Reviews of Pippy Park Campgrounds and Trailer Park (Park)

Sandra Cote

(Translated) Beautiful park, quiet, well equipped and above all well located. (Original) Très beau parc, tranquille, bien équipé et surtout bien situé.

Mees Passier

Good

David Kemp

Friendly people running it. Lots of sites, some not at all levels, but easy to change sites

Cooking With Mike Bishop

Don't expect anything to be clean. Service is good but that's about it. The park needs so much work done

JP

All season are great at the park. Winter activities starts during the first week of January with snow shoes and cross country ski rentals at North Bank Lodge. Look for opening hours because they are not open every day. Free access to groomed ski trails. Lots of parking space. During the summertime it's a trailer and camping grounds with free access to pedestrians and bicycles. Wonderful trails all year-round.

Kathy McKay

Great place for cross country skiing.

NL Republic

It's a nice park but very overpriced. The water is heavily chlorinated and smells like swimming pool water. Not good if you like tea or coffee so bring bottled water or invest in a good inline carbon filter. The park is good for a place to sleep when visiting or temporarily working in St. John's as it's conveniently located but if you have kids they will be bored silly with nothing to do. The park does have wifi but that's not what camping is all about. The playground consists of a swing, a slide and a couple of toddler type rocker thingys. My kids called it "Lame" For a park that's situated in the city, run by the city one would think there would be more activities available for kids.. for starters a decent playground or even some attractions even if you had the pay for it. At $48 bucks a night plus tax there's better options just outside the city with the same amenities for 1/2 the cost. At any rate, it is what it is but could be so much more if we had some forward thinking people at City Hall. Some things never change and having lived here all my life seeing the mayor's chair change but occupied by the same mindset as predecessors personally I doubt things will ever change. There must be some "carved in stone" criteria set for the mayor's position at St. John's city hall. "Raise taxes and ride the citizens for all their worth and give nothing in return" Hail Danny Breen!!

Donald J. Roach

Always a great place

Debby MacDougall

Excellent park. Lots of space in loop 4 with grrat WI FI. All so handy to the city. Tons of tours available.

Deon Pretty

Great place for fun with friends and family

Michiel Buijs

Nice and clean campground. They have adapters for the electricity if you don't use 50amp but 15 or 30.

Phil Ryan

Great RV park. Trailer dump station is open to non campers for $20 fee.

Josee Martin

Its well located. You do have to pay 10 per night to have a fire pit on ur site.

A D

Beautiful spot....... right in the middle of the city!

Troy Fudge

Great service from the staff and the sites are quite nice.

Daniel Harris

Nice campground conveniently located in St. Johns's. Laundry room has WAY TOO FEW machines for such a large campground

André Racine

(Translated) It's noisy (motorway and airport), toilet room, minimal but correct reception. It's a bit expensive. You even have to pay $ 15 per night to build a fire. (Original) C'est bruyant (autoroute et aéroport), toilette salle, accueil minimal mais correct. C'est un peu cher. Il faut même payer 15$ par soir pour faire un feu.

Todd Maye

Excellent location to camp in St Johns. Right in the middle of the city yet feels like it is in the country. A cab downtown is around $13 so no need to worry about driving if you plan to have a few beverages while strolling around the downtown area. So much to see in the area.

Pat And Grant Paul

An oasis in the middle of the capital city... Beautiful park with incredibly friendly & personable staff!

Jonathan Earle

Skiing at the Pippy Park Winter Activity Center 4 km trail network lighted for night skiing groomed daily for classic and skate. Rentals from City of St. Johns

Richard Flower

It was good

Julie West

Large campground right in St. John's. You're close to everything fun! They even have an overflow lot if you can't get a site right away. Flush toilets and free showers, and laundry facilities. Lots of trees. Sites are sheltered and private. My only complaint was that all the public water taps pointed sideways or sightly upwards. It was really difficult to fill any sort of water container (bucket, dish pan, water bottle, etc.) If you don't have a site with water access, consider bringing a short hose so you can get water without showering yourself.

Leah Hattenhauer

Beautiful campground right in the heart of the city.

KM Carp

Very convinent. Clean. Quiet in the off season.

