Winter Island Maritime Park
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Rules & Regulations Directions 1. Camping reservations will be confirmed only when For GPS directions: 50 Winter Island Road, Salem, MA Winter Island payment is made in full by Discover, MasterCard, or Latitude & Longitude: 42°31'42.1"N 70°52'08.9"W Visa. The following directions are tailored to RVs following 2. If you need to cancel a reservation, it must be the truck route into Salem. Maritime Park completed seven (7) days, or more, in advance of the scheduled arrival date to receive a refund. A $15 fee Traveling on Route 128 Northbound: will be applied to each refund. No refund will be issued - Take Exit 25A to Andover Street/Route 114 East (Salem). Salem, Massachusetts for cancellations completed fewer than seven (7) days At the bottom of the exit ramp merge into left lane. prior to the scheduled arrival date. No refunds for early - Go 0.4 mile and turn left at the traffic lights onto Pulaski St. departures or no-shows. - Go 0.8 mile and turn right onto Water Street/Route 35. 3. Store and office hours are 8 am to 4 pm during the - Go 1.9 miles and take the ramp for Route 107. Bear right camping season. at the bottom of the ramp following the sign for 107 North 4. The Bathhouse is open 24 hours a day. Discharge of (Beverly). wastewater at Winter Island Park is prohibited. - Go 0.3 mile and turn right at the third set of traffic lights Dumping facilities are available nearby. See staff for onto Bridge Street/Route 1A. details. - Go 0.2 mile and turn right at the traffic lights onto Webb St. 5. In case of emergency, call 911. - Go 0.3 mile and bear left at the fork in the road onto Fort 6. Check-in time is 1 pm. Check-out time is 11 am. Any Avenue. gear left on site after check-out time is subject to - Go 0.7 mile and turn right onto Winter Island Road. removal and disposal. - Go 0.3 mile to Winter Island Park entrance. Avoid GPS 7. Vehicle registration and ID required at check-in. Must directions that take you left onto a dead-end road. Stay be 18 years of age to reserve a campsite. Children straight on Winter Island Road to Winter Island Park. under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. From Boston: 8. Quiet hours are 10 pm to 6 am. Take I-93N to Exit 37A (I-95N / Route 128N). Follow 9. The Salem Fire Dept. prohibits ground fires on park directions above. property and beaches. From Maine / N.H.: 10. Please respect fellow campers. Do not walk through Take I-95S (Maine) or I-93S (N.H.) to I-95N / Route other campers’ sites. 128N. Follow directions above. 11. City of Salem leash law is strictly enforced. Pets are not allowed on the beaches or in the water May 1 From Mass Pike: through Sept. 30. All pet waste must be properly Take I- 90E to I-95N / Route 128N. Follow disposed of in barrels. directions above. 12. Public consumption of alcohol is prohibited. Violators Note: I-95N/Route 128N share the same road for the Historic Fort Pickering Lighthouse are subject to ejection from Park without refund. loop around Boston. When the roads divide, stay on 13. Not all tent sites have on-site vehicle access. One Route 128N. At this point, the exit numbers jump from vehicle per site. Additional vehicles will be charged $5 RV and Tent Camping No. 45 to No. 28. Follow directions above. per night and must be registered with the office to Public Boat Ramp obtain a parking pass. 14. Limit four (4) adults or one family (maximum seven) 50 Winter Island Road, Salem, MA 01970 Dinghy Rack Spaces per tent site. Two-tent maximum per site. No more Ph: 978-745-9430 than seven people allowed on a tent site at one time. Manager: David Gilbert Gift and Camping Store 15. All guests of registered campers must be off Winter Function Hall & Pavilion Rentals Island Park property by 10 pm. [email protected] 16. Winter Island Park and its assignees are not www.salem.com/winter-island-park Public Beach responsible for personal property loss or damage. facebook.com/winterisland 17. These policies and costs are subject to change at the Salem Trolley Tour Stop discretion of the management or the City of Salem Historic Fort Pickering Park & Recreation Commission. Any violation of the rules and regulations may result in Lighthouse immediate ejection from the park. Anyone ejected will not be entitled to a refund. Rev. May ‘18 inter Island Park is a family friendly campground owned and managed by the W City of Salem, providing affordable quality recreation services and a wide range of maritime activities to the public. Situated on Salem Harbor’s waterfront and