Umbagog Lake State Park (base camp)

public land records

Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.

The state's own description: "The park includes a base park campground with 27 sites with electrical and water hook-ups available, 2 cabins, 33 remote campsites and 4 remote cabins in isolated locations around Umbagog Lake accessible only by boat." Canoe and kayak rentals plus "transportation for remote site campers" are offered. Base camp open full-time 5/15 to 10/18; remote sites 5/22 to 10/11. Rates "vary by site type"; the statewide table lists Remote Cabin (Umbagog) $65 and Deluxe Remote Cabin (Umbagog) $80. "All outside firewood is prohibited at Umbagog Lake State Park." THIS PIN IS THE BASE CAMP ONLY. The 33 boat-in remote sites are the most genuinely backcountry public camping in New Hampshire outside the National Forest and each has its own location, but the state publishes no per-site coordinates -- only a "Umbagog Lake Remote Campsite Map" PDF. A future fire should pull that map. SOURCE: https://www.nhstateparks.org/find-parks-trails/umbagog-lake-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.

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.

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.