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Dry River Shelter # 3
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.22873, -71.32548
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Dry River Shelter # 3
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,121 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dry River Shelter # 3NIFC · 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 Dry River Shelter # 3 · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Dry River Shelter # 3
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,121 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
44.22873, -71.32548
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dry River Shelter # 3 · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDry River Falls (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMarshfield Station · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~15.4 mi
- Dump station~18.7 mi
- GroceriesPatch's Deli and Market · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~17.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMemorial Hospital · ~14.9 mi
- HardwareGorham Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Dry River Shelter # 3 · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.3 mi straight-line NE — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham, NH · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 246 within 100 · 716 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.8 mi — North Conway, NH - Tesla Supercharger, North Conway
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — Appalachian Mountain Club - Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, Gorham, NH (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: 24 hours daily; donations accepted
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — The Glen House, Gorham, 6.6 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 372081 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dry River Shelter # 3 · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNauman Tentsite · ~2.2 mi W · USFS
- RestroomAMC Nauman Tentsite Privy · ~2.3 mi W · NPS
- Flush restroomHermit Lake Complex · ~2.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAmmonoosuc Ravine · ~3.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Dry River Shelter # 3 elsewhere
Other camps near Dry River Shelter # 3
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Nauman Tentsite~2.2 mi
- Hermit Lake Complex~2.9 mi · fee
- Rocky Branch Shelter #1~5.6 mi
- Ethan Pond Shelter~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dry River Shelter # 3
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dry River Shelter # 3 are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dry River Shelter # 3
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Dry River Shelter # 3
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 — Dry River Shelter # 3
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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