Cory T

Nice sites and park layout. Our site had a lot of garbage on it that we had to pick up before we setup the camper.

John Crossley

Could not have been happier with this park. So close to downtown a cab ride anywhere was always less than $20 even with a good tip. Driving a 33 ft RV can be at times not what you want to go out and about with. Turned onto Iceburg beer by camp staff and can you believe it one park employee had his Mom take us and a good hour tour by car of the city so that we could get a better idea of what we wanted to see. She wants to remain anonymous so to not put her son's job in jepardy however l can say she never stopped smiling ear to ear and the best"unpaid ambassador your city has to offer"

Nolan White

Great camp grounds for trailers and tenters alike. Close to walking trails and the university.

Melanie Muse

Nice quiet Campground. Only thing is if you want Wi-Fi you have to go to section 4. Which we did not know

Conner Druken

Great place to go for a stroll

chen anne

(Translated) Opposite the Memorial University of Newfoundland, it is a short walk from Highway 1, and it is convenient to stay here to visit St. John's. The camp is well managed and small compared to other camps in Newfoundland, but the location is excellent, so even a slightly higher price is acceptable. If you need wifi, you can only live in the 4th district camp, but there is no toilet and shower in this area. It is not a fish and a bear's paw. Fortunately, there are public kitchens in Zone 4, especially the next day, it is raining, and this roof can also be used for charging and cooking. It is recommended to strengthen the maintenance work and find that the public kitchen suddenly loses power. I noticed it at the door. The staff came very quickly. The inspection was normal, but he went off and broke again. We checked and found that it was because of the two sockets. One of the problems, the problem socket is covered by the table (it seems that the problem is not a day or two), but there is no hint, causing us to repeatedly power off when using at the same time. (Original) 在纽芬兰纪念大学对面, 从1号公路下来很快就到了,住在这里游览圣约翰斯很方便。营地很大管理不错, 与纽芬兰岛其它营地相比小贵,但地理位置很优越, 所以尽管价格稍高也是可以接受的。 需要wifi的话只能住4区的营位, 但这个区没有厕所和淋浴洗漱间, 算是鱼和熊掌不能兼得吧。但好在4区还有公共厨房, 尤其第二天赶上下雨, 有这个屋顶遮雨还能充电和煮饭。 建议维护工作再加强一下,发现公共厨房突然断电, 去门口通知了一下, 工作人员很快来了,检查居然无事, 但他走了就又断了, 我们自己检查发现是因为两个插座之一的问题,问题插座虽然拿桌子遮住(看来出现问题并非一两天), 但并没有任何提示, 导致我们同时使用时一再断电。

Kurt Fawthrop

Great spot, right in the city! Nice treed sites, clean bathrooms.

Sean Skiffington

Really nice place and playground

The Urban Trio

Our review is just for the campground and trailer park. We have stayed at many campgrounds across Canada. Our experience passing through St. John’s at the Pippy Park campground was horrible. Here is what we experienced for during stay at an unserviced site. (So bad that I took notes last season)….. 1)Check out is 11am, check in 1 pm, they had two hours to clean the site and empty garbage, and it wasn’t done when we arrived on our site. 2)If you want a campfire, you have to pay to rent a metal campfire ring AND another fee for the firewood. 3) There was only one men’s bathroom stall for all the unserviced sites, the pull through sites, and one of the loops together. In the same area, only two women’s bathroom stalls. The bathrooms were filthy when we used them. We went in at 10:30am and they still had not been cleaned by 9:30 am the next morning. 4) The best wooded sites are on the loops (as are the seasonal sites) are 47 $ and they are on loops. The other cheaper sites that are unserviced 32$ and semi service 38 $ on the busy road that leads to the fully serviced loop and seasonal sites, so LOTS of traffic passing by you. 5) The road that has the traffic passing by you as explained above is extremely dusty and clouds of dust fall on your site. 6)This is an urban campground so you can hear sirens and traffic a lot. 7) When we check in we asked for an unserviced site, they gave us an unserviced site, but they charged us for a serviced site. We only found out by looking at the receipt.

