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Pull-thru
USFSWhite Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire
Campton Campground
Overview Campton Campground is a large and accommodating facility near the southern edge of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.
Sites9126 reservable
Elev.719ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig50 ft
Electricnonesites
From Concord1h02real 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 719 ft, Campton Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 91 sites total: 26 reservable and 65 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 6 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 13.
59°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Concord
51 mi
1h02
02
Manchester
68 mi
1h23
03
Boston
118 mi
2h23
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 91 SITES
Color byShow only
58 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
32
Accessible
0
Prime
91
Sites
★ The standout
Site 056
HARD · shaded.
To neighbor
93 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
128
Peaks
6
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.6 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.