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U.S. Forest Service · White Mountain National Forest · NH

Dolly Copp

ReservableOut of season, no booking; November 13 opens May 13.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
A night: $30–$44Across the site types the agency prices
Sites: 170168 on recreation.gov

Photos · Vista Recreation

45 ftLongest rig

1,260 ftElevation

798 ftWater · Culhane Brook

3.9 miSW of Gorham, NH

73%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices

In the agency’s own words

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 provides access to some of the most popular hikes in the White Mountains. Lush forests, spectacular mountain views and convenience to outdoor recreation and scenic driving draw visitors from all over to Dolly Copp. The surrounding White Mountain National Forest encompasses nearly 800,000 acres in New Hampshire and western Maine, and is one of the most popular forests in the country. Keep reading

Recreation

The campground is a hub for hikes into the Presidential and Carter-Moriah Ranges. The Daniel Webster Scout Trail leads from the campground into the Great Gulf Wilderness on the northeast side of Mount Washington. Many more miles of trails can be accessed within a short drive. Within the facility, anglers can try their luck for brook trout in the creek and river. Families can learn more through educational programs presented on weekends in July and August. The end of the camping season may also bring great opportunities for viewing fall foliage. Learn more about recreation in the national forest.

Facilities

Dolly Copp is the largest campground within White Mountain National Forest. Sites are spacious and organized into several loops. Some sites have 30amp / 50 amp hookups. Coin operated showers, flush toilets, water spigots are located throughout the campground.

Natural Features

Dolly Copp is situated in a mixed hardwood, spruce and pine forest at the base of 6,288-ft. Mount Washington, the highest peak north of the Smoky Mountains and east of the Mississippi River. The Peabody River and Culhane Brook pass through the facility. The national forest is home to many species of northern wildlife, including moose, white-tailed deer and black bear. Almost 200 species of birds, including the rare Bicknell's Thrush, live in the White Mountains. Summer temperatures are often very pleasant; however mountain weather can change drastically, putting visitors at risk for exposure to cold, rain and snow even during summer. Campers should come prepared. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (802) 289-0970.

Nearby Attractions

Numerous hiking trails, mountain biking trails and rock climbing routes are within a short drive of the campground. The nearby towns of North Conway, Jackson and Gorham provide shops, restaurants, supplies and other conveniences. In clear weather, confident campers can try the drive up the steep Mount Washington Auto Road to catch a view from the Northeast's highest peak. Guided tours are also available. The Cog Railway ascends the other side of the mountain, and is about an hour drive from Dolly Copp.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

Two pets per site

Rule

No switching sites upon arrival

Rule

Be bear aware; keep all food out of site in approved containers or locked inside a hard-sided vehicle and remove all food from area after eating

Everything else this campground posts · 6

Rule

Please Note: Site fee includes one RV with tow vehicle, tent sites include two vehicles. If space allows a third vehicle would be an additional fee paid at time of check in if you did not pay for the Extra Vehicle Add On. Vehicles must fit on the parking spur at your site.

Rule

Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

Rule

Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).

Rule

Visitors should be prepared for rugged trails and changing weather: Hike Safe

Rule

Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.

Rule

Click here to learn more about White Mountain National Forest website

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Sep 9, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 170 · 42 tent-only
Hookups: 53 electric, 59 water
Longest rig: 45 ft
Accessible sites: 95
Pets: Allowed
Campfires: Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade: 155 of 160 sites

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets: Flush Toilets; “…/ 50 amp hookups. Coin operated showers, flush toilets, water spigots are located throughout the…”
Showers: Coin Showers; “Coin operated showers, flush toilets, water spigots are located throughout the campground.”
Drinking water: Yes; “…Coin operated showers, flush toilets, water spigots are located throughout the campground. Natural…”
Stay limit: 14 nights; recreation.gov facility rule maxStay

Source: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: River, Creek; Biking; Hiking; Ranger programs
Night sky · 4th darkest of 28 in NH: Bortle 3
Fall color · reported 4 days ago, 7.9 km away: Minimal color

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (7.9 km) · Oct 12, 2026

No reading yet, book on recreation.gov

recreation.gov lists 168 of the 170 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.

