Greenfield State Park could reopen by Memorial Day weekend, according to New Hampshire State Parks spokesman Greg Keeler.

“We have two significant construction projects which are still in process, which are burying the utility wires and working on the water lines, and we expect these projects to be completed by the end of April. If weather works out and contractors are able to stay on schedule, it is possible the park could open before Memorial Day weekend,” Keeler said. “We will know more by the end of April.”

Once the utility and water line work is complete, the final stage of the project is repaving.

“Paving is very dependent on weather, but have scheduled for that to take about a week once the other projects are complete,” Keeler said.

Keeler said there is a slight possibility that if the paving is not completed by Memorial Day weekend, the park service may choose to reopen the park for the holiday weekend and close again for a few days to complete paving.

“That would not be ideal and it is something we would try to avoid,” he said.

The park closed in fall 2023 for upgrades to utilities and infrastructure and was closed for the entire summer 2024 camping season. Upgrades in the park include moving electric and communication lines underground throughout the park, upgrading water and sewer utilities, construction of a new RV dump station to accommodate additional RVs and a new toll booth at the entrance to the park.

Severe damage after the March 2023 blizzard contributed to the decision to bury power lines underground in the heavily wooded park.

With 256 campsites, Greenfield is the largest campground in the New Hampshire State Park system.

“We are eager for the park to reopen, as it represents both a significant revenue stream for New Hampshire State Parks, and significant recreational opportunities for a lot of people, both in the local area and from around the region. People come from all over to enjoy Greenfield State Park,” Keeler said.

Keeler encourages any campers hoping to make reservations for 2025 to sign up on the wait list at nhstateparks.org/about-nh-parks/projects-and-improvements/current-projects/greenfield-state-park-improvement-project,-2024.

“For people trying to get a reservation for a campsite this summer, they don’t have to keep checking the website; they can fill out that form and put in their email and we will keep them updated as soon as we know the opening date,” Keeler said.

Jessica Weeks, manager of Delay’s Harvester Market, said she hopes the park will be open for Memorial Day weekend this year.

“I’m not going to lie; our business was way down last summer. It definitely impacted us, ” Weeks said. “We for sure get a lot of business from campers. I think my locals liked it, because we were not as busy on the weekends, but we are definitely looking forward to the park reopening for the summer. We hope it is sooner rather than later.”