About this campground
Over more than three hundred years, The Wayside and its families witnessed and influenced both Concord's and America's recorded history. In 1775 the Wayside was home to Samuel Whitney the muster master for Concord's minute men and a delegate to the Provincial Congress. In the 19th century famed authors Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Sidney (Harriet Lothrop) lived at this incredible site.
Getting there
The Wayside: Home of Authors directions and information are available at https://www.nps.gov/mima/learn/historyculture/thewayside.htm.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- North Bridge Visitor CenterMinute Man National Historical Park1 mi
- Hartwell TavernMinute Man National Historical Park2 mi
- Minute Man Visitor CenterMinute Man National Historical Park3 mi
- Visitor CenterLongfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site12 mi
- Boott Cotton Mills MuseumLowell National Historical Park13 mi
- Lowell National Historical Park Visitor CenterLowell National Historical Park13 mi
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The Wayside: Home of Authors doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Massachusetts campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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