Agency-listedNH DNCR Division of Parks and RecreationFee
Lake Francis State Park
Drive-up · public land · NH · 45.06187, -71.30170
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Ask about this camp →The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. 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 Lake Francis State Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,433 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Francis State ParkNIFC · 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 Lake Francis State Park · public land · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- DDump8 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- WWater30 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Lake Francis State Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
1,433 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
45.06187, -71.30170
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Francis State Park · public land · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureConnecticut River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townHappy Corner · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.3 mi
- GroceriesYoung's Store · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~15.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicUpper Connecticut Valley Hospital · ~14.0 mi
- HardwareUnimat · ~17.3 mi
EV charging — from Lake Francis State Park · public land · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.0 mi straight-line SW — 64 Trooper Leslie G Lord Mem Hwy, Colebrook, NH · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 107 within 100 · 308 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.0 mi — The Rangeley Hideaway, Rangeley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 mi — LaPerle's IGA, Colebrook, NH (at a grocery store) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 323548 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lake Francis State Park · public land · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaColebrook Rest Area · ~13.8 mi SW
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~18.6 mi SE · FWS
Open Lake Francis State Park elsewhere
Other camps near Lake Francis State Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coleman State Park~8.7 mi · fee
- Deer Mountain Campground~10.6 mi · fee
- Mollidgewock State Park~24.2 mi · fee
How we know this — Lake Francis State Park
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
45 sites including 9 with water/electric (20 amp) hook-ups and 9 ATV camping sites, on Lake Francis in Pittsburg with direct access to the Coos County OHRV trail network. Rate published on the park page: "$35 (no hookups), $45 (waterview/hookups)". Open 5/15, last date 10/24. There is a dump station, "for use by registered campers only". SOURCE: https://www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/lake-francis-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 Lake Francis State Park
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 — Lake Francis State Park
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Cold-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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