US Forest Service · New Hampshire campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$24/night
Season open
Mid-May through Columbus Day
RV size limit
Up to 40 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Recreation.gov
The insider read
Largest USFS camp in the East (176 sites). Mt Washington Auto Road 5 mi. Pinkham Notch ranger station nearby for backcountry permits + weather updates (most extreme in the East).
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at fs.usda.govOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Pittsburg
StateInsider tip · Northernmost state-park camp in NH — moose-spotting country (10x more than NH average). Connecticut Lakes trout fishing. Drive to Canadian border 25 min.
Near Nottingham
StateInsider tip · Glacial erratic boulder field — climbers' paradise. Three islands accessible by paddle. Boulder Loop sites are near the climbing area.
Near Allenstown
StateInsider tip · Largest NH state park (10,000 acres). Closest large state-park camp to Manchester + Concord. Museum complex on-site (5 historical museums).
Near Twin Mountain
USFSInsider tip · Riverside camp on the Zealand River. Closest USFS camp to AMC Highland Center. Bretton Woods + Mt Washington Hotel 10 min for showers/restaurant indulgence.
Your next step
Dolly Copp Campground (White Mountain NF · Mt Washington) takes rigs up to 40 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in New Hampshire.
Nothing in New Hampshire is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of New Hampshire trip planning.
Before you go
New Hampshire rules
Verified 2026-05-10
