Free camping near Bethlehem, NH
Yes. 20 of the 41 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bethlehem, NH are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gale River Loop, 4.9 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 41 camps near Bethlehem, NH
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale River Loop | 4.9 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Haystack Road | 6.5 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 7.3 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 8.4 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 9.1 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 9.2 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 9.3 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 9.4 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| Zealand Campground | 9.5 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Kinsman Pond | 10 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 11 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Liberty Springs | 11 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 12 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 13 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 14 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Hancock | 16 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 16 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Big Rock | 17 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Beaver Brook Shelter | 18 | Free | Beaver Brook (stream) | 3.2 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 18 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Russell Pond | 19 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Tripoli Rd | 20 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| In White Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 20 | Free | Jackman Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Valley Way Campsite | 20 | Free | Snyder Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Randolph | — |
| Osgood Tent Site | 22 | Free | West Branch of Peabody River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glen House | — |
| Fourth Iron Backcountry Site | 22 | Free | Halfway Brook (stream) | 0.4 mi to Sawyers River | — |
| Rocky Branch Shelter #1 | 22 | Free | Lower Stairs Brook (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hart's Location | — |
| Jeffers Brook Shelter | 22 | Free | Still Brook (stream) | 0.9 mi to Glencliff | — |
| Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms | 22 | Free | Little Sawyer Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Livermore | — |
| Unknown Pond Tent Site | 23 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Stark | — |
| Osceola Vista | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Mt Langdon Camping Area | 23 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Dolly Copp Campground | 23 | Fee | Imp Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Glen House | — |
| Dolly Copp | 24 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Gorham | — |
| Barnes Field | 24 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Gorham | — |
| Rogers Ledge Tent Site | 24 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 4.5 mi to Stark | — |
| Moose Brook State Park | 24 | Fee | Swimming Pool (water) | 1.5 mi to Upper Village | — |
| Waterville Valley Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Drakes Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
Who manages the camps near Bethlehem, NH
Who manages them: 39 on the Forest Service; 2 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
- White Mountain National Forest — 39 camps: 20 free, 15 fee, 4 unpriced
- NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation — 2 camps: 2 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 41: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Bethlehem, NH
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bethlehem, NH, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.