This is quite possibly the best campground I have visited. Done.
Wow, that blog post was easy to write! Just kidding, I’ll give you a real review, but – spoiler- this is quite possibly the best campground I have visited. My disclaimer is that this is MY favorite all around campground to date, and that is admittedly very personal to me. There is no “best campground” out there, and if I am being honest, I always say the most recent place we’ve gone is the best place I’ve ever been, so take this how you will. But this place was awesome.
Let me start by saying this is actually a very small campground. We visited thier sister site at Castaways a few years ago. I remember that place seemed huge, although I was new to camping so that might not have been a great assessment. Either way, I assumed Massey’s would be sprawling. It was actually on the smaller side. Which made if feel quaint and intimate and I really liked that aspect. It is impeccably clean and well kept. It is a very new campground, only a couple of years old, so it is expected that it is shiny and new, but it was beyond expectations. The sites were beautifully kept and clean. I did not see a single piece of trash all week. The buildings were pained vibrant, island colors with Bahamian architecture and palm trees on the beach, making you actually feel like you were somewhere tropical. And pro-tip: the back to back sites are situated so that two campers can back up to eachother and almost have an elongated “buddy site.”
Did I mention there’s a beach? Massey’s Landing is situated directly on Rehoboth Bay. The curve of the shoreline, along with canals, allow for an unexpected amount of waterfront RV sites and cabins. The campground is situated into the “bay side” and the “canal side,” the former offering more sheltered (read: less windy) sites, while the latter offers stunning views and proximity to the ammenities. There is a decent sized bay beach. We were here in the off season and it was a bit cold to see the beach in full swing, but I can certainly imagine it is a fun beach day. This is a bay side beach so no waves, which is a plus for those with younger kids.
There is also a lovely pool. By lovely I mean, there’s a swim up bar! What? Yes, there is. The pool is on the smaller side, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in…did I mention there’s a swim up bar! Swim up bar. Okay, sorry I got carried away. The pool is separated into a family section which features a walk in beach-type slope (not sure what the official name for that is) and an adult section which features, you guessed it, a swim up bar. They are both part of the same pool so you can keep an eye on your kids if they are older and strong enough swimmers to hang our by themselves. The bar wraps around to dry land, so if you do not want to get wet, you can still sit and watch the action while having a cocktail. It was far too cold for us to do any of this, so while our insane kids swam we enjoyed the delicious drinks our cocktail waitress brought to our lounge chairs. Try the “dirty captain” you will thank me later.
Side note: they were building a second pool while we were there on the “canal side” but it was basically just a hole in the ground at that point, but a second pool is never a bad thing.
There are 2-3 restaurants on the premises, depending on your definition of restaurant. First there was a sit down indoor restaurant near the canal which was closed due to COVID at the time. There was also an ice-cream parlor/take out counter. These both are located in the main building next to the pool, which also housed the decent-sized and well-stocked camping store, arcade, main office, and quaint little fire pit/sand/rocking chair deck area for relaxing and eating your ice cream. The other restraunt was next to the beach and was on the water, featuring indoor/outdoor seating and a bar. This was more of a small tiki-bar type atmosphere, pretty informal, with friendly laid-back service and a killer view. Bonus, this bar was also accesible from the beach. The menu at all locations was the same. It wasn’t expansive or fancy, but had something for everyone, and everyone in our group was pretty happy.
There is lots to do in the Rehoboth area. The campground does provide a shuttle, although we had our truck so we drove ourselves. About a 5 minute drive from the campground is a busy downtown area including lots of restaurants, outlet shopping, and other stuff we didn’t explore. About 15 minutes takes you to the actual ocean. It was too cold in April to visit the beach and swim, but the beach looked very nice and clean, there was a nice boardwalk with shopping, food, and arcades. Just off the boardwalk theres a stip of local shops, restaurants, ice cream parlors, and a small amusement park. We thoroughly enjoyed two of the local ice cream shops, and the Dogfishhead Brewery restaurant, which I cannot recomment enough, it was amazing. We also thoroughly enjoyed dinner and drinks at Craft & Crust, which was on the downtown area between the campground and the boardwalk. Dogfishead and Craft & Crust both had excellent service. I really should do separate reviews here, but maybe that would be a good excuse to go back and repeat this trip again next year.