Georges Bonnaud

(Translated) Very convenient to visit St John's. Toilets and showers are poor. Water barely warm at 06:00 AM and all day. (Original) Très pratique pour visiter St John's. Toilettes et douches laissent à désirer. Eau à peine tiède à 06:00 AM et toute la journée.

Stephen Mouland

Located right in the heart of St. John's with a lot of activities for outdoor lovers.

bob griffin

Great camp groumds

Julie Lacroix

(Translated) Well located if the intention is to visit the city. But we forget the tranquility and the outdoors, because there are the sounds of the city. The toilets and showers, frankly disgusting. The last time they had to be washed, it's been 5 years ???? (Original) Bien situé si l'intention est de visiter la ville. Mais on oublie la tranquillité et le plein air, car il y a les bruits de la ville. Les toilettes et les douches , franchement dégueulasse. La dernière fois qu'elles ont dû être lavées, c'est voilà 5 ans ????

Randy Roberts

This is a great campground and it is perfectly located for touring St. John's. Our site was rather secluded and oversized in a very good way. We stayed here for 7 nights and really enjoyed our stay. There are numerous hiking trails available. My only complaint is the limited size of the washrooms. We would definitely stay here again in the future and we recommend that you do as well. I think you will be very pleased.

Jeremy Kurtin

Very nice place to stay, but lock your doors and windows as there are people with light fingers.

Life Journey

Excellent location. Our site was surrounded by trees and provided lots of privacy. Electricity, water, and sewer worked fine with no issues. I was prepared to pick up forwarded mail at the front office but each time they delivered it to my door before I could go get it. Laundry facility worked fine if not a little pricy. Some RV campgrounds have a laundry list of do’s and dont’s. Pippy did not over regulate other than reasonable quiet hours. WiFi signal was a bit weak but the cell signal was good. The staff were very friendly and we genuinely enjoyed our time there. Would definitely patronize this campground if we return to this area.

Wayne Guzzwell

Groomed x-country trails were absolutely perfect today. They also have rentals skis or snow shoes, if you want to give either a try.

Bandhan Mukherjee

An absolute great place for people who want some relaxing time without spending too much money.

Brenda Lush

Love how this park is kept so clean and the scenery is beautiful

Matthew39

Nice peaceful and quite.

John Belbeck

Great location to visit St John’s. There are pathways in all directions and a nice river side walk to Quidi Vidi and the city centre. Wifi available only on loop 4 area and just wifi. …

Eric Rivest

Great place ! friendly staff and well maintained and clean campground. We loved our stay at Pippy Park. I have however rarely seen a place where you have to rent your fireplace, 10$ per night, that is the only negative point, we enjoyed everything else

Line Coulombe

(Translated) Showers and toilets to modernize and very outdated. To make a fire at night you have to rent a fireplace $ 10 / day and wood. Perfect for visiting the city and the sites are surrounded by trees. (Original) Douches et toilettes à moderniser et très désuètes. Pour faire un feu le soir on doit louer un foyer 10$/jour et le bois. Parfait par contre pour visiter la ville et les emplacements sont entourés d'arbres.

Charlene Kenny

We went there yesterday for some snowshoeing. Well groomed trails for skiing and a nice snowshoe trail as well.

Allan Pinsent

Nice sites and it is a quiet place to stay even though you are in the city limits.

Lin Greenham

Great day for ski but the snow is sticky. Needs more base and slightly colder temperature

Russ Reid

Stayed here for two nights in a motorhome. Less than 1/4 of the sites have wifi and it is not great. Full hookup is $51.95 taxes included. They request that you not use the at-site sani dump for full tanks but empty at their communal one. The location is great for access to downtown but is the most expensive campsite we have encountered on our trans- Canada Trip. Would probably stay here again if we were visiting St. John's only because of the location.

David Matheson

Cheap cross country skiing

SoFloViet Travel

Slow internet, everything else is great, within the city Laundry room: wash is $2.75, dry is $2.50

Tyrone Wheeler

Went for a ski yesterday with my daughter, and I have to say, it was such great fun. The trails were easily identified, and there was lots of activity everywhere you went.

