Free camping near Gorham, NH
Within 25 straight-line miles of Gorham, NH there are 42 camps: 22 free, 18 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Moose Brook State Park, 1.3 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Trident Col Tentsite, 4.5 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: ME and NH.
Who manages them: 37 on the Forest Service; 5 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Brook State Park | 1.3 | Fee | Swimming Pool (water) | 1.5 mi to Upper Village | — |
| Barnes Field | 3.9 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dolly Copp | 4.3 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dolly Copp Campground | 4.5 | Fee | Imp Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Glen House | — |
| Trident Col Tentsite | 4.5 | Free | Page Pond (water) | 2.9 mi to Berlin | — |
| Rattle River Shelter | 4.6 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Gorham | — |
| Imp Shelter | 5.0 | Free | Stony Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Gorham | — |
| Valley Way Campsite | 6.0 | Free | Snyder Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Randolph | — |
| Osgood Tent Site | 6.5 | Free | West Branch of Peabody River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glen House | — |
| Gentian Pond Shelter | 7.5 | Free | Gentian Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Shelburne | — |
| Jericho Mountain State Park | 7.8 | Fee | Jericho Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Copperville | — |
| Wild River | 9.0 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Gorham | — |
| Spruce Brook Tent Site | 9.7 | Free | Baldface Brook (stream) | 4.8 mi to North Chatham | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Blue Brook Tent Site | 10 | Free | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Perkins Notch Tent Site | 11 | Free | No Ketchum Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Glen House | — |
| Hastings | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bethel | — |
| Basin | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Gorham | — |
| Milan Hill State Park | 12 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Milan | — |
| Cold River | 13 | Fee | Basin Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to North Chatham | — |
| Baldface Shelter | 13 | Free | Charles Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to North Chatham | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 13 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Rogers Ledge Tent Site | 13 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 4.5 mi to Stark | — |
| Unknown Pond Tent Site | 13 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Stark | — |
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 14 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 15 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Mountain Pond Shelter | 16 | Free | Mountain Pond (water) | 3.1 mi to Chatham | — |
| Rocky Branch Shelter #1 | 17 | Free | Lower Stairs Brook (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hart's Location | — |
| Zealand Campground | 17 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Crocker Pond | 19 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Bethel | — |
| Province Pond Shelter | 20 | Free | Province Pond (water) | 2.9 mi to Chatham | — |
| Mt Langdon Camping Area | 20 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Haystack Road | 21 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Fourth Iron Backcountry Site | 23 | Free | Halfway Brook (stream) | 0.4 mi to Sawyers River | — |
| Umbagog Lake State Park (base camp) | 23 | Fee | — | 0.1 mi to Cambridge | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 23 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Gale River Loop | 24 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Mollidgewock State Park | 24 | Fee | Androscoggin River (river) | 3.2 mi to Errol | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 25 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Gorham, 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.