Free camping near Lancaster, NH
Within 25 straight-line miles of Lancaster, NH there are 29 camps: 15 free, 12 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Unknown Pond Tent Site, 9.5 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Unknown Pond Tent Site, 9.5 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 4 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Pond Tent Site | 9.5 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Stark | — |
| Rogers Ledge Tent Site | 11 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 4.5 mi to Stark | — |
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 14 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Zealand Campground | 16 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Jericho Mountain State Park | 17 | Fee | Jericho Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Copperville | — |
| Haystack Road | 17 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Valley Way Campsite | 18 | Free | Snyder Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Randolph | — |
| Milan Hill State Park | 18 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Milan | — |
| Gale River Loop | 18 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Moose Brook State Park | 18 | Fee | Swimming Pool (water) | 1.5 mi to Upper Village | — |
| Osgood Tent Site | 20 | Free | West Branch of Peabody River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glen House | — |
| Barnes Field | 20 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dolly Copp | 21 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Gorham | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 21 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Dolly Copp Campground | 21 | Fee | Imp Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Glen House | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 21 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 22 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Trident Col Tentsite | 22 | Free | Page Pond (water) | 2.9 mi to Berlin | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 22 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 23 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Imp Shelter | 24 | Free | Stony Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Gorham | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 24 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Rattle River Shelter | 24 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Gorham | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 24 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| Gentian Pond Shelter | 25 | Free | Gentian Pond (water) | 3.6 mi to Shelburne | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Lancaster, 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.