Free camping near Lincoln, NH
Yes. 22 of the 45 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Lincoln, NH are listed as free; 17 charge a fee and 6 have no price on record. The closest free one is Eliza Brook Shelter, 4.5 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Russell Pond, 3.7 miles south, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 45 camps near Lincoln, NH
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Pond | 3.7 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Hancock | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Liberty Springs | 4.1 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 4.5 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Tripoli Rd | 4.8 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Big Rock | 5.5 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 5.6 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 5.8 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| In White Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 6.0 | Free | Jackman Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Kinsman Pond | 6.1 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 6.2 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Beaver Brook Shelter | 7.2 | Free | Beaver Brook (stream) | 3.2 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 7.4 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 8.2 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 9.5 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 9.7 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Osceola Vista | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Waterville Valley Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Drakes Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
| Gale River Loop | 12 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Jeffers Brook Shelter | 12 | Free | Still Brook (stream) | 0.9 mi to Glencliff | — |
| Campton Family Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Mad River (river) | 0.8 mi to Campton Upper Village | — |
| Campton Group Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Winter Brook (stream) | 0.7 mi to Campton Upper Village | — |
| Three Ponds Shelter | 13 | Free | Three Ponds (water) | 2.9 mi to Stinson Lake | — |
| Haystack Road | 14 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms | 14 | Free | Little Sawyer Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Livermore | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Flat Mtn Pond Shelter | 15 | Free | Flat Mountain Pond (water) | 3.7 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Fourth Iron Backcountry Site | 16 | Free | Halfway Brook (stream) | 0.4 mi to Sawyers River | — |
| Zealand Campground | 16 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Ore Hill Tentsite | 17 | Free | Atwell Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Gilmans Corner | — |
| Jigger Johnson | 17 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 19 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Mt Langdon Camping Area | 20 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 20 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Rocky Branch Shelter #1 | 20 | Free | Lower Stairs Brook (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hart's Location | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 21 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Camp Penacook Shelter | 21 | Free | Chocorua River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Paugus Mill | — |
| Blackberry Crossing | 21 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Hexacuba Shelter | 22 | Free | North Branch Jacobs Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to Quinttown | — |
| Covered Bridge | 22 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| White Ledge | 24 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Conway | — |
| Smarts Mountain Campsite | 24 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Fairlee | — |
Who manages the camps near Lincoln, NH
Who manages them: 44 on the Forest Service; 1 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
- White Mountain National Forest — 44 camps: 22 free, 16 fee, 6 unpriced
- NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 45: 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 Lincoln, NH
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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 Lincoln, 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.