Agency-listedUSFSFee
Covered Bridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.00316, -71.23219
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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 Covered Bridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 838 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Covered BridgeNIFC · 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 Covered Bridge · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- DDump26 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Covered Bridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
838 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
44.00316, -71.23219
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Covered Bridge · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBartlett · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.2 mi
- FuelMobil · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.0 mi
- GroceriesDiscount II Plus Deli · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~5.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSacopee Valley Health Center · ~21.8 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~6.1 mi
EV charging — from Covered Bridge · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.0 mi straight-line E — North Conway, NH - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 272 within 100 · 818 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.9 mi — NOURIA BRIDGTON 3, Bridgton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.4 mi — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, NH (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · hours: 8:30am-5pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Attitash Mountain Village Resort, Bartlett, 5.5 mi · J1772 · hours: Contact station for hours of availability
- 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 203258 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Covered Bridge · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCovered Bridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCovered Bridge P.L. · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlackberry Crossing · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
- RestroomSouth Moat Mtn. Trail Parking Lot · ~2.5 mi E · USFS
Open Covered Bridge elsewhere
Other camps near Covered Bridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blackberry Crossing~0.7 mi · fee
- White Ledge~3.5 mi · fee
- Camp Penacook Shelter~3.6 mi
- Jigger Johnson~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Covered Bridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Covered Bridge are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Covered Bridge
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Covered Bridge
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 — Covered Bridge
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →