Walker Island Family Campground

📍 Campground Info

27 route 20 Chester, MA 01011 Phone: 413-354-2295

🕘 Office Hours

August Sun-Thur 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Fri-Sat 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Sept & Oct Sun-Thur 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Fri-Sat. 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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📢 Announcements

Food drive

As we do every year at this time we will be collecting non perishable food items to donate to the local food pantry. We will be collecting until closing.

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✨ Amenities

Pool
Store
Gameroom
Bathrooms w/ free hot showers
Horseshoes
Playground
Laundry room
Propane

📍 Local Attractions

Chester Railway Station & Museum — Chester, MA — 1 mile
Becket Historic Quarry & Forest — Becket, MA — 2 miles
Sanderson Brook Falls — Chester, MA — 3 miles
Chester-Blandford State Forest — Chester, MA — 3 miles
Keystone Arch Bridges Trail — Chester, MA — 3 miles
Glendale Falls — Middlefield, MA — 6 miles
C.M. Gardner State Park — Huntington, MA — 6 miles
Jacob’s Pillow — Becket, MA — 6 miles
Knightville Dam — Huntington, MA — 7 miles
Littleville Lake — Huntington, MA — 8 miles
Tolland State Forest & Otis Reservoir — Otis, MA — 9 miles
October Mountain State Forest — Lee, MA — 10 miles
Chesterfield Gorge — Chesterfield, MA — 11 miles
Basin Pond Reserve — Becket, MA — 12 miles
Beartown State Forest — Monterey, MA — 13 miles
Lee Premium Outlets — Lee, MA — 14 miles
Wahconah Falls State Park — Dalton, MA — 16 miles
Tanglewood — Lenox, MA — 17 miles
The Mount — Lenox, MA — 17 miles
Norman Rockwell Museum — Stockbridge, MA — 17 miles
Windsor State Forest & Windsor Jambs — Windsor, MA — 18 miles
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary — Lenox, MA — 18 miles
Berkshire Botanical Garden — Stockbridge, MA — 18 miles
Naumkeag — Stockbridge, MA — 18 miles
Berkshire Museum — Pittsfield, MA — 19 miles
Hancock Shaker Village — Hancock, MA — 21 miles
Mount Greylock State Reservation — Lanesborough, MA — about 30 miles
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame — Springfield, MA — about 30 miles
Six Flags New England — Agawam, MA — about 35 miles

📋 Rules

REGISTRATION: Everyone must register at the office.
Check in time is 2:00 p.m. Check out time is 1:30 p.m. Early arrivals and late departures are available for an additional fee.
CARS: One car per site. Registration stickers must be displayed on the rearview mirror. Washing vehicles is not permitted.
VISITORS: Visitors must come directly to the office and pay an entrance fee. If the visit is less than 20 minutes, the fee will be refunded. Day visitors must leave before 9:30 p.m. Overnight visitors must leave before 2:00 p.m. the next day. Visitors must park in designated areas.
QUIET TIME: Quiet time is from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. All children must be at a campsite by 9:00 p.m.
FIRES: Fires must be down by 11:00 p.m. and extinguished at midnight, or whenever the site is left unattended. No bonfires or burning trash. Do not move or enlarge fireplaces.
DOGS: Dogs must be kept quiet and on a leash. Dogs may be walked throughout the park as long as owners clean up after them. Cleanup bags are available. Dogs are not allowed in buildings or the pool area.
SWIMMING POOL: No lifeguard is on duty. Swim at your own risk. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted. Massachusetts law requires anyone under age 16 to be accompanied by an adult in the pool area. Floats and tubes are NOT permitted. Pool noodles are allowed.
CAMPSITES: Must be kept neat and clean at all times. Trenching is not allowed. Soaping, washing, throwing waste, glass or sharp objects in the brook is not allowed. Please do not deface trees or buildings. Cutting of trees is not allowed. Please report any hazardous or unsanitary conditions to the office immediate
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Alcoholic beverages must not be displayed in the campground. Please use cups or foam holders. Drunkenness, underage drinking, profanity, and other offensive behavior will not be tolerated.
BICYCLES: Massachusetts law requires anyone under 16 to wear a helmet. Bicycles may not be ridden on the bridge or hills. Riders must remain in control, obey the 5 mph speed limit, and stop riding at dusk.
RUBBISH: Place rubbish in campground cans before 7:00 p.m. After that time, keep it in your car or camper. Trash may be placed in the dumpster at any time.
CHILDREN: Parents are responsible for the safety and behavior of their children in the water and throughout all facilities. The playground opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at dusk.
SMOKING: Smoking is not allowed in buildings or restrooms.

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Walker Island Campground is located at 27 Route 20, Chester, Massachusetts 01011.