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Province Pond Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.13206, -71.04847
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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 Province Pond Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,321 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Province 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 Province Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- DDump30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Province Pond Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,321 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
44.13206, -71.04847
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Province Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureProvince Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townChatham · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelPatch's Deli and Market · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~21.8 mi
- Dump station~29.8 mi
- GroceriesPatch's Deli and Market · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~8.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMemorial Hospital · ~6.6 mi
- HardwareGorham Hardware · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Province Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.4 mi straight-line SW — North Conway, NH - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 231 within 100 · 732 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.2 mi — NOURIA BRIDGTON 4, Bridgton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.8 mi — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.7 mi — Ragged Mountain Equipment, Intervale, NH (at a shopping center) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Bernerhof Inn, Glen, 8.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only and must sign in · 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 203258 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Province Pond Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSlippery Brook Trail Parking Lot · ~3.7 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomKearsarge North Trail Parking Lot · ~4.9 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomDoublehead New Path Parking Lot · ~5.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDoublehead X-Ski Trail Parking Lot · ~5.5 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Province Pond Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mountain Pond Shelter~3.1 mi
- Baldface Shelter~7.1 mi
- Perkins Notch Tent Site~9.0 mi
- Cold River~9.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Province Pond Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Province Pond Shelter are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Province 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 Province 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 — Province Pond Shelter
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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