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Ethan Pond Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.17737, -71.42678
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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 Ethan Pond Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,880 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ethan Pond ShelterNIFC · 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 Ethan Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
- PPropane45 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 — Ethan Pond Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,880 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
44.17737, -71.42678
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Ethan Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBartlett · ~10.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.9 mi
- FuelIrving · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.3 mi
- GroceriesIrving · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~15.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicWeeks Medical Center - Whitefield Physicians' Office · ~16.3 mi
- HardwareAubuchon Hardware · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Ethan Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.1 mi straight-line SW — Lincoln, NH - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 10 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 reach10 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 265 within 100 · 745 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.9 mi — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.9 mi — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.1 mi — Appalachian Mountain Club - Highland Center at Crawford Notch, Bretton Woods, NH (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: 24 hours daily; donations accepted
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Attitash Mountain Village Resort, Bartlett, 11.7 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 102287 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ethan Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomEthan Pond Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomAMC Ethan Pond Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomWebster Cliff · ~2.0 mi E · USFS
- RestroomEthan Pond - Ripley Falls Trail Parking Lot · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
Open Ethan Pond Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Ethan Pond Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Nauman Tentsite~4.1 mi
- Guyot Shelter~5.5 mi · fee
- Dry River Shelter # 3~6.1 mi
- Sugarloaf II Campground~6.7 mi
The unit that manages Ethan Pond Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ethan Pond Shelter are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ethan Pond Shelter
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 Ethan Pond Shelter
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 — Ethan Pond Shelter
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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