minutes from the historic downtown, it is the closest campground to Boston on the North Shore, offering 22 tent campsites, and 28 RV campsites. Winter Island has served the north shore for centuries, today offering a public beach for swimming and sunbathing, fishing, camping, and boating. It includes a playground, a state-owned boat ramp, a state- financed pier, and function facilities for special events. All campsites have their own picnic table, RV sites have electrical and water hookups (no sewer). The park has one fee-free centrally located bathhouse with bathrooms and showers, open 24 hours every day during the camping season. The office/store are near the waterfront and provide basic camping necessities including snacks, drinks, and toiletries as well as Winter Island memorabilia. Accommodations Campers may check RV and tent camping availability, view our interactive campsite map, and book their camping reservation(s) online up to six (6) months in advance of their scheduled ‘First Night’ by going to reserveamerica.com. Click ‘Sign In or Sign Up’ which is located in the upper right corner of the page. ‘Existing Customers’ with Reserve America will be required to enter their ‘Email’ and ‘Password’ then click the ‘Sign In’ button to ‘Plan a Camping Trip’. ‘New Customers’ will be required to ‘Create an Account’ and ‘Create Camping Club Profile’ before they can ‘Plan a Camping Trip’. In the block that reads “Where do you want to explore?” type in WINTER ISLAND PARK, MA then click the ‘Search’ button. At No tents on designated RV sites. No RVs on designated tent the top of the page under ‘Experience’ click WINTER sites. Tent sites have a pedestal grill, and do NOT have on-site Boat Launch/Haul ISLAND PARK, MA to get to our site. Click the ‘Check water and electricity. *The ‘IGLOO’ group camping area accomm- Recreational ............................................................$5 Availability’ button to get started. If you require odates 21-49 people. Contact office staff for details and costs. Commercial ...........................................................$10 assistance navigating through the Reserve America 24-7 online camping reservation process, email Vehicle Parking [email protected] and request our Reserve RV Sites Weekday (7 am-10 pm) .........................................$10 America tutorial which was prepared to facilitate the (Overall length restrictions apply) Weekend/Holiday (6 am-10 pm) ............................$15 process of checking camping availability, booking, Site # ..................................................... Description / Cost Salem resident overnight * ......................................$5 change date, transfer to another site, and cancelling 1-5 .................................................. waterview, 30-amp / $42 Non-resident overnight * ........................................$20 camping reservation(s) online. The maximum 10, 10A .................................... waterview, 30/50-amp / $45 Commercial bus/van ..............................................$30 consecutive period of time that campers and/or their 12-15 ......................................... waterfront, 30/50-amp / $50 Commercial bus/van drive-through ........................$20 camping equipment are allowed to stay on any tent or 16-16D ........................................... waterfront, 30-amp / $45 School bus .............................................................$30 RV site is 14 nights within any 30-day calendar period. 42-53 ........................................... RV field, 30/50-amp / $47 RV ..........................................................................$30 Alerts and Important Information, photos, policies, and Additional Information, including a complete list of our Tent Sites Daytime seasonal passes are available for purchase at the Rules & Regulations can be found on our Reserve Site # ..................................................... Description / Cost Winter Island Park office. Excludes overnight parking. America site. A $3.50 processing fee will be added to 11, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 38 ........ NO on-site vehicle access / $35 * Overnight parking costs are in addition to daytime parking the cost shown below for each camping site 28-34 (Igloo*) ............................ vehicle access / $105-$245 costs, and are valid from 10 pm to 7 am the following day (to 6 reservation made. Please note all costs are ‘per night’. 35-41, 56, 57 ......................................... vehicle access / $35 am on weekends/ Holidays). .