Free camping near North Woodstock, NH
Yes. 22 of the 44 camps within 25 straight-line miles of North Woodstock, NH are listed as free; 16 charge a fee and 6 have no price on record. The closest free one is In White Mountain National Forest, 4.1 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Russell Pond, 3.1 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 44 camps near North Woodstock, NH
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Pond | 3.1 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| In White Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 4.1 | Free | Jackman Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Tripoli Rd | 4.3 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 4.8 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Hancock | 5.3 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 5.5 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Beaver Brook Shelter | 5.8 | Free | Beaver Brook (stream) | 3.2 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Liberty Springs | 5.9 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Big Rock | 6.7 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Kinsman Pond | 7.0 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 7.2 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 7.4 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 8.5 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 10 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Jeffers Brook Shelter | 10 | Free | Still Brook (stream) | 0.9 mi to Glencliff | — |
| Osceola Vista | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 11 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Three Ponds Shelter | 11 | Free | Three Ponds (water) | 2.9 mi to Stinson Lake | — |
| Waterville Valley Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Drakes Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 12 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Campton Family Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Mad River (river) | 0.8 mi to Campton Upper Village | — |
| Campton Group Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Winter Brook (stream) | 0.7 mi to Campton Upper Village | — |
| Gale River Loop | 13 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Flat Mtn Pond Shelter | 15 | Free | Flat Mountain Pond (water) | 3.7 mi to Waterville Valley | — |
| Ore Hill Tentsite | 15 | Free | Atwell Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Gilmans Corner | — |
| Haystack Road | 16 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms | 16 | Free | Little Sawyer Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Livermore | — |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Fourth Iron Backcountry Site | 18 | Free | Halfway Brook (stream) | 0.4 mi to Sawyers River | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Jigger Johnson | 18 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Zealand Campground | 18 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Hexacuba Shelter | 20 | Free | North Branch Jacobs Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to Quinttown | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 20 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Mt Langdon Camping Area | 21 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 22 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Rocky Branch Shelter #1 | 22 | Free | Lower Stairs Brook (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hart's Location | — |
| Camp Penacook Shelter | 22 | Free | Chocorua River (stream) | 2.9 mi to Paugus Mill | — |
| Blackberry Crossing | 22 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Smarts Mountain Campsite | 22 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Fairlee | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 23 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Covered Bridge | 23 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Bartlett | — |
| White Ledge | 25 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Conway | — |
Who manages the camps near North Woodstock, NH
Who manages them: 43 on the Forest Service; 1 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
- White Mountain National Forest — 43 camps: 22 free, 15 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 44: 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 North Woodstock, 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 North Woodstock, 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.