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Into the woods

Seasonal campers form a unique—and largely unseen—community beyond the hustle and bustle

Trudy Alley could stay home in Nashua for the summer and be close to her part-time job as a nurse. But she’s found that being at home is not conducive to relaxation. There’s always something that needs to be fixed or painted, and she’d rather not get sucked into a summer routine of chores and tedium. 

Instead, Alley sets up a seasonal site at Old Stage Campground in Madbury, where she spent a recent afternoon reading and relaxing in her enclosed porch. She’s been staying at the campground since May, commuting to Nashua three days a week for work. It’s her 10th straight season at Old Stage, and before that she spent her summers at another campground in Lebanon, Maine, with her family. 

“My youngest son is 29, and he was 4 when I started camping seasonally,” Alley said. “All (three of) my kids grew up every summer at the campground. They’re all grown up now.”

Alley is one of many seasonal visitors who set up camp here and pass their summer days in small but cozy summer homes. The New Hampshire Campground Owners Association lists 22 private campgrounds on the Seacoast, and there are numerous others in southern Maine and northern Massachusetts. 

You can drive past some of these establishments and barely notice them, but if you turn down the dirt road and into the woods, you’ll discover a hidden community of families living in RVs, travel trailers and tents, many of them decorated with lawn ornaments, multi-colored lights and outdoor furnishings to make them feel like home. 

Alley’s setup features a covered porch swing, a portable fire pit, a picnic table, lawn chairs and an American flag, all surrounded by solar lawn lights. A sign affixed to the front of her porch reads, “Gone to the beach.” 

Deeper into the woods of Old Stage Campground, past a baseball field and a small fishing pond, other campers toss horseshoes, play basketball, or splash around in the pool. On weekends, the campground hosts activities like carnivals and pig roasts. During their annual Christmas in July event, many of the campers decorated their sites and the surrounding woods with bright Christmas lights.

“Every tree, everything was decorated in the whole place,” said owner Karen Redfearn. 

Some seasonal campers have been coming to Old Stage for close to 50 years, Redfearn said. They come to escape from the noise and bustle of civilization and to reunite with a community of likeminded people who enjoy the quiet tranquility of the outdoors in New Hampshire. Redfearn is particular about who can spend the summer here.

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