Peddocks Island

Great fun with friends, but the the outhouse was nasty! We came here last year & it was a lot better! The fly trap in there was covered & right above the «toilet». Thankfully the bathrooms were below were open all night!

Pretty downtrodden option without much to see, wouldn’t recommend it especially given the sparse exit schedule. There’s no apostrophe, but alright.

Just spent the weekend on the island, and overall it was good. But for camping, there are better options.
First the good. Peddocks has some cool old forts, and trails to walk. It DOES have fresh running water, composting toilets, and a visitors’ center with lots of activities. It is also a 5 min ride from Hull. Friendly DCR staff,
The «so so.» Peddocks is a big island, so if you want to set up your tent, then walk down to the beach… you have to plan everything out because you don’t want to go back to your tent if you forget something. It also has some elevation so not all of the coast is accessible.
The disappointing. We reserved the ‘group camp site’ for our group. The group campsite is this giant open field, probably longer than a football field. There’s no cover, so your tents bake in the sun, and get drenched in the rain. The Yurts are next to eachother — very close. There’s a water tap, and electricity — so you don’t get that feeling that you’re alone on an island. You get the feeling that you’re with a bunch of people from the Boston area. The group sites had 2 picnic tabes for the entire area. We wish they had one closer to where we set up camp. While there are some sandy spots, the coast was pretty rocky.
All and all worth a visit but try camping on a different island.

Camping Experience
Just visited for the Fourth of July week, we stayed in tent site number 4. We had a great experience, regardless of the fact that the camp was pretty busy. Most of yurts and tent sites were occupied. This camp is relatively new, so new plantings have yet to grow enough to block the sun in the morning. If the sun wakes you up the way it does me, then you will be up exactly when the sun rises. Nice clear and clean water is available right on the camp are and a composting toilet that doesn’t smell like one. The yurts have electric lighting, which is a shame.
Observations:
* Tent Site #6 is pretty close to the toilet and the first tent in entering the site. Not much privacy there.
* Yurt #6 and #5 have limited foliage nearby (as of this writing) so the hottest.
* Yurt #1 and #2 are under trees so the coolest.
* Tent Site #4, in the evenings the light from the yurts did spill over on our camp which could have been annoying if we had been in the wrong state of mind.
* The tent sites don’t have their own grills so you have to share the ones RIGHT by the yurt sites which is extremely awkward. We brought a small propane stove which was great. Open fires are only allowed by the beach.
* The real beach (with sand!) is a bit of hike so I highly suggest a sun shelter if you are going to be there long. Beaches are rocky, so a good pair of flip flops or better yet a simple pair of swimming shoes is necessary if you are going to swim. The rocks continue as far as you can swim out. We spent our sun days near Prince Head.
This is not exactly camping since you will witness yurt campers walking around with their tablets watching movies and iphone –heads checking their email.
BUT, if you just ignore them and focus on the fact that you are trying to enjoy nature, you will have a good time.
Boston, July: BUG REPELLANT and though they are trying to eradicate poison ivy, its putting up a really good fight… It…is…everywhere!
The maintenance staff is friendly and will answer any questions you have, they stay overnight, unfortunately due to cutbacks the ranger is not there overnight.

My ex liked this place.
When she was a kid, her family used to go here a lot.
The history and stories about this particular island are fascinating.
There are a few homes still left on the island — and I love how the city is trying to kill them off. There is 1 woman who still lives there year-​round. You’ll see her pop up on Chronicle or an article in the Globe now and then. No electricity, no running water.
There’s not much to the island itself. I wouldn’t recommend going. But last time I went, we broke into the part of the island where you’re not supposed to go and snooped around. Kinda fun. All these old buildings — what stories do they contain?
Sort of a spooky place, Peddock’s. I can’t say I’ll ever go back.