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White Ledge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NH · 43.95437, -71.21389
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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 White Ledge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 739 ft.
Fire & smoke — around White LedgeNIFC · 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 White Ledge · White Mountain National Forest · NH
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- PPropane36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — White Ledge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
739 ft
State
NH
Coordinates
43.95437, -71.21389
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around White Ledge · White Mountain National Forest · NH (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townConway · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.0 mi
- FuelMobil · ~3.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesCommunity Market & Deli · ~3.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~6.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSacopee Valley Health Center · ~19.1 mi
- HardwareSilver Lake Home Center · ~5.0 mi
EV charging — from White Ledge · White Mountain National Forest · NH — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.8 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 62 within 50 · 301 within 100 · 844 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.4 mi — NOURIA BRIDGTON 4, Bridgton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.7 mi — ECODRIVE BCAG 3, Gorham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.9 mi — Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, NH (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · hours: 8:30am-5pm 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 203258 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around White Ledge · White Mountain National Forest · NH — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Ledge · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomWhite Ledge · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomPiper Trailhead · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomHammond Trail Parking Lot · ~2.7 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near White Ledge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Camp Penacook Shelter~2.7 mi
- Covered Bridge~3.5 mi · fee
- Blackberry Crossing~3.9 mi · fee
- Jigger Johnson~6.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages White Ledge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at White Ledge are set by White Mountain National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — White Ledge
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 White Ledge
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 — White Ledge
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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