Saleh Rogers

A really nice place for a camp and a fire

Shannon Rogers

Never know you were in the middle of the city! Lovely park.

Dave Bosse

Worker from the parc wake us up because of construction ...

Bruce Fraser

Nice clean park close to downtown St Johns. Sites are nicely treed and private within the 30A service loops. The 50A area is a gravel parking lot and the only area with WiFi available. The 30A sites are large and saw many 40' plus rigs backed in nicely to those sites. The park is fairly expensive compared to other parks in NL but it's close proximity to St Johns makes the premium worth while. The WiFi as mentioned, is only available in the 50A area and there is a hot spot shelter in the area to sit and grab some data, however the WiFi was pretty much useless for the week we spent at the park. It is poorly engineered and was down more then up.

Moe cars show

So great

Mary Ann Ducey

Great service .

NewfieGirlHolly

Great in the winter for sledding and cross country skiing. . Nice little park and a camping ground

Jean-Marc Cormier

(Translated) Nice campsite in town. Nice campground on the city. (Original) Chouette camping en ville. Nice campground on the city.

Mary Bullard

We loved this place, quiet and our campsite was nestled in the trees!

John Greene

Awesome place for a wide range of activities, i really liked hiking to the ponds.

Kerry Ryan

Great experience camping in Pippy Park. My only (small) complaint would be the ability to hear traffic from the major roads in the area.

Jennifer Tulk

We had a wonderful time snowshoeing!

GWoo

This is an excellent campground to visit and see St. John's. The bus stop is really close to get into downtown without driving. Some of the campsites are really private while others not so much.

corey cake

Very nice facility in the center of st. John's. Also quite expensive

Mike Russell

Bathrooms are awful... it looks as if they do not clean the showers. The lair of dirt filth and mold is brutal. We were in overflow for $30 a night. Only really here so we did not have to tow around st. John's. Quite enough park and sites seem clean enough. Overflow is over grown with grass but still usable. Location is the only reason to stay here. In future I would drop trailer at abandoned Target parking lot for the day. Live and learn...

Christopher ORourke

Reserved site 85, 2 weeks ahead of time. When myself and my 2 children arrived to go set up our tent, I was handed my permit to put in my window. The permit said site 83. I was informed someone booked site 85 for the weekend the day before I arrived for my reservation. Upon checking on the site, there was no one there. So I questioned it. They told me I couldn't have it. So I drove around to look for another suitable site. I found 2 other sites, both which had no one there... When I went back to the main booth, I was told both were reserved and that I had to pick a different one. I questioned why I couldn't take either site as the people who had reserved it were not checked in yet. I mean, they booked my site even though I had it reserved for 2 weeks ahead of time. Anyways, I settled for a different site. I also paid for a fire pit, and a second vehicle permit. That evening a friend came to our site and used the vehicle permit. The next night, my mother and father came up to our site to hang out for a bit, and the worker tailed them up in their truck . When my mother and father parked their truck the worker approached them and said they needed a vehicle permit. I told him that I paid for 2 permits. He told me that not how it works. I then told him he better give me a full refund for my site, and fire pit and vehicle permits. And he told me he couldn't, so I told him my mother and father being there was fine. I enjoy camping at pippy. Except this particular time.

Craig Cook

I already reviewed.Why again??????

TA Loeffler

In winter, this becomes the Pippy Park Winter Activities Centre and the campground loops are tracked for classic and Nordic skiing and there are trails for snowshoeing. It's a fabulous place to get some fresh air.

Herb Stone

Excellent

Derrick Jamieson

Really nice park and good sites close to St. John's and the University. Would have given it a 5 star if the park had better Wifi service.

Kim and Ian Reid

Great campsite near everything in St John's. nicely treed with all services. Perfect!

Dave Hawkins

Great facility that is very well maintained. Relatively private steps with full services, plus it's only minutes from downtown St. John's. I'll definitely return here in my next vacation.

Claire Porter

It is a beautiful park and wonderful staff!

Nancy Sloan

Great area. Nice campsites. Sect 4 was easy in and out.

