Connecticut State Parks · Connecticut
Mount Misery Campground (Pachaug State Forest)
Connecticut State Parks · Connecticut, United States · in Pachaug State Forest
- Sites
- 22
- Hookups
- 22 no hookups
- Season
- April 10 to October 11
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 305 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Voluntown
- Address
- Trail 1 Road (Pachaug State Forest)
- Phone
- (860)376-4075
About
Mount Misery Campground (Pachaug State Forest) is a Connecticut State Forest campground with 22 sites near Voluntown. A rustic Pachaug State Forest campground with a composting toilet and drinking water, no showers. No electric or water hookups at individual sites. Reservable through Connecticut State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (connecticutstateparks.reserveamerica.com), up to 11 months in advance. Connecticut's camping system is uniformly reservation-based - no first-come-first-served-only campground was found in this state's system.
Fees
$17/night for CT residents, $27/night for non-CT residents (portal.ct.gov DEEP fee schedule, its own separate line item for this specific campground). Plus a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee. Pets ARE allowed here (this is a State Forest campground, not a State Park campground) - Connecticut DEEP's own policy: "Pets are prohibited in State Park camping areas, but permitted at State Forests," limited to 2 per campsite on a leash no longer than 7 feet, with proof of rabies vaccination; not allowed in cabins. (ctparks.com/camping, confirmed live.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 23° | -3° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 24° | -15° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 33° | 10° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 40° | 28° | 86° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 51° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 58° | 51° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 67° | 59° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 66° | 58° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 60° | 50° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 48° | 36° | 79° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 35° | 20° | 69° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 29° | 11° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Hopeville Pond State Park · Connecticut State Parks · 3 mi · 78 sites
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- Salt Rock Campground (Salt Rock State Forest) · Connecticut State Parks · 12 mi · 57 sites
- Burlingame State Campground · Rhode Island State Parks · 17 mi · 688 sites
- Mashamoquet Brook Campground (Mashamoquet Brook State Park) · Connecticut State Parks · 19 mi · 17 sites
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