead · 3 sites · Tents, RVs, Lodging · Groton, CT

The Sandbox campground was born from The Sandbox Indoor Beach Sports and Events facility, which mainly focuses on providing year round beach volleyball. We bought the property in 2015 and opened the facility in 2019. As it happens, it's a 12+ acre lot surrounded by wetlands, hiking and biking trails ... there will never be another building built within view of our facility. We are surrounded by nature, and will be forever. So what a great opportunity to offer camping and access to all of the forests, woodlands, wetlands and trails around! And if you're up for it, come play some beach volleyball and meet new lifelong friends :)

3. Water Forest Retreat

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48mi from Riverhead · 3 sites · Lodging · Bozrah, CT

This property has been in my family for three generations. It is classic Connecticut with hills and streams and stone walls. The octagon is a private 122 ft.² that is electrified and heated. It has a full size bed, cabinet and table with chairs. It sits next to a brook on 56 acres of forest with a pond, small waterfall, marsh and 2 1/2 miles of hiking trails. There is a fire pit and outdoor dining area next to the octagon. We also have a propane outdoor grill and propane two burner camp stove. Out house with composting toilet close to octagon is heated. A great place to rejuvenate in the forest! Dogs welcome.

4. Forest Treasure Island

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45mi from Riverhead · 10 sites · Tents, Lodging · Wilton, CT

Welcome to Our Nature-Loving Farm Retreat in Connecticut Cold season? You will stay still warm in tent💡 Escape to our serene 7-acre where forest, field, low mountains and gentle animals create a peaceful haven just 15-20 min from the ocean in Westport Sherwood, Lake Mohegan in Fairfield + 8 min away local lake with fishing&kayaking Stay in one of our spacious glamping tents or find your own magic in our Freedom of the Forest camping area, or bring your own RV home (upon request) Wake each morning to birdsong and the scent of floral or mushroomy air around . This is amazing I bet you will remember it for long time 😍 Upon request, enjoy a nourishing breakfast brunch or dinner made with our homemade butter, sourdough bread, eggs, foie gras different kind of cheese, pancakes (GF or buckwheat) and seasonal delights ,extra fee applies, and each time menu is different, depending what do we have that day for ourselves. Wander through our organic garden, gather free-range eggs, sip fresh goat milk and forage for wild berries, nuts, figs, wild ramson (March/April) forest herbs in season. Children can play freely in our natural playland with organic sand, a treehouse, and adventure zones, while adults relax with a river stone foot bath and the aroma of cedar. A gentle creek is just a short walk away. Massage services available upon request Our land is shared with friendly goats, ducks, rabbits, goose chickens of rare breeds, peacocks, pigs, chickens, cats, and dogs One dog included next dogs is extra fee applies. Breakfast/brunch is optional and available by request (fee per person). All walking children (ages 2 –12) must be counted as guests; infants are free. Visiting guests to ours campers must be registered and paid for—please contact us in advance. firewood available to purchase We are a peaceful, loving family and kindly ask all guests to bring the same spirit. Aggressive or disrespectful behavior is not welcome, for the safety and well being of ours and other guests. We donate 50% of all proceeds to support children with cancer. If someone in your family is fighting cancer — you’re welcome to stay in our tents free of charge with love and care. 💛 Note: we have animals here you will hear the occasional sounds of peacocks, geese. XO

Public campgrounds near Riverhead

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Kettletown State Park Campground

43mi from Riverhead · 61 sites · Tents, RVs · in Kettletown State Park

Stories from the community

Anna

October 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Incredible experience with kids. What Yana and husband created on their property is a must to experience if you have kids. Just book it and make sure to ask for whatever you need, because it's all ala carte. Humble, lower tier glamping, but makes up in atmosphere and amenities for kids and interaction with the animals. 10/10 would stay again.

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Kate

October 2025

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Beautiful woodsy property—we had such a peaceful stay!

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Seok Won

October 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

What a magical experience! Goats, chickens, geese, ducks, amazing Rica the dog, playground for toddlers (5-7 years). Jan and Diane were accommodating and attentive to our requests. Be prepared to come with your camping equipments including cookware and utensils. Sleeping bags were provided. A supermarket is 2 minutes away so you can get anything you might have forgotten anyway.

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Debra

September 2025

With pets

1 night at Humble Farm with Simplicity

Stayed overnight in the remodeled horsetrailer in the field. Quiet. Large enough for 2 adults and 2 dogs. Hosts were nice and the horses were beautiful.

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Kornil

September 2025

Weekend Trip to Humble Farm with Simplicity

Great place and friendly people! Highly recommend!

