Mountain Pond Shelter

Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Mountain Pond Shelter is a National Forest campground near Carroll, New Hampshire.

First-come, first-served

National Forest · Carroll, New Hampshire

National Forest
Managed by

Mountain Pond Shelter sits inside White Mountain National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.

Getting a site

Managed by: National Forest
Reservations: None, first-come
Fee: Free

Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30

Access and cell service

Elevation: 1,523 ft

44.1731, -71.0719 in Carroll. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Common questions

Do you need a reservation at Mountain Pond Shelter?

No. Mountain 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 Mountain Pond Shelter?

Camping at Mountain Pond Shelter is free.

Who manages Mountain Pond Shelter?

Mountain Pond Shelter is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Around Mountain Pond Shelter

Public land · within 15 miles

Public land within 15 miles: Wild River Wilderness (8 miles to its center) , Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness (12 miles to its center) , Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness (13 miles to its center) , and Great Gulf Wilderness (13 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.

Waterfalls and swimming nearby

swimholesmap.com · within 30 miles

Nearest to Mountain Pond Shelter, in straight-line miles: Jackson Falls (swimming hole, 6 miles), Diana's Baths (waterfall, 8.2 miles), Diana's Baths Pools (swimming hole, 8.6 miles), Arethusa Falls (waterfall, 16 miles), and Lower Falls (swimming hole, 20 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.