Hermit Lake Complex
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $15 per person per night. Hermit Lake Complex is a National Forest campground near Gorham, New Hampshire.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Hermit Lake Complex sits inside White Mountain National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.5 miles outside the boundary of Mount Washington State Park; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.6 miles outside the boundary of Presidential Range-Dry River 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
- ✓ Potable water
On site: Toilets and potable water.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,900 ft
44.2612, -71.2871 in Coos. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Hermit Lake Complex?
No. Hermit Lake Complex 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 Hermit Lake Complex?
Camping at Hermit Lake Complex costs Single Site: $15 per person per night.
Is there drinking water at Hermit Lake Complex?
Yes, Hermit Lake Complex has potable water. It also has toilets.
Who manages Hermit Lake Complex?
Hermit Lake Complex is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Hermit Lake Complex
Public land within 15 miles: Great Gulf Wilderness (2.5 miles to its center) , Crawford Notch State Park (8 miles to its center) , Wild River Wilderness (8.9 miles to its center) , Moose Brook State Park (11 miles to its center) , and Pemigewasset Wilderness (15 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Hermit Lake Complex, in straight-line miles: Arethusa Falls (waterfall, 9.2 miles), Jackson Falls (swimming hole, 9.5 miles), Diana's Baths (waterfall, 14 miles), Diana's Baths Pools (swimming hole, 14 miles), and Lower Falls (swimming hole, 18 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 168
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- 11
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Gorham and campgrounds in Coos.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01