Agency-listedNH DNCR Division of Parks and RecreationFee
Ellacoya State Park RV Campground
Drive-up · public land · NH · 43.57404, -71.35679
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Weather outlook — at Ellacoya State Park RV Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 508 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ellacoya State Park RV 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 Ellacoya State Park RV Campground · public land · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- DDump32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Ellacoya State Park RV Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
508 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
43.57404, -71.35679
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Ellacoya State Park RV Campground · public land · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePoorfarm Brook (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLake Shore Park · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.5 mi
- FuelCitgo · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~4.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicConcord Hospital – Laconia · ~6.2 mi
- HardwareAubuchon Hardware · ~9.2 mi
EV charging — from Ellacoya State Park RV Campground · public land · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line NW — Meredith, NH - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 91 within 50 · 527 within 100 · 1032 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS28.9 mi — McGovern Hyundai Of Concord - DCFC, Bow
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.4 mi — REVISION ENERGY DOVER CPE #2, Dover
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.7 mi — GUNSTOCKMTN STATION 3, Gilford, NH · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Best Western Plus - Landmark Inn, Laconia, 6.5 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “$15 per session”
- 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 222796 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ellacoya State Park RV Campground · public land · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaSanbornton Rest Area · ~13.4 mi SW
- RestroomWentworth Trail Parking Lot/Mead Base · ~18.7 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaCanterbury Rest Area · ~18.8 mi SW
- RestroomCrawford Ridgepole · ~19.0 mi N · USFS
Open Ellacoya State Park RV Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Ellacoya State Park RV Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White Lake State Park~19.4 mi · fee
- Flat Mtn Pond Shelter~23.7 mi
- Campton Group Campground~24.5 mi
- Campton Family Campground~24.7 mi
How we know this — Ellacoya State Park RV Campground
Stay limit
14 nights (maximum duration of 14 consecutive days)
Source
public land records
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
37 RV sites with three-way (water/electric/sewer) hook-ups on Lake Winnipesaukee, reservation only, open 4/30 through Columbus Day weekend. "The rate per a night is $60 per rig". RV only -- this is not a tent campground. SPECIAL STAY LIMIT: the park page quotes Res 7302.03(d) -- Hampton Beach and Ellacoya RV parks "shall have a maximum duration of 14 consecutive or accumulative days from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend for any person or camping vehicle" and extensions are not permitted. SOURCE: https://www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/ellacoya-state-park (read 2026-08-16). NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PARK CAMPING -- THE RULES THAT APPLY HERE. DESIGNATED SITES ONLY: NH Code of Administrative Rules Res 7302.02(a) (read 2026-08-16 at gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/res7300.html) says "No person shall camp on DRED properties except in designated campsites." There is no dispersed camping on a New Hampshire state park or state forest. STAY LIMIT: Res 7302.03(d) -- "Camping permits shall have a maximum duration of 14 consecutive days at all campgrounds unless extended pursuant to paragraph (e)." TRAIL SHELTERS: Res 7302.02(g) -- overnight stays at Cohos Trail shelters in Nash Stream state forest, at Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway shelters in Max Israel state forest and Pillsbury state park, "and other remote locations where overnight stays are permitted shall have a maximum duration of 2 consecutive nights." FEES (statewide table at https://www.nhstateparks.org/fees-reservations/camping-rates-reservations, read 2026-08-16): primitive campsite $29, standard $35, platform $35, lean-to $40, waterfront $40, water+electric (20/30) $45, plus a $7 reservation fee. NH residents 65+ get $5 off per site per night except holidays. Reservations are through ReserveAmerica / 1-877-NHPARKS. COORDINATE PROVENANCE: lat/lon is the state's OWN published park point from https://www.nhstateparks.org/App/Services/ParkList.asmx/GetParks?type=5a3cf536-dbcd-455d-8700-a21a499cd8b3 (read 2026-08-16). It is a park point, not a surveyed campground-loop point. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Ellacoya State Park RV 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 — Ellacoya State Park RV Campground
Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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