GrandView Camping
89 North Moodus Road
Moodus, CT 06469-1144
ph: 860 873-3332
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In the beginning......
In 1946, the Pivnick family was inspired by the beautiful view from a hillside on their dairy farm in Moodus, Connecticut. They envisioned a vacation place where families could get away from their everyday life in the city and enjoy the fresh air and relaxing atmosphere of the country. Their vision then became The Grand View Resort and Day Camp.
The family built a hotel, a playhouse, cottages and a swimming pool. For the next 30 years, city folks flocked to the Moodus countryside. It was just like the movie "Dirty Dancing". By 1975 air travel, cruising and RV camping became more affordable and the resorts in Moodus became a thing of the past.
The Grand View Pool about 1946 - 1974
Soon after the resort closed it became the home of The Torah Institute, a Jewish heritage learning center and retreat.They enjoyed summers here for about 20 years.
For a short time after the resort became a basketball camp for city kids.
With no one caring for the once happy, full of life resort, things soon turned into a sad state of disrepair. Vandals and trespassers were stealing and destroying the property and buildings.
We have lived across the street from Grand View for 50 years and have seen it at it's best and it's worst. Remembering Grand View at it's best, we are working hard to bring the happy times back. Although we had to have the old hotel taken down in October of 2014, we are committed to retaining the vintage nature of GrandView. We are restoring what we can and adding camp sites, modern facilities and safe, fun activites for your camping experience.
A relaxing getaway that is affordable, clean, safe and fun!
Have some carefree time together, and take advantage of our horseshoe pits, basketball court, pool and playground.
We know you will enjoy easy-going days and peaceful nights in the Connecticut countryside.
We work tirelessly at GrandView to assure a positive experience!
Click here to see us at work.
The Grand View!
During your stay at GrandView please be sure to watch our video tour of the old GrandView Hotel.
Enjoy the 38 minute 'tour,' and you can also see the hotel being taken down in the video following it.
In the 1950's vacation time meant camping at the beach for the summer. We have fond memories of our old trailer, water fetched with a bucket, no electricity, and an outhouse. We had it all!
Since then we've camped in tents, trailers and our favorite, great big RVs. We have traveled across the country staying at some of the best and some of the worst campgrounds.
Little did we know at that time, that one day we would be picking and choosing the things that would make our own campground special: a clean, safe and affordable place where folks can enjoy being together.
Our hope is that your camping experience at GrandView will be the first of many... a family tradition!
The Bergerons
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GrandView Camping
89 North Moodus Road
Moodus, CT 06469-1144
ph: 860 873-3332
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