Booking windowOut of seasonOut of season, no booking. On November 13, 2026 at 10 AM ET, availability opens through May 13, 2027.recreation.gov Add to calendar (.ics)

Max stay14 nights2-night minimum on weekendsthe facility record

A night$30–$44plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$68–$96DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itVista RecreationA private concessionaire under permit from U.S. Forest Servicethe operator link

Watch for a cancellation

Full? Watch it.

One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Tell me when the season opens

Watch for the season to open

One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 14

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service

A night, per site$30–$44

Standard Nonelectric$30

Tent Only Nonelectric$30

Standard Electric$44

Rates for the season the campground is in now, May 15, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026.

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$38–$52

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$68–$96

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $30–$44 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 5

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Sep 10, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

175 records · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 168 mapped sites

76 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

84%of tent sites sit clear of electric or RV sites

Most roomLoop ENDL 179 201 ftLoop ENDL 170 160 ftLoop ENDL 178 159 ftLoop ENDL 171 157 ftLoop BROO 089 131 ft

Least roomLoop SPRU 065 34 ftLoop SPRU 066 34 ftLoop SPRU 069 39 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 175 records

175 of 175 records located

Standard73Tent only42RV / electric53Type not stated2Host pad5

001 002 003 HOST 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 HOST 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 169 HOST 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 110 111 112 113 114 115 098 HOST 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 159 160 154 155 156 157 092 093 094 095 096 097 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 052 HOST 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

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Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 175 of the 175 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 170 of the 175 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.


