ABOUT COLEMAN STATE PARK: The Park is a public recreation area on Little Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, New Hampshire. It was created when the State purchased the 1,200-acre Camp Diamond property from the Coleman family in 1956. Coleman State Park is located on Diamond Pond Road, 12 miles east of Colebrook off Route 26. The Park is in a remote area near the top of a hill. (1166 Diamond Pond Road, Stewartstown, NH 03597).
$25.65/night.
For reservations call or contact ReserveAmerica (1-877-647-2757); campground phone number (603) 237-5382; information www.nhstateparks.org. Check-in is after 1 p.m., check-out is before 11 a.m. The campground is small with only 25 camping sites. There are also 4 small cabins. No hook-ups for electricity & water; there is a dump station & potable water is available at water spigots throughout the campground with excellent water pressure. NOTE: the first spigot at the beginning of the campground loop, has garden hose threads to fill up an RV fresh water tank; none of the other fresh water spigots do. There are restrooms and showers. ATV’s are permitted and although they are rarely ridden thru the Park, they do go by on Diamond Pond Road fairly often during the day. Otherwise, when we were here, the Park was never full & it was mostly quiet. There is a small playground, and a few picnic tables & fire rings for picnicking, a boat launch and the wonderful Little Diamond Pond is within walking distance from the campsites. (Little Diamond Pond should really be called Little Diamond Lake.) It is really lovely & perfect for kayaking and popular for fishing either at the shore or from fishing boats. Wildlife is abundant. We paid $25 per night plus taxes/fees. We stayed at Site #15, our favorite campsite. Other good campsites are #13 (not as much shade as 15), #9A (more private, not as much shade as 15, can be seen thru the trees from the road), #25 (very private but small, more bugs due to proximity to water but you can launch near to the site), and #17 (not very private but would be fine for a couple of nights while waiting for a better site to open up). Both times we’ve camped here with the RV, temperatures were mild, the bugs weren’t bad, and it wasn’t very crowded – these time frames were mid-June to end of June & late July, first week in August. We would definitely stay here again. There are 5 lodges operated by the State Park at a different location just south of the campground. They are open year-round. The main ranger station is located there and upon arrival you need to register there. If after hours & without reservations, envelopes for self-registration are located at the start of the campground road loop in the Visitor’s Center.
- 2018 – 07/30
- 2021 – 06/18-06/28