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A group of visitors enjoying the Elm Brook Park beach on a clear summer day.
The Elm Brook Park fishing dock overlooking Hopkinton Lake on a sunny day.A Park Host greeting a visitor in their vehicle at the Elm Brook Park Entrance Booth.
USACEHopkinton-Everett Lake · New Hampshire

Elm Brook Park Rec Area

Overview Elm Brook Park is a day-use area located on Elm Brook Pool just off State Route 127 near Concord, New Hampshire.
Sites4all reservable
Elev.413ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Concord0h22real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 413 ft, Elm Brook Park Rec Area has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 16°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 4 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 13 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · May
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
63°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Concord
13 mi
0h22
02
Manchester
27 mi
0h38
03
Boston
77 mi
1h38
By drive time
Concord · 0h22Manchester · 0h38Boston · 1h38Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.7 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 4 SITES
Color byShow only

4 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
4
Accessible
0
Prime
4
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
256
Peaks
13
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.7 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.

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