CampgroundsDB

National Forest campgrounds in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 56 National Forest campgrounds on record, 14 reservable and 42 first-come. 25 are free.

56
Total
14
Reservable
42
First-come
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How National Forest campgrounds work here

These campgrounds are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 42 take no reservations. 14 book through Recreation.gov. On record: 25 free, 18 with potable water, 1 with hookups. The agency's own pages are at epqs.nationalmap.gov.

Interagency pass: it covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, and the Senior Pass "may provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees", camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26). For the land itself (rules, offices, boundaries), see New Hampshire national forests on publiclandsdb.com.

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Baldface Shelter Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Barnes Field Campground Coos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
11
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Barnes Field Group Campground Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Basin Carroll · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
13
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Beaver Brook Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Big Rock Grafton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
27
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Blackberry Crossing Conway · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Camp Penacook Shelter Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Campton Campground Thornton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
55
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Cold River Carroll · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
8
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Coppermine Shelter Twin Mountain · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Covered Bridge Carroll · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
29
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Dolly Copp Coos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
168
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Dry River Shelter # 3 Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Eliza Brook Shelter Woodstock · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Ethan Pond Shelter Bartlett · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per person per night
 Flat Mtn Pond Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Fourth Iron Backcountry Site Bartlett · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Franconia Brook Campsites Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Garfield Ridge Shelter Bethlehem · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per person per night
 Gentian Pond Shelter Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Guyot Shelter Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per person per night
 Hancock Campton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
54
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Hermit Lake Complex Gorham · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per person per night
 Hexacuba Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Imp Shelter Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Jeffers Brook Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Jigger Johnson Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Kinsman Pond Woodstock · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Liberty Springs Franconia · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per person per night
 Moose Mountain Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Mountain Pond Shelter Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Nauman Tentsite Bartlett · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Ore Hill Tentsite Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Osceola Vista Campground Grafton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Osceola Vista Group Campground Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Passaconaway Conway · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Province Pond Shelter Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Rattle River Shelter Shelburne · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Rocky Branch Shelter #1 Carroll · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Russell Pond Grafton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
65
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Russell-colbath Barn Carroll · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Sugarloaf I Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Sugarloaf Ii Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Thirteen Falls Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Three Ponds Shelter Rumney · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Trapper John Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Trident Col Tentsite Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Tripoli Rd Twin Mountain · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $25 per night
 Velvet Rocks Shelter Grafton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Waterville Grafton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
25
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 White Ledge Carroll · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
17
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Wild River Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Wildwood Grafton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
25
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night
 Zealand Coos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night

Common questions

How do I book a National Forest campground in New Hampshire?

Of the 56 National Forest campgrounds on record, 42 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 14 book through Recreation.gov.

Does the interagency pass work at National Forest campgrounds?

The pass itself covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, not the nightly camping fee; the Senior Pass may give 50 percent off some amenity fees, camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26).

All agencies: camping in New Hampshire.