3
Pull-thru
USFSWhite Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire
Dolly Copp
Overview Located 6 miles south of Gorham, New Hampshire at the base of New England's tallest peak, the historic Dolly Copp Campground is a large facility that accommodates a range of campers and provi
Sites175101 reservable
Elev.1,299ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig45 ft3 pull-thru
Electric536×50-amp
From Concord2h29real 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 1,299 ft, Dolly Copp has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 175 sites total: 101 reservable and 74 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, 17 walk-in, 6 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 45-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 32 named hiking routes, 12 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.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 27.
61°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Concord
109 mi
2h29
02
Manchester
126 mi
2h50
03
Boston
176 mi
3h51
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 175 SITES
Color byShow only
175 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
17
Walk-in
6
50-amp
95
Accessible
0
Prime
175
Sites
★ The standout
Site 179
ENDL · shaded.
To neighbor
201 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
32
Trail segments
170
Peaks
12
Viewpoints
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.4 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.