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Campton Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 43.87156, -71.62536
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Campton Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 658 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Campton Group CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Campton Group Campground · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump22 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- PPropane42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Campton Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
658 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
43.87156, -71.62536
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Campton Group Campground · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWinter Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCampton Upper Village · ~0.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- FuelIrving · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.5 mi
- GroceriesCampton Cupboard · ~0.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~8.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSpeare Memorial Hospital ER · ~8.6 mi
- HardwareRand's Ace Harware · ~8.5 mi
EV charging — from Campton Group Campground · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.3 mi straight-line W — Thornton, NH - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 365 within 100 · 933 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.0 mi — Hannaford Bradford, Bradford
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.0 mi — Hannaford Bradford, Bradford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.6 mi — Best Western Plymouth Inn - White Mountains, Campton, NH · NOODOE · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 307825 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Campton Group Campground · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomCampton Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWelch-Dickey · ~2.9 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomMad River Trailhead · ~4.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomCrawford Ridgepole · ~6.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Campton Group Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Campton Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Campton Family Campground~0.1 mi
- Waterville Valley Campground~7.5 mi
- Tripoli Rd~8.6 mi · fee
- Osceola Vista~8.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Campton Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Campton Group Campground are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Campton Group Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Campton Group Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Campton Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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