Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, is home to the New England Patriots football team, but also hosts events such as soccer games and concerts. Three campgrounds within half an hour of the stadium give you the option of camping in a tent, RV or cabin. There, you can enjoy the laid-back atmosphere and activities while being just a short drive from the events at the stadium and a little more than half an hour from Boston.
Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort offers a variety of facilities and services including four swimming pools, a fitness center, a business center, laundry facilities, a fishing pond, nature trails and outdoor sports facilities. You can choose from campsites ranging from primitive sites without hookups to full hookups with cable, or even a furnished cabin. The resort is pet-friendly and offers a pet-walking service and a park where dogs can play off-leash. Normandy Farms is open year-round.
Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort
72 West St.
Foxborough, MA 02035
866-673-2767
normandyfarms.com
Canoe River Campground is about 20 minutes from Gillette Stadium and is open from April 15th through October 15th. The campground offers tent sites and RV sites, with a choice of 30-amp or 50-amp electricity at RV sites. You can rent boats, pick up snacks from the snack bar, enjoy the two swimming pools or play in the arcade. Quiet, leashed dogs are allowed.
Canoe River Campground
137 Mill St.
Mansfield, MA 02048
508-339-6462
canoeriver.com
The Boston Cape Cod KOA is half an hour southeast of Gillette Stadium and offers a choice of tent sites, RV sites and furnished cabins. The campground offers recreation such as a mini golf course, bicycle rentals, a seasonal outdoor pool, an outdoor cinema and planned activities such as a pancake breakfast and T-shirt tie dyeing. You will also find free wireless Internet, a general store, a shuttle to the train station and an interactive dog park.
Boston Cape Cod KOA
438 Plymouth St.
Middleboro, MA 02346
508-947-6435
koa.com/where/MA/21109
