Free camping near North Conway, NH
Within 25 straight-line miles of North Conway, NH there are 43 camps: 20 free, 20 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Covered Bridge, 6.1 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Province Pond Shelter, 7.5 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: ME and NH.
Who manages them: 42 on the Forest Service; 1 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covered Bridge | 6.1 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Blackberry Crossing | 6.7 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Bartlett | — |
| White Ledge | 7.4 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Conway | — |
| Province Pond Shelter | 7.5 | Free | Province Pond (water) | 2.9 mi to Chatham | — |
| Camp Penacook Shelter | 9.2 | Free | Chocorua River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Paugus Mill | — |
| Mountain Pond Shelter | 9.8 | Free | Mountain Pond (water) | 3.1 mi to Chatham | — |
| Mt Langdon Camping Area | 9.8 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Jigger Johnson | 11 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Rocky Branch Shelter #1 | 12 | Free | Lower Stairs Brook (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hart's Location | — |
| Fourth Iron Backcountry Site | 12 | Free | Halfway Brook (stream) | 0.4 mi to Sawyers River | — |
| Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms | 13 | Free | Little Sawyer Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Livermore | — |
| Baldface Shelter | 14 | Free | Charles Brook (stream) | 2.3 mi to North Chatham | — |
| Perkins Notch Tent Site | 14 | Free | No Ketchum Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Glen House | — |
| White Lake State Park | 15 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Center Ossipee | — |
| Spruce Brook Tent Site | 16 | Free | Baldface Brook (stream) | 4.8 mi to North Chatham | — |
| Cold River | 17 | Fee | Basin Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to North Chatham | — |
| Basin | 17 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 17 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Blue Brook Tent Site | 17 | Free | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Granger Pond Camping Area | 18 | Free | Granger Pond (water) | 1.4 mi to Denmark | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 18 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Wild River | 19 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Gorham | — |
| Flat Mtn Pond Shelter | 19 | Free | Flat Mountain Pond (water) | 3.7 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
| Osgood Tent Site | 20 | Free | West Branch of Peabody River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glen House | — |
| Imp Shelter | 20 | Free | Stony Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Gorham | — |
| Osceola Vista | 20 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Waterville Valley Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Drakes Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
| Dolly Copp Campground | 21 | Fee | Imp Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Glen House | — |
| Dolly Copp | 21 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Gorham | — |
| Barnes Field | 22 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Gorham | — |
| Big Rock | 22 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Valley Way Campsite | 22 | Free | Snyder Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Randolph | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 22 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Hastings | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bethel | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 23 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
| Rattle River Shelter | 24 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Gorham | — |
| Hancock | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Crocker Pond | 24 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Bethel | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Zealand Campground | 25 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from North Conway, 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.