BIGM	001	standard nonelectric	35 ft			123 ft	850 ft	2,081 ft	$30
BIGM	002	type not stated	30 ft	30 amp	yes		836 ft	1,993 ft	$30
BIGM	003 HOST	host pad	45 ft				739 ft	2,100 ft	$30
BIGM	004	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	108 ft	715 ft	2,007 ft	$44
BIGM	005	standard electric	20 ft	50 amp	yes	81 ft	631 ft	2,089 ft	$44
BIGM	006	standard electric	30 ft	50 amp	yes	81 ft	597 ft	2,025 ft	$44
BIGM	007	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	98 ft	532 ft	2,121 ft	$44
BIGM	008	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	96 ft	503 ft	2,039 ft	$30
BIGM	009	standard nonelectric	35 ft		yes	85 ft	432 ft	2,145 ft	$30
BIGM	010	standard nonelectric	40 ft		yes	80 ft	374 ft	2,103 ft	$30
BIGM	011	standard electric	20 ft	50 amp	yes	80 ft	316 ft	2,174 ft	$44
BIGM	012	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	106 ft	367 ft	2,247 ft	$44
BIGM	013	standard electric	45 ft	30 amp	yes	70 ft	260 ft	2,391 ft	$44
BIGM	014	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	69 ft	134 ft	2,444 ft	$30
BIGM	015	standard electric	25 ft	50 amp	yes	69 ft	170 ft	2,481 ft	$44
BIGM	016	standard nonelectric	25 ft		yes	82 ft	100 ft	2,548 ft	$30
BIGM	017	standard electric	25 ft	50 amp	yes	80 ft	176 ft	2,551 ft	$44
BIGM	018	standard nonelectric	25 ft		yes	70 ft	149 ft	2,588 ft	$30
BIGM	019	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	70 ft	166 ft	2,561 ft	$44
BIGM	020 HOST	host pad	45 ft				234 ft	2,598 ft	$30
BIGM	021	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	87 ft	186 ft	2,534 ft	$44
BIGM	022	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	88 ft	189 ft	2,480 ft	$44
BIGM	023	standard electric	25 ft	30 amp	yes	99 ft	307 ft	2,461 ft	$44
BIGM	024	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	99 ft	346 ft	2,558 ft	$30
BIGM	025	standard electric	25 ft	30 amp	yes	115 ft	405 ft	2,456 ft	$44
BIGM	026	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	90 ft	589 ft	2,588 ft	$44
BIGM	027	standard electric	25 ft	30 amp	yes	54 ft	640 ft	2,690 ft	$44
BIGM	028	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	54 ft	611 ft	2,659 ft	$30
BIGM	029	standard electric	15 ft	30 amp	yes	105 ft	510 ft	2,649 ft	$44
BIGM	030	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	94 ft	602 ft	2,620 ft	$44
BIGM	031	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	86 ft	603 ft	2,502 ft	$30
BIGM	032	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	86 ft	529 ft	2,579 ft	$30
BIGM	033	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	71 ft	520 ft	2,506 ft	$44
BIGM	034	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	84 ft	403 ft	2,609 ft	$44
BIGM	035	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	71 ft	459 ft	2,526 ft	$44
BIGM	036	standard nonelectric	15 ft		yes	91 ft	314 ft	2,623 ft	$30
BIGM	037	standard electric	25 ft	50 amp	yes	130 ft	352 ft	2,546 ft	$44
BIGM	038	standard electric	15 ft	30 amp	yes	70 ft	313 ft	2,412 ft	$44
BIGM	039	standard nonelectric	25 ft		yes	113 ft	462 ft	2,385 ft	$30
BIGM	040	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	72 ft	489 ft	2,268 ft	$44
BIGM	041	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	98 ft	572 ft	2,325 ft	$44
BIGM	042	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	72 ft	557 ft	2,233 ft	$44
BIGM	043	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	98 ft	665 ft	2,272 ft	$44
BIGM	044	standard electric	25 ft	30 amp	yes	79 ft	792 ft	2,194 ft	$44
BIGM	045	tent only nonelectric	15 ft		yes	90 ft	803 ft	2,287 ft	$30
BIGM	046	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	74 ft	868 ft	2,209 ft	$30
BIGM	047	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	84 ft	767 ft	2,381 ft	$30
BIGM	048	standard nonelectric	25 ft		yes	74 ft	914 ft	2,247 ft	$30
BIGM	049	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	84 ft	815 ft	2,414 ft	$30
BIGM	050	standard nonelectric	15 ft		yes	122 ft	722 ft	2,560 ft	$30
BIRC	162	tent only nonelectric				78 ft	381 ftPeabody River	848 ft	$30
BIRC	163	standard nonelectric	20 ft			115 ft	316 ftPeabody River	754 ft	$30
BIRC	164	tent only nonelectric				78 ft	310 ftPeabody River	797 ft	$30
BIRC	165	tent only nonelectric	20 ft			92 ft	219 ftPeabody River	710 ft	$30
BIRC	166	standard nonelectric	20 ft			102 ft	201 ftPeabody River	650 ft	$30
BIRC	167	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	58 ft	97 ftPeabody River	618 ft	$30
BIRC	168	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	58 ft	98 ftPeabody River	655 ft	$30
BROO	075	tent only nonelectric				75 ft	345 ft	2,269 ft	$30
