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  • Fransted Family Campground, NH

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    Fransted Family CG is located just a short distance south of Franconia NH on Rt 18, 1 mile south of I-93 Exit 38. This is a first-rate CG with carefully maintained grounds and pleasant, courteous, and professional owners and staff.

    Tel 603 823-5675

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    What a pleasant appearance you find as you enter the campground - carefully mowed lawns and nice landscaping.

    Date of Visit: Sep '06

    Rate: $29.00-33.00

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    The office also has a small campstore, a library, and modem access.

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    We opted for a sunny site, T2, as it was rather cool. Sites are all quite lever and spacious.

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    An overall view of the sites in the open field area. These sites have full hookups: W/E(30A)/S/CATV. There are 93 sites, offered in five categories: RV sites with 2-way and 4-way hookups, and tent sites classified as Premier (along the river), Deluxe (with W/E hookups) and Standard.

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    Some sites are a bit wooded, but with some sunlight making it fairly bright.

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    Other sites are back in the pine trees.

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    This shows the bathrooms and shower house (on the right) for the main camping area. Both buildings were very clean and hot showers are free.

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    I don't usually show the inside of the bathroom, but the decor of this one struck me as pretty unusual.

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    A stream flows through the middle of the campground, offering some very nice sites along its banks. That's site 51 across the water.

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    A nice sunny site along the river.

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    One of two bathhouses on the far side of the stream.

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    This fellow said this was his first attempt at fly fishing.

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    A small dam provides an old-fashioned swimming hole.

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    A well-equipped playground can keep the kids occupied. There are also horseshoes, soccer, and a baseball field.

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    And a miniature golf course.