Campground Review - Webster Sturbridge Family Campground

We stayed a couple of nights at the Webster Sturbridge Family Campground in Webster, Massachusetts while we got a new tire for our tow dolly. While traveling through Rhode Island we had another flat tire on the tow dolly, making the total number of changed tires on the tow dolly six! The fenders were ripping them up, so we have totally removed said fenders, and were hoping were good to go now!

Staff - 9 - Owners were very nice and helped us locate a tire store.

Natural surroundings - 8 - Lots of trees and close to the lake with the longest name in the world - Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg!!

Roominess - 9 - Lots were very long where we stayed, and plenty wide enough.

Facility Fun - 6 - Older playground equipment, pool open in season, BB court and horseshoes.

Facility usefulness - 7 - Free wifi, cable, dog run, laundromat, propane, small store.

Bathrooms - 7 - Bathrooms are recently remodeled.

Cleanliness - 5 - Lots of long term rigs here, some in pretty rough shape. Also our kids found plenty of bits of junk sitting around. It needs a good litter pick-up.

Nearby attractions - 7 - Close to Worcester and Springfield and within reach of Boston.

Value - 6 - Paid $40 a night for a pull-through gravel site with full-hook-ups. 

Overall - 6 - Friendly people, but the campground needs a better cleaning crew.

50 McDonalds - Rhode Island

Our McDonalds stop in the Ocean State of Rhode Island was a quick stop for some soft drinks in the tiny town of North Scituate! Wow, this going to the Golden Arches every other day thing is becoming a family joke! We are now seeing if we can stop and spend less than $3! This makes the stops a little more conversational at least.

Cindy's Diner

Eating clam cakes at a New England greasy spoon is something everyone should do before they die! Check this one off of our bucket list - well maybe not because now we have to go back someday. Back to Cindy's Diner in North Scituate, Rhode Island that is.

From the outside to the inside this diner is a classic piece of Americana and the menu has lots of good comfort food mixed in with some wonderful local favorites, including clam chowder, fried clam strip sandwiches and clam cakes! Beyond that is has a kids menu and is modestly priced. Definitely not your typical casual dining experience, but we highly recommend it!

Campground Review - Holiday Acres

We stayed at one campground in Rhode Island - Holiday Acres in North Scituate. Not many campgrounds were open in New England in April, so we were glad for the ones we found open.

Staff - 9 - Lady who checked us in stayed a little late and waited for us to arrive. Nice lady!

Natural surroundings - 8 - Encircles a lake with lots of trees in campground. 

Roominess - 8 - during the busy time I could see how this park could get a little crowded, but there was plenty of room during our stay.

Facility Fun - 7 - Beach and lake fun in season. Small playground, game room, planned activities in season.

Facility usefulness - 4 - Propane, small store.

Bathrooms - 6 - Bathrooms are newly built, but still sort of like roughing it with plenty of bugs.

Cleanliness - 7 - Road into campground is very rough. They are in process of upgrading this facility. It is clean and well-kept and in the process of updating.

Nearby attractions - 7 - Close to Providence and within reach of Boston.

Value - 7 - Paid $36 a night for a back-in grass site with full-hook-ups. We used Good Sams discount.

Overall - 7 - Clean park with pretty lake.

Rhode Island - State Number 41

We have now visited eighty two percent of the states with number 41 - Rhode Island. We are over a week behind on the blog - so we currently no where near Rhode Island though!