Free camping near Whitefield, NH
Within 25 straight-line miles of Whitefield, NH there are 40 camps: 21 free, 16 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Cherry Mountain Road Camping, 8.9 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Cherry Mountain Road Camping, 8.9 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 36 on the Forest Service; 4 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain Road Camping | 8.9 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Whitefield | — |
| Haystack Road | 9.0 | Free | Little River (river) | 2.2 mi to Carroll | — |
| Zealand Campground | 9.2 | Fee | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Fabyan | — |
| Sugarloaf I Campground | 9.3 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 1.9 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Sugarloaf II Campground | 9.5 | Unpriced | Ammonoosuc River (river) | 2.0 mi to Twin Mountain | — |
| Gale River Loop | 10 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 12 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 14 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Guyot Shelter | 15 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Unknown Pond Tent Site | 15 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Stark | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 16 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Nauman Tentsite | 16 | Free | Gibbs Brook (stream) | 3.5 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Valley Way Campsite | 16 | Free | Snyder Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Randolph | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 16 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| Ethan Pond Shelter | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Rogers Ledge Tent Site | 17 | Free | Kilback Pond (water) | 4.5 mi to Stark | — |
| Dry River Shelter # 3 | 17 | Free | Dry River Falls (water) | 3.1 mi to Marshfield Station | — |
| Kinsman Pond | 17 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Liberty Springs | 18 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Hermit Lake Complex | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Gorham | — |
| Osgood Tent Site | 18 | Free | West Branch of Peabody River (river) | 2.0 mi to Glen House | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 19 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
| Moose Brook State Park | 19 | Fee | Swimming Pool (water) | 1.5 mi to Upper Village | — |
| Barnes Field | 19 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dolly Copp | 19 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Gorham | — |
| Dolly Copp Campground | 20 | Fee | Imp Brook (stream) | 2.8 mi to Glen House | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 20 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Jericho Mountain State Park | 21 | Fee | Jericho Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Copperville | — |
| Hancock | 21 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Rocky Branch Shelter #1 | 22 | Free | Lower Stairs Brook (stream) | 4.1 mi to Hart's Location | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Big Rock | 22 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Imp Shelter | 23 | Free | Stony Brook (stream) | 4.2 mi to Gorham | — |
| Milan Hill State Park | 24 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Milan | — |
| Fourth Iron Backcountry Site | 24 | Free | Halfway Brook (stream) | 0.4 mi to Sawyers River | — |
| Trident Col Tentsite | 24 | Free | Page Pond (water) | 2.9 mi to Berlin | — |
| Mt Langdon Camping Area | 24 | Free | — | 2.9 mi to Bartlett | — |
| Perkins Notch Tent Site | 25 | Free | No Ketchum Pond (water) | 5.1 mi to Glen House | — |
| Rattle River Shelter | 25 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Gorham | — |
| Sawyer Pond Shelter & Tent Platforms | 25 | Free | Little Sawyer Pond (water) | 1.7 mi to Livermore | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Whitefield, 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.