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Imp Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.32910, -71.15015
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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 Imp Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Imp 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 Imp Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- DDump29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- PPropane32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Imp Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
NH
Coordinates
44.32910, -71.15015
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Imp Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStony Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGorham · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.3 mi
- FuelCumberland Farms · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~7.3 mi
- Dump station~29.0 mi
- GroceriesByrne Corner Shop · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicAndroscoggin Valley Hospital · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareGorham Hardware · ~4.3 mi
EV charging — from Imp Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.2 mi straight-line N — 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 38 within 50 · 207 within 100 · 628 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.6 mi — Bethel, ME - Tesla Supercharger, Bethel
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.6 mi — Mount Washington Auto Road, Greens Grant, NH (at a convenience store) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — The Glen House, Gorham, 4.6 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 Imp Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAMC Imp Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomDolly Copp · ~3.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBarnes Field · ~3.4 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomCamp Dodge · ~3.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Imp Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Imp Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dolly Copp Campground~3.4 mi · fee
- Dolly Copp~3.4 mi · fee
- Barnes Field~3.4 mi · fee
- Rattle River Shelter~4.0 mi
The unit that manages Imp Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Imp Shelter are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Imp 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 Imp 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 — Imp Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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