Germain Fournier

(Translated) For the price ($ 52 / day), we expected better. Was section 4 where supposed to have wifi ... yes when everyone sleeps. Near artery main traffic, very noisy. Bathroom very old and ... soso. To redo we would have booked loop 1 or 2, no wifi but more quiet. Note: the city, owner of the Pippy, has the monopoly, because there is no campsite near Saint John's ... so ... But, the city is very interesting to visit (Original) Pour le prix (52$/jour) , nous nous attendions à mieux. Étions section 4 où supposé avoir le wifi ...oui quand tout le monde dort. Près artère circulation principale, très bruyant. Salle de bains très vieilles et ...soso. À refaire nous aurions réservé loop 1 ou 2 , pas de wifi mais plus tranquille. Note: la ville , propriétaire du Pippy, a le monopole, car il n’y a pas de camping près de Saint John’s...donc... Mais, la ville est très intéressante à visiter

Jack Smith

Just arrived after rving through Newfoundland. We're in loop 3 with full hookups and good privacy. Loop 4 is more open but you get wifi there. Checkin was easy and the nice young man took time to tell me places to go in St John's. 30 amp …

Erwin Greven

Nice camp sites. No WiFi but close to town and attractions.

dee smith

my sister was visiting from Nova Scotia and wanted to take a quick tour of the trailer park so as to tell her husband when she returned home as they were potential clients. The park would not allow her free access for 5 minutes and told her she had to pay to get in. Needless to say when she returns next month with her family and 5th wheel trailer they will not be staying at Pippy Park. To turn away a potential customer is not very good , but I am, not surprised of this type of mentality here on the rock.

Mike Ingham

Not bad for campsites and location. Showers were out of order, rental of a fire ring/fireplace and wood was a ripp-off $ 26.00 for the fire place and one bag of wood was a huge cash grab. Park run by univ atudents who most had headphones on constantly. Daily rate was too expensive at $46.00 a night. Probably will look for another spot next visit.

Renée Bergeron

(Translated) Campsite very well located in a large park, in the city. Several short hikes to do on foot from the campsite. Several sites are wooded. The cleanliness of the bathrooms could be better. To be able to make a fire you have to pay $ 10 per night to have a fireplace (metal barrel cut in half). Fires on the ground are prohibited! (Original) Camping très bien situé dans un grand parc, en pleine ville. Plusieurs petites randonnées à faire à pied a partir du camping. Plusieurs sites sont boisés. La propreté des salles de bain pourrait être mieux. Pour pouvoir faire un feu tu dois payer 10$ la nuit pour avoir un foyer (baril de metal coupé en deux). Les feux sur le sol sont interdits!

Jacob DvS

Great

Vicki Podetz

Very close to town. Private sites if you want. Tour bus will pick you up at the gate for tours of St. John's and outlying areas. Washrooms are spacious and clean. Great location. Close enough even to rent a car and have them pick you up.

Joel Jackson

Nice place. Location and price make it great.

Gabriel B (Gaboost)

Perfect for one night. Don't think to go there for a week. Showers are hot and clean

Sean Simon

Very well kept Close to nearby walking trails

Nath TheRVer

(Translated) I had read so many negative reviews about this campsite that we went backwards, relying on the proximity of downtown. We were very pleasantly surprised. The spaces are big enough, the staff polite and friendly, the wifi excellent. Our 5 nights were peaceful, with no disturbing noise. (Original) J'avais lu tellement de critiques négatives sur ce camping que nous y sommes allés à reculons, misant sur la proximité du centre-ville. Nous avons été fort agréablement surpris. Les espaces sont suffisamment grands, le personnel poli et avenant, le wifi excellent. Nos 5 nuits furent paisibles, sans bruit dérangeant.

Richard Slade

Peaceful area, surprising for location. Trails go through which make it an awesome spot to go for a walk.

Shane212

Great location right in the city, but not all that quiet as you can hear traffic and sirens. Big negative is renting a fire pit for $10 a night I’ve staying in over 20 different campgrounds and never seen that. Has a small park for the kids and the shop has a little bit of everything if you need something. Wifi isn’t really good but not something I care about when camping. Lots of trails that are great for walking/ running and told they go far. As a light sleeper in a tent trailer I would rather a park outside the city. Would probably look for another campground next time I went to St. John’s but it’s not a bad park over all.

