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Milarrochy Bay Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Balmaha
Nr Drymen
Glasgow
Dunbartonshire (Browse area)
G63 0AL
Tel: 01360 870236
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Pitches: 150
Open: 01/04/2026 to 02/11/2026
01/04/2027 to 02/11/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring On Site |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: April 2016 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: LBBK |
69 reviews from this member |
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 We enjoyed this site - literally on the banks of Loch Lomond. You are able to launch boats and canoes but we are walking types so enjoyed a hike up Ben Lomond itself and also the much smaller, but with equally good views, Conic Hill from Balmaha. The West Highland Way passes the site and provides a steady stream of backpackers pitching their tiny tents each evening. They have their own large 'shed' so there is somewhere warm, dry and hopefully midge free for cooking, clearing up and chatting. There are also picnic tables available.
In contrast we have a largish tent so opted for hardstanding with electric. You will need an extra groundsheet to protect your actual tent from the gravel and rock pegs for the guy lines etc. Many of the grass pitches were waterlogged and the ground muddy where cars had driven onto the grass so the staff were quite happy with us on the hardstanding.
Facilities were good and very clean. Wifi and phone reception good. Staff friendly. Reception sells absolute essentials but Balmaha (2 miles walk on good paths) has a village shop which will keep you going with all the basics needed for a short stay. I don't know where the nearest supermarket is - Drymen has a Spar?
There are two further sites up the road - Camping in the Forest has Cashell Bay, which looks similar. The Forestry Comm also run a basics only site at Sallochy. Wild camping is not allowed March to October. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: MuffandBud |
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This was our first visit to Scotland in our caravan, and we were not disapointed. The site location is just amazing.
On arrival we were met by professional and friendly wardens who quickly completed the paperwork and showed us our pitch and explained the park and its facilities. We were lucky to have a pitch on the front by the loch so we quickly unhitched and enjoyed a lovely cup of tea just staring out to the loch, what lovely views!
The campsite is not large it is situated a short drive or a 20 minute walk from the nearest village where a small shop, visitor centre and pub are situated. The site is dog friendly and there are plenty of lovely walks to be enjoyed.
All facilities were within easy reach, the showers and the toilets were rather tired but well maintained by the wardens, There was a small shop run by the wardens where you could buy necessary items that we forgot.
A good base for touring Loch Lomond and the surrounding area, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, its a truly beautiful location run by friendly and professional wardens.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: GrumpyBoaby |
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We arrived nice and early and waited for reception to open at noon, as we were first we had hoped be allocated a prime shore side location, sadly not, if would appear that the first come first served didn't work in our favour. The shore side pitch was filled the next day.
Nice clean showers and toilets, closed for cleaning 10. 30am till noon. No motorhome service area and all waste bins located in one area.
Very busy at the weekend, the allocated seasonal caravan area was very busy although quiet, apart from off lead dogs.
Lovely location for backpackers, Kayakers, or just relaxing.
There is a small on site shop with limited opening hours, nearest COOP in Balloch.
The west highland way runs close to the site, we could see the climbers heading up Ben Lomond from our second row pitch.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Alaire |
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Came here after discovering Luss site road noise impossible to cope with. Best decision ever. Blissfully quiet and perfect lochside pitch. Check in couldn't have been easier, despite arriving with no notice, and shown to choice of pitches. Facilities absolutely fine, though those in main block better than the backpackers in the middle of the field. Great location for cycling base - quiet roads and plenty of route choices.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: The Alf |
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Did not use facilities as self contained. Site had very pleasent outlook and views. Wardens were very helpful, and friendly on phone. Arrived in heavy rain when other sites were water logged. Upon arrival wardens (all 4) were helpful and informative, even as example regards wifi access. Apart from 1 warden having body parts drop off (inside joke because we have age concessions) could not fault their attitude. Would we come here again, you bet. Our 1 complaint is the rain if they could fix that then 11 out of 10 but seeing as they could not we have to give a score of 10 out of 10. Have given a 10 score for child friendly etc cos could not score not applicable.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Fidibury |
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We stayed at this site for one night near the end of our 750 mile tour of Scotland. It is located right on the shores of Loch Lomond but the road to the site is quite narrow and winding. Shower and toilet facilities were a bit dated but plentiful with hot water and plenty of space. There is a small shop at reception.
