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Pull-thru
USFSWhite Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire
Big Rock
Overview Big Rock Campground has 28 individual wooded sites, each with a picnic table, tent pad and turnout for parking.
Sites2817 reservable
Elev.1,545ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig40 ft
Electricnonesites
From Concord1h24real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,545 ft, Big Rock has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 10°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 28 sites total: 17 reservable and 11 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 17 walk-in, and the longest takes a 40-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 6 named hiking routes, 12 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 20.
60°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Concord
70 mi
1h24
02
Manchester
87 mi
1h45
03
Boston
137 mi
2h45
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 28 SITES
Color byShow only
28 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
17
Walk-in
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50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
28
Sites
★ The standout
Site 20
walk-in.
To neighbor
124 ft
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
6
Trail segments
81
Peaks
12
Viewpoints
5
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.