BROO	076	tent only nonelectric				75 ft	380 ft	2,331 ft	$30
BROO	077	standard nonelectric				97 ft	462 ft	2,428 ft	$30
BROO	078	tent only nonelectric				96 ft	402 ft	2,425 ft	$30
BROO	079	tent only nonelectric				96 ft	347 ft	2,424 ft	$30
BROO	080	tent only nonelectric				128 ft	223 ft	2,402 ft	$30
BROO	081	tent only nonelectric				61 ft	216 ft	2,480 ft	$30
BROO	082	tent only nonelectric				61 ft	190 ft	2,502 ft	$30
BROO	083	tent only nonelectric				82 ft	104 ft	2,422 ft	$30
BROO	084	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			82 ft	75 ft	2,347 ft	$30
BROO	085	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	106 ft	128 ft	2,274 ft	$30
BROO	086	tent only nonelectric				115 ft	208 ft	2,267 ft	$30
BROO	087	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	106 ft	94 ft	2,185 ft	$30
BROO	088	tent only nonelectric				109 ft	227 ft	2,213 ft	$30
BROO	089	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	131 ft	81 ft	2,096 ft	$30
BROO	090	tent only nonelectric				109 ft	176 ft	2,119 ft	$30
BROO	091	standard nonelectric				112 ft	67 ft	2,013 ft	$30
ENDL	169 HOST	host pad	45 ft				442 ftPeabody River	857 ft	$30
ENDL	170	tent only nonelectric	20 ft			160 ft	538 ftPeabody River	985 ft	$30
ENDL	171	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	157 ft	463 ftPeabody River	864 ft	$30
ENDL	172	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	73 ft	546 ftPeabody River	912 ft	$30
ENDL	173	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	73 ft	576 ftPeabody River	927 ft	$30
ENDL	174	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	85 ft	559 ftPeabody River	902 ft	$30
ENDL	175	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	95 ft	539 ftPeabody River	900 ft	$30
ENDL	176	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	110 ft	598 ftPeabody River	995 ft	$30
ENDL	177	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	77 ft	448 ftPeabody River	902 ft	$30
ENDL	178	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	159 ft	268 ftPeabody River	847 ft	$30
ENDL	179	tent only nonelectric	20 ft		yes	202 ft	181 ftPeabody River	656 ft	$30
ENDL	180	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	77 ft	372 ftPeabody River	846 ft	$30
HAYE	125	standard nonelectric	45 ft			59 ft	293 ftPeabody River	1,334 ft	$30
HAYE	126	standard nonelectric	45 ft			59 ft	332 ftPeabody River	1,388 ft	$30
HAYE	127	standard electric	45 ft			58 ft	364 ftPeabody River	1,444 ft	$44
HAYE	128	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	43 ft	379 ft	1,466 ft	$44
HAYE	129	standard nonelectric	45 ft			48 ft	394 ftPeabody River	1,421 ft	$30
HAYE	130	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	43 ft	373 ft	1,484 ft	$44
HAYE	131	standard nonelectric	45 ft			48 ft	430 ftPeabody River	1,442 ft	$30
HAYE	132	standard electric	20 ft		yes	62 ft	385 ft	1,499 ft	$44
HAYE	133	standard nonelectric	45 ft			57 ft	445 ft	1,474 ft	$30
HAYE	134	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	62 ft	386 ft	1,534 ft	$44
HAYE	135	standard nonelectric	45 ft			61 ft	452 ft	1,504 ft	$30
HAYE	136	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	74 ft	387 ft	1,577 ft	$44
HIGF	110	tent only nonelectric			yes	104 ft	584 ftPeabody River	1,326 ft	$30
HIGF	111	tent only nonelectric				78 ft	597 ftPeabody River	1,273 ft	$30
HIGF	112	tent only nonelectric				63 ft	652 ftPeabody River	1,282 ft	$30
HIGF	113	tent only nonelectric				63 ft	705 ftPeabody River	1,305 ft	$30
HIGF	114	tent only nonelectric				99 ft	803 ftPeabody River	1,394 ft	$30
HIGF	115	tent only nonelectric				114 ft	781 ftPeabody River	1,438 ft	$30
HIGW	098 HOST	host pad	45 ft				457 ft	1,568 ft	$30
HIGW	099	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	67 ft	286 ft	1,752 ft	$30
HIGW	100	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	67 ft	241 ft	1,756 ft	$30
HIGW	101	standard nonelectric	20 ft			84 ft	215 ft	1,847 ft	$30
HIGW	102	standard nonelectric	20 ft			84 ft	165 ft	1,845 ft	$30
HIGW	103	standard nonelectric	20 ft			77 ft	255 ft	1,916 ft	$30
HIGW	104	standard nonelectric	20 ft			60 ft	136 ft	1,941 ft	$30
HIGW	105	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	60 ft	149 ft	1,968 ft	$30
HIGW	106	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	77 ft	186 ft	1,990 ft	$30
HIGW	107	standard nonelectric	20 ft		yes	63 ft	341 ft	1,907 ft	$30
HIGW	108	standard nonelectric	20 ft			63 ft	404 ft	1,857 ft	$30
HIGW	109	tent only nonelectric	20 ft			122 ft	524 ft	1,762 ft	$30
