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Gentian Pond Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.45354, -71.07146
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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 Gentian Pond Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,150 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gentian 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 Gentian Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- DDump36 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 — Gentian Pond Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,150 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
44.45354, -71.07146
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Gentian Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGentian Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townShelburne · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.2 mi
- FuelCitgo · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~6.2 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~24.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicAndroscoggin Valley Hospital · ~4.7 mi
- HardwareWhite Mountain Lumber · ~5.1 mi
EV charging — from Gentian Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.5 mi straight-line W — Berlin City Chevrolet, GORHAM, NH · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 8:00am-5:00pm; Tue: 8:00am-5:00pm; Wed: 8:00am-5:00pm; Thu: 8:00am-5:00pm; Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm; Sat: 8:00am-5:00pm; Sun: 8:00am-5:00pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 187 within 100 · 555 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.7 mi — Bethel, ME - Tesla Supercharger, Bethel
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.7 mi — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.7 mi — ECODRIVE ECODRIVE EV1, Gorham, NH · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 260465 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gentian Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAMC Trident Col Privy · ~3.3 mi W · NPS
- RestroomAMC Rattle River Shelter Privy · ~5.4 mi S · NPS
- RestroomRattle River Shelter · ~5.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomPine Mountain N · ~6.9 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Gentian Pond Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trident Col Tentsite~3.3 mi
- Rattle River Shelter~5.5 mi
- Hastings~8.2 mi · fee
- Moose Brook State Park~8.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Gentian Pond Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gentian Pond Shelter are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gentian 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
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 Gentian 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 — Gentian Pond Shelter
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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