Alanda Marks

Very serene.

Margaret Goertzen

Hot showers , very nice campsights. There was road noise but not a problem.

Lafrance Gaetan

(Translated) Very nice site near St John, large site in the first loops and wooded. (Original) Très beau site près de St John , grand site dans les premières boucles et boisé.

Alexandra Lachance

(Translated) This is what should be an urban camping, yes we hear the city, we are there! Avoid the tent park ($ 25), it is sloping. Take a private lot with no service ($ 33) or service ($ 46). Plan a supplement to make a fire. (Original) C'est ce que devrait être un camping urbain, oui on entend la ville, on y est! Évitez le parc de tente (25$), il est en pente. Prenez un terrain privé sans service (33$) ou avec service (46$). Prévoir un supplément pour faire un feu.

Rosario Lanz

(Translated) Very nice place to do snow-related activities. (Original) Muy lindo lugar para hacer actividades relacionadas con la nieve.

Shirlean Ryan

We had a wonderful time camping here

Ashley Penney

Perfect downtown location

Tom Sutton

Disgusting washrooms. Disgrace to the province.

RV Traveller

Location is great, sites are great but it seems to be run by young people with no one that is willing to enforce the rules. Our neighbours dogs barks constantly and had company galore. They thought yelling at each other was an expectable form or communication. The park says no open burning so everyone brings their own metal fire pits. The washrooms are looking a little tired. Notices were given every few days to say don’t use the sewer system due to problems.???? It is a lovely spot but need more attention to supervision and management.

Sharon Rideout

Washrooms are very dirty. Trails to go to washrooms behind our trailer are very dangerous. Trails not kept up. Washrooms are very dirty on trails and main entrance . Washers in the …

Bruce P

Wow, what a great place. Sites are not that level, but... Talk about a great location. The tour that comes there to pick up is the best we have been on on our trip across Canada.

Ken and Sue Groom

An excellent location, in the heart of St. John,s. Stayed 6 nights & enjoyed its facilities.Ken July 25/18

Karen B

Crowded. Small spaces. Outdated washrooms. On the plus side it is convenient to the city. Campsites are private.

DellaMarie Penton

Bathrooms need some work

KATHY AYERS

They try their best BUT can't really use site sewer as a dump... it can only take a tiny trickle before overflowing. (AND the closest bath house commodes out of order for a day), sites are very tight for large rig to maneuver into, and a couple of sites had iffy electric. Had a great time!

Ali Saad

cross country skiing in the winter!

Robert Stuart

Great location and park for visiting St John's. We found a nice private lot in September and enjoyed our stay.

Jeanette

Beautiful park, lots of trails, clean and a great location. Close to everything.

Ruth Paul

Awesome time with family..

Anne Fischer

Nice clean facilities including laundry. Great response from staff when we encountered issues with electrical trip at the site.

Judy Reid

Older campground..sites surrounded by trees ..unless your in loop 4. Washrooms could use some repair/updating...Nice trail

Anja Plankenhorn

(Translated) A beautiful campsite where many walkers and locals meet at this campsite. Also to St. John ist.es not far. Icv can highly recommend this campsite. (Original) Ein schöner Campingplatz wo auch viele Spaziergänger und Einheimische trifft man auf diesem Campingplatz. Auch nach St. John ist.es nicht weit. Icv kan diesen Campingplatz wärmstens empfehlen.

Nancy v123@globetrotter.net

(Translated) It is a campsite in the city of St. John's, which is very convenient. (Original) C'est un camping dans la ville de St. John's, ce qui est très pratique.

Carol Cote

Clean well laid out campground. Close to everything. Nice well manicured entrance. The roads were very well marked. Security round the clock. It had a laundry mat too. I would definitely recommend it, as I would not hesitate to return.

Jason Penney

Great park

Jerry m

Best campground located within st. Johns. Large park with good walking trails

Kathy Fletcher

Cool spot

amanda cox

Never camped here but I love their snowshoeing trails and the staff were friendly and helpful

Lorna Barry

Wonderful place to camp!!

Canadian Nomad

Nice secure park