Ethan Pond Shelter
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $15 per person per night. Ethan Pond Shelter is a National Forest campground near Bartlett, New Hampshire.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Ethan Pond Shelter sits inside White Mountain National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Pemigewasset Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per person per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 2,879 ft
44.1774, -71.4268 in Grafton. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Ethan Pond Shelter?
No. Ethan Pond Shelter is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Ethan Pond Shelter?
Camping at Ethan Pond Shelter costs Single Site: $15 per person per night.
Who manages Ethan Pond Shelter?
Ethan Pond Shelter is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Ethan Pond Shelter
Public land within 15 miles: Crawford Notch State Park (1.3 miles to its center) , Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness (4.9 miles to its center) , Mount Washington State Park (8.9 miles to its center) , Great Gulf Wilderness (11 miles to its center) , and Franconia Notch State Park (13 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Ethan Pond Shelter, in straight-line miles: Arethusa Falls (waterfall, 2.9 miles), Lower Falls (swimming hole, 11 miles), Jackson Falls (swimming hole, 12 miles), Sabbaday Falls (waterfall, 13 miles), and The Basin (swimming hole, 13 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
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- Fee
- Free
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per person per night
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Free
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- Not on record
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- Not on record
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- Single Site: $24 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Bartlett and campgrounds in Grafton.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01