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Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms

Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms is a National Forest campground near Grafton, New Hampshire.

First-come, first-served

National Forest · Grafton, New Hampshire

National Forest
Managed by

Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms 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
1,938 ft

44.0496, -71.3802 in Grafton. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Common questions

Do you need a reservation at Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms?

No. Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms 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 Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms?

Camping at Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms is free.

Who manages Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms?

Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Around Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms

Public land · within 15 miles

Public land within 15 miles: Sandwich Range Wilderness (8.2 miles to its center) , Pemigewasset Wilderness (9 miles to its center) , and Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness (10 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 Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms, in straight-line miles: Lower Falls (swimming hole, 2.7 miles), Sabbaday Falls (waterfall, 3.9 miles), Arethusa Falls (waterfall, 6.8 miles), Diana's Baths Pools (swimming hole, 11 miles), and Diana's Baths (waterfall, 11 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.

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