State Park / State Forest · New Hampshire campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$27–$32/night
Season open
May through Columbus Day
RV size limit
Up to 40 ft
Reservation window
11 months ahead via NH State Parks portal
The insider read
Northernmost state-park camp in NH — moose-spotting country (10x more than NH average). Connecticut Lakes trout fishing. Drive to Canadian border 25 min.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at nhstateparks.orgOn 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 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.
Near Jaffrey
StateInsider tip · Mount Monadnock — second-most-climbed peak in the world (after Mt Fuji). Trail leaves directly from camp; start at 6am to beat the day crowd.
Your next step
Lake Francis State Park Campground 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
