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Russell Pond
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 44.00875, -71.64893
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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 Russell Pond
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,769 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Russell PondNIFC · 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 Russell Pond · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Russell Pond
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,769 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
44.00875, -71.64893
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Russell Pond · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNorth Woodstock · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP · ~2.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.9 mi
- Groceries7-Eleven · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~2.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicAmmonoosuc Community Health Services · ~13.5 mi
- HardwareAubuchon Hardware · ~2.7 mi
EV charging — from Russell Pond · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.5 mi straight-line N — 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 49 within 50 · 302 within 100 · 872 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.5 mi — Littleton Chevrolet, Littleton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.6 mi — Hannaford Bradford, Bradford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.4 mi — SWTCH Energy Inc., Lincoln, NH (at a parking lot) · SWTCH · J1772 · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, no confirmation date on the record · 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 102287 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Russell Pond · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRussell Pond · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomRussell Pond · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Portable toiletTripoli Rd · ~1.1 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomMt Tecumseh Trailhead Tripoli · ~3.7 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Russell Pond
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tripoli Rd~1.1 mi · fee
- Hancock~4.7 mi · fee
- In White Mountain National Forest~5.1 mi
- Big Rock~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Russell Pond
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Russell Pond are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Russell Pond
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 Russell Pond
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 — Russell Pond
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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