We were lucky to get a pitch right on the waters edge but all pitches had views of the Loch.
There were lovely walks along the edge of the Loch - along part of the West Highland Way.
Some of the units had boats with them. These could be launched from the slipway at the site. I can't recall if there was a children's playground on site.
Not sure if we would go back to this site due to its location but for an over night stop it was lovely.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Sunnycaravanner |
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a argumentative welcome but the site was well kept, very busy with all sorts. Views of the loch and small shop on site. Loch lomond walks and boat trips nearby. Avoid the weekend in summer.
With lots of mozzies and flys it can be a problem. Balmaha has a pub and shop whilst drymen has a spar supermarket. The pub is expensive whilst the village shop sells beer and fags
we will return
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Dubdogs |
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Stayed for two nights to have a relaxing time by the Loch and take in some of the local walks.
We were disappointed with our pitch, there is an area of flat pitches on the Loch but we were on sloping pitches at the back of the site. We were given one pitch that would have been impossible to get the van level given the sloping angles of the pitch. We moved to a flatter one, but it was still too sloping to get level with large chocks. The pitches at the front of the site looked good and did have nice views.
The toilet block wasn't the cleanest and deteriorated throughout the day. We were also close to the backpackers facilities, which understandably got a hard time.
The walking from the site was good. We walked to both the local pubs one about 1. 5 miles away and one 5. 5 miles away, The Oak (the closer one) was the better of the two. There is also a well stocked shop at Balmaha.
Overall for a C&CC site, it was a disappointment. There is a nice Camping in the Forest site just down the round and I'd use this when returning to the area rather than Millarrochy Bay.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: ChewiesDad |
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A fantastic location for walking - our dogs loved it.
Disappointed with WiFi Access - about two thirds of pitches had none. We asked to be located 'in the zone' and it did work but slow and the log on process was confusing and clunky. First generation iPad got no signal at all but the Android Galaxy S3 and Kindle Fire were OK. No TV reception for us.
To be 'in the zone' we were at the back of the site with the road a few yards away from us with trees and bushes between - very noisy traffic early in morning was an irritant.
Also disappointed with shop - very limited stock and sign on door that it was only open 1hr in morning and 1hr late afternoon BUT it did apear to be open more often - so why put people off?
Peaceful during mid week but
Busy on Friday afternoon until Sunday but not too rowdy. They do seem to cram people in when busy - we had to complain about a tent pitched about 3 meters from ours despite 6 meter club rule. Should have realised the intent when we were told to park car in front of our tent ( blocking any view) - when we said what if it does not fit into the small space between tent and site road were told to take down our front extension on night and put it up during day. So what to do with car during day ? Situation was resolved when I complained and pointed out 6 meter rule and handbook reference to parking between tents but only by warden asking/telling? neighbours to move tent from where he originally had told them to pitch to 6 meters away.
Good toilets and showers very clean except for weekend between cleaning sessions.
Bit of a walk to rubbish bins and chemical disposal but they were out of sight.
A small quality kids play area in the centre of the park
Loch access limited at site to a small beach and slipway but a short walk from site entrance along road led to a fairly large attractive pebbly beach which we and our dogs loved.
Dog walk was small but dog waste bins there and near office were regularly emptied. There was dog poo at the back of our pich which I managed to stand in while putting tent up but saw none anywhere else on site despite a lot of well behaved dogs.
Our favourite place for dinner was The Oak Tree at Balmahar a short drive from the site or a good walk for the more energetic.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Travelling man1 |
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Great site, clean facilities and helpful staff except for one person in the office. We tried to check in and found a staff member in reception. I think we surprised him as he stood up and said he couldn't help us as he didn't check people in, said he would get the check-in woman. 10 min later nothing. 15 min later nothing, went for a walk around the site. All a bit funny really. No idea what was going on
Anyway its a nice site once you get checked in, a little beach, 2 slipways for boats, bbqs allowed, 45 min walk to the pub along the shore,
Bit busy at weekends so best avoid during summer hols.
I would definitely recommend the site and we plan to go back later in the year
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