The great outdoors are waiting for you at the Shawme-Crowell State Forest in Massachusetts. This backwoods park is the perfect place for a family picnic or group camping trip, so round up your Massachusetts car rental friends and get ready for fun. You'll find more than 285 campsites at the Shawme-Crowell State Forest, all of which are surrounded by wild forest and wooded bush. You haven't experienced true Massachusetts excitement until you've spent a night under the stars, so don't delay. Gather up your friends and reserve a campsite at the Shawme-Crowell State Forest today.

Enjoy some fresh forest air on your upcoming Massachusetts car rental vacation

Customers of Verc are encouraged to get out and enjoy the wonderful weather Massachusetts has to offer with a visit to the Shawme-Crowell State Forest. Open year round, the State Forest features more than 15 miles of roads and trail way, providing Massachusetts car rental customers with tons of hiking, walking and jogging opportunities. Mountain biking is also a popular option in the forest, especially for the younger generations. The State Forest protects nearly 700 acres of pitch pine and scrub oak landscape at Shawme-Crowell, so don't be afraid to get out and explore every inch! Other activities that are permitted inside the forest include cross-country skiing, picnicking, swimming and seasonal hunting.

Things to know before you go

Massachusetts car rental customers should know that...

• The Shawme-Crowell State Forest has wheelchair accessible restrooms and wheelchair accessible campsites available. Simply request one when you make your camping reservation.
• The Shawme-Crowell State Forest has a trailer/RV dumping station. Customers of Verc Massachusetts Car Rentals are encouraged to take advantage of the environmentally secure station.
• The camping season at the Shawme-Crowell State Forest runs from mid-April to mid-October. Off-seasoning camping is available, but only one specified sites.
• Campground office hours run from 8am to 10pm during the regular camping season.

Find the campsite that's right for you

Two different campgrounds are currently in operation inside the Shawme-Crowell State Forest. Each of the campgrounds offers a number of exciting amenities, as well as its own unique geography. Campground 1 is located on to the west of the main entrance. Massachusetts car rental customers will find more than 75 campsites in this area. All of the campsites are within walking distance of a washroom and showers. Campground 1 is also located just minutes from the Camp Store and the Contact Station. Campground roads connect all of the campsites. If you're looking for a campsite that features plenty of privacy, Verc recommends reserving sites on the very western tip of the campground. Campground 2 is located east of the main entrance and features a much larger number of campsites. Once again, customers of Verc Massachusetts Car Rental will find themselves within walking distance of restrooms and showers regardless of where they reserve their campsite. A playground is also located in campground 2 along with group campsites and picnic pavilions.

Finding the forest from the trees

If you think you've got what it takes to brave the great outdoors during your upcoming Massachusetts car rental vacation now's the time to book a campsite at the Shawme-Crowell State Forest. Massachusetts car rental customers will find the Shawme-Crowell State Forest located on Cape Cod in southeastern Massachusetts. If you're coming from the north, take Route 3 south to the Sagamore Bridge and Route 6 east. Follow Route 6 over the bridge until you reach Route 130 in Sandwich. Follow route 130 into Sandwich - the forest entrance will appear on the left. Massachusetts car rental customers traveling from the west should take Route 495 south the intersection with Route 3 and the Sagamore Bridge rotary. Follow Route 6 east over the Sagamore Bridge. The rest of the directions are the same as when traveling form the north