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Sunil

September 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Nice setup for multiple families with a playground for the kids.

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Efi

August 2025

1 night at Forest Treasure Island

Jan's farm is absolutely gorgeous!! I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in one of the cabbage tents. The camping areas are far enough from the main house for privacy but close enough for comfort. They've built so many sweet nooks for relaxing and enjoying the beautiful woods, would definitely recommend a stay! I would warn future campers that their land is very close to a train station so be prepared for horns in addition to the lovely farm noises from the chickens, ducks, geese and even peacocks!

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Leta

August 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Wonderful experience. Our hostess was gracious and we enjoyed a fantastic gourmet dinner. The area is absolutely perfect for children and they were thrilled to find the play area along with a most friendly dog.

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Robert

August 2025

3 nights at Humble Farm with Simplicity

The property is beautiful and well maintained. Victor & Mary are wonderful and very accommodating. The Cozy Cabin is my favorite getaway.

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Devin

July 2025

1 night at Water Forest Retreat

We had such an amazing time at the octagon! The grounds are very well maintained and everything we could've needed and more was provided by our hosts. There was an amazing amount of detail and care put into everything. We could not have had a better stay!

Amanda + Shannon

July 2025

Weekend Trip to Humble Farm with Simplicity

This spot was absolutely beautiful 😍❤️ We had a great experience. Both host were so friendly and welcoming. Horses that came up to our trailer was an incredible experience. I've never slept in a horse trailer, but there's a first for everything. I didn't get the greatest sleep. But hey, it's a horse trailer. There's a few minor things I would update, but honestly for the spot, cost and just amazing time we had. It was perfect! And literally no bugs when we were outside hanging out.

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Robert

July 2025

Weekend Trip to Humble Farm with Simplicity

Beautiful setting for a peaceful & relaxing retreat.

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Ariane

July 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Great place for groups with kids who don’t want to bring/set up their own tent, various spacious tents available. huge playground, farm animals, campfire spot including chairs and friendly dog. We had to adjust to the idea that we were camping in someone’s backyard. Lovely owners &family with a can-do & attitude on life. They let you be, but are keen to know what your story is if you’re up for that. The younger daughter was happy to answer any of our questions 😎 and my son played chess with one of the daughters. Thanks for exposing our kids to this great experience!

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Eve

July 2025

1 night at Water Forest Retreat

Five stars aren’t enough to describe our stay at the picturesque Octagon. This is a perfect getaway for a solo traveler or couple. Nancy thought of all the details, and we felt so welcomed. We cooked dinner over the bonfire, and in addition to the tiny house, enjoyed the outdoor shower and a hike through this beautiful property. I hope to return one day!

Sophie

July 2025

With pets

Weekend Trip to Humble Farm with Simplicity

We had such a nice time staying at Mary and Victor’s cabin! We brought our cat with us and we all got to watch the horses graze all day, had a perfect setup for fire and cooking. The bed was super comfortable and we slept amazingly. I would definitely recommend this place to others and we would love to come back and stay sometime soon. Victor and Mary were both extremely kind and welcoming, thank you for such a lovely stay!

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Ekaterina

July 2025

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

We had a great camping experience in the woods! The property is beautiful, with its own farm, garden, and cozy patios equipped with BBQ grills—perfect for relaxing and enjoying nature. Even though we were switched from the Cabbage Tent to a regular tent, our host Diana went above and beyond to make us feel at home. Her hospitality truly made the stay memorable. Highly recommend!

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Montgomery

June 2025

With pets

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Nice spot in a beautiful woody area with various barnyard animals and a play structure for kids. Very friendly and helpful hosts!

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Yael

June 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Had a great time camping at forest treasure island. Kids went exploring all over the woods and especially loved the farm animals and playground!

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Alexandria

June 2025

With pets

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

Camp site was nice, Jan and her family were so welcoming! Our kids got along really well and they had so much fun! We went fishing on Norwalk River and that was fun too! Campsite had a nice sized tent and blow up mattresses for us to use! We also got t Fresh farm eggs from the chickens on property and enjoyed them for breakfast!

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Vandersvooy

June 2025

With kids

Weekend Trip to Forest Treasure Island

We had an excellent stay at Jan and Diana’s! The tents are in the forest yet close to their house which gave us both privacy and the opportunity to use their amazing backyard which our kids loved - playground, farm animals, sandbox… The tents were ready for us and spacious. Jan and Diana were there that weekend and very kind, helping out whenever we needed - they got us dish soap which we had forgotten, offered that we use veggies from their garden etc. We ordered the breakfast which turned out to be an excellent brunch.