HOME	159	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	67 ft	401 ftPeabody River	1,032 ft	$44
HOME	160	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	67 ft	334 ftPeabody River	980 ft	$44
IMPV	154	standard nonelectric	20 ft			62 ft	337 ftPeabody River	1,177 ft	$30
IMPV	155	standard nonelectric	25 ft			77 ft	315 ftPeabody River	1,113 ft	$30
IMPV	156	standard nonelectric	30 ft			46 ft	398 ftPeabody River	1,219 ft	$30
IMPV	157	standard nonelectric	30 ft			46 ft	435 ftPeabody River	1,235 ft	$30
LITT	092	standard electric	25 ft	30 amp	yes	96 ft	237 ft	2,101 ft	$44
LITT	093	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	69 ft	209 ft	2,136 ft	$44
LITT	094	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	69 ft	197 ft	2,159 ft	$44
LITT	095	standard nonelectric	25 ft		yes	86 ft	293 ft	2,216 ft	$30
LITT	096	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	52 ft	380 ft	2,337 ft	$44
LITT	097	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	52 ft	424 ft	2,366 ft	$44
MIDW	116	standard nonelectric	45 ft			63 ft	490 ftPeabody River	1,393 ft	$30
MIDW	117	standard nonelectric	45 ft			62 ft	446 ftPeabody River	1,379 ft	$30
MIDW	118	standard nonelectric	45 ft			53 ft	396 ftPeabody River	1,357 ft	$30
MIDW	119	standard nonelectric	45 ft			52 ft	348 ftPeabody River	1,332 ft	$30
MIDW	120	standard nonelectric	45 ft			52 ft	305 ftPeabody River	1,312 ft	$30
MIDW	121	standard nonelectric	30 ft		yes	48 ft	264 ftPeabody River	1,229 ft	$30
MIDW	122	standard nonelectric	45 ft			48 ft	228 ftPeabody River	1,221 ft	$30
MIDW	123	type not stated	45 ft	30 amp			162 ftPeabody River	1,205 ft	$30
RIVE	137	standard electric	45 ft	30 amp	yes	51 ft	226 ftPeabody River	802 ft	$44
RIVE	138	standard electric	40 ft	30 amp	yes	51 ft	207 ftPeabody River	821 ft	$44
RIVE	139	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	43 ft	247 ftPeabody River	875 ft	$44
RIVE	140	standard electric	45 ft	30 amp	yes	57 ft	169 ftPeabody River	839 ft	$44
RIVE	141	standard electric	25 ft	30 amp	yes	43 ft	225 ftPeabody River	887 ft	$44
RIVE	142	standard electric	45 ft	30 amp	yes	52 ft	159 ftPeabody River	890 ft	$44
RIVE	143	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	52 ft	211 ftPeabody River	923 ft	$44
RIVE	145	standard electric	35 ft	30 amp	yes	55 ft	198 ftPeabody River	957 ft	$44
RIVE	146	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	57 ft	141 ftPeabody River	924 ft	$44
RIVE	147	standard electric	30 ft	30 amp	yes	49 ft	217 ftPeabody River	1,040 ft	$44
RIVE	148	standard electric	20 ft	30 amp	yes	49 ft	224 ftPeabody River	1,079 ft	$44
RIVE	149	standard electric	12 ft	30 amp	yes	61 ft	202 ftPeabody River	1,100 ft	$44
RIVE	150	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			85 ft	62 ftPeabody River	918 ft	$30
RIVE	151	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			51 ft	67 ftPeabody River	988 ft	$30
RIVE	152	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			51 ft	61 ftPeabody River	1,023 ft	$30
RIVE	153	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			83 ft	76 ftPeabody River	1,092 ft	$30
SPRU	052 HOST	host pad	45 ft				930 ft	2,424 ft	$30
SPRU	053	standard nonelectric			yes	122 ft	968 ft	2,534 ft	$30
SPRU	054	standard nonelectric	20 ft			102 ft	926 ft	2,655 ft	$30
SPRU	055	standard nonelectric	45 ft			63 ft	1,077 ft	2,634 ft	$30
SPRU	056	standard nonelectric	45 ft			78 ft	892 ft	2,830 ft	$30
SPRU	057	standard nonelectric	45 ft			63 ft	1,065 ft	2,665 ft	$30
SPRU	058	standard nonelectric	45 ft			110 ft	1,112 ft	2,661 ft	$30
SPRU	059	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			104 ft	1,003 ft	2,756 ft	$30
SPRU	060	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			79 ft	1,024 ft	2,760 ft	$30
SPRU	061	tent only nonelectric	45 ft			79 ft	948 ft	2,838 ft	$30
SPRU	062	tent only nonelectric				80 ft	872 ft	2,917 ft	$30
SPRU	063	tent only nonelectric				77 ft	857 ft	2,913 ft	$30
SPRU	064	tent only nonelectric				77 ft	871 ft	2,873 ft	$30
SPRU	065	tent only nonelectric				34 ft	868 ft	2,757 ft	$30
SPRU	066	tent only nonelectric				34 ft	895 ft	2,762 ft	$30
SPRU	067	tent only nonelectric				42 ft	803 ft	2,736 ft	$30
SPRU	068	tent only nonelectric				42 ft	787 ft	2,722 ft	$30
SPRU	069	tent only nonelectric				39 ft	656 ft	2,584 ft	$30
SPRU	070	tent only nonelectric				39 ft	669 ft	2,583 ft	$30
SPRU	071	standard nonelectric				46 ft	567 ft	2,519 ft	$30
SPRU	072	standard nonelectric				46 ft	557 ft	2,493 ft	$30
SPRU	073	standard nonelectric	20 ft			64 ft	816 ft	2,669 ft	$30
SPRU	074	tent only nonelectric				64 ft	769 ft	2,723 ft	$30

