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Trapper John Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 43.78321, -72.11145
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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 Trapper John Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,342 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Trapper John 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 Trapper John Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail1 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- WWater15 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- DDump34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Trapper John Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,342 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
43.78321, -72.11145
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Trapper John Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrant Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLyme Center · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesHuggets Market · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~10.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicDartmouth-Hitchcock Lyme · ~3.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~3.0 mi
EV charging — from Trapper John Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.4 mi straight-line NW — Thetford ChargeVT Charging Center, East Thetford, VT (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach20 within 25 mi · 64 within 50 · 361 within 100 · 982 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.9 mi — Dan & Whit's General Store, Norwich
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.0 mi — HYUNDAI LEBANON CPE 250 #1, Lebanon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.1 mi — DC TRAN SVCS THOMPSON LOT #1, Hanover, 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 463878 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Trapper John Shelter · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomTrapper John Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomDOC Trapper John Shelter Privy · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomDOC Moose Mtn Shelter Privy · ~4.3 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomMoose Mountain Shelter · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Trapper John Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Trapper John Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Moose Mountain Shelter~4.3 mi
- Hexacuba Shelter~7.7 mi
- Velvet Rocks Shelter~9.5 mi
- Ore Hill Tentsite~12.3 mi
The unit that manages Trapper John Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Trapper John Shelter are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Trapper John 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 Trapper John 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 — Trapper John Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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