The agency files 5 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It names them host pads. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Sep 11, 2026

25 of 175 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate44.33278, -71.21944

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone603-466-2713

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Also near here

Barnes Field CampgroundWhite Mountain National Forest · 0.4 mi Rattle River ShelterWhite Mountain National Forest · 6.4 mi Wild River CampgroundWhite Mountain National Forest · 7.9 mi

Black Mountain CabinWhite Mountain National Forest · 9.6 mi

Basin CampgroundWhite Mountain National Forest · 11 mi

Cold RiverWhite Mountain National Forest · 11 mi

Getting there

From Gorham, New Hampshire: Take State Route 16 south for 6 miles. Turn right onto Dolly Copp Road and travel 0.5 miles to the campground.

From North Conway, New Hampshire: Take Highway 302 to Glen. Turn right onto State Route 16 north and follow for about 22 miles. Turn left onto Dolly Copp Road and travel 0.5 miles to the campground.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Sep 9, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Today60°Rain94% rain

Tonight32°Rain Showers90% rain

Saturday39°Slight Chance Snow Showers24% rain

Saturday Night24°Mostly Clear

NWS forecast for Gorham, NH

Source: National Weather Service, GYX forecast office · Oct 16, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 35°F, day 54°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical January night 6°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

80°32°0°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: PINKHAM NOTCH, NH (USC00276818), 5 miles away and 765 ft higher

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

what threatens it · who answers for it

What threatens this place

developing

White Mountain National Forestlogging

Roadless

Great Gulf Ext.15,110 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Wild River46,878 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Dartmouth Range9,233 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Sep 30, 2026

Who answers for this land

Dolly Copp is in New Hampshire’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Maggie Goodlander (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from

Right now: U.S. Forest Service publishes no season and no closure for this campground, and it takes no bookings we can read. That’s a gap in the record and not a locked gate: the number below is the only way to be sure.

Sites on recreation.gov: recreation.gov’s own month availability payload for this facility, asked for October 2026, November 2026 and July 2027. It names 168 of the 170 campsites the agency files here, and every one of them carries an answer either way. A campground nobody has read carries no answer at all, never a no. · Oct 11, 2026

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this campground’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate, taken as the median across the 175 campsites here that carry a reading · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this campground’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate: 0.16 mcd/m² of artificial all-sky glow, ranked against the 28 rated federal campgrounds in New Hampshire · Sep 8, 2026

Sky-glow model: Duriscoe, Anderson, Luginbuhl and Baugh (2018), a simplified model of all-sky artificial sky glow derived from VIIRS Day/Night band data, the National Park Service sky-glow model

Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (7.9 km) · Oct 12, 2026

Reported by: USA National Phenology Network (Nature's Notebook), reported minimal color · Oct 12, 2026

Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.

Nearest town: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 places, measured by CAMPANAC to the town boundary; population is the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